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Plainsong – For The Second Time Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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[Intro]
G  Dm C  G Dm C

[Verse 1]
       G
I came home to find the
       Dm          C
lights all burning bright
          G              A
And I was feeling good inside
             C
A friend had seen me through the night
        G                    Em
And you know that thing that hits you
         C
When you realize you've
                  A
thrown it far too high
         G
And as I called your name
       F
around the place
   C               D           C
In silence was the very loud reply

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[Verse 2]
G           Dm           C
I saw it in movies and I smiled
            G                  A
When Little Egypt she slipped away
         C
And left us sitting in the aisles
G
And the fallacy of running
Em      C
 From disaster or a river
             A
 cracked and dry
         G                F
And as I waited half-expecting her
   C               D           C
In silence was the very loud reply

[Chorus]
            Am               D
And for the second time in a year
      Am C          Em D G
I was broken, I was broken
      Am C    Em D Em N.C.
I was broken (Broken)

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[Interlude]
G Dm C  G A C   G Em C
A  G F C D C

[Chorus]
            Am               D
And for the second time in a year
      Am C          Em D G
I was broken, I was broken
      Am C Em D Em N.C.
I was brokeeeeeeen

[Outro]
G                 D
I disbelieved in law and
         C
stayed inside
                  D             C
And silence makes a very loud reply

How to play For The Second Time: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for For The Second Time by Plainsong on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

For The Second Time by Plainsong keeps coming home to G major (one sharp: F♯). You need 8 chords: G, Dm, C, A, Em, F, D and Am.

Most of the song cycles through G – Dm – C – G (I – v – IV – I in G major). In solfa, that is doh – soh – fah – doh. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

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