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Manchester Orchestra – Telepath Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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[Intro]
C#m  E  A  E (x4)

[Verse 1]
C#m    E
In my mind you are
    A         E
an old empty apartment
C#m               E
Sitting on your mother's
       A             B
table next to you is hope
C#m               E
Carving out our names into
       A                  E
each pieace of wood and concrete
        C#m              E
Told her I don't have a lot babe,
     A               B
but you can have my soul

[Chorus 1]
A            E
Baby do you want me? (x2)
A            E        B
Baby do you want me? (no, no, no)
C#m E A E (x2)

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[Verse 2]
C#m      E
In your mind this is
  A               E
a new inglorious morning
C#m                    E
You ain't never gonna let
         A               B
nobody take that light again
C#m          E              A
Everyone I know is slowly falling
         E
in the ocean
        C#m            E
I don't wanna be the next to row,
    A               B
I never learned to swim.

[Chorus 2]
A            E
Baby do you love me? (x2)
A            E        B
Baby do you love me? (no, no, no)
C#m  A  D  A (x2)

[Verse 3]
F#m         A
Well in my mind you are
      D               A
the road I chose to travel
F#m                  A
Might as well have been the
      D             E
very last thing I decide
F#m       A
Half the time I'm lost,
   D                       A
afraid that you're just borrowed
        F#m          A
Don't matter much to me man,
 D             E
not afraid to die

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[Chorus 3]
D            A
Baby are you with me?
D            A
Do you forgive me?
D                 A
Your the one I wanted,
       E              F#m
one I want when I am old. (x2)

[Outro]
F#m           D    A
     When I'm falling. (x2)

How to play Telepath: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Telepath by Manchester Orchestra on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Telepath by Manchester Orchestra is built around A major (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯), with 6 chords in all: C#m, E, A, B, D and F#m.

Most of the song cycles through C#m – E – A – E (iii – V – I – V in A major). In solfa, that is mi – soh – doh – soh. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes Bm, D, G, A, C, Em (83% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 50% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

C#m chord on guitar (x46654) — C♯mC♯ E G♯

F#m chord on guitar (244222) — F♯mF♯ A C♯

Telepath chords: questions

What key is Telepath in?

Telepath by Manchester Orchestra is centred on A major (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯).

What chords are in Telepath?

Telepath uses 6 chords: C#m, E, A, B, D, F#m.

What is the chord progression of Telepath?

The main progression is C#m – E – A – E (iii – V – I – V).

Is Telepath easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes Bm, D, G, A, C, Em (83% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 50% without a capo).

How to play Telepath: key, chords and progression

Chord diagrams

Telepath chords: questions

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