The Regrettes – How It Should Be Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression

The Regrettes – How It Should Be Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression

ChordsBbGmCmF

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This is the chord progression of How It Should Be by The Regrettes on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Verse 1]
Bb                                                                        Gm
Lots and lots of girls, they walk around this world
Cm                                                                         F
They’re lookin’ for a boy, that’ll help them find joy
Bb                                                                         Gm
Lots and lots of girls, they feel so worthless
Cm                                                                         F
They depend on him, to make them feel again
Bb                         Bb                         Gm
I don’t want you ’cause I don’t need you
Cm                                                                         F
And I felt today what it’s like when you’re away
Bb                         Bb                         Gm
I wanna tell you, I still don’t miss you
Cm                                                                         F
So just get outta my way and take another sick day

[Chorus]
Bb        Gm         Bb        Gm     Bb       Gm         Bb          Gm
Time to say goodbye ’cause you and I aren’t meant to be
Bb Gm Cm F Bb Gm Cm F
I feel free, I feel like me
Bb          Gm       Cm      F
That’s how it should be

[Verse 2]
Bb                         Bb                         Gm
I don’t like sports, I don’t like board shorts
Cm                                                                         F
All the things that I said were just to get inside your head
Bb                         Bb       Gm       Gm         Gm
I’m so sorry that I wasn’t your perfect girl
Cm                                                                         F
Didn’t meet your expectations, that you weren’t my whole world

[Chorus]
Bb       Gm        Bb         Gm       Bb     Gm     Bb       Gm
Time to say goodbye ’cause you and I aren’t meant to be
Bb Gm Cm F Bb Gm Cm F
I feel free, I feel like me
Bb         Gm        Cm         F
That’s how it should be.

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How to play How It Should Be: key, chords and progression

How It Should Be by The Regrettes is built around B♭ major (two flats: B♭, E♭), with 4 chords in all: Bb, Gm, Cm and F.

The backbone of the song is Bb – Gm – Cm – F (I – vi – ii – V in B♭ major). In solfa, that is doh – lah – reh – soh. 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 G, Em, Am, D (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Bb chord on guitar (x13331)
B♭B♭ D F
Gm chord on guitar (355333)
GmG B♭ D
Cm chord on guitar (x35543)
CmC E♭ G
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C

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How It Should Be chords: questions

What key is How It Should Be in?

How It Should Be by The Regrettes is centred on B♭ major (two flats: B♭, E♭).

What chords are in How It Should Be?

How It Should Be uses 4 chords: Bb, Gm, Cm, F.

What is the chord progression of How It Should Be?

The main progression is Bb – Gm – Cm – F (I – vi – ii – V).

Is How It Should Be easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes G, Em, Am, D (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo).

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