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Seafret – Atlantis Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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These are Atlantis chords by Seafret on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

INTRO
C  D  Em      C  Em  D

VERSE
     C
The birds have left their trees
      D              Em
The light pours onto me
       C
I can feel you lying there
            Em    D
All on your own
        C
We got here the hard way
           D                Em
All those words that we exchanged
C
Is it any wonder things
      Em   D
 get brooooooke

PRE-CHORUS
       Am
'Cause in my heart and in my head
      C
I'll never take back the
things I said,
    Em
So high above
    D
"I feel it coming down",
she said
Am
In my heart and in my head
 C
Tell my why this has to end
    G
Oh, no
     D
Oh, nooooooooo


CHORUS:
C
I can't save us
Em                D
My  Atlantis, we fall

We built this town on
 shaky ground
C
I can't save us
Em               D
My Atlantis, oh, no
We build it up to pull
      C   D   Em   C   Em   D
it down

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VERSE
     C
Now all the birds have fled
     D                   Em
The hurt just leaves me scared
 C
Losing everything
            Em   D
I've ever known
      C
It's all become too much
       D                Em
Maybe I'm not built for love
      C
If I knew that I could reach you,
         Em   D
I would gooo-oooo

PRE-CHORUS
     Am
It's in my heart and in my head
     C
You can't take back
the things you said,
    Em
So high above
    D
"I feel it coming down",
 she said
Am
In my heart and in my head
 C
Tell my why this has to end
    G
Oh, no
     D
Oh, noooooooo

CHORUS
C
I can't save us
Em                D
My  Atlantis, we fall
We built this town
on shaky ground
C
I can't save us
Em               D
My Atlantis, oh, no
                             C
We build it up to pull it down
        Em
And we built it up
                   C
And we built it up
        Em
And we built it up to
  D            C
 pull it down
        Em
And we built it up
                   C
And we built it up
        Em
And we built it up to
  D
pull it down

CHORUS/OUTRO
C
I can't save us
Em                D
My  Atlantis, we fall

We built this town on shaky ground
C
I can't save us
Em               D
My Atlantis, oh, no
We build it up to
             C  Em   C  Em   D   C
 pull it down

How to play Atlantis: key, chords and progression

To play Atlantis by Seafret, think in E minor (one sharp: F♯). It takes 5 chords: C, D, Em, Am and G.

The progression the song keeps returning to is C – Em – D – C (VI – i – VII – VI in E minor). Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

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