Taylor Swift – Soon Youll Get Better Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression

Taylor Swift – Soon Youll Get Better Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression

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This is the chords of Soon Youll Get Better by Taylor Swift on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
C G/B Am G

[Verse 1]
C                                                  G/B
The buttons of my coat were, tangled in my hair
Am                                 G                                 F
In doctor’s office lighting, I didn’t tell you I was scared
G                                 C
That was the first time we were there
G/B
Holy orange bottles, each night I pray to you
Am                                 G                                 F
Desperate people find faith, so now I pray to Jesus too
G
And I say to you

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[Chorus 1]
C                                 G/B
Ooh-ah, soon you’ll get better
F                                 G
Ooh-ah, soon you’ll get better
Am                 G                 F
Ooh-ah, you’ll get better soon
G/B
‘Cause you have to
C G/B Am G

[Verse 2]
C                                                 G/B
I know delusion when I, see it in the mirror
Am                                 G                                                 F
You like the nicer nurses, you make the best of a bad deal
G                                 C
I just pretend it isn’t real
G/B
I’ll paint the kitchen neon, I’ll brighten up the sky
Am                                 G                                 F
I know I’ll never get it, there’s not a day that I won’t try
G
And I say to you

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[Chorus 2]
C                                 G/B
Ooh-ah, soon you’ll get better
F                                                 G
Ooh-ah, soon you’ll get better
Am                 G                 F
Ooh-ah, you’ll get better soon
G/B
‘Cause you have to

[Bridge]
Dm                                 G                 C
And I hate to make this all about me
G/B                                                 Am
But who am I supposed to talk to?
C/G                                 F
What am I supposed to do
Fm
If there’s no you?

[Verse 3]
C                                                                 G/B
This won’t go back to normal, if it ever was
Am                                 G                                 F
It’s been years of hoping, and I keep saying it because
G
‘Cause I have to

[Chorus 3]
C                                 G/B
Ooh-ah, you’ll get better
F                                 G
Ooh-ah, soon you’ll get better
Am                 G                 F      G/B
Ooh-ah, you’ll get better soon
C                                 G/B
Ooh-ah, soon you’ll get better
F                                 G
Ooh-ah, soon you’ll get better
Am                 G                 F
Ooh-ah, you’ll get better soon
G/B
‘Cause you have to
C G/B Am G F

How to play Soon Youll Get Better: key, chords and progression

Soon Youll Get Better by Taylor Swift sits in C major (no sharps or flats), and you need 8 chords to play it: C, G/B, Am, G, F, Dm, C/G and Fm.

The backbone of the song is C – G/B – Am – G (I – V – vi – V in C major). In solfa, that is doh – soh – lah – soh. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes G, D, Em, C, Am, Cm (83% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 67% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
Dm chord on guitar (xx0231)
DmD F A
Fm chord on guitar (133111)
FmF A♭ C

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Soon Youll Get Better chords: questions

What key is Soon Youll Get Better in?

Soon Youll Get Better by Taylor Swift is in the key of C major (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in Soon Youll Get Better?

Soon Youll Get Better uses 8 chords: C, G/B, Am, G, F, Dm, C/G, Fm.

What is the chord progression of Soon Youll Get Better?

The main progression is C – G/B – Am – G (I – V – vi – V).

Is Soon Youll Get Better easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes G, D, Em, C, Am, Cm (83% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 67% without a capo).

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