[Intro]Asus#4G#mBF#[Verse 1]Asus#4G#m
There's a deal
B
you can make on a midnight
F#
walk alone
Asus#4G#m
Look around,
F#
listen close, hear
it fall from above
Asus#4G#m
It will ask
B
what you'd give and what
F#
you'd take for it in return
Asus#4G#m
I once went on such walk
F#B
and I found that I'd said
[Verse 2]BF#B
I want someone to take
G#m
this soul
BG#m
I can't bear to keep it,
BG#m
I'd give it just to give
BD#E
And all I will take are
C#mB
the consequences
BF#B
Will somebody take this soul?
[Interlude]Asus#4G#mF#B[Verse 3]Asus#4G#m
Then, of course,
B
nothing replied, nothing
F#
speaks to you in the night
Asus#4G#m
And I walked my
way home,
F#
there was no one in sight
Asus#4G#m
Save a bird perched
B
upon a streetlight,
F#
watchin' me
Asus#4G#m
So I stopped and
F#
let it watch 'til I found
B
that it said
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[Bridge]BF#BG#m
Now I'm taken, the night has me
BF#
You won't hear me singin',
BG#m
you're a cage without me
BD#E
Your pain is eased but you'll
C#mB
never be free, for
BF#B
Now I'm taken, the night has me
[Outro]Asus#4G#mF#BAsus#4G#m
There's a deal
BF#
that I made
Asus#4G#m
There's a deal
BF#
that I made
Asus#4G#m
There's a deal
BF#
that I made
Asus#4
There's a deal
G#mBF#
Watch: Mitski - The Deal (Official Lyric Video)
From MitskiVEVO on YouTube. Play along with the chords above.
How to play The Deal: key, chords and progression
These are The Deal chords by Mitski on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.
The Deal by Mitski is built around B major (five sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯), with 7 chords in all: Asus#4, G#m, B, F#, D#, E and C#m.
The backbone of the song is Asus#4 – G#m – B – F# (♭VIIsus4 – vi – I – V in B major). Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.
Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes Gsus4, F#m, A, E, C#, D, Bm (57% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 29% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.
The Deal by Mitski is centred on B major (five sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯).
What chords are in The Deal?
The Deal uses 7 chords: Asus#4, G#m, B, F#, D#, E, C#m.
What is the chord progression of The Deal?
The main progression is Asus#4 – G#m – B – F# (♭VIIsus4 – vi – I – V).
Is The Deal easy to play on guitar?
Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes Gsus4, F#m, A, E, C#, D, Bm (57% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 29% without a capo).
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