Dec92020

The Marías – Were The Lucky Ones Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

[Verse 1]
B                D#7
I can't wait for Christmas
G#m7                     C#7  C#m7
We'll be happier than we have
B       Bmaj7    D#7
I can't wait for Christmas
      G#m7            
We'll laugh and we'll 
           C#7     C#m
dance and we’ll cry

[Chorus]
      Emaj7
We've come this far
     Em
With beating hearts
          D#m           G#7
We're the lucky ones
   Gm
My mockingbird
  F#m          B
I know it hurts
       Em
But if only for today
                 A
We've gotta love

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[Verse 2]
B                D#7
I can't wait for Christmas
G#m7                     C#7  Em
We'll be happier than we have
B      Bmaj7     D#7
I can't wait for Christmas
      G#m       
We'll dance and 
     G#m7            C#7  C#m
we’ll laugh and we'll cry

[Brige]
    Emaj7
The mistletoe
    Em
The morning snow
          D#m        G#7
We're the lucky ones
   Gm
My mama's arms
     F#m          B7
They feel so far
       Em
But if only for today
                  A
We've gotta love

B D# D#7 G#m C#7 C#m7 x2

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[Chorus]
      E
Wе've come this far
     Em
With beating hеarts
          D#m        G#7
We're the lucky ones
   Gm
My mockingbird
  F#m           B7
I know it hurts
       Em
But if only for the day
               Gm    A
We've gotta love

How to play Were The Lucky Ones: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Were The Lucky Ones by The Marías on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Were The Lucky Ones by The Marías is centred on B major (five sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯). The song uses 18 chords: B, D#7, G#m7, C#7, C#m7, Bmaj7, C#m, Emaj7, Em, D#m, G#7 and Gm and 6 more.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Em – D#m – G#7 – Gm (iv – iii – VI7 – ♭vi in B major). Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes G, B7, Em7, A7, Am7, Gmaj7, Am, Cmaj7, Cm, Bm (72% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 22% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

D#7 chord on guitar (x68686) — D♯7D♯ G A♯ C♯

G#m7 chord on guitar (464444) — G♯m7G♯ B D♯ F♯

C#7 chord on guitar (x46464) — C♯7C♯ E♯ G♯ B

C#m7 chord on guitar (x46454) — C♯m7C♯ E G♯ B

Bmaj7 chord on guitar (x24342) — Bmaj7B D♯ F♯ A♯

C#m chord on guitar (x46654) — C♯mC♯ E G♯

Emaj7 chord on guitar (021100) — Emaj7E G♯ B D♯

D#m chord on guitar (x68876) — D♯mD♯ F♯ A♯

G#7 chord on guitar (464544) — G♯7G♯ B♯ D♯ F♯

F#m chord on guitar (244222) — F♯mF♯ A C♯

G#m chord on guitar (466444) — G♯mG♯ B D♯

B7 chord on guitar (x21202) — B7B D♯ F♯ A

Were The Lucky Ones chords: questions

What key is Were The Lucky Ones in?

Were The Lucky Ones by The Marías is centred on B major (five sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯).

What chords are in Were The Lucky Ones?

Were The Lucky Ones uses 18 chords: B, D#7, G#m7, C#7, C#m7, Bmaj7, C#m, Emaj7, Em, D#m, G#7, Gm and 6 more.

What is the chord progression of Were The Lucky Ones?

The main progression is Em – D#m – G#7 – Gm (iv – iii – VI7 – ♭vi).

Is Were The Lucky Ones easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes G, B7, Em7, A7, Am7, Gmaj7, Am, Cmaj7, Cm, Bm (72% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 22% without a capo).

How to play Were The Lucky Ones: key, chords and progression

Chord diagrams

Were The Lucky Ones chords: questions

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