Sufjan Stevens – Will Anybody Ever Love Me on Piano & Ukulele

Sufjan Stevens – Will Anybody Ever Love Me on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsFEbGmBbCmAbC

Key
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[Verse 1]
F
Chase away my heart
              Eb
 and heartache
Gm           Bb
Run me over, throw me over,
 cast me out
F
Find a river running
        Eb
 to the west wind
Gm
Just above the shoulderline
         Bb
You will see a cloud

[Pre-Chorus]
Bb                      F
Tie me to a tiny wooden raft
Cm
Burn my body, point
           Eb
me to the undertow
Bb
Push me off into the
          F
 void at last
Cm
Watch me drift and
                  Eb
Watch me struggle, let
     Bb  Cm  Eb
 me go
                     Bb
Cause I really wanna know


[Chorus]
                  F
Will anybody ever love me?
Cm
For good reasons
                   Eb
Without grievance, not
           Bb
 for sport
                  F
Will anybody ever love me?
   Cm
In every season
                  Eb     Gm Cm
Pledge allegiance to my heart
Pledge allegiance to
              F
 my burning heart
Cm Gm F

[Verse 3]
F
Hello wildness please
            Eb
 forgive me now
Gm
For the heartache and
            F
the misery I create
F
Take my suffering as
           Eb
I take my vow
Bb
Wash me now, anoint me
          F
With that golden blade

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[Pre-Chorus]
Bb                         F
Tie me to the final wooden stake
Cm
Burn my body, celebrate
     Eb
 the afterglow
Bb                          F
Wash away the summer sins I made
Cm
Watch me drift and
                   Eb     Bb Cm
Watch me struggle, let me go
                     Bb
Cause I really wanna know

[Chorus]
                  F
Will anybody ever love me?
Cm
For good reasons
                   Eb            Bb
Without grievance, not for sport
                  F
Will anybody ever love me?
   Cm
In every season
                  Eb    Bb   Cm
Pledge allegiance to my heart
   Eb
In every season
Bb                F
Pledge allegiance to my heart

[Outro]
                 Eb Bb
My burning heart
           Cm    Bb
My burning heart
           Ab    Gm
My burning heart
           F     Eb
My burning heart
           Bb    C
My burning heart
           Bb     Ab
My burning heart
Gm F
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How to play Will Anybody Ever Love Me: key, chords and progression

These are Will Anybody Ever Love Me chords by Sufjan Stevens on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

Will Anybody Ever Love Me by Sufjan Stevens is in the key of B♭ major (two flats: B♭, E♭). The song uses 7 chords: F, Eb, Gm, Bb, Cm, Ab and C.

The backbone of the song is Bb – F – Cm – Eb (I – V – ii – IV in B♭ major). In solfa, that is doh – soh – reh – fah. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes D, C, Em, G, Am, F, A (86% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 14% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
Eb chord on guitar (x68886)
E♭E♭ G B♭
Gm chord on guitar (355333)
GmG B♭ D
Bb chord on guitar (x13331)
B♭B♭ D F
Cm chord on guitar (x35543)
CmC E♭ G
Ab chord on guitar (466544)
A♭A♭ C E♭
C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G

Will Anybody Ever Love Me chords: questions

What key is Will Anybody Ever Love Me in?

Will Anybody Ever Love Me by Sufjan Stevens is in the key of B♭ major (two flats: B♭, E♭).

What chords are in Will Anybody Ever Love Me?

Will Anybody Ever Love Me uses 7 chords: F, Eb, Gm, Bb, Cm, Ab, C.

What is the chord progression of Will Anybody Ever Love Me?

The main progression is Bb – F – Cm – Eb (I – V – ii – IV).

Is Will Anybody Ever Love Me easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes D, C, Em, G, Am, F, A (86% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 14% without a capo).

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