May172018

OneRepublic – Start AgainStart Again Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression

ChordsC#m A E

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THIS IS THE CHORD PROGRESSION OF Start Again BY One Republic ON PIANO, UKULELE, GUITAR AND KEYBOARD.

[Chorus]
C#m
Can’t I just turn back the clock?
A E
Forgive my sins
C#m
I just wanna roll my sleeves up
A E
And start again
C#m
I know that I messed it up
A E
Time and time again
C#m
I just wanna roll my sleeves up
A E
And start again

[Verse 1]
C#m
I was switchin’ up the lanes
A    E
Steppin’ out the frame I’m in
C#m
I was pulling on the reigns
A    E
Sick off all the same happenin’
C#m
I swear I was looking for disaster
A E
Mixed with a bottle of gin
C#m
And just because I come home after
A    E
Doesn’t mean you’ll take me in

[Pre-Chorus]
C#m    A    E
You see my world is spinning like there’s nothing to know
C#m    A    E
You see my world is feeling like it just might explode
C#m A    E C#m
And yes I know it’s hard to take it backwards from my mind
A       E
I need to get a ride, need to see some light come in

[Verse 2]
C#m
Feelin’ like maybe I’m unappreciated
A          E
Like my presence in your life has been alleviated
C#m
I feel like everything I’ve done before is different now
A          E
But I can see clearer than ever from a distance now
C#m
Every day I do it, I been goin’ through it
A       E
But you never knew it ’cause I never showed you
C#m
You gave me the world, so I feel I owed you
A          E
I been lookin’ through the mirror and that’s the old you
C#m
Imma get it right now, don’t know how
A E
But I promise that we’re gonna make it somehow
C#m
I’m all in, it’s from the heart again
A E
Open up your mind and maybe we could start again

[Bridge]
C#m A E C#m A E
Oh -oh-ohhh, oh- oh-oh
C#m A E C#m A E
Oh -oh-ohhh, oh- oh-oh

[Outro]
C#m A E C#m
And yes I know it’s hard to take it backwards from my mind
A E
I need to get a ride, need to see some light come in
C#m
Can’t I just turn back the clock?
A E
Forgive my sins
C#m
I just wanna roll my sleeves up
A E
And start again

How to play Start AgainStart Again: key, chords and progression

Start AgainStart Again by OneRepublic is centred on E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯). The song uses 3 chords: C#m, A and E.

Listen for C#m – A – E – C#m (vi – IV – I – vi in E major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is lah – fah – doh – lah. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Good to know: C#m is the tricky part on guitar (barre or movable shapes). Slow the change down until it is clean; on piano and ukulele it is simpler.