Feb242018

Ryan O’ Reilly – Evil Quarter Mile Chord Progression on Piano, Ukulele and Keyboard

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This is the chord progression of Evil Quarter Mile by Ryan O’ Reilly on Piano, Guitar, Ukulele and Keyboard.

[Intro]
C/G

[Verse]
C/G Am
On the Evil Quarter Mile they have many words for love
Em G
Not all of them are just four letters either
C/G Am
You only knew the one but it was safe upon your tongue
Em G
‘Till you swallowed it and whispered ‘now it’s over’

Am Em
All of your different intonations required expert explanations
F G
It still all sounds so foreign to me now

Am
But before you take your aim
Em
I will admit I was to blame
F G
But permit me if you will this final vow

[Chorus]
C/G Am
That I cannot forgive you
Em
I can’t forgive you
G
I won’t forgive you for
C/G
letting me let you go
Am
I can’t forgive you
Em
I can’t forgive you
G
I won’t forgive you for
C/G
letting me let you go

[Verse]
C/G Am
All of the millionaires and billionaires who stroll through Holland Park
Em G
They had no time for us and me not for them either
C/G Am
You informed me as you combed your hair, The BBC had put you there
Em G
At the top of the spiral stairs ’till Easter

Am
I watched the Holy Father’s slow parade
Em
Down The Mall it threatened rain
F G
As helicopters swirled into the ether
Am
You were sick outside a Mayfair bar
Em
Your taxi didn’t get that far
F G
Down one-way streets that won’t out-run your fever

[Chorus]
C/G Am
And I cannot forgive you
Em
I can’t forgive you
G
I won’t forgive you for
C/G
letting me let you go
Am
I can’t forgive you
Em
I can’t forgive you
G
I won’t forgive you for
C/G
letting me let you go

[Bridge]
C/G
My confession confused you
Am
Like it was designed to do
Em
Everything I said that’s true
G
Concealed a lie
C/G
You watered every bruise with tears
Am
Flooded through the happy years
Em G
Ran alone but still you feared you’d finish last

Am Em
I won’t try to defend my pride or resurrect what’s clearly died
F G
Or subject you to my advances
Am
I won’t try myself to explain
Em
It couldn’t deaden any pain
F G
And you never did believe in second chances

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How to play Evil Quarter Mile: key, chords and progression

Evil Quarter Mile by Ryan O’ Reilly keeps coming home to C major (no sharps or flats). You need 5 chords: C/G, Am, Em, G and F.

Most of the song cycles through C/G – Am – Em – G (I – vi – iii – V in C major). In solfa, that is doh – lah – mi – soh. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

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