Apr292018

NEEDTOBREATHE – Darling Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression

ChordsE B A C#m

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This is the chord progression of Darling by NEEDTOBREATHEon Piano, Guitar, Ukulele and Keyboard.

[Intro]
E

[Chorus]
E B
Darling, won’t you talk with me for a little while?
A E B
We ain’t got nowhere to be, oh and I’ve come so many miles
E B
Darlin’, won’t you talk with me for a little while?
A E B E
Or at least until the baby cries or we both fall asleep

[Verse 1]
E
Oh I’ve been gone for so long
C#m
I’m tired of seeing these things on my own
A
I don’t wanna do this alone
E B
I don’t need New York or Paris or Rome
E
O don’t wanna be on these screens
C#m
I don’t care about all these places or things
A
I just wanna be there with you
E B
The only thing that carries me through

[Verse 2]
E
Oh and I know it’s hard to be home
C#m
Tryin’ to take care of a house on your own
A
I know that I’m supposed to be gone
E B
Well maybe that’s true, but it feels like it’s wrong
E
I spend all these great nights alone
C#m
With strangers and vagrants that I’ll never know
A
I just wanna be there with you
E B
The only one that carries me through

[Chorus]
E B
Darling, won’t you talk with me for a little while?
A E B
We ain’t got nowhere to be, oh and I’ve come so many miles
E B
Darlin’, won’t you talk with me for a little while?
A E B A E
Or at least until the baby cries or we both fall asleep

[Solo]
E B A E B
E B A E B

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How to play Darling: key, chords and progression

Darling by NEEDTOBREATHE keeps coming home to E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯). You need 4 chords: E, B, A and C#m.

The progression the song keeps returning to is A – E – B – E (IV – I – V – I in E major). In solfa, that is fah – doh – soh – doh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes D, A, G, Bm (75% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 50% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.