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Missy Higgins – Cemetery Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression

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This is the chord progression of Cemetery by Missy Higgins on Piano, Guitar Ukulele and Keyboard.

Fmaj7 Am
[Verse 1]

I believe I did
G
Everything I could
I believe I did
Am
Everything by the book
I believe I did
F
Lose the fight, lose the fight
Am
Cause it wasn’t enough
G
To give you everything
Was not enough
Am
To let you deeply in
F
I ran through dark city streets to hold you
Through the night

[Chorus]
C
But where’d you end up now
G
Do we even live in the same town?
Fmaj7
Do you ever think about that time
Am G
We snuck into the cemetery at night?
F
Oh where’d you end up, tell
Am G
Do you have a hole in your heart as well?
F
And do you ever think about that time
Am G F
We snuck into the cemetery at night, oh
Get out get out get out of my mind

Get out get out get out of my mind
Am G
I want to forget that night

F
Cause I laid upon the dead with you
Am
Cause I upon the dead with you, my love
G F G
I’ve never felt so alive
F Am
Never felt so so alive
G Am
I’ve never felt so alive

[Verse 2]

I believe I gave everything I had
G Am
I believe I lost what you never gave back
F
I believe I did lose my mind

Lose my mind
Am
Cause it wasn’t enough
G
To let you call the shots
F
Was not enough just letting you be lost
Am
I fell through hell every time you disappeared
C
Cause I loved you still

F
Cause I laid upon the dead with you
Am
Cause I upon the dead with you, my love
G F Am
I’ve never felt so alive
G F Am
Never felt so so alive
G F Am
I’ve never felt so alive

G F Am
I’ve never felt so alive
G F Am
I’ve never felt so alive
G F
I’ve never felt so alive

[Outro]
Am F Am
Now all the scars have finally faded, I realise
F
Since then I’ve never felt so alive

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How to play Cemetery: key, chords and progression

Cemetery by Missy Higgins sits in A minor (no sharps or flats), and you need 5 chords to play it: Fmaj7, Am, G, F and C.

The backbone of the song is Am – G – F – Am (i – VII – VI – i in A minor). Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes Cmaj7, Em, D, C, G (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 80% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Fmaj7 chord on guitar (xx3210) — Fmaj7F A C E

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Cemetery chords: questions

What key is Cemetery in?

Cemetery by Missy Higgins is in the key of A minor (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in Cemetery?

Cemetery uses 5 chords: Fmaj7, Am, G, F, C.

What is the chord progression of Cemetery?

The main progression is Am – G – F – Am (i – VII – VI – i).

Is Cemetery easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes Cmaj7, Em, D, C, G (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 80% without a capo).

This is the chord progression of Cemetery by Missy Higgins on Piano, Guitar Ukulele and Keyboard.

How to play Cemetery: key, chords and progression

Chord diagrams

Cemetery chords: questions

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