The National – You Had Your Soul With You Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

The National – You Had Your Soul With You Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

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This is the chord progression of You Had Your Soul With You by The National on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
F C

[Verse 1]
F
You had your soul with you, I was in no mood
Bb                                  C
Drift away, and I could forget
F
I had only one last feather left
Bb                                 C
I wore it on the island of my head
Bb                C                F                C                F
I had only one thing to do and I couldn’t do it yet

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[Verse 2]
F
You felt like heaven stood up in you
You said love fills you out
Bb                                                          C
It moves you from the skeleton and pulls you around
F
I got it worse than anyone else
Bb                                            C
And I just can’t find a way to forgive myself
Bb                C                              F                C
I had only one thing left and I couldn’t see it yet

[Bridge]
Dm F Bb Gm

Dm                              F                                            Bb
I have owed it to my heart, every word I’ve said
Gm
You have no idea how hard I died when you left
Bb                C                              F                              C
If I yield to my trances, will I get up close again?
Bb                              C                              F                C
I had only one thing to do and I couldn’t do it yet
Bb                C                F                C
I had only one thing left and I couldn’t see it yet

[Outro]
F
You had your soul with you, I was in no mood
F
You had your soul with you, I was in no mood

How to play You Had Your Soul With You: key, chords and progression

You Had Your Soul With You by The National is in the key of F major (one flat: B♭). The song uses 5 chords: F, C, Bb, Dm and Gm.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Bb – C – F – C (IV – V – I – V in F major). In solfa, that is fah – soh – doh – soh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes D, A, G, Bm, Em (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 40% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
Bb chord on guitar (x13331)
B♭B♭ D F
Dm chord on guitar (xx0231)
DmD F A
Gm chord on guitar (355333)
GmG B♭ D

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You Had Your Soul With You chords: questions

What key is You Had Your Soul With You in?

You Had Your Soul With You by The National is in the key of F major (one flat: B♭).

What chords are in You Had Your Soul With You?

You Had Your Soul With You uses 5 chords: F, C, Bb, Dm, Gm.

What is the chord progression of You Had Your Soul With You?

The main progression is Bb – C – F – C (IV – V – I – V).

Is You Had Your Soul With You easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes D, A, G, Bm, Em (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 40% without a capo).

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