Sam Smith – So Serious Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Sam Smith – So Serious Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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ChordsAmGFCDm7

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These are the chords for So Serious by  on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

[Intro]
Am G F C (x2)

[Verse 1]
Am                     G
 Put your hands in the air
                 F                 C
If you sometimes ever get sad like me
Am                        G
 Put your fingers on your chest
                  F               C
And your body and breathe, let it be
Am             G
 Don't find it hard to say so
     F                  C
I'll say it, 'I get lonely'
Am                     G
 Put your hands in the air
                 F                 C
If you sometimes ever get sad like me

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[Pre-Chorus]
         Am  G            Dm7  C
Sad like me,   wait patiently
                    Am   G
And you're gonna be free
Wait patiently

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[Chorus]
         Am          G
I get so serious sometimes
    Dm7                  C
My emotions sitting on a wire
      Am              G
And I gotta be out my mind
           F          
'Cause the second that 
                   C
I'm happy and I'm fine
                Am      
Suddenly there's violins
     G
 and movie scenes
    Dm7           C
And Cryin' rivers in the street
    Am                G        
And God, I don't know why I get 
    F      C
so serious sometimes
Am G    Dm7      C
    (So serious)
Am G    F    
     So serious sometimes

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[Verse 2]
Am               G
 I remember last summer in the city
       F                       C
Makin' plans and you felt like mine
Am                G
 Look at me and I felt so Hollywood
     F                           C
But, baby, then you changed your mind
Am                G               
 I got so fuckin' close to feelin'
    F            C
 so good, so satisfied
Am               G
 I remember last summer in the city
       F                       C
Makin' plans and you felt like mine

[Pre-Chorus]
         Am   G                 Dm7  C
Sad like mine,  then I froze in time
                 Am   G
You changed your mind
And I'll never know why

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[Chorus]
         Am          G
I get so serious sometimes
    Dm7                  C
My emotions sitting on a wire
      Am              G
And I gotta be out my mind
           F          
'Cause the second that 
                   C
I'm happy and I'm fine
                Am      
Suddenly there's violins 
     G
and movie scenes
    Dm7           C
And cryin' rivers in the street
    Am                G  
And God, I don't know why
          F       C
 I get so serious
          Am       G   
I get so, ohhh ohohohhh 
     Dm7      C
ohohohhh ohohohhh
Am       G        F        C
Ohhh ohohohhh ohohohhh ohohohhh

[Outro]
Am           G
 Violins and movie scenes
    Dm7           C
And cryin' rivers in the street
    Am                G   
And God, I don't know why 
         F      C
I get so serious sometimes
Am G    Dm7     C
    (So serious)
Am G    F       C
    (So serious) 
          Am G F C
Sometimes
Am G    F      C
     So serious sometimes

How to play So Serious: key, chords and progression

To play So Serious by Sam Smith, think in C major (no sharps or flats). It takes 5 chords: Am, G, F, C and Dm7.

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

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes Em, D, C, G, Am7 (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 80% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
Dm7 chord on guitar (xx0211)
Dm7D F A C

So Serious chords: questions

What key is So Serious in?

So Serious by Sam Smith is in the key of C major (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in So Serious?

So Serious uses 5 chords: Am, G, F, C, Dm7.

What is the chord progression of So Serious?

The main progression is Am – G – F – C (vi – V – IV – I).

Is So Serious easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes Em, D, C, G, Am7 (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 80% without a capo).

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