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Milburn – Being A Rogue Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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[Intro]
Bb     Bb     Cm     Cm
Bb     Bb     Cm     Cm

[Verse 1]
Bb
Put down the phone
   Bb
You know it's better
Cm          Cm
off that way
Bb               Bb
This conversation
         Cm      Cm
Has gone stale
Bb     Gm
I feel sorry, oh,
F       Dm      Eb      Eb
ever so sorry today
Bb         Gm
Feeling convicted but
F        Dm      Cm      Cm7
nobody's here to blame

[Verse 2]
Bb              Bb
Walking the line
            Cm          Cm
Is wearing away my shoes
Bb                      Bb
I'll stand aside whilst all
                 Cm            Cm
The daggers fly across the room

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[Pre-Chorus]
   Bb              Gm         F
As the night grows older, the mood
        Dm         Eb      Eb
becomes bolder and coarse
    Bb            Gm       F
The vultures and spies are out
         Dm           Cm
to build houses from straw,
Cm7
they'll blow down
Cm                      Cm7
All that is left is the girl
          Bb    Bb/D    Bb
wearing a frown

[Chorus]
Eb            Bb   Cm      F
Can't you see I am sincere?
         Bb    Bb/D    Bb
And to believe in
Eb          Bb         Cm
All of the stories you hear
   Eb
Is their desire
Ebm                      Bb
So don't go fuelling the fire

[Instrumental]
Cm     Cm
Bb     Bb     Cm     Cm

[Verse 3]
Bb
Too much to dream
   Bb
You had far too much
   Cm              Cm
to dream last night
Bb                    Bb
 And everything you'd learnt
 to love
    Cm            Cm
Was taken away by thieves

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[Pre-Chorus]
Bb           Gm
Your mind is restless 'cause
F         Dm        Eb   Eb
you never rested at all
Bb          Gm     F   Dm
All these illusions confuse
     Cm
your thoughts,
    Cm7
you won't come round
Cm                    Cm7
All that I see is the girl
          Bb    Bb/D    Bb
wearing a frown

[Chorus]
Eb            Bb   Cm      F
Can't you see I am sincere?
         Bb    Bb/D    Bb
And to believe in
Eb          Bb         Cm      F
All of the stories you hear
              Bb    Bb/D    Bb
That would be foolish
Eb         Bb      Cm
You'd be a fool to fear
     Eb
It's their desire
Ebm                  Bb
So I go fuelling the fire

How to play Being A Rogue: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Being A Rogue by Milburn on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Being A Rogue by Milburn keeps coming home to B♭ major (two flats: B♭, E♭). You need 9 chords: Bb, Cm, Gm, F, Dm, Eb, Cm7, Bb/D and Ebm.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Bb – Gm – F – Dm (I – vi – V – iii in B♭ major). In solfa, that is doh – lah – soh – mi. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes G, Am, Em, D, Bm, C, Am7, Cm (75% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 13% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Cm7 chord on guitar (x35343) — Cm7C E♭ G B♭

Ebm chord on guitar (x68876) — E♭mE♭ G♭ B♭

Being A Rogue chords: questions

What key is Being A Rogue in?

Being A Rogue by Milburn is centred on B♭ major (two flats: B♭, E♭).

What chords are in Being A Rogue?

Being A Rogue uses 9 chords: Bb, Cm, Gm, F, Dm, Eb, Cm7, Bb/D, Ebm.

What is the chord progression of Being A Rogue?

The main progression is Bb – Gm – F – Dm (I – vi – V – iii).

Is Being A Rogue easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes G, Am, Em, D, Bm, C, Am7, Cm (75% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 13% without a capo).

How to play Being A Rogue: key, chords and progression

Chord diagrams

Being A Rogue chords: questions

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