Jan292024

The Smile – Under Our Pillows Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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[Intro]
Am G F E x2
F  E Dm A

[Verse 1]
       Am     G
Such delights wait
 F                 E
under your pillows
        Am      G
Soft sung hymns from
 F                 E
under your pillows
       Am         G
A slate wiped clean,
   F                   E
a white loss of feeling
       Am     G
If you're ready
   F       E
 and willing

[Verse 2]
F               E
Part of the sting
Dm             A
Part of the giving
       Am        G
As the light bulbs
     F      E
 are humming
       Am       G
Just allow it all
    F      E
to sink in
        F
And you give yourself,
 E               Dm      A
 give yourself, freely

[Chorus]
Bb
Nowadays everyone's
     A
 for sharing
Bb
Nowadays everyone's
     A
for sharing

[Bridge]
Am G              F       E
   Don't let them take me!
Am G         F      E
   Try to convert me
       Am         G
With a voice I can only
          F  E
 see though

[Chorus]
Bb
Nowadays everyone's
     A
for sharing
 (That doesn't
 have a heartbeat}
Bb
Nowadays everyone's
      A
 for sharing
(That doesn't
 have a heartbeat)

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[Outro]
F   B
A        G
  F      Bb   A
A        G
Episodes wiped clean,
 F            Bb         A
 wiped clean, wiped clean
A        G
Episodes wiped clean,
  F            Bb
 wiped clean, wiped clean,
 A
 wiped clean
A        G
This is major league,
  F            Bb         A
make believe, make believe
A        G
This is major league,
   F            Bb         A
 make believe, make believe

How to play Under Our Pillows: key, chords and progression

These are Under Our Pillows chords by The Smile on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

Under Our Pillows by The Smile keeps coming home to F major (one flat: B♭). You need 8 chords: Am, G, F, E, Dm, A, Bb and B.

The backbone of the song is Am – G – F – E (iii – II – I – VII in F major). In solfa, that is mi – reh – doh – te. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Good to know: F, Bb and B are the tricky part on guitar (barre or movable shapes). Slow the change down until it is clean; on piano and ukulele they are simpler.