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The 1975 – Wintering Chords on Piano & Ukulele

The 1975

Updated January 8, 2026

ChordsG D Em C

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[Verse 1]
G         D        Em
She walks down the stairs,
            D
 feeling herself
        C
Lookin' like she just won
              D
 a court case
G           D
 He's got a funny way
    Em        D
of using the same
                C
Four chords for every
 song he makes
G           D
He's called Bill and he
 Em         D
 plays with words
       C
Like a skill,
 yeah he's pretty great
   G          D             Em
He said his official friend died
               D       C D
 'cause of a officiate
      G            D
Yeah, she's called Hannah and
     Em          D
 she plays the Joanna
      C                           D
Grade eight but she's got no soul
G        D           Em
John's obsessed with fat ass
          D             C D
 and he's ten years old
    G             D
Oh, Dad's an otis readin'
      Em           D
at a wedding typе guy
         C
With the best voice you'vе
            D
 ever heard
          G         D
He said, "Give me a date
      Em          D            C D
I can work on, my heart hurts"

[Chorus]

I get home on the
      G D Em D C D
23rd
C
I'll drive up on
     D    G D Em D C
 the 23rd

[Verse 2]
      G           D
And I bumped into Julie in the
 Em         D
co-op, she asked how
     C             D
the family's been
        G         D
I said "Alex is a sculptor and
 Em       D            C         D
 Olivia's been a vegan since ten
      G         D
While Vin wears dresses whilst
 Em        D           C
 Debbie coalesces in a fleece
                    D
that doesn't work"
            G         D
And I'll be givin' my chair to
    Em             D          C D
 my mum 'cause her back hurts

[Chorus]

I get home on the
      G D Em D C D
 23rd
C
I'll drive up on the
  D    G    D Em    D C
 23rd (Yeah, yeah)


[Bridge]
    G           D
Now mum's not a fan of that
 Em             D
 line about her back
            C
She said it makes her sound
 D          C    D
 frumpy and old
         G      D
I said, "Woman, you are
 Em    D              C D C D
sixty-four years old"

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[Outro]
     G           D
Now, stop the percussion,
          Em        D
 I wanna have a discussion
         C            D
And it's Christmas so this
               C         D
 is gonna be a nightmare
       G            D
I just came for the stuffin',
         Em          D
 not to argue about nothin'
C             D
Mark my words

I'll be home on the
      G D Em D C D
 23rd
            C
Yeah, drive up on
     D    G D Em D C D
the 23rd
         C
Oh, come home on the
 D   G D Em     D C D C D
 23rd      (Yeah)
G D Em D C D C D
G D Em D C D C D
G D Em D C D C D
G

How to play Wintering: key, chords and progression

These are Wintering chords by The 1975 on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

Wintering by The 1975 is written in G major (one sharp: F♯) and moves through 4 chords: G, D, Em and C.

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

Beginner-friendly: every chord is an open chord on guitar, so you can play it without a capo or barre chords.