Peter Gabriel – Show Yourself Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Peter Gabriel – Show Yourself Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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ChordsFCDmA/C#A7/EC/EAA7A#F/EDm/CDm/FGmAsus4A/EDm/C#

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[Intro]
F  C  Dm

[Chorus]
F              C        Dm
 Why don't you show yourself?
F              C        Dm
 Why don't you show yourself?

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[Verse 1]
    Dm                A/C#
Was that something rustling
in the leaves?
A7/E
I can smell your breath
           F
within the breeze
F                  C/E
Something lying at your feet
A           A7       Dm
Making you alive and more complete
F        C/E   Dm            A/C#
And we rely on all that's forgotten
F                 C/E
With the way that destiny
    A        Dm
can pull you down

[Pre-Chorus]
C          A#
 So we are searching,
 F         F   F/E
 searching for you
Dm   Dm/C   A#       F       F   F/E
 And we go  hunting, hunting for you
Dm           A/C#
 And in this empty space
A7/E          Dm/F
 In this holy place

[Chorus]
F              C        Dm
 Why don't you show yourself?
F              C        Dm
 Why don't you show yourself?

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[Verse 2]
Dm        A/C#
 Life and death,
A7/E                F
 the strong and the weak
F                   A7/E
 The only thing you think about
     A/C#            Dm
 is exactly what you seek
F            C/E
 We look for footprints,
Dm           A/C#
 we look for clear signs
F             C/E
 Look for any patterns
      A  A7  Dm
 that we can find

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[Pre-Chorus]
C                A#
 And still we're searching,
 F         F   F/E
 searching for you
Dm   Dm/C  A#       F       F   F/E
 And we go hunting, hunting for you
Dm           A/C#
 And in this flesh and bone
A7/E          Dm/F
 In this man alone

[Chorus]
F              C        Dm
 Why don't you show yourself?
F              C        Dm
 Why don't you show yourself?

[Bridge]
Dm       F         Gm        Dm
 Hard to find you, harder to see
Dm        F
 A moving target,
       Gm           Dm
 never where you're said to be
Dm  F  Gm      Dm
 In you I find me
F              C        Dm
 Why don't you show yourself?

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[Instrumental]
A#  Asus4  A  Dm
A#  Asus4  A  Dm
F  A/E  Dm  Dm/C#
A/E  F

[Pre-Chorus]
C          A#       F       F   F/E
 And we go hunting, hunting for you
Dm   Dm/C  A#
 And we go hunting,
 F        F     F/E  Dm
 hunting around this world
            A/C#
And in this wounded place
A7/E           Dm/F
 Why don't you show your face?

[Chorus]
F              C        Dm
 Why don't you show yourself?
F              C        Dm
 Why don't you show yourself?

How to play Show Yourself: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Show Yourself by Peter Gabriel on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

To play Show Yourself by Peter Gabriel, think in D minor (one flat: B♭). It takes 16 chords: F, C, Dm, A/C#, A7/E, C/E, A, A7, A#, F/E, Dm/C and Dm/F and 4 more.

Listen for F – C – Dm – F (III – VII – i – III in D minor): the song comes back to it again and again. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes C, G, Am, E, E7, F, Dm, Esus4 (88% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 63% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
Dm chord on guitar (xx0231)
DmD F A
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
A7 chord on guitar (x02020)
A7A C♯ E G
A# chord on guitar (x13331)
A♯A♯ D E♯
Gm chord on guitar (355333)
GmG B♭ D
Asus4 chord on guitar (x02230)
Asus4A D E

Show Yourself chords: questions

What key is Show Yourself in?

Show Yourself by Peter Gabriel is in the key of D minor (one flat: B♭).

What chords are in Show Yourself?

Show Yourself uses 16 chords: F, C, Dm, A/C#, A7/E, C/E, A, A7, A#, F/E, Dm/C, Dm/F and 4 more.

What is the chord progression of Show Yourself?

The main progression is F – C – Dm – F (III – VII – i – III).

Is Show Yourself easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes C, G, Am, E, E7, F, Dm, Esus4 (88% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 63% without a capo).

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