The Lemonheads – Poughkeepsie Chords on Piano & Ukulele

The Lemonheads – Poughkeepsie Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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ChordsEF#mABm

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[Verse 1]
E                  F#m
Goes on in Spanish Harlem
A          E
Goes on in Poughkeepsie
E      F#m      A
People slip away
E             F#m
Hit me in the arm
A                 E
Just please do it swiftly
E        F#m          A
We ain't got all day, yeah

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[Bridge]
E F#m A E
E F#m A

[Verse 2]
E                F#m
One more coat of arms
A              E
Every business weekly
E      F#m    A
What's Amanda say?
     E               F#m
It's not that I'm so strong
  A               E
I never knew what hit me
E         F#m     A
Since you came to stay, yeah

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[Bridge]
E F#m A E
E F#m A

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[Chorus]
                  A
Speared and flayed
Bm
Burnt and bleeding,
                     A
I'll catch up someday
Bm                             A
'Til tomorrow's bruises go away
Bm
And the grass
                    A
is turning into hay
        Bm
I'll be glad to
                    A
be your extra blade

[Bridge]
E F#m A E
E F#m A

[Verse 3]
E                  F#m
Goes on in Spanish Harlem
A          E
Goes on in Poughkeepsie
E       F#m    A
Lost my grip today

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[Outro]
            A
Here to stay
Bm                          A
Least until it's time to go away
Bm
Walking masterpiece
              A
of remembered pain
Bm
This teeming life has
                A
got you in it's way
Bm
And I'm proud to be
                 A  E
your lump of clay

How to play Poughkeepsie: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Poughkeepsie by The Lemonheads on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Poughkeepsie by The Lemonheads sits in A major (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯), and you need 4 chords to play it: E, F#m, A and Bm.

The progression the song keeps returning to is A – E – F#m – A (I – V – vi – I in A major). In solfa, that is doh – soh – lah – doh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes D, Em, G, Am (100% 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
F#m chord on guitar (244222)
F♯mF♯ A C♯
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
Bm chord on guitar (x24432)
BmB D F♯

Poughkeepsie chords: questions

What key is Poughkeepsie in?

Poughkeepsie by The Lemonheads is in the key of A major (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯).

What chords are in Poughkeepsie?

Poughkeepsie uses 4 chords: E, F#m, A, Bm.

What is the chord progression of Poughkeepsie?

The main progression is A – E – F#m – A (I – V – vi – I).

Is Poughkeepsie easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes D, Em, G, Am (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 50% without a capo).

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