The Buccaneers – Cedar Chords on Piano & Ukulele

The Buccaneers – Cedar Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsCGEmD/F#

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[Intro]
C G

[Verse 1]
C
It’s been good to know you
This goodbye felt
          G
worst of all
No defining closure
                  C
No instruction manual
If you thought to call me
                      G
I would answer every time
Breaking up is funny
                     C
I forget you aren’t mine

[Pre-Chorus]
                     G
I forget you aren’t mine
                     C
I forget you aren’t mine
                     G
I forget you aren’t mine
[Chorus]
     Em
It’s impossible to acclimate
       C
Every time we talk we
 understate
       G
Oh, I know we both could die
               D/F#
We both could die
         Em
But you told me that
 you felt the same
        C
When I told you how
I needed space
        G
But I think it was a lie
          D/F#
It was a lie

[Verse 2]
C
It’s been tough to leave you
                    G
Every empty Sunday night
You come back in pieces
                   C
Every detail amplified
If you think to write me
                    G
It would go internalized
Breaking up is funny
                     C
I forget you aren’t mine

[Pre-Chorus]
                     G
I forget you aren’t mine

Feel free to use our free Chord Shape Generator to see every chord in this song on guitar, ukulele and piano.

[Chorus]
     Em
It’s impossible to
acclimate
       C
Every time we talk
 we understate
       G
How I know we both
 could die
               D/F#
We both could die
         Em
But you told me that
 you felt the same
        C
When I told you how
I needed space
        G
But I think it was a lie
          D/F#
It was a lie

[Post-Chorus]
          Em
And it’s wild
how it dissipates
            C
How you’re further
 from me everyday
           G
This could be the
 worst goodbye
              D/F#
The worst goodbye
         Em
I don’t even know
what’s left to say
          C
Cause we called
it back then anyway
           G
Could you just remind why
           D/F#
Remind me why

[Verse 3]
C
It’s been weird to miss you
                          G
Hits me at the strangest times
C
Seven years would cut through
                      G
Other people like a knife
C
If I try to meet you
                          G
Couldn’t look you in the eye
Breaking up is funny
                     C
I forget you aren’t mine

[Outro]
                     G
I forget you aren’t mine

Watch: Gracie Abrams - Cedar (from "The Buccaneers" Season 1) [Official Lyric Video]

From Interscope Records on YouTube. Play along with the chords above.

How to play Cedar: key, chords and progression

These are Cedar chords by Gracie Abrams in Cedar on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

Cedar by The Buccaneers is built around G major (one sharp: F♯), with 4 chords in all: C, G, Em and D/F#.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Em – C – G – D/F# (vi – IV – I – V in G major), the “sensitive” minor-start rotation of the four-chord progression, a favourite in ballads and worship. In solfa, that is lah – fah – doh – soh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Beginner-friendly: on guitar every chord is an open shape, which makes this a good song to learn early on.

Chord diagrams

C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
Em chord on guitar (022000)
EmE G B
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A

Cedar chords: questions

What key is Cedar in?

Cedar by The Buccaneers is centred on G major (one sharp: F♯).

What chords are in Cedar?

Cedar uses 4 chords: C, G, Em, D/F#.

What is the chord progression of Cedar?

The main progression is Em – C – G – D/F# (vi – IV – I – V), the “sensitive” minor-start rotation of the four-chord progression, a favourite in ballads and worship.

Is Cedar easy to play on guitar?

Yes. Every chord is an open chord, so it suits beginners.

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