Sep192019

Ruel – Unsaid Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression

ChordsC G D Am

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This is the chords of Unsaid by Ruel on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Verse 1]
C (G)
Well I don’t know where to start
D (G)
Cause now there’s nothing left to say
C (G)
You put your hand on my heart
D
And then you push me away
Am
Then you tell me everything is fine
C
But you don’t have anywhere to hide
C
Look me in the eyes
D
Cause I’m asking you

[Chorus]
C D
How we gonna act like nothing’s wrong?
G
I see that you’ve been crying
D C
But you never wanna talk about it
C
All these words left unsaid
D
Hanging over my head
C D
How you gonna hear me through the door?
G
Can’t you see I’m trying?
D C
But you always find a way around it
C
All these words left unsaid
D
Hanging over my head

[Post-Chorus]
C D G D C
Over, over, over, over my head
(D) C
All these words left unsaid

[Verse 2]
C (G)
I don’t know how it ends
D (G)
Never been through this before
C
And when it all disappears
D
It’s like the shadows all around you
Am
And I know you wanna see the light
C
But you don’t open up enough to find
C
We’re out of time
D
‘Cause I’m asking you

[Chorus]
C D
How we gonna act like nothing’s wrong?
G
See that you been crying
D C
But you never wanna talk about it
C
All these words left unsaid
D
Hanging over my head
C D
How you gonna hear me through the door?
G
Well, can’t you see I’m trying?
D C
But you always find a way around it
C
All these words left unsaid
D
Hanging over my head

[Post-Chorus]
C D G D C
Over, over, over, over my head
C
All these words left unsaid
C D G D C
No, over, over, over, over my head
(D) C
All these words left unsaid

[Bridge]
C D
Ooh, I just couldn’t read you
Am
Now it’s hanging over my head
C D
And now that I can’t see you
Am
It’s just hanging over my head
C D
And how you gonna act like nothing’s wrong?
C D
And how you gonna act like nothing’s wrong?

[Chorus]
When I see that you been crying
C
But you never wanna talk about it
D C
All these words left unsaid
D
Hanging over my head
C D
How you gonna hear me through the door?
G
Can’t you see I’m trying?
D C
But you always find a way around it
C
All these words left unsaid
D
Hanging over my head

[Post-Chorus]
C D G D C
Over, over, over, over my head
C
All these words left unsaid
C D G D C
Over, over, over, over my head
C
All these words left unsaid

How to play Unsaid: key, chords and progression

Unsaid by Ruel is in the key of G major (one sharp: F♯). The song uses 4 chords: C, G, D and Am.

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

Beginner-friendly: every chord is an open chord on guitar, so you can play it without a capo or barre chords.