Nickelback – Standing In The Dark Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Nickelback – Standing In The Dark Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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ChordsF#mAadd9EBadd11AB

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These are Standing In The Dark chords by Nickelback on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

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[Intro]
F#m   Aadd9  E  Badd11  2x

[Verse 1]
     A
The needle on my compass must
     E                       B
 be busted or bent 'cause I can't
walk straight
         A
And I'm feelin' kinda beaten
           E
like the rusted out hinges
          B
 on the backyard gate

[Pre-Chorus]
                 A        E
Well, everybody lies too much
                 B         F#m
Hoping they can find true love
                       A         E
'Cause Hell is what we all go through
                   B
To try and find an angel like you
 B
Woah-oh
[Chorus]
F#m             Aadd9
 Thank God you found
me (Found me)
E
 Because I'm broken and
  Badd11         F#m
handing you my heart
                      Aadd9
When the night is surrounding
                  E
Need your light around me
                   Badd11
Or else I'm just standing
         F#m
in the dark
                      Aadd9
When the night is surrounding
                  E
Need your light around me
                   Badd11
Or elsе I'm just standing
         F#m    Aadd9    E
in the dark
                   Badd11
Or else I'm just standing
in thе dark

[Verse 2]
    A
My soul's got holes like a
   E                   B
 shotgun pattern on a highway
sign
         A
And the lady on the radio can
   E
 stick this damn rain where
      B
the sun don't shine

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[Pre-Chorus]
                 A        E
Well, everybody lies too much
                 B         F#m
Hoping they can find true love
                       A         E
'Cause Hell is what we all go through
                   B
To try and find an angel like you
 B
Woah-oh

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[Chorus]
F#m             Aadd9
 Thank God you found me
(Found me)
E
 Because I'm broken and
  Badd11         F#m
handing you my heart
                      Aadd9
When the night is surrounding
                  E
Need your light around me
                   Badd11
Or else I'm just standing
        F#m
in the dark
F#m             Aadd9
 Thank God you found me
(Found me)
E
 Because I'm broken and
  Badd11         F#m
handing you my heart
                      Aadd9
When the night is surrounding
                  E
Need your light around me
                   Badd11
Or elsе I'm just standing
         F#m    Aadd9    E
in the dark
                   Badd11
Or elsе I'm just standing
         F#m    Aadd9    E
in the dark
                   Badd11
Or elsе I'm just standing
         F#m    A    E     B
in the dark

[Bridge]
F#m                A
 You turn to me as if to say
E
 Your turn to breathe as the
   B             F#m
 shadows drift away
                        A
You can't explain, you just let go
E                          B
 Of all the pain that the world
 will never know
F#m                A
 You turn to me as if to say
E
 Your turn to breathe as
        B             F#m
 the shadows drift away
                        A
You can't explain, you just let go
E
 Of all the pain that the
  B
world will never know

[Chorus]
F#m             Aadd9
 Thank God you found me (Found me)
E
 Because I'm broken and
  Badd11         F#m
 handing you my heart
                      Aadd9
When the night is surrounding
                  E
Need your light around me
                   Badd11
Or else I'm just standing
         F#m
in the dark
F#m             Aadd9
 Thank God you found me
 (Found me)
E
 Because I'm broken and
  Badd11         F#m
handing you my heart
                      Aadd9
When the night is surrounding
                  E
Need your light around me
                   Badd11
Or elsе I'm just standing
         F#m
in the dark

[Outro]
                  Aadd9
You turn to me as if to say
 (Your turn to breathe)
E                   Badd11
 Or else I'm just standing
 in the dark
F#m                      Aadd9
 You can't explain, you just let
go (Just let it go)
E                   Badd11
 Or else I'm just standing
               F#m
 in the dark

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How to play Standing In The Dark: key, chords and progression

Standing In The Dark by Nickelback is in the key of E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯). The song uses 6 chords: F#m, Aadd9, E, Badd11, A and B.

The progression the song keeps returning to is F#m – Aadd9 – E – Badd11 (ii – IVadd9 – I – V in E major). In solfa, that is reh – fah – doh – soh. 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 Em, Gadd9, D, Aadd11, G, A (67% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 33% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

F#m chord on guitar (244222)
F♯mF♯ A C♯
Aadd9 chord on guitar (x02420)
Aadd9A C♯ E B
E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
Badd11 chord on guitar (x24440)
Badd11B D♯ F♯ E
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
B chord on guitar (x24442)
BB D♯ F♯

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Standing In The Dark chords: questions

What key is Standing In The Dark in?

Standing In The Dark by Nickelback is in the key of E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯).

What chords are in Standing In The Dark?

Standing In The Dark uses 6 chords: F#m, Aadd9, E, Badd11, A, B.

What is the chord progression of Standing In The Dark?

The main progression is F#m – Aadd9 – E – Badd11 (ii – IVadd9 – I – V).

Is Standing In The Dark easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes Em, Gadd9, D, Aadd11, G, A (67% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 33% without a capo).

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