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SAPPHIRE – Eddies Song Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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These are Eddies Song chords by SAPPHIRE on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

[Verse 1]
D
Eddie, baby
    A
I just saw Steve
       Bm
He's crying his eyes
out with Dustin
                 G
They're playing D&D
     D
Say oh, oh, oh
       A
They love you so much
         Bm A G       Bm A G
You're a heeeeero, a heeeeero

[Chorus]
                   D     A    Bm
You're stuck in another place
G              D       A     Bm
No, you didn't run away this time
        G           D
'Cause, baby, this town
         A
let you down
            Bm
Now you're drowning in
      G      D  A  Bm
the Upside Doooooown

G               D    A   Bm
No, you didn't graduate
     G                   D
But please know that we screamed
          A   Bm
 your name so loud

G           D
'Cause, baby, this
      A
town let you down
            Bm
Now you're drowning
        G      D  A  Bm G
 in the Upside Doooooown

[Verse 2]
D
Eddie, baby
   A
I just saw Nancy
            Bm
She's been fighting your corner
Oh, I wish that you saw
       G
 her throwing
 shade at the basketball team
                  D
And she's saying: Oh, oh, oh
   A
I love you so
         Bm A G
You're a heeeeero
     Bm       A          G
If only this town could know, oh

[Chorus]
                 D
You're stuck in another
      A      Bm
place
G              D
No, you didn't run
    A     Bm
 away this time
        G           D
'Cause, baby, this town
         A
 let you down
            Bm
Now you're drowning in the
  G      D  A  Bm
 Upside Doooooown

G               D    A   Bm
No, you didn't graduate
     G                   D
But please know that we screamed
          A   Bm
 your name so loud

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G           D
'Cause, baby, this
      A
town let you down
            Bm
Now you're drowning in
      G      D  A  Bm G
 the Upside Doooooown

[Bridge]
 D    Bm            A
'86, baby, was your year
And they let you down
They don't know a thing
                   G
about you like we do
                     Gm
They don't know the real you

[Chorus]
 D     A    Bm
You're stuck in another place
G              D
No, you didn't run
     A     Bm
away this time
        G           D
'Cause, baby, this town
         A
 let you down
            Bm
Now you're drowning in
      G      D  A  Bm
the Upside Doooooown

G               D    A   Bm
No, you didn't graduate
     G                   D
But please know that we screamed
          A   Bm
 your name so loud

G           D
'Cause, baby, this town
 A
 let you down
            Bm
Now you're drowning in
      G      D  A  Bm G
 the Upside Doooooown

[Outro]
 D     Bm             A
'86, baby, was your year
             D    A Bm G D A
They let you down
Bm           G       D
You're with Chrissy now

How to play Eddies Song: key, chords and progression

Eddies Song by SAPPHIRE is in the key of D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯). The song uses 5 chords: D, A, Bm, G and Gm.

The progression the song keeps returning to is D – A – Bm – G (I – V – vi – IV in D major), the “four-chord” progression behind countless pop, rock and worship songs. In solfa, that is doh – soh – lah – fah. 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 A, E, F#m, D, Dm (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 60% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

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Eddies Song chords: questions

What key is Eddies Song in?

Eddies Song by SAPPHIRE is in the key of D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯).

What chords are in Eddies Song?

Eddies Song uses 5 chords: D, A, Bm, G, Gm.

What is the chord progression of Eddies Song?

The main progression is D – A – Bm – G (I – V – vi – IV), the “four-chord” progression behind countless pop, rock and worship songs.

Is Eddies Song easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes A, E, F#m, D, Dm (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 60% without a capo).

How to play Eddies Song: key, chords and progression

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