Jan42023

The Ridleys – Milkyway Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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These are Milkyway chords by The Ridleys on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

[Intro]
G Dmaj7 x4

[Verse 1]
G                       Dmaj7
 Table full of strangers
G
 There's something wrong
                 Dmaj7
 about this space
G
 I know I've seen your
             Dmaj7
faces before but I can't
  Em               G
Explain why I shy away
          A
 from the talking

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[Chorus]
  Dmaj7   F#m
I sit and laugh
    G        A
 and figure out
        Dmaj7      F#m
All the words that flow
      G             A
from your smiling mouths
     Bm          Em
I've never known true warmth
     A                     Dmaj7
 before, like I'm feeling now

[Interlude]
G Dmaj7 x4

[Verse 2]
G
 Moving pictures on a
        Dmaj7
screen, making sense
    G
Of all that we hear and
    Dmaj7
 see, an escape from-
  Em
Reality, and you're sitting in
 Em
 front of me, while
    G         A
I'm cheating Mondays

[Chorus]
  Dmaj7   F#m      G        A
I sit and laugh and figure out
        Dmaj7      F#m
All the words that flow
      G             A
 from your smiling mouths
     Bm          Em
I've never known true warmth
    A
 before, like I'm
         Dmaj7 F#m G A
 feeling now
      Dmaj7   F#m
Oh, I sit and laugh
    G        A
and figure out
        Dmaj7      F#m
All the words that flow from
  G             A
your smiling mouths
     Bm          Em
I've never known true warmth
    A                     Dmaj7
 before, like I'm feeling now

[Interlude]
C Dmaj7 x2

[Bridge]
    C
I'm glad I share a
               Dmaj7
 universe with you
        C
There's no reality
            Dmaj7
 I'd rather choose
    C
I'm glad I share a
               Dmaj7
universe with you
        C
There's no reality
            Dmaj7
 I'd rather choose

[Outro]
G Dmaj7 x4

How to play Milkyway: key, chords and progression

Milkyway by The Ridleys is centred on D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯). The song uses 7 chords: G, Dmaj7, Em, A, F#m, Bm and C.

The progression the song keeps returning to is A – Dmaj7 – F#m – G (V – Imaj7 – iii – IV in D major). In solfa, that is soh – doh – mi – fah. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Good to know: F#m and Bm are played as barre or movable shapes on guitar. Practise the change into them slowly; on piano and ukulele the same chords are easier.