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The Lumineers – Leader Of The Landslide Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression

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This is the chord progression of Leader Of The Landslide by The Lumineers on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
C F

[Verse 1]
C F
C F
Give back my keys Give back my char
C F
Take back those clothes you always left on the floor
C F
You drove me wild, drove me insane
C F
drank the whole bottle, forgot my name

D7 G
All I ever wanted was a mother for the first time
D7 G
Finally I could see you as the leader of the land slide
C E Am F C
She left, she left, the writings on the wall
C E Am F
Please believe me, I smell the alcohol
C E Am F
The only thing I know, is that we’re in too deep
C E Am F
And maybe when she’s dead and gone I’ll get some sleep

C
Out there all alone
E
I was feeling so alone
Am
Like a poltergeist in the
F
Afterlife

[Outro]
F C G Am
F C G Am
F C G Am F

How to play Leader Of The Landslide: key, chords and progression

To play Leader Of The Landslide by The Lumineers, think in C major (no sharps or flats). It takes 6 chords: C, F, D7, G, E and Am.

Listen for C – E – Am – F (I – III – vi – IV in C major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is doh – mi – lah – fah. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

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