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Maroon 5 – Lost Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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[Verse 1]
Cmaj7
Got no connection, no faith
              Em D
or direction, no
Cmaj7
Searching and searching for
                      Em D
someone to save my soul (Ooh)

[Pre-Chorus]
Cmaj7
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
      Em                 D
I was wept up in a wave, swept
up in a wave
Cmaj7
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
       Em
Then I heard you say my name
     D
Yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah

[Chorus]
Cmaj7
Lost, I was lost, I was lost
'til you loved me
        Em
Now I'm found, now I'm found,
        D
now I'm found
                         Cmaj7
Yeah, you took me to the place,
it was safe, it was sound
(Sound, sound, sound)
N.C.
Lost, I was lost, now I'm found
Cmaj7
Lost, I was lost, I was lost
'til you loved me
        Em
Now I'm found, now I'm found,
        D
now I'm found
                         Cmaj7
Yeah, you took me to the place,
it was safe, it was sound
(Sound, sound, sound)
Em                        D
Lost, I was lost, now I'm found

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[Verse 2]
Cmaj7
I was so broken, my heart was
             Em         D
an empty space (Oh, oh, oh)
Cmaj7
Life was a joke 'til the moment
           Em
I saw your face,
         D
saw your face, saw your facе

[Pre-Chorus]
Cmaj7
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
      Em                 D
I was wept up in a wave, swept
up in a wave
Cmaj7
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
       Em
Then I heard you say my name
     D
Yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah

[Chorus]
Cmaj7
Lost, I was lost,
I was lost 'til you loved me
        Em
Now I'm found, now I'm found,
        D
now I'm found
                         Cmaj7
Yeah, you took me to the place,
it was safe, it was sound
(Sound, sound, sound)
N.C.
Lost, I was lost, now I'm found
Cmaj7
Lost, I was lost,
I was lost 'til you loved me
        Em
Now I'm found, now I'm found,
        D
now I'm found
                         Cmaj7
Yeah, you took me to the place,
it was safe, it was sound
(Sound, sound, sound)
Em                        D
Lost, I was lost, now I'm found

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[Bridge]
          Cmaj7
Ooh, ooh, ooh, again (Again)
          Em          D
Ooh, ooh, ooh, again, yeah (Again)
          Cmaj7
Ooh, ooh, ooh, again (Again)
          Em          D
Ooh, ooh, ooh, again, yeah (Again)

[Pre-Chorus]
Cmaj7
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
      Em                 D
I was wept up in a wave, swept
up in a wave
Cmaj7
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
      Em
I was fadin' when you came
D
Yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah, yeah

[Chorus]
Cmaj7
Lost, I was lost, I was lost 'til
you loved me (I was lost, lost)
        Em
Now I'm found, now I'm found,
        D
now I'm found
(Now I'm found, found, found)
                         Cmaj7
Yeah, you took me to the place,
it was safe,
it was sound (Yeah, yeah, yeah)
Em                        D
Lost, I was lost, now I'm found
(Oh yeah)
Cmaj7
Lost, I was lost, I was lost 'til
you loved me (I was lost, lost)
        Em
Now I'm found, now I'm found,
        D
now I'm found
(Now I'm found, found, found)
                         Cmaj7
Yeah, you took me to the place,
it was safe,
it was sound (Ooh, yeah, yeah)
Em                        D
Lost, I was lost, now I'm found

How to play Lost: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Lost by Maroon 5 on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Lost by Maroon 5 is in the key of E minor (one sharp: F♯). The song uses 3 chords: Cmaj7, Em and D.

The backbone of the song is Cmaj7 – Em – D – Cmaj7 (VImaj7 – i – VII – VImaj7 in E 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.