Sam Barber – Due Time Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Sam Barber – Due Time Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsADF#mE

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[Intro]
A  D  F#m E A


[Verse 1]
A
Days are hard
         D
And I've added a
couple scars
      F#m
But I swear that
 I'll
   E           A
be home in due time
A
Cause I'm away
for work
       D
When I should be
holding her
      F#m
But I guess I'm
 built too
E            A
stubborn for this
 life
A
I can see her in
the yard
          D
Screaming damn that
 old guitar
       F#m
If you want me boy
      E
you'd better get
      A
 here fast
A
But the more that
 I skip town
    D
The more that
I find out
     F#m
This body of
mine
E
Wasn't made
   A
to last

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[Verse 2]
A
If I was there I'd
let you know that
    D
the love I got
is whole
         F#m
And it's all right
 here
   E
If you just
     A
take my hand
A
Then we dance
through the lawn
         D
Drinking whiskey
 till we fall
    F#m
But clearly God
E           A
He has different
 plans


[Chorus]
A
I'm too drunk
for you
        D
And I'm too strung
out for me
     F#m
So I guess now I'm
   E            A
my own worst enemy
A
From the body
that I bleed
       D
To the bar smoke
air I breathe,
  F#m
I promise you I'll
E           A
be back in due time

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[Intrlude]
A   D  F#m E A


[Verse 3]
A
Torn and withdrawn
      D
Every thought I
have feels wrong
      F#m
Where do I go when
E        A
I cannot find faith
I'm all out of dreams
and I ain’t
D
heard you speak
in weeks
       F#m
Well I need you now
E           A
more than I need me
A
Just like the boards
beneath my feet
        D
Held by trust do
shift and creak
     F#m
I've lost my time
    E
And days have made
A
me weak cause


[Chorus]
A
I'm too drunk
 for you
        D
And I'm too strung
 out for me
     F#m
So I guess now I'm
   E            A
my own worst enemy
A
From the body
that I bleed
       D
To the bar smoke
 air I breathe,
  F#m
I promise you I'll
E           A
be back in due time


[Intrlude]

[Out-Chorus]
A
Cause I'm too
drunk for you
        D
And I'm too
strung out for me
     F#m
So I guess now
I'm my
E            A
own worst enemy
A
From the body
that I bleed
       D
To the bar smoke
air I breathe,
  F#m
I promise you I'll
E              A
be back in due time

How to play Due Time: key, chords and progression

Due Time by Sam Barber is in the key of A major (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯). The song uses 4 chords: A, D, F#m and E.

Most of the song cycles through A – D – F#m – E (I – IV – vi – V in A major), a pop progression that moves to the vi before resolving through V. In solfa, that is doh – fah – lah – soh. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes G, C, Em, D (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
F#m chord on guitar (244222)
F♯mF♯ A C♯
E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B

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Due Time chords: questions

What key is Due Time in?

Due Time by Sam Barber is in the key of A major (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯).

What chords are in Due Time?

Due Time uses 4 chords: A, D, F#m, E.

What is the chord progression of Due Time?

The main progression is A – D – F#m – E (I – IV – vi – V), a pop progression that moves to the vi before resolving through V.

Is Due Time easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes G, C, Em, D (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo).

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