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Lucy Dacus – Vbs Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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[Verse 1]
       G          Fmaj7    C
In the summer of '07 I was sure
          G
I'd go to heaven
                     Fmaj7   C G
But I was hedging my bets at VBS
                  Fmaj7
The preacher in a t-shirt told
   C            G
me I could be a leader
                         Fmaj7
Taught me how to build a fire and
   C          Am     C
to spread the word
       G            Fmaj7
In the evening everybody went
   C               G
to worship and weep
                Fmaj7
Hands above our heads,
C            G
reaching for God
            Fmaj7
Back in the cabin,
         C              G
snorting nutmeg in your bunk bed
                       Fmaj7
You were waiting for a revelation
C       Am   C
of your own
G         Fmaj7
Sedentary secrets like
C                  G
peach pits in your gut
                 Fmaj7
Locked away like jam jars
       C              G
in the cellar of your heart
              Fmaj7
Waiting to be tasted and
C          G
ultimately wasted
               Fmaj7
You were gonna win me over
C            Am   C
from the start

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[Chorus]
    Fmaj7
The poetry was so bad
   C             G
It took a lot to not laugh
    G           Fmaj7          C
You said that I showed you the light
           Am         C
But all it did in the end
             G         Fmaj7
Was make the dark feel darker
     C
than before
G Fmaj7 Am C

[Verse 2]
     G             Fmaj7
Your dad keeps his sleeves down
            C            G
through the summer for a reason
                      Fmaj7
Your mother wears her makeup
      C           G
extra thick for a reason
                         Fmaj7
When I tell you you were born and
        C          G
you are here for a reason
                          Fmaj7
You are not convinced the reason
     Am      C
is a good one
             G        Fmaj7
While you're going to sleep
          C          G
your mind keeps you awake
                        Fmaj7
And it makes your heart beat
C            G
fast and loud
                        Fmaj7
There's nothing you can do but
    C              G
the only thing you found
                       Fmaj7
Playing Slayer at full volume
         C        Am  C
helps to block it out

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[Chorus]
    Fmaj7
The poetry was so bad
   C             G
It took a lot to not laugh
    G           Fmaj7          C
You said that I showed you the light
           Am         C
But all it did in the end
             G         Fmaj7
Was make the dark feel darker
     C
than before
G         Fmaj7       C
Dark feel darker than before
G         Fmaj7       Am
Dark feel darker than before

How to play Vbs: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Vbs by Lucy Dacus on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Vbs by Lucy Dacus is in the key of A minor (no sharps or flats). The song uses 4 chords: G, Fmaj7, C and Am.

The backbone of the song is C – G – Fmaj7 – C (III – VII – VImaj7 – III in A minor). Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Beginner-friendly: on guitar every chord is an open shape, which makes this a good song to learn early on.