Maisie Peters – Architecture Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

Maisie Peters – Architecture Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

ChordsDDsus2Dsus4BmAG

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This is the chord progression of Architecture by Maisie Peters on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
D Dsus2 Dsus4 D

[Verse 1]
D               Dsus2              Dsus4                           D
Cross-legged, sitting in your mum’s kitchen
D              Dsus2              Dsus4              D
My word’s missing, and I like the way you
Bm              A              G
sing and I like the way you
D              Dsus2                           Dsus4                                        D
think ’bout the weather forecast ‘Cause this summer won’t last
D              Dsus2              Dsus4              D
Ripped photographs, whisper secrets to the
Bm              A              G    Bm    A    G
wind this is a battle I won’t win

[Chorus]
D                           G
You’ll go and I’ll know
D                           A                  Bm              A              G
I owe you all the love you showed me I deserved
A
The gold that I was worth
Bm              A              D              G
You build me up like architecture
Bm              A              D                  G
Boy, you’ll break my heart, I’ll let ya
Bm A G D Dsus2 Dsus4 D
‘Cause no one nowhere knows me better than you

[Verse 2]
D              Dsus2              Dsus4                           D
Your bags are packed, my words are stacked
D              Dsus2              Dsus4              D
Towers of paperbacks with all that I won’t
Bm              A              G
say the dreams we used to
D                           Dsus2              Dsus4                           D
make Now your train ticket takes my breath with it
D              Dsus2                 Dsus4                           D
But you’re the biggest and the brightest that this trade has ever
Bm     A     G     Bm     A              G
made and I can’t ask you stay

[Chorus]
D                           G
You’ll go and I’ll know
D              A              Bm              A                           G
I owe you all the love you showed me I deserved
A
The gold that I was worth
Bm              A              D              G
You build me up like architecture
Bm              A              D              G
Boy, you’ll break my heart, I’ll let ya
Bm              A              G              D              Dsus2              Dsus4              D
‘Cause no one nowhere knows me better than you You’ll go and now I’m

[Chorus]
D Dsus2 Dsus4 D
blue Oh nobody
D        Dsus2         Dsus4              D
new could be better than you
D                           G
You’ll go and I’ll know
D              A              Bm              A                           G
I owe you all the love you showed me I deserved
A
The gold that I was worth
D                           G
You’ll go and I’ll know
D                           A              Bm              A              G
I owe you all the love you showed me I deserved
A
The gold that I was worth

[Post-Chorus]
Bm              A              D              G
You build me up like architecture
Bm              A              D              G
Boy, you’ll break my heart, I’ll let ya
Bm                           A                   G                           D
‘Cause no one nowhere knows me better than you

How to play Architecture: key, chords and progression

Architecture by Maisie Peters is built around D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯), with 6 chords in all: D, Dsus2, Dsus4, Bm, A and G.

The progression the song keeps returning to is D – Dsus2 – Dsus4 – D (I – Isus2 – Isus4 – I in D major). In solfa, that is doh – doh – doh – doh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Beginner-friendly: almost every chord is an open chord on guitar, so you can play it without a capo or barre chords.

Chord diagrams

D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
Dsus2 chord on guitar (xx0230)
Dsus2D E A
Dsus4 chord on guitar (xx0233)
Dsus4D G A
Bm chord on guitar (x24432)
BmB D F♯
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D

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Architecture chords: questions

What key is Architecture in?

Architecture by Maisie Peters is centred on D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯).

What chords are in Architecture?

Architecture uses 6 chords: D, Dsus2, Dsus4, Bm, A, G.

What is the chord progression of Architecture?

The main progression is D – Dsus2 – Dsus4 – D (I – Isus2 – Isus4 – I).

Is Architecture easy to play on guitar?

Yes. Almost every chord is an open chord, so it suits beginners.

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