Pete Bernhard – Warning Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Pete Bernhard – Warning Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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ChordsADmGFEA#DC#m7F#B7C#B

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[Intro]
A Dm A Dm (x2)

[Verse 1]
     A             Dm
dont do too much before the show
        G              F        E
there's so much no one needs to know
   A          Dm
so many heavy hands to shake
G
smiles that flash fast
     F     E
tend to be fake
        A                Dm
and the lines of time in dressing
rooms
G                 F          E
pills to ward off blacks and blues
A                  Dm
chances pass don't hesitate
  G              F       E
a dripping tap becomes a lake
      A#                E
there watching close so don't
          D
make no mistakes.

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[Chorus]
       A       C#m7     F#
Just a warning to you Emily
          B7
there are things here
          E
they aint what they seem
          A        C#        F#
and are you might want what used
to be
   B                E
sometimes what you want-it
               D
aint what you need.

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[Instrumental]
A Dm A Dm

[Verse 2]
A                 Dm
Everyone has some mouths to feed
G                  F     E
some too close now to be seen
    A                     Dm
The fires are doused with gasoline
    G               F      E
The prices rise the hungers mean
    A                         Dm
The highest is strong, but it leaves
to fast
 G            F       E
seeming never to come back
   A                   Dm
It will return but not every night
 G
knowing what your worth
    F         E
to make you write
     A#             E
it's not a ball so come
             D
prepared to fight.

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[Chorus]
        A       C#m7     F#
Just my warning to you Emily
          B7
there are things here
          E
they aint what they seem
 A                 C#       F#
you might want what used to be
   B7                   E
sometimes what you want-it
               D
aint what you need.

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[Instrumental]
A Dm A Dm (x2)

[Verse 3]
  A                         Dm
Strings on the dollar from every
purse
 G                   F        E
what seems free now could be cursed
 A                       Dm
if you want to walk you must
fall down
 G                     F     E
People talk but don't hear a sound
 A                  Dm
Whispers climbing ladders up
      G            F      E
the ecstasy of a moments luck
 A                      Dm
ships smashed built so carefully
     G                 F       E
and someday your eyes have to see
     A#                E
the thicker skin, the less
              D
you have to bleed.

[Chorus]
        A         C#m7         F#
Just a warning to you now from me
          B7
there are things here
          E
they aint what they seem
         A        C#
and are you might want
     F#
what used to be
   B                E
sometimes what you want-it
               D
aint what you need.

[Outro]
A Dm A Dm (x2)
A

How to play Warning: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Warning by Pete Bernhard on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Warning by Pete Bernhard keeps coming home to A major (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯). You need 12 chords: A, Dm, G, F, E, A#, D, C#m7, F#, B7, C# and B.

The progression the song keeps returning to is A – Dm – G – F (I – iv – ♭VII – ♭VI in A major). Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Good to know: F, A#, C#m7, F# and C# are played as barre or movable shapes on guitar. Practise the change into them slowly; on piano and ukulele the same chords are easier.

Chord diagrams

A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
Dm chord on guitar (xx0231)
DmD F A
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
A# chord on guitar (x13331)
A♯A♯ D E♯
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
C#m7 chord on guitar (x46454)
C♯m7C♯ E G♯ B
F# chord on guitar (244322)
F♯F♯ A♯ C♯
B7 chord on guitar (x21202)
B7B D♯ F♯ A
C# chord on guitar (x46664)
C♯C♯ E♯ G♯
B chord on guitar (x24442)
BB D♯ F♯

Warning chords: questions

What key is Warning in?

Warning by Pete Bernhard is centred on A major (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯).

What chords are in Warning?

Warning uses 12 chords: A, Dm, G, F, E, A#, D, C#m7, F#, B7, C#, B.

What is the chord progression of Warning?

The main progression is A – Dm – G – F (I – iv – ♭VII – ♭VI).

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