May272023

Matchbox Twenty – Selling Faith Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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[Intro]
 G   G   G  G

[Verse 1]
 G
You and me and all
this love
 Em7
Ring the bell 'til
summer comes
 G
Calling out from a long,
 long way
       Em7
We'll hold it down
for one more day
      Cadd9
And when that day
 turns into night
       D
We'll dance with the devil
in the pale moonlight

[Chorus]
        Cadd9
And I know I ain't
 been righteous
          G
But there ain't
nowhere to turn
     Em7
I'm falling, but I don't
           Dsus4    D
know how far down
         Cadd9
I don't need to understand it
        G
I just need a guiding light
           Em7
If you're selling faith,
           Cadd9      G
 then I'm buying right now
           Em7
If you're selling faith,
            Cadd9      G
 then I'm buying right now

[Verse 2]
  G
There's a road that
I can't explain
     Em7
It draws the line
between love and pain
     G
And now I'm not sure
               D/F#
 where it goes
          Em7
And there ain't no signs
to help me know
            Cadd9
But if you tell me to,
I'll drive all night
      Am7                  D
Just let me know when I arrive

[Chorus]
            Cadd9
Because I know I ain't
 been righteous
          G
But there ain't
 nowhere to turn
     Em7
I'm falling, but I don't
           Dsus4    D
 know how far down
         Cadd9
I don't need to understand it
        G
I just need a guiding light
           Em7
If you're selling faith,
           Cadd9   G
then I'm buying  right now
           Em7
If you're selling faith,
            Cadd9   G
then I'm buying  right now

[Instrument]
 Em7    Cadd9   G
 Em7    Cadd9   G

Cadd9  Em7   G
 Cadd9   Cadd9
 Em7   D   D

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[Chorus]
            Cadd9
Because I know I ain't
been righteous
          G
But there ain't
nowhere to turn
     Em7
I'm falling, but I don't
           Dsus4    D
 know how far down
         Cadd9
I don't need to understand it
        G
I just need a guiding light
           Em7
If you're selling faith,
           Cadd9   G
then I'm buying  right now
           Em7
If you're selling faith,
            Cadd9   G
 then I'm buying  right now
           Em7
If you're selling faith,
           Cadd9   G
 then I'm buying  right now
           Em7
If you're selling faith,
            Cadd9        G
then I'm buying right now

How to play Selling Faith: key, chords and progression

These are Selling Faith chords by Matchbox Twenty on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Selling Faith by Matchbox Twenty keeps coming home to G major (one sharp: F♯). You need 7 chords: G, Em7, Cadd9, D, Dsus4, D/F# and Am7.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Cadd9 – G – Em7 – Cadd9 (IVadd9 – I – vi7 – IVadd9 in G major). In solfa, that is fah – doh – lah – fah. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

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