chords of Sometimes Amends 2020 by Grey Daze

Static-P feat. LilyPichu – Nightmares Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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ChordsDABmGEmC#BbF#G/F

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[Intro]
D A Bm G
D A Bm G
D A Bm G
D A Bm G

[Verse 1]
D          A
  Hey, hey, wake up
Bm          G
   A new adventure lies ahead of us
D          A                Bm
  Hey, hey, remember that cave
                 G
  we found yesterday?
D                  A
  Did you pack our swords
  and lanterns?
Bm                       G
  'Cause I think there's something
  living in here
D             A
 Not that I'm scared, or anything
Bm             G
 But I think I saw something
 up there

[Pre-Chorus]
D                 A
  If a scary sight comes biting,
  like a fiend
Bm                        G
   I will stand and fight, yeah,
   you can count on me
D           A                 Em
 I will protect you from this dark,
 D     C#    Bb
 dark, dark, dark

[Chorus]
Bm            A
World full of lies
        G               D
Did you think you could rise
against us?
G         A           Bm
Don't you know who we a-are!?
Bm
A-are!?
Bm         D                 G
We are the lights who dare to
             D
shine in the sights of nightmares
G             F#
For you, for truth,
              Bm
for hope, for love

[Verse 2]
Bm                    A
Poor little creature, bitten
and bleeding
G             D
Don't give up hope
G                     A
 I'll wrap you up and take
 you to safety
Bm            Bm
Don't give up hope
Bm                  D
We fought the demon that
had attacked you
G               D
Please rest and heal, m-mm
G                   Bb
I want to save you, please,
let me save you
Bm            Bm
Don't give up hope

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[Bridge]
Bm C# D F#
Bm C# D F#

[Verse 3]
Em         F#
   Hey, hey, this place
Bm           Bb
  It's kinda scary,
  but we'll be okay
G       A                  D
  Big bro, I'll let you go first
            D
  and be my shield
*cough* No thank you

[Verse 4]
D                  A
  Did you pack our mana potions?
Bm                         G
  'Cause there's something evil
  living in here
D                   A
  Not, not that I'm scared,
  or anything
Bm                 G
  But I think it's good
  to be prepared

[Pre-Chorus]
D                 A
  If a scary sight comes biting,
  like a fiend
Bm                        G
   I will stand and fight, yeah,
   you can count on me
D           A                 Em
 I will protect you from this dark,
 D     C#    Bb
 dark, dark, dark

[Chorus]
Bm            A
World full of lies
        G               D
Did you think you could rise
against us?
G         A           Bm
Don't you know who we a-are!?
Bm
A-are!? (Woo)
Bm          D                 G
We were the weak who dared to take
         D
on a sea of nightmares
G          F#                  Bm
Protecting hope and dreams for all

[Verse 5]
Bm             Bb           G
  What have we here, little ones?
               F#
Did you really think that
            Bb
you could defeat me?
Bm           Bb         G
  I spy with my big red eyes
            F#             Bb
A feast for me in youthful splendor

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[Verse 6]
Bm
I won't let you do it,
I won't even let you try
Bb
I might be scared and
I might just cry
    G
But I will stand and I will fight
Bm                 Bb
I will not let you take
           Bm
our lives away

[Verse 7]
Bm
But now that I've
                   Bb
caught you in this cage
Nothing you say will
            G
change your fate
You've lost, you're doomed,
               Bm
you're here to stay
           Bb
The two of you cannot escape

[Interlude]
Bm Bb G/F F# G F#
Bm Bb G/F F# G F#
(Speaking during interlude)
Big brother, what should we do?
I... I don’t know, but we are
definitely getting out
of this place
Yeah, there has to be
an exit somewhere
Bm A G D    G         A
        Wait, do you hear that?
Bm Bm          Bm       D
   Yeah, it's, it's the creature
   we saved
G D    G F#                   Bm
    Wow, there's a- there's a ton
    of them
                      Bm
There's an entire army
A G D
      They're here to help us
G A Bm Bm
          We should fight, too
Bm D G D G F# Bm

[Bass Only - Transition]
Em D C# Bb

[Chorus]
Bm            A
World full of lies
        G               D
Did you think you could rise
against us?
G         A           Bm
Don't you know who we a-are!?
Bm
A-are!?
(Woo)
Bm         D                 G
We are the kind that dare to fight
      D
and defy the nightmares
G          F#                  Bm
Protecting hope and dreams for all

[Outro]
D A Bm G
D A Bm G
D         A
  Hey, hey, wake up
Bm        G
  A new adventure lies ahead of us
D           A       Bm       G
  (Hey, hey, wake up, up, up, up, up)
                D
If a scary sight comes biting,
            A
like a fiend (Did you
pack our swords and lanterns?)
                      Bm
I will stand and fight, yeah,
                   G
you can count on me ('Cause I think
there's something living in here)
D           A                  Bm
  I will protect you from this dark
        G        D
Hey, hey, wake up

How to play Nightmares: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Nightmares by Static-P feat. LilyPichu on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

To play Nightmares by Static-P feat. LilyPichu, think in D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯). It takes 9 chords: D, A, Bm, G, Em, C#, Bb, F# and G/F.

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.

Good to know: Bm, C#, Bb and F# are played as barre or movable shapes on guitar. Practise the change into them slowly; on piano and ukulele the same chords are easier.

Chord diagrams

D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
Bm chord on guitar (x24432)
BmB D F♯
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
Em chord on guitar (022000)
EmE G B
C# chord on guitar (x46664)
C♯C♯ E♯ G♯
Bb chord on guitar (x13331)
B♭B♭ D F
F# chord on guitar (244322)
F♯F♯ A♯ C♯

Nightmares chords: questions

What key is Nightmares in?

Nightmares by Static-P feat. LilyPichu is in the key of D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯).

What chords are in Nightmares?

Nightmares uses 9 chords: D, A, Bm, G, Em, C#, Bb, F#, G/F.

What is the chord progression of Nightmares?

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

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