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Noah Kahan – A Troubled Mind Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

Noah Kahan

Updated January 9, 2026

ChordsC Am Em F G D7 D Fmaj7 Bm

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This is the chords of A Troubled Mind by Noah Kahan on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
C

[Verse 1]
Am
I told you, love, if you could see it through my eyes
Em
You’d understand my fear of everything in sight
F C
I know I’d quickly sell my heart for some advice
On how to ease a troubled mind
Am
My brain’s a dog asleep that I cannot let lie
Em
Cloudy head, though I can’t find a single silver lining
F
Guess there is no hope for me in sight
C
To ease this troubled mind

[Chorus]
F
I worry for the sun, yes, I worry for the snow
Am
I worry I’ll die young while I worry I’ll grow old
G C
Oh, I worry for the time I spent worrying alone
Am
It makes me sad
D7 D
It takes me back
F
I break in half
Am G C
Ah-ooh, I break in half

[Verse 2]
Am
I took a bus out to the city where you live
Em Am
Eavesdropped on strangers’ conversations with their kids
F C
In hopes that maybe they’d say something relevant
G Am G
To ease my worried head
C Em Am
Well, every mile that passed just amplified my fear
Em
I started counting all the times I saw you last year
F C
And suddenly it all became so clear
G Am Em
It was sadly making sense

[Chorus]
F
I worry for the sun, yes, I worry for the snow
Am
I worry I’ll die young while I worry I’ll grow old
G C
Oh, I worry for the time I spent worrying alone
Em Am
It makes me sad
D
It takes me back
F
I break in half
Am G C G
Ah-ooh, I break in half
F
I worry for the sun, yes, I worry for the snow
Am
I worry I’ll die young while I worry I’ll grow old
G C
Oh, I worry for the time I spent worrying alone
Em Am
It makes me sad
D
It takes me back
Fmaj7
I break in half
Am G C
Ah-ooh, I break in half

[Outro]
Am
I told you, love, if you could see it through my eyes
Bm Em
You’d understand my fear of everything in sight
F
I know I’d quickly sell my heart for some advice
C
On how to ease a troubled mind

How to play A Troubled Mind: key, chords and progression

A Troubled Mind by Noah Kahan keeps coming home to C major (no sharps or flats). You need 9 chords: C, Am, Em, F, G, D7, D, Fmaj7 and Bm.

The progression the song keeps returning to is F – Am – G – C (IV – vi – V – I in C major). In solfa, that is fah – lah – soh – doh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Good to know: on guitar, F and Bm need a barre or movable shape. Take the change into them slowly at first; piano and ukulele players have it easier.