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Madison Beer – Sour Times Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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[Intro]
C     Cmaj7     C     Cmaj7

[Verse 1]
                   C
We're rum and holy water
Cmaj7                      C
     We're so bad for each other
Cmaj7                       Dm
     Too quick to lose your patience
                    Em
Short tempered and abrasive
                      Dm           G
There's just no way to  save this

[Pre-Chorus]
C                           Cmaj7
 And I don't wanna lead you on
                     C
I just wanna make it clear
                          Cmaj7
I don't know what's on my mind
                                 Dm
You hurtin' me, do you think I'd want
                        Dm
To spend the night with you
Boy, take it easy
Dm                           G
  Won't spend the night with you, boy

[Chorus]
Bb              Fmaj7     C
  In these sour times, oh yeah
     Fmaj7   Em
Sour times
Bb              Fmaj7     C
  In these sour times, oh yeah
     Fmaj7   Em
Sour times

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[Verse 2]
             C             Cmaj7
If i'm being candid (Yeah, yeah)
                    C
I'm rippin' off the bandage
       Cmaj7
(Yeah, yeah)
                        Dm
'Cause I don't want you thinkin'
My heart's in the equation
                      Em
It's crazy that you'd be down
to be a fucking rebound, no
Dm
  Ain't even in my right mind,
                         G
  and you think that's a green light
And that just doesn't seem right, no

[Pre-Chorus]
C                             Cmaj7
'Cause I don't wanna lead you on
                     C
I just wanna make it clear
                          Cmaj7
I don't know what's on my mind
                                 Dm
You hurtin' me, do you think I'd want
                        Em
To spend the night with you
Boy, take it easy
Dm                           G
  Won't spend the night with you, boy

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[Chorus]
Bb              Fmaj7     C
  In these sour times, oh yeah
  (In these sour times)
     Fmaj7   Em
Sour times
Bb              Fmaj7     C
  In these sour times, oh yeah
  (In these sour times)
     Fmaj7   Em
Sour times

[Tag]
C     Cmaj7     C     Cmaj7

How to play Sour Times: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Sour Times by Madison Beer on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Sour Times by Madison Beer is built around C major (no sharps or flats), with 7 chords in all: C, Cmaj7, Dm, Em, G, Bb and Fmaj7.

Most of the song cycles through Cmaj7 – C – Cmaj7 – Dm (Imaj7 – I – Imaj7 – ii in C major). In solfa, that is doh – doh – doh – reh. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Beginner-friendly: almost every chord here is an open shape on guitar: no capo, no barre chords needed.