The Chainsmokers – Time Bomb Chords on Piano & Ukulele

The Chainsmokers – Time Bomb Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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ChordsEC#mG#mA

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[Intro]
E   C#m   G#m   A

[Verse 1]
          E                 C#m
Found my corner of the matrix
          G#m
Though I never thought
           A
I'd say this
                 E
But it turns out all
                   C#m
my friends are famous
      G#m                 A
So I consult with reputation

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[Pre-Chorus]
           C#m
Why every night,
                   G#m
do I try dissimulating
           A
Not gonna lie, getting
tired of this simulation

[Chorus]
                E
I'm a ticking timebomb,
                C#m
looking for my ride home
                   G#m
Fake it through my iPhone,
            A
no destination
                      E
Don't care about your homies,
                     C#m
pretending like they know me
                      G#m
I don't got time for phoneys,
          A
a validation
                        E
You're ****** up every Thursday,
                      C#m
drink like it's your birthday
So obsessed,
        G#m            A
you're first place, oh oh
                   E
And I'm a ticking timebomb,
               C#m
looking for my ride home
                   G#m
Fake it through my iPhone,
            A
no destination

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[Verse 2]
           E                 C#m
I guess I stay on this vibration
              G#m             A
I don't need your reciprocation
                 E              C#m
As it turns out love is connotation
                  G#m
I keep it moving on
                 A
'cause I'm impatient

[Pre-Chorus]
           C#m
Why every night,
                   G#m
do I try dissimulating
           A
Not gonna lie, getting
tired of this simulation

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[Chorus]
                E
I'm a ticking timebomb,
                C#m
looking for my ride home
                   G#m
Fake it through my iPhone,
            A
no destination
                      E
Don't care about your homies,
                     C#m
pretending like they know me
                      G#m
I don't got time for phoneys,
          A
a validation
                        E
You're ****** up every Thursday,
                      C#m
drink like it's your birthday
So obsessed,
        G#m            A
you're first place, oh oh
                   E
And I'm a ticking timebomb,
               C#m
looking for my ride home
                   G#m
Fake it through my iPhone,
            A
no destination

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[Bridge]
E   C#m   G#m   A
E   C#m   G#m   A

[Chorus]
                E
I'm a ticking timebomb,
                C#m
looking for my ride home
                   G#m
Fake it through my iPhone,
            A
no destination
                      E
Don't care about your homies,
                     C#m
pretending like they know me
                      G#m
I don't got time for phoneys,
          A
a validation
                        E
You're ****** up every Thursday,
                      C#m
drink like it's your birthday
So obsessed,
        G#m            A
you're first place, oh oh
                   E
And I'm a ticking timebomb,
               C#m
looking for my ride home
                   G#m
Fake it through my iPhone,
            A
no destination
E   C#m   G#m   A

How to play Time Bomb: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Time Bomb by The Chainsmokers on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Time Bomb by The Chainsmokers is built around E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯), with 4 chords in all: E, C#m, G#m and A.

Most of the song cycles through E – C#m – G#m – A (I – vi – iii – IV in E major). In solfa, that is doh – lah – mi – fah. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes C, Am, Em, F (75% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 50% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
C#m chord on guitar (x46654)
C♯mC♯ E G♯
G#m chord on guitar (466444)
G♯mG♯ B D♯
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E

Time Bomb chords: questions

What key is Time Bomb in?

Time Bomb by The Chainsmokers is centred on E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯).

What chords are in Time Bomb?

Time Bomb uses 4 chords: E, C#m, G#m, A.

What is the chord progression of Time Bomb?

The main progression is E – C#m – G#m – A (I – vi – iii – IV).

Is Time Bomb easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes C, Am, Em, F (75% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 50% without a capo).

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