The Score – Head Up Chords on Piano & Ukulele

The Score – Head Up Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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ChordsC#mAEG#B

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[Verse 1]
C#m                           A
Lately I've been feeling so alone
    E
Can someone give the
            G#
antidote to me so I can
C#m                          A
Finally understand where I belong
    E
The world outside to me
           G#
is like an ocean and I

[Pre-Chorus]
C#m
 Can't swim
    A
I'm losing my grip
       E
Caught up in the current
      G#
Won't drown in this ship
C#m
 I can't swim
    A
I'm starting to slip
    E
I'm running out of breath,
              G#
I'm scared to death

[Chorus]
                C#m           A
I gotta keep my head up up up up
             E
Up above the water,
             G#
up above the water
              C#m           A
Gotta keep my head up up up up
                E
I'm never going under,
            G#
never going under
           C#m
As long as air's in my lungs
A
Blood's in my veins
    E                   G#
I'm not going down this way
                C#m           A
I gotta keep my head up up up up
             E
Up above the water,
             G#
up abovе the water

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[Verse 2]
C#m                        A
If I hit the bottom will I brеak?
      E
Cause I've been there before
          G#
a million times but I don't
C#m
Know how much more
              A
of this I can take
E
I'm at the surface,
what is my purpose?
     G#
It's making me nervous, I

[Pre-Chorus]
C#m
 Can't swim
    A
I'm losing my grip
       E
Caught up in the current
      G#
Won't drown in this ship
C#m
 I can't swim
    A
I'm starting to slip
    E
I'm running out of breath,
              G#
I'm scared to death

[Chorus]
                C#m           A
I gotta keep my head up up up up
             E                   G#
Up above the water, up above the water
              C#m           A
Gotta keep my head up up up up
                E
I'm never going under,
            G#
never going under
           C#m
As long as air's in my lungs
A
Blood's in my veins
    E                   G#
I'm not going down this way
                C#m           A
I gotta keep my head up up up up
             E                   G#
Up above the water, up abovе the water

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[Bridge]
A                 B
Holding on, still holding on
C#m             G#
How'd it get so deep? Yeah
A                 B
Holding on, still holding on
C#m             G#
How'd it get so deep? Yeah
A                 B
Holding on, still holding on
    G#
I'm running out of breath,
I'm scared to death

[Chorus]
                C#m           A
I gotta keep my head up up up up
             E
Up above the water,
             G#
up above the water
              C#m           A
Gotta keep my head up up up up
                E
I'm never going under,
            G#
never going under
           C#m
As long as air's in my lungs
A
Blood's in my veins
    E                   G#
I'm not going down this way
                C#m           A
I gotta keep my head up up up up
             E
Up above the water,
             G#
up abovе the water

[Outro]
C#m  A  E  G#  x2

How to play Head Up: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Head Up by The Score on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Head Up by The Score sits in C♯ minor (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯), and you need 5 chords to play it: C#m, A, E, G# and B.

Most of the song cycles through C#m – A – E – G# (i – VI – III – V in C♯ minor). Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes Am, F, C, E, G (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 40% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

C#m chord on guitar (x46654)
C♯mC♯ E G♯
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
G# chord on guitar (466544)
G♯G♯ B♯ D♯
B chord on guitar (x24442)
BB D♯ F♯

Head Up chords: questions

What key is Head Up in?

Head Up by The Score is in the key of C♯ minor (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯).

What chords are in Head Up?

Head Up uses 5 chords: C#m, A, E, G#, B.

What is the chord progression of Head Up?

The main progression is C#m – A – E – G# (i – VI – III – V).

Is Head Up easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes Am, F, C, E, G (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 40% without a capo).

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