Nothing But Thieves – Impossible Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Nothing But Thieves – Impossible Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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ChordsF/CBbm/DbDmCsus4BbF/AGm7Bbm/DC5D5Bb5G5F

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[Intro]
 F/C  Bbm/Db  Dm  Bbm/Db 

[Verse 1]
F/C            Bbm/Db
Took a breath, let it go
Dm              Bbm/Db
Felt the moment settle so
  F/C             Bbm/Db
I couln't wait to tell you why
    Dm                
I'm standin' here with 
      Bbm/Db
this awkward smile
F/C   Bbm/Db        Dm
  And that's because

[Chorus]
Bbm/Db  F/C            
I could drown myself in 
 Bbm/Db        Dm
someone like you
Bbm/Db  F/C         
I could dive so deep 
   Bbm/Db       Dm
I never come out
  Bbm/Db           F/C     
I thought it was impossible
Bbm/Db  Dm
    Bbm/Db     
But you make it
 F/C     Bbm/Db  Dm  Bbm/Db
 possible

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[Verse 2]
F/C                 Bbm/Db
Love, it stings and then it laughs
   Dm               Bbm/Db
At every beat of my battered heart
    F/C            Bbm/Db
The sudden jolt, a tender kiss
  Dm             Bbm/Db
I know I'm gonna die of this
F/C   Bbm/Db
  And that's because

[Chorus]
          F/C           Bbm/Db        Dm
I could drown myself in someone like you
Bbm/Db   F/C           Bbm/Db      Dm
I could dive so deep I never come out
  Csus4            Bb       F/A  Gm7
I thought it was impossible
    F/A          Bb     F/A  Gm7
But you make it possible
 F/C  Bbm/Db  Dm  Bbm/D

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[Pre Chorus]
     F/C             Bbm/Db
I'll take the smooth with the rough
Dm                    Bbm/Db
Feels so fucked up to be in love
 F/C          Bbm/Db
Another day, another night
Dm                       Bbm/Db
Stuck in my head but you pull me out
F/C   Bbm/Db     Dm
  You pull me out

[Chorus]
Bbm/Db     F/C         
I could drown myself in 
 Bbm/Db        Dm
someone like you
Bbm/Db   F/C           Bbm/Db        Dm
I could dive so deep I never come out
  Csus4            Bb      F/A  Gm7
I thought it was impossible
    F/A          Bb     F/A  Gm7
But you make it possible

[Bridge]
C5
Somebody told me and I 
think they're right                      
There is a change on its 
    D5
way tonight
                Bb5
And I feel it's so
        G5
But I fear it though
C5
Somebody told me and 
I think they're right
                            D5
There is a change on its way tonight
               Bb5
And I feel it's so
              G5 F
And I feel it so

[Chorus]
          F/C           Bbm/Db        Dm
I could drown myself in someone like you
Bbm/Db   F/C           Bbm/Db        Dm
I could dive so deep I never come out
  Csus4            Bb      F/A  Gm7  F/A
I thought it was impossible
                 Bb     F/A  Gm7
But you make it possible

[Outro]
 F/C  Bbm/Db  Dm   Bbm/Db 
 F/C  Bbm/Db  Dm   Csus4  
 Bb   F/A    Gm7  F/A    
 Bb   F/A     Gm7   
 F/C  Bbm/Db  Dm   Bbm/Db 

How to play Impossible: key, chords and progression

This is the chords of Impossible by Nothing But Thieves on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

Impossible by Nothing But Thieves is centred on F major (one flat: B♭). The song uses 13 chords: F/C, Bbm/Db, Dm, Csus4, Bb, F/A, Gm7, Bbm/D, C5, D5, Bb5 and G5 and 1 more.

Most of the song cycles through F/C – Bbm/Db – Dm – Bbm/Db (I – iv – vi – iv in F major). In solfa, that is doh – fah – lah – fah. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes D, Gm, Bm, Asus4, G, Em7, A5, B5, G5, E5 (70% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 40% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
Bbm chord on guitar (x13321)
B♭mB♭ D♭ F
Dm chord on guitar (xx0231)
DmD F A
Csus4 chord on guitar (x33010)
Csus4C F G
Bb chord on guitar (x13331)
B♭B♭ D F
Gm7 chord on guitar (353333)
Gm7G B♭ D F
C5 chord on guitar (x355xx)
C5C G
D5 chord on guitar (xx023x)
D5D A
Bb5 chord on guitar (x133xx)
B♭5B♭ F
G5 chord on guitar (355xxx)
G5G D

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Impossible chords: questions

What key is Impossible in?

Impossible by Nothing But Thieves is centred on F major (one flat: B♭).

What chords are in Impossible?

Impossible uses 13 chords: F/C, Bbm/Db, Dm, Csus4, Bb, F/A, Gm7, Bbm/D, C5, D5, Bb5, G5 and 1 more.

What is the chord progression of Impossible?

The main progression is F/C – Bbm/Db – Dm – Bbm/Db (I – iv – vi – iv).

Is Impossible easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes D, Gm, Bm, Asus4, G, Em7, A5, B5, G5, E5 (70% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 40% without a capo).

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