Rex Orange County – Keep It Up Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Rex Orange County – Keep It Up Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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ChordsG#D#FmCmC#A#mD#/GDmD#7A

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[Intro]
G# D# Fm Cm C# G# A#m D#

[Verse 1]
G#     D#/G            Fm
 Every time I open my mouth
D#                     C#
 I have regrets in my mind
      G#
Every time
    A#m                        D#
And no one seems to figure me out
  G#           D#/G
I guess, it's stress
Fm                   D#
 It's making me feel so depressed
C#              G#
Most my life I felt so tired
    A#m
But every now and then when
    D#
 I try, I say

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[Pre-Chorus]
G#                 D#
Keep it up and go on
       Fm           Cm
You're only holding out
              C#
for what you want
              G#
You no longer owe the strangers
A#m           D#
 It's enough, it's enough

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[Chorus]
G#                 D#
Keep it up and go on
             Fm           Cm
Yeah, you're only holding out
              C#
 for what you want
                 G#
I know that it's so frustrating
A#m           D#
 It's enough, keep it up

[Verse 2]
G#        D#/G
 Now I'm here, and I wish
         Fm
 that I wasn't
         D#                   C#
I'm in a place in front of a dozen
            G#
People I've nevеr met
    A#m                         D#
And I don't know if this is correct
  G#          D#/G
I guess, I'm blеssed
Fm              D#
 I never give myself respect
C#                G#
Most my life I'm asking "why?"
    A#m                  D#
But anytime I give it a try, I say

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[Pre-Chorus]
G#                 D#
Keep it up and go on
       Fm           Cm
You're only holding out
              C#
for what you want
              G#
You no longer owe the strangers
A#m           D#
 It's enough, it's enough

[Chorus]
G#                 D#
Keep it up and go on
             Fm
Yeah, you're only holding
 Cm               C#
 out for what you want
                 G#
I know that it's so frustrating
A#m           D#
 It's enough, keep it up

[Bridge]
A#m
Yeah, it's enough
D#                     C#
 I've really had enough
Dm   D#
 I've paid the price,
I'm done, no

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[Pre-Chorus]
G#                 D#
Keep it up and go on
       Fm           Cm
You're only holding out
              C#
 for what you want
              G#
You no longer owe the strangers
A#m           D#
 It's enough, it's enough

[Chorus]
G#                 D#
Keep it up and go on
       Fm           Cm
You're only holding out
             C#
for what you want
                 G#
I know that it's so frustrating
A#m           D#
 It's enough, keep it up
G#            D#
 It's enough, it's enough
Fm          Cm
 Keep it up, keep it up
C#       G#  A#m D#
No, no, mmm, mmm

[Outro]
G# D# Fm Cm
C# D#7
A C#

How to play Keep It Up: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Keep It Up by Rex Orange County on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

Keep It Up by Rex Orange County is in the key of A♭ major (four flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭). The song uses 10 chords: G#, D#, Fm, Cm, C#, A#m, D#/G, Dm, D#7 and A.

The progression the song keeps returning to is C# – G# – A#m – D# (IV – I – ii – V in A♭ major). In solfa, that is fah – doh – reh – soh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes G, D, Em, Bm, C, Am, C#m, D7, Ab (67% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 22% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

G# chord on guitar (466544)
G♯G♯ B♯ D♯
D# chord on guitar (x68886)
D♯D♯ G A♯
Fm chord on guitar (133111)
FmF A♭ C
Cm chord on guitar (x35543)
CmC E♭ G
C# chord on guitar (x46664)
C♯C♯ E♯ G♯
A#m chord on guitar (x13321)
A♯mA♯ C♯ E♯
Dm chord on guitar (xx0231)
DmD F A
D#7 chord on guitar (x68686)
D♯7D♯ G A♯ C♯
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E

Keep It Up chords: questions

What key is Keep It Up in?

Keep It Up by Rex Orange County is in the key of A♭ major (four flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭).

What chords are in Keep It Up?

Keep It Up uses 10 chords: G#, D#, Fm, Cm, C#, A#m, D#/G, Dm, D#7, A.

What is the chord progression of Keep It Up?

The main progression is C# – G# – A#m – D# (IV – I – ii – V).

Is Keep It Up easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes G, D, Em, Bm, C, Am, C#m, D7, Ab (67% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 22% without a capo).

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