Sep172019

mxmtoon – Late Nights Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression

ChordsB E A

KeyKeyCapo

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This is the chords of Late Nights by mxmtoon on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
B E x2

[Chorus]
B
Late nights are for lonely people
E
Lying awake hardly laying peaceful
B
My mind is restless with the thoughts of you
E
And all the things you do
E
I can hardly close my eyes

[Verse]
B
Under the glow of the brightest moonlight
E
My head arrests on a pillow of white
B
My heart aches with every thought of you
E
And all the things you do
E A
I can’t help but hold my breath

[Pre-chorus]
E B
I am captivated by you
A E B
And I am so in love with the things you do

[Chorus]
B
But, late nights are for lonely people
E
Lying awake hardly laying peaceful
B
My mind is restless with the thoughts of you
E
And all the things you do
E
I can hardly close my eyes

[Verse]
B
I wish that I could stand next to you
E
But I’m to scared of what you may do
B
Would rejection come and slam me down?
E
I can’t help by frown
E
at the thought that we’d be done
B
Would my feelings go and scare you away?
E
I’d be so sorry for the things that I’d say
B
So I guess I’ll just lay here instead
E A
Lying in my bed, pondering the things you do

[Pre-chorus]
E B
‘Cause I am captivated by you
A E B
And I am so in love with the things you do

[Chorus]
B
But, late nights are for lonely people
E
Lying awake hardly laying peaceful
B
My mind is restless with the thoughts of you
E
And all the things you do
E B
I can hardly close my eyes

How to play Late Nights: key, chords and progression

Late Nights by mxmtoon keeps coming home to E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯). You need 3 chords: B, E and A.

Most of the song cycles through E – B – E – A (I – V – I – IV in E major). In solfa, that is doh – soh – doh – fah. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes A, D, G (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 67% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.