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Teddy Swims – Control Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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[Intro]
F#m

[Verse 1]
F#m
  Something's got a hold
                    A/E
 of me lately, no I don't
know myself anymore
D/F#
  Feels like the walls are
                        C#/F
all closin' in and the devil's
knockin' at my door, whoa
F#m
 Outta my mind, how many
 times, did I tell
         A/E
you I'm no
good at being alone,
yeah it's
D/F#
takin' a toll on me, tryin'
                      C#/F
 my best to keep from tearin'
the skin off my bones,
don't you know

[Chorus]
F#m            A/E
  I lose con...trol,
 when you're not
D/F#            C#sus4/F#
next to me, I'm fallin'
              C#/F
 apart right in front of
 you can't you see
F#m            A/E
  I lose con...trol,
when you're not
D/F#
next to me, yeah you're
 C#sus4/F#              C#/F
 breakin' my heart baby you
make a mess of me

[Verse 2]
F#m
  Problematic, problem
                A/E
is I want your body like
 a fiend like a bad habit,
 bad habit's hard to
D/F#
break when I'm with you,
 yeah I know I could do it
        C#sus4/F#
on my own but I want
that real full
C#/F
moon black magic and
it takes two
F#m
  Problematic, problem
             A/E
 is when I'm with you
I'm an addict, and
I need some
  D/F#
release, my skin
in your teeth,

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 can't see the forest
             C#sus4/F#
 through the trees,
                  C#/F
got me down on my knees
 darlin' please, oh

[Chorus]
F#m            A/E
  I lose con...trol,
when you're not
D/F#            C#sus4/F#
next to me, I'm fallin' apart
          C#/F
right in front of you
can't you see
F#m            A/E
  I lose con...trol,
when you're not
D/F#
next to me, yeah you're
 C#sus4/F#              C#/F
 breakin' my heart baby you
make a mess of me, yeah

[Instrument]
F#m A/E D/F#
 C#sus4/F# C#/F

[Chorus]
F#m            A/E
  I lose con...trol,
when you're not
D/F#              C#sus4/F#
here with me, I'm fallin'
             C#/F
 apart right in front
of you can't you see
F#m            A/E
  I lose con...trol,
 when you're not
D/F#
here with me, yeah
         C#sus4/F#
you're breakin' my heart
        C#/F
baby you make a mess of me

How to play Control: key, chords and progression

These are Control chords by Teddy Swims on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

Control by Teddy Swims sits in F♯ minor (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯), and you need 5 chords to play it: F#m, A/E, D/F#, C#/F and C#sus4/F#.

Most of the song cycles through C#/F – F#m – A/E – D/F# (V – i – III – VI in F♯ minor). Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes Em, G, C, B, Bsus4 (60% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 40% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

F#m chord on guitar (244222) — F♯mF♯ A C♯

C# chord on guitar (x46664) — C♯C♯ E♯ G♯

C#sus4 chord on guitar (x46674) — C♯sus4C♯ F♯ G♯

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Control chords: questions

What key is Control in?

Control by Teddy Swims is in the key of F♯ minor (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯).

What chords are in Control?

Control uses 5 chords: F#m, A/E, D/F#, C#/F, C#sus4/F#.

What is the chord progression of Control?

The main progression is C#/F – F#m – A/E – D/F# (V – i – III – VI).

Is Control easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes Em, G, C, B, Bsus4 (60% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 40% without a capo).

How to play Control: key, chords and progression

Chord diagrams

Control chords: questions

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