Nov12024

Sam Barber ft. Avery Anna – Indigo Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsC D Em Dm

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[Intro]
C  D  Em  C D Em


[Verse 1]
C
I know you're
worried
 at night that
  D
I won't find
 Em
my way
        C
And I'm tired
 of
lying
to myself just
   D
to get through
 Em
each day
   C
My head says I
should have never
left, and that
   D
my feet will soon
 lead to my death

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[Pre-Chorus]
I'm starting to
C
question
 if god’s
trying to
D          Em
teach me a lesson
I'm starting
   C
to wonder
if my true
 colors
D
changed since
  Em
I left ya


[Chorus]
          D
I used to shine
bright
      Em
 like gold, but
now I'm all
D     C
indigo
My colors are
D
darker
    Em
and cold
I think it's
 time that
D          C
I went home
And I don't
understand
 why I always
 feel
D         Em
dead and alone
          D
I used to shine
 bright
     Em
like gold
Now I'm all
D     C
indigo


[Verse 2]
C
Gave up a piece
of
 my heart then
D           Em
I turned to run
   C
My head is in the
 clouds
 but I don't feel
D            Em
close to the sun
        C
And the light
fades
 away from
my face and the
D           Em
tears fall like
 rain
     C
So I turn all my
words
into faith, hope
it's
D       Em
me that they save

[Pre-Chorus]
    D
I'm starting to
C
question
 if god’s
trying to
D          Em
teach me a lesson
Lord knows I'm
starting to
C
wonder if my true
 colors
D
changed since I
Em
left ya


[Chorus]
          D
I used to shine
bright like
Em
gold, but now
I'm
    D     C
all indigo
My colors
    D
are darker
    Em
and cold
I think it's
 time that
D          C
I went home
And I don't
 understand
why I always feel
D         Em
dead and alone
          D
I used to shine
 bright
     Em
like gold
Now I'm all
D     C
indigo


[Bridge]
    D
I'm starting to
C
question
if god’s trying
to
D          Em
teach me a lesson
Lord knows I'm
starting to
C
wonder if my true
colors
D
changed since
  Em
I left ya


[Interlude]
C  D Em C D Em
Dm C  D  Em Dm  C
D  Em


[Chorus]
          D
I used to shine
 bright
     Em
like gold, but
 now
        D     C
I'm all indigo
My colors are
D
darker
    Em
and cold
I think it's time
     D          C
that I went home
And I don't
 understand
 why I always
     D
feel dead and
 Em
alone
          D
I used to shine
            Em
bright like gold
Now I'm all
D    C
indigo
Now I'm all
D    Em
indigo

[Outro]
Em   C   D  Em

How to play Indigo: key, chords and progression

Indigo by Sam Barber ft. Avery Anna is written in E minor (one sharp: F♯) and moves through 4 chords: C, D, Em and Dm.

Listen for C – D – Em – C (VI – VII – i – VI in E minor): the song comes back to it again and again. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Beginner-friendly: on guitar every chord is an open shape, which makes this a good song to learn early on.