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The Script – The Last Time Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression

ChordsF Bb C

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This is the chords of The Last Time by The Script on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
F Bb F x3
F C Bb

[Verse 1]
F Bb F
Why’s it so hard to look me in the eye?
F Bb F
Playing with that cross that’s on your chain
F Bb F
I know you only ever bite your lip
F C Bb
When it’s something you’re afraid to say

[Pre Chorus]
F
Is this the last time that I lay my eyes upon you?
C
Is this the last time that I ever watch you leave?
F
This is the last thing I would have done to ya
Bb
This is the last thing that I thought you’d do to me

[Chorus]
C F Bb
We said that it would last, but how come it’s the last time?
C F Bb
I’m tryna hold your hand but feeling like my hand’s tied
C F Bb
You said we’d be forever, now you never ever be mine (Oh-oh-oh)
C F Bb
You said that it would last, but how come it’s the last time?

[Verse 2]
F Bb F
You practiced leaving many times before
F Bb F
But I guess you get it right today
F Bb F
Leaving that ring I gave you in the drawer
F C Bb
But you’re taking every single part of me

[Pre Chorus]
F
Is this the last time that I lay my eyes upon you?
C
Is this the last time that I ever watch you leave?
F
This is the last thing I would have done to you
Bb
This is the last thing that I thought you’d do to me

[Bridge]
C
I think of the first kiss
F
That led to the first night
Bb
Whoa, whoa
C
I think of the first tiff
F
That led to the first fight
Bb
Whoa, whoa
Ooh
C F Bb
You said that it would last, but how come it’s the last time?
C F Bb
I’m tryna hold your hand but feeling like my hand’s tied, mmm

[Chorus]
C F Bb
We always said we’d be forever, now you never ever be mine (Oh-oh-oh)
C F Bb
We said that it would last, but how come it’s the last time? (Oh-oh-oh)
C
I think of the first kiss
F
That led to the first night
Bb
Whoa, whoa
C
I think of the first tiff
F
That led to the first fight
Bb
Whoa, whoa
C F Bb
You said that it would last, but how come it’s the last time?

How to play The Last Time: key, chords and progression

The Last Time by The Script sits in F major (one flat: B♭), and you need 3 chords to play it: F, Bb and C.

Listen for C – F – Bb – C (V – I – IV – V in F major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is soh – doh – fah – soh. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes D, G, A (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 33% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.