McFly – Tonight Is The Night Chords on Piano & Ukulele

McFly – Tonight Is The Night Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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This is the chords of Tonight Is The Night by McFly on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

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[Verse 1]
C
I was there when it happened
C/B
I was there when you fell
Dm
First time that I saw you cry
    G
The magic died as well
C
I remember you told me
C/B
Kid, go give ’em hell
Dm
I was always gonna buy 
the dream
     G                       G#
That you were trying to sell

[Pre-Chorus]
Am            Am/G     D/F#
Just one of a thousand people
       Dm
Didn’t see it before
        G
What am I waiting for

[Chorus]
               C
Tonight is the night
               C/B
Tonight is the night
             Dm
I might have wasted the tears
      G
But I won’t waste the years
               C
Tonight is the night
               C/B
Tonight is the night
   Dm
I admit to myself
         G
that I’m asking for help
(Na na na na na)

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[Verse 2]
C
Moments after it happened
C/B
Thought ok this is fine
Dm
Then my heart took a holiday
    G
And I was left behind
C
So I stayed in the shadow
C/B
Of who I used to be
Dm
Now I look like the person
            G                G#
that’s been walking over me

[Pre-Chorus]
Am            Am/G    D/F#
Just one of a million people
         Dm
I didn’t see it before
           G
So what am I waiting for?

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[Chorus]
               C
Tonight is the night
               C/B
Tonight is the night
             Dm
I might have wasted the tears
      G
But I won’t waste the years
               C
Tonight is the night
               C/B
Tonight is the night
   Dm
I admit to myself
         G
That I’m asking for help
C

[Middle-8]
Gm                     
And I feel that I could
 F
 fly away
Fm              G
Miles away like you
G                         G7
Ba ba ba, ba ba ba, ba ba ba
Just one of a thousand people
Scared of asking for help
For my own mental health
Had to say to myself

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[Chorus]
   G           C
Tonight is the night
               C/B
Tonight is the night
             Dm
I might have wasted
 the tears
      G
But I won’t waste the years
               C
Tonight is the night
               C/B
Tonight is the night 
   Dm
I admit to myself
         G
That I’m asking for help
C
(Na na na na na)
C/B
(Na na na na na)
Dm
   (Oh)
G
(Na na na na na)
C
(Na na na na na)
C/B
(Na na na na na)
Dm
   (Oh)
G
(Na na na na na)
               C
Tonight is the night
               C/B
Tonight is the night
   Dm
I admit to myself
         G
That I'm asking for help
C
(Na na na na na)
C/B
(Na na na na na)
Dm
   (Oh)
G
(Na na na na na)
                  C
Oh tonight is the night

How to play Tonight Is The Night: key, chords and progression

Tonight Is The Night by McFly is in the key of C major (no sharps or flats). The song uses 12 chords: C, C/B, Dm, G, G#, Am, Am/G, D/F#, Gm, F, Fm and G7.

The progression the song keeps returning to is C – C/B – Dm – G (I – I – ii – V in C major). In solfa, that is doh – doh – reh – soh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes G, Am, D, Eb, Em, A, Dm, C, Cm, D7 (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 60% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
Dm chord on guitar (xx0231)
DmD F A
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
G# chord on guitar (466544)
G♯G♯ B♯ D♯
Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
Gm chord on guitar (355333)
GmG B♭ D
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
Fm chord on guitar (133111)
FmF A♭ C
G7 chord on guitar (320001)
G7G B D F

Tonight Is The Night chords: questions

What key is Tonight Is The Night in?

Tonight Is The Night by McFly is in the key of C major (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in Tonight Is The Night?

Tonight Is The Night uses 12 chords: C, C/B, Dm, G, G#, Am, Am/G, D/F#, Gm, F, Fm, G7.

What is the chord progression of Tonight Is The Night?

The main progression is C – C/B – Dm – G (I – I – ii – V).

Is Tonight Is The Night easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes G, Am, D, Eb, Em, A, Dm, C, Cm, D7 (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 60% without a capo).

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