OneRepublic – SINK OR SWIM Chords on Piano & Ukulele

OneRepublic – SINK OR SWIM Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsDBmF#mG

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These are SINK OR SWIM chords by OneRepublic on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

[Intro]
D
 Are we gonna
Bm
sink
 or swim?
F#m
Tides gettin'
high,
       G
and we might go
under
D
 Thinkin' we
should
Bm
jump right in
       F#m
'Cause if we
don't
 now,
           G
then we'll always
 wonder

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[Verse 1]
D
 Feelin' like a
Bm
drop
in the
     F#m
ocean   these
G
days
         D
I've been swimmin'
 through a
Bm          F#m
mix of emotions,
    G
but hey

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[Pre-Chorus]
            D
Even if the sun
burns out,
Bm
sky falls down
F#m
I'ma be there
     G
with you
Even when our
D
heads get loud
Bm
Thinkin' 'bout
F#m
are we
gonna make it
G
through?

[Chorus]
       D
Tell me, are we
 gonna
Bm
sink or swim?
F#m
Tides gettin'
 high
, and we
G
might go under
D
 Thinkin' we
should
Bm
jump right in
       F#m
'Cause if we
don't
 now, then
      G
we'll always
wonder
D
(Ooh-ooh,
Bm
ooh-ooh)
F#m
Jumpin'
right in,
 yeah,
   G
we jumpin' right
 in
   D
Oh wait, are we
 gonna
Bm
sink or swim?
Tides gettin'
high,
 and we might
go under

[Verse 2]
D     Bm
 I, I wanna know
(Wanna know)
are we
F#m
gettin' close
 or we
G
driftin' farther?
D        Bm
 I won't let you
go in
    F#m
the undertow, no,
 G
 no, no

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[Pre-Chorus]
            D
Even if the sun
burns out,
Bm
sky falls down
F#m
I'ma be there
     G
with you
Even when our
D
heads get loud
Bm
Thinkin' 'bout
F#m
are we
gonna make it
 G
 through?

[Chorus]
       D
Tell me, are we
 gonna
Bm
sink or swim?
F#m
Tides gettin'
high, and
   G
we might go under
D
 Thinkin' we should
Bm
jump right in
       F#m
'Cause if we don't
 now,
           G
then we'll always
 wonder
D         Bm
(Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh)
F#m
Jumpin' right in,
 yeah,
   G
we jumpin' right
 in
   D
Oh wait, are we
 gonna
Bm
sink or swim?
Tides gettin'
high,
 and we might
 go under

[Post-Chorus]
D
Are we gonna,
are we
Bm
gonna, are we
   F#m G
gonna  sink or
swim?
D
Are we gonna,
 are we
Bm
gonna, are we
   F#m G
gonna  sink or
 swim?
D
Are we gonna,
are we
Bm
gonna, are we
   F#m
gonna?
Yeah, we're
G
jumpin'
 right in
D
Are we gonna,
 are we
Bm
gonna, are we
   F#m G
gonna?

[Outro]
D
Are we gonna,
are we
Bm
gonna, are we
   F#m G
gonna  sink or
 swim?
D
Are we gonna,
are we
Bm
gonna, are we
   F#m G
gonna?

How to play SINK OR SWIM: key, chords and progression

SINK OR SWIM by OneRepublic keeps coming home to D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯). You need 4 chords: D, Bm, F#m and G.

Most of the song cycles through D – Bm – F#m – G (I – vi – iii – IV in D major). In solfa, that is doh – lah – mi – fah. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

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

Chord diagrams

D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
Bm chord on guitar (x24432)
BmB D F♯
F#m chord on guitar (244222)
F♯mF♯ A C♯
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D

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SINK OR SWIM chords: questions

What key is SINK OR SWIM in?

SINK OR SWIM by OneRepublic is centred on D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯).

What chords are in SINK OR SWIM?

SINK OR SWIM uses 4 chords: D, Bm, F#m, G.

What is the chord progression of SINK OR SWIM?

The main progression is D – Bm – F#m – G (I – vi – iii – IV).

Is SINK OR SWIM easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes C, Am, Em, F (75% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 50% without a capo).

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