May122023

Nothing But Thieves – Overcome Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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[Intro]
G

[Chorus]
D             Em
I don't wanna fight
                Bm
My money's in a bag
                    C
in the back for you
             C   D
The future's overdue
                D Em
Yeah I know that

D              Em
Turn the engine on
Our song blaring out
        Bm  C
a Dead radio
           C       D
Singing 'I Need To Know'
              D C
No turning back

[Chorus]
G
 I've been thinkin' babe,
               D
 maybe you're right
 When you said the
                  D
pain weathers in time
           C
We're just waiting for
a change to follow
G
  We don't always get
             D
 all that we want
Redefine the pain to
          D
 something more
    C
And we shall overcome
as we've done before

[Verse]
  D                 Em
Scrolling through a life
I barely recognised
        Bm    C
 from a hotel room
            C      D
Took in the lonely view
              D Em
Got unattached

 D             Em
Bringer of the calm
Your arms wrapped around
          Bm    C
when the fever took
              C
Thought I was gone
     D
 for good
                   D C
You brought me back

[Chorus]
G
 I've been thinkin' babe,
               D
 maybe you're right
 When you said the pain
              D
weathers in time
           C
We're just waiting for
a change to follow
G
  We don't always get
             D
 all that we want
Redefine the pain to
           D
 something more
    C
And we shall overcome
as we've done before

[Instrument]
G D D C
G D D C

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[Bridge]
             G
It's when we lean in,
          D
 into the moment
                D
It's when we're reaching
              C
 through the divide
             G
It's when we begin
             D
feeling the open
                D
It's when the stranger's
          C
 fallen behind
When we shake off
the darkness
                     G
And harness the light

[Chorus]
G
 I've been thinkin' babe,
              D
maybe you're right
 When you said the pain
             D
 weathers in time
           C
We're just waiting
for a change to follow
G
  We don't always
                 D
 get all that we want
Redefine the pain to
           D
something more
    C
And we shall overcome
                  G    D D
 as we've done before

[Post-Chorus]
    C
And we shall overcome
                 G   D D
as we've done before
    C
And we shall overcome
as we've done before

How to play Overcome: key, chords and progression

These are Overcome chords by Nothing But Thieves on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

To play Overcome by Nothing But Thieves, think in G major (one sharp: F♯). It takes 5 chords: G, D, Em, Bm and C.

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

Beginner-friendly: almost every chord here is an open shape on guitar: no capo, no barre chords needed.