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Rhys Lewis – What Wild Things Were Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

ChordsF Dm Am G

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INTRO:
F

VERSE:
Dm         F          Am
I still remember the turn
         G
of the leaves
         Dm             F
And the first signs of blossom
   Am          G
on our cherry trees
    Dm            F
And I still hear rivers
     Am      G
from old memories
  Dm             F
I still dare at starlight,
   Am        G
but only in dreams

CHORUS:
           Dm  F
'Cause we brooooke the
 Am           G
home that we had
             Dm  F
And there's nooooo,
        Am        G
there's no going back
                      Dm
To when things were alive
                    F
And blue could describe
               Am
The colour the sky was
           G
before it burned
         Dm
When we still woke up to
     F            Am  G
the sound of the birds
        Dm
How we didn't have to wonder
      F           Am  G
what wild things were

VERSE::
      Dm          F
I'm scared of forgetting
     Am            G
how things used to be
          Dm            F
Like the days we could lay
         Am              G
down on grass that was green
       Dm           F
And I miss how the winter
      Am             G
once painted these streets
         Dm             F
And the sound that the snow
     Am        G
made under my feet

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CHORUS:
           Dm  F
'Cause we brooooke the
 Am           G
home that we had
             Dm  F
And there's nooooo,
        Am        G
there's no going back
                      Dm
To when things were alive
                    F
And blue could describe
               Am
The colour the sky was
           G
before it burned
         Dm
When we still woke up to
     F            Am  G
the sound of the birds
        Dm
How we didn't have to wonder
      F           Am  G
what wild things were

         Dm
When we still woke up to
     F            Am  G
the sound of the birds,
        Dm
And we didn't have to wonder
      F           Am
what wild things were

BREAK:
      G     Am      F
Well, if I have a daughter
     G     Am    F
how will I ever tell her
      G          Am     F
The ghosts that came before her
       F        Am            G
Just broke the home that she has
            F
And there's no,
        Am        G
there's no going back

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CHORUS:
                      Dm
So when things were alive
                    F
And blue could describe
               Am
The colour the sky was
           G
before it burned
            Dm
How she'll never wake up to
     F            Am  G
the sound of the birds
              Dm
'Cause she's always going to
             F           Am  G
wonder what wild things were
            Dm
How she'll never wake up to
     F            Am  G
the sound of the birds
              Dm
'Cause she's always going to wonder
      F           Am  G  Dm  F
what wild things weeeeeeeeeeeere

OUTRO:
Am  G  Dm  F    Am  G
       Dm           F
She's always gonna wonder
       Am          G
She's never gonna know
       Dm           F
She's always gonna wonder
       Am          G
She's never gonna know
      Dm          F  Am  G
What wild things were
      Dm          F
What wild things were
      Am           G           F
What wild things, wild things were

How to play What Wild Things Were: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for What Wild Things Were by Rhys Lewis on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

To play What Wild Things Were by Rhys Lewis, think in A minor (no sharps or flats). It takes 4 chords: F, Dm, Am and G.

Listen for Dm – F – Am – G (iv – VI – i – VII in A 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, Am, Em, D (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

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What Wild Things Were chords: questions

What key is What Wild Things Were in?

What Wild Things Were by Rhys Lewis is in the key of A minor (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in What Wild Things Were?

What Wild Things Were uses 4 chords: F, Dm, Am, G.

What is the chord progression of What Wild Things Were?

The main progression is Dm – F – Am – G (iv – VI – i – VII).

Is What Wild Things Were easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes C, Am, Em, D (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo).

How to play What Wild Things Were: key, chords and progression

Chord diagrams

What Wild Things Were chords: questions

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