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Post Malone – Hollywood’s Bleeding Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression

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This is the chords of Hollywood’s Bleeding by Post Malone on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[INTRO]
Em D C Am X2

[VERSE]
Em D
Hollywood’s bleeding, vampires feedin’
C Am
Darkness turns to dust
Em D
Everyone’s gone, but no one’s leavin’
C Am
Nobody left but us
Em D
Tryna chase a feelin’, but we’ll never feel it
C Am
Ridin’ on the last train home
Em D
Dyin’ in our sleep, we’re livin’ out a dream
C Am
We only make it out alone

[CHORUS]
C D
I just keep on hopin’ that you call me
Em G
You say you wanna see me, but you can’t right now
C D
You never took the time to get to know me
Em
Was scared of losin’ somethin’ that we never found
C D Em G
We’re running out of reasons, but we can’t let go
C D Em
Yeah, Hollywood is bleeding, but we call it home

[VERSE]
Em D C
Outside, the winter sky turnin’ grey
Am Em
City up in smoke, it’s only ash when it rains
Em D C
Howl at the moon and go to sleep in the day
Am Em
Love for everybody ’til the drugs fade away
D C
In the mornin’, blocking out the sun with the shades
Am Em
She gotta check her pulse and tell herself that she okay

D
It seem like dying young is an honor
C Am
But who’d be at my funeral? I wonder
Em D
I go out, and all they eyes on me
C Am
I show out, do you like what you see?
Em D
And now they closin’ in on me
C Am
Let ’em sharpen all they teeth
C
This is more than I can handle
D
Blood in my Lambo’
Em G
Wish I could go, oh, I’m losin’ ho-ope
C D
I light a candle, some Palo Santo
Em
For all these demons, wish I could just go on

How to play Hollywood’s Bleeding: key, chords and progression

To play Hollywood’s Bleeding by Post Malone, think in E minor (one sharp: F♯). It takes 5 chords: Em, D, C, Am and G.

The backbone of the song is Em – D – C – Am (i – VII – VI – iv in E minor). Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Beginner-friendly: every chord here is an open shape on guitar: no capo, no barre chords needed.