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Mitski – Stay Soft Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

ChordsG5 A5 E5 G A Em F#m E D F#C B Bm C7 F#5

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[Intro]
G5 A5 E5
G A Em

[Verse 1]
G                  A
Fury, pure, and silver,
     Em
you grip it tight inside
E5  F#m G     A    E
Like a knife, it glints in your eye
     F#m G                      A
It’s why I’ve arrived, your sex god,
 Em
here to take you where
F#m  G        A
You need to go to where
     Em
the dark remembers you

[Pre-Chorus]
D    G        A F#
Open up your heart
 G        A        C B
like the gates of Hell

[Chorus]
     D G       C   F#
You stay soft, get beaten
Bm   A          F#     G
Only natural to harden up
     D G       C7  F#
You stay soft, get eaten
Bm   A           G     D
Only natural to harden up

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[Interlude]
D G A E
D G A Em F#5

[Verse 2]
D     G               A   Em
I am face down on my bed, still
not quite awake yet
G              A    Em
Thinking of you, I tuck
my hand under my weight
F#m    G                       A
Just tell me what you want to do,
 Em
tell me what you want
F#m G       A      Em
To burn away ‘cause I
could be your stoker

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[Pre-Chorus]
D    G        A F#  G
Open up your heart like
     A        C B
the gates of Hell

[Chorus]
     D G       C   F#
You stay soft, get beaten
Bm   A          F#     G
Only natural to harden up
     D G       C   F#
You stay soft, get eaten
Bm   A           G     D
Only natural to harden up
     D G       C   F#
You stay soft, get beaten
Bm   A          F#     G
Only natural to harden up
     D G       C   F#
You stay soft, get eaten
Bm   A           G     D
Only natural to harden up

D G A Em

How to play Stay Soft: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Stay Soft by Mitski on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

To play Stay Soft by Mitski, think in D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯). It takes 15 chords: G5, A5, E5, G, A, Em, F#m, E, D, F#, C and B and 3 more.

Most of the song cycles through D – G – C – F# (I – IV – ♭VII – III in D major). Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Good to know: F#m, F#, B, Bm and F#5 are played as barre or movable shapes on guitar. Practise the change into them slowly; on piano and ukulele the same chords are easier.