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The 1975 – The 1975 Bfiafl Chords on Piano & Ukulele

The 1975

Updated January 8, 2026

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[Verse 1]
G
This will get bigger
if you know what I mean
    G
I'm sorry if you're livin'
 and you're seventeen
  C
I heard it's en vogue
to be super thin
         C
But your friends aren't
thick so they can't come in
    G
I'm feelin' apathetic after
scrollin' through hell
  G
I think I've got a boner
But I can't really tell
         C
and the fans are on

[Pre-Chorus]
     D
It's cynical

This Adderall
    D
And vitriol
    G                     C      D
And young people drinkin' Aperol

[Chorus]
          G
And it's about time
                C
This is what it looks like

[Verse 2]
    G
I'm sorry about my twenties,
I was learnin' the ropes
        G
I had a tendency of thinkin'
about it after I spoke
      C
We're experiencin' life through
 the postmodern lens
    D
Oh, call it like it is
       G
You're makin' an aesthetic
 out of not doin' well
    G
And minin' all the bits of you
You think you can sell
            C            D
whilst the fans are on

[Pre-Chorus 1]
D
Whimsical
D
Political
D
Liberal
     G                  C
With young people as collateral

[Pre-Chorus 2]
         G
You see, I can't sleep 'cause
the American Dream has been
buying up all of my self-esteem
       C
Whilst Qanon created a legitimate
scene but it was just some bloke
 in the Philippines

[Chorus]
          G
And it's about 'Time
          G
And it's about 'Time'
                C
This is what it looks like
          G
And it's about time
          G
And it's about time
                C
This is what it looks like
                C          D
This is what it looks like

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[Post-Chorus]
    G
I'm sorry if you're livin'
and you're seventeen
    G
I'm sorry if you're livin'
and you're seventeen
    C
I'm sorry if you're livin'
and you're seventeen
    C
I'm sorry if you're livin'
            D
 and you're seventeen
    G
I'm sorry if you're livin'
and you're seventeen
    G
I'm sorry if you're livin'
 and you're seventeen
    C
I'm sorry if you're livin'
and you're seventeen
    C
I'm sorry if you're livin'
            D
and you're seventeen

[Outro]
G
D A F#m A
D A F#m A
D A F#m
A D A Em
A D A Em
D E F#
G#m Am
D E F#
E A

How to play The 1975 Bfiafl: key, chords and progression

These are The 1975 Bfiafl (Being Funny in a Foreign Language) chords by The 1975 on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

The 1975 Bfiafl by The 1975 keeps coming home to D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯). You need 10 chords: G, C, D, A, F#m, Em, E, F#, G#m and Am.

Most of the song cycles through G – C – D – G (IV – ♭VII – I – IV in D major). Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Good to know: on guitar, F#m, F# and G#m need a barre or movable shape. Take the change into them slowly at first; piano and ukulele players have it easier.