Radiohead – If You Say The Word Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Radiohead – If You Say The Word Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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ChordsCmGm7A#BbFmEbAb

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[Intro]
Cm Gm7 (Cm)
Cm Gm7 (Cm)
Cm Gm7 A#
Cm Gm7 (Cm)

[Verse 1]
Gm7             Cm
 If you're in a forest,
 Gm7         Cm
 out of your mind
Gm7       Cm       Gm7
 Opposite branches breaking
      Cm
 your arms
Gm7                 Cm
 If you're stuck in rainbows,
 Gm7        Cm
 shattering glass
Gm7                 Cm
 Where you miss the moment,
 Gm7         Cm
 watching it pass

[Chorus]
Bb
 If you say the word
               Cm
 If you say the word
Bb
 If you say the word
              Cm
 If you say the word

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[Verse 2]
Gm7                  Cm
 When you spend your life
              Gm7        Cm
 wishing on a twinkling star
Gm7             Cm   Gm7       Fm
 When you forget how lucky you are
Gm7        Cm      Eb         Fm
 Buried in rubble, sixty foot down

[Chorus]
Bb
 If you say the word
               Cm
 If you say the word
Bb
 If you say the word
              Cm
 If you say the word
      Ab Gm7 Cm Fm
Then   I'll      come
Ab Gm7 Cm Bb Ab Fm
   r u n n i n g

Feel free to use our free Chord Shape Generator to see every chord in this song on guitar, ukulele and piano.

Ab Gm7 Cm Fm
Ab Gm7 Cm Bb Ab Fm
Gm7                   Cm
 When you change your friends
      Gm7           Cm
 like changing your clothes
Gm7 Cm

Bb
 If you say the word
               Fm
 If you say the word
Bb
 If you say the word
               Fm
 If you say the word
Bb
 If you say the word
               Fm
 If you say the word
       Ab Gm7 Cm Fm
Then   I'll      come
Ab Gm7 Cm Bb Ab Fm
  r u n n i n g
 Ab Gm7 Cm Fm
 I'll      come
Ab Gm7 Cm Bb Ab Cm
   r u n n i n g

How to play If You Say The Word: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for If You Say The Word by Radiohead on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

If You Say The Word by Radiohead is centred on C minor (three flats: B♭, E♭, A♭). The song uses 7 chords: Cm, Gm7, A#, Bb, Fm, Eb and Ab.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Fm – Ab – Gm7 – Cm (iv – VI – v7 – i in C minor). Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes Am, Em7, G, Dm, C, F (83% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Cm chord on guitar (x35543)
CmC E♭ G
Gm7 chord on guitar (353333)
Gm7G B♭ D F
A# chord on guitar (x13331)
A♯A♯ D E♯
Fm chord on guitar (133111)
FmF A♭ C
Eb chord on guitar (x68886)
E♭E♭ G B♭
Ab chord on guitar (466544)
A♭A♭ C E♭

If You Say The Word chords: questions

What key is If You Say The Word in?

If You Say The Word by Radiohead is centred on C minor (three flats: B♭, E♭, A♭).

What chords are in If You Say The Word?

If You Say The Word uses 7 chords: Cm, Gm7, A#, Bb, Fm, Eb, Ab.

What is the chord progression of If You Say The Word?

The main progression is Fm – Ab – Gm7 – Cm (iv – VI – v7 – i).

Is If You Say The Word easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes Am, Em7, G, Dm, C, F (83% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo).

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