Jun182020

The Killers – My Own Souls Warning Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

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This is the chords of by The Killers on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
I tried going against my own soul’s warning
But in the end, something just didn’t feel right
Oh, I tried diving even though the sky was storming
I just wanted to get back to where you are
D C |Bm D x2

[Verse 1]
D                                            C
If you could see through the banner of the sun
C                                  Bm
Into eternity’s eyes like a vision reaching down to you
D
Would you turn away?
D                              C
What if it knew you by your name?
C                                  Bm                                  D
What kind of words would cut through the clutter of the whirlwinds of these days?

[Pre-Chorus]
G                                  C
I tried going against my own soul’s warning
G                  Em            D
And in the end, something just didn’t feel right
C            D            Em            Bm
Oh, I tried diving, even though the sky was storming
Bm                       C
Thunder heads were forming

[Chorus]
D
But then I thought I could fly
C
And when I hit the ground
C
It made a messed up sound
Bm D
And it kept on rattling through my days
C
And cutting up the nights like a goddamn knife
Bm D
And it got me thinking, no matter how far
D
I just wanted to get back to where you are
D C Bm D x2

[Pre-Chorus]
G                                  C
I tried going against my own soul’s warning
G            Em                       D
And in the end, something just didn’t feel right
C           D            Em            Bm
Oh, I tried running from the memory and the mourning
Bm                       C
But the penalty kept on pouring

[Chorus]
D
And now I think I know why
C
‘Cause when I hit the ground
C
It made a messed up sound
Bm D
And it kept on rattling through my days
C
And cutting up the nights like a goddamn knife
Bm D
And it got me thinking no matter how far
D
I just wanted to get back to where you are
D C Bm D x4

How to play My Own Souls Warning: key, chords and progression

To play My Own Souls Warning by The Killers, think in G major (one sharp: F♯). It takes 5 chords: D, C, Bm, G and Em.

The progression the song keeps returning to is D – C – Bm – D (V – IV – iii – V in G major). In solfa, that is soh – fah – mi – soh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

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