Passenger – Queenstown Chord Progression on Piano & Ukulele

Passenger – Queenstown Chord Progression on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsCGFAmEm

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[Intro]
C G F C  x2

[Verse 1]
C                           G                    F                   C
When I think back to that morning in
             F                   C
 Queenstown, my heart starts to ache
C                    G               
sitting in the shade of the hire car 
  F                       C
throwing stones into the lake
C                        G               
we weren’t to know that life would throw,
    F                         Am
 a little more than we could take
F                       C        
if I ever get back to Queenstown, 
     G                    C
I won’t make the same mistake	

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[Verse 2]
C                     F            C   
Do you remember that water on our skin, 
         G                Am
cold as ice and sweet as gin?
F                  C          
drunk on love and life, yeah,
                          G
 we drunk the whole thing down
G                F              
I remember that soft summer air,
     Em                      Am
 the golden sunlight in your hair
F                    C         
singing and laughing   driving
 G                    C
 the coast road down, to Queenstown
C G F C
Am G F G	

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[Verse 3]
C                      G                   
Do you remember that evening in Queenstown,
   F                  C
 walking down by the pier?
Am                      G          
sun going down to the Piano Man and 
      F                     C
the moon shining down so clear
C                    G         
drinking wine and feeling fine, 
  F          G      Am
oh, and we had no idea
F                         C     
if I ever get back to Queenstown,
   F        G                C
 I’ll have one for you, my dear

[Verse 4]
C                     F         C    
Do you remember the water that night 
             G                   Am
shimmering under the restaurant lights?
F                   C         
drunk on love and life, yeah, 
                          G
we drunk the whole thing down
G                F           C   
I remember the magic in the air, 
             Em               Am
the silver moonlight in your hair
         F         C                G
making love and sleeping safe and sound,
in Queenstown
C G Am F
C G F G
C G Am F
C G C	

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[Verse 5]
C                               G   
Life goes fast, now years have past
         F            C
 and I’m living on my own
Am                                    
I see you now and again through mutual
     G             F                   G
 friends, but we know that bird has flown,
C                             G            
sitting on the couch in this big old house,
       F             G
 I’ve never felt so alone
F                       C        
if I ever get back to Queenstown,
    G                 C
 I might not make it home

[Outro]
F                       C        
If I ever get back to Queenstown, 
   F               C
I might not come home
G F G C	

How to play Queenstown: key, chords and progression

This is the chords of Queenstown by Passenger on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

To play Queenstown by Passenger, think in C major (no sharps or flats). It takes 5 chords: C, G, F, Am and Em.

The backbone of the song is F – C – G – F (IV – I – V – IV in C major). In solfa, that is fah – doh – soh – fah. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Beginner-friendly: on guitar almost every chord is an open shape, which makes this a good song to learn early on.

Chord diagrams

C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E
Em chord on guitar (022000)
EmE G B

Queenstown chords: questions

What key is Queenstown in?

Queenstown by Passenger is in the key of C major (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in Queenstown?

Queenstown uses 5 chords: C, G, F, Am, Em.

What is the chord progression of Queenstown?

The main progression is F – C – G – F (IV – I – V – IV).

Is Queenstown easy to play on guitar?

Yes. Almost every chord is an open chord, so it suits beginners.

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