The Neighbourhood – Tobacco Sunburst Chords on Piano & Ukulele

The Neighbourhood – Tobacco Sunburst Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsGm7GmFC

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[Intro]
Gm7 Gm F C
Gm7 Gm F C

[Verse 1]
Gm                      F
  Left with a black eye
                         C
That was the worst I've felt
             Gm
In a long long time
I caught a red-eye
F                    C
 Back to the Westside
                        Gm7
In the Tobacco Sunburst sky
F C Gm7 Gm

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[Verse 2]
                         F
Looked in those brown eyes
                   C
Thought I found myself
                  Gm
Damn, it's been a while
                        F
Lookin' in your blue eyes
                        C
Never knew I'd lose myself
                        Gm7
In the Tobacco Sunburst sky,
 I
F C Gm7
I
F C Gm7
F C Gm7
I
   F C Gm7
Oh I

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[Instrumental Break]
Gm F C
Gm

Feel free to use our free Chord Shape Generator to see every chord in this song on guitar, ukulele and piano.

[Verse 3]
                     F
I'll turn a blind eye
                             C
Lookin' on the bright side now
                     Gm
Hell, I'll give it a try
Lookin' in your green eyes
F                          C
 Never knew I'd need your help

[Instrumental Break]
F C Gm7
F C Gm7
F C Gm7
F C Gm7

[Outro]
                F   C    
I don't want to wait, any 
      Gm7
more time (Any more time)
               F      C   
Watchin' those flames burn
 Gm7
 bright (Burn bright)
                F     C      
I don't want to wait, any more
  Gm7
 time (Any more time)
                       F   
Sick of watchin' those days
 C       Gm
 roll on by

How to play Tobacco Sunburst: key, chords and progression

This is the chords of Tobacco Sunburst by The Neighbourhood on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

Tobacco Sunburst by The Neighbourhood is written in F major (one flat: B♭) and moves through 4 chords: Gm7, Gm, F and C.

The backbone of the song is F – C – Gm7 – F (I – V – ii7 – I in F major). In solfa, that is doh – soh – reh – doh. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes Em7, Em, D, A (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 25% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Gm7 chord on guitar (353333)
Gm7G B♭ D F
Gm chord on guitar (355333)
GmG B♭ D
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G

Tobacco Sunburst chords: questions

What key is Tobacco Sunburst in?

Tobacco Sunburst by The Neighbourhood is in the key of F major (one flat: B♭).

What chords are in Tobacco Sunburst?

Tobacco Sunburst uses 4 chords: Gm7, Gm, F, C.

What is the chord progression of Tobacco Sunburst?

The main progression is F – C – Gm7 – F (I – V – ii7 – I).

Is Tobacco Sunburst easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes Em7, Em, D, A (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 25% without a capo).

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