The Vamps – Hair Too Long Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression

The Vamps – Hair Too Long Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression

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This is the chord progression of Hair Too Long by The Vamps on Piano, Guitar, Ukulele and Keyboard.

[Intro]
D A Bm G

[Verse 1]
D                                                             A
I’m just sick of staying up losing sleep, who gives a fuck?
Bm                         G
Don’t you? Don’t you?
D                                                                         A
Lie in bed sometimes at night and miss looking into my eyes
Bm                           G
Don’t you? ‘Cause I do

[Pre-Chorus]
D                            A
I don’t wanna be this cold
Bm
Shivering to my bones
G
Someone reset my soul, oh, oh
D                                                 A
And I don’t wanna be locked out
Bm
I don’t wanna feel this doubt
G
I just wanna scream and shout

[Chorus]
D                                                 A
I’ll go out, grow my hair too long
G
Sing your least favourite song
G
At the top of my lungs (oh, oh, oh)
D                                                 A
I’ll go out, kiss all of your friends
G
Make a story and pretend
G
It was me who made this end

[Verse 2]
D
Let me take a second to sympathise ’cause you’re right
A                                                                                                 Bm
I’m away too much, I think too much, I drink too much
G
But it’s only a matter of time before we catch up
D
And I get to say
I wouldn’t have it any other way
A
‘Cause it’s made me think and drink my way
Bm
Back to mistakes I never should have made
Bm
One more chance and I’ll right the wrongs from yesterday

[Pre-Chorus]
D                                                 A
And I don’t wanna be locked out
Bm
I don’t wanna feel this doubt
G
I just wanna scream and shout

[Chorus]
D                                                 A
I’ll go out, grow my hair too long
G
Sing your least favourite song
G
At the top of my lungs (oh, oh, oh)
D                                                 A
I’ll go out, kiss all of your friends
G
Make a story and pretend
G
It was me who made this end
D                         A
It might seem cruel
You know that the love still hurts
Em                                                 G
All I do, never, ever seems to work
D                                                 A
I’ll go out, grow my hair too long
G
Sing your least favourite song
G
At the top of my lungs

[Bridge]
D
I been stumbling round
A
Asking if you’re in town
G
I been drinking too much
G
Asking if you’re in town

[Chorus]
D                                                 A
I’ll go out, grow my hair too long
G
Sing your least favourite song
G
At the top of my lungs

[Chorus]
D                                                 A
I’ll go out, kiss all of your friends
G
Make a story and pretend
G
It was me who made this end (oh, oh, oh)
D                         A
It might seem cruel
You know that the love still hurts
Em                                      G
All I do, never, ever seems to work
D                                 A
I’ll go out, grow my hair too long
G
Sing your least favourite song
G
At the top of my lungs

[Outro]
D
I been stumbling round (round, round)
A
Asking if you’re in town (town, town)
G
I been drinking too much (oh, I know I am)
G
I don’t give a (fuck)
D
I been stumbling round (round, round)
A
Asking if you’re in town (town, town)
G
I been drinking too much
G
I don’t give a
(Hey!)

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How to play Hair Too Long: key, chords and progression

Hair Too Long by The Vamps sits in D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯), and you need 5 chords to play it: D, A, Bm, G and Em.

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

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 7th fret and play the shapes G, D, Em, C, Am (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 80% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
Bm chord on guitar (x24432)
BmB D F♯
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
Em chord on guitar (022000)
EmE G B

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Hair Too Long chords: questions

What key is Hair Too Long in?

Hair Too Long by The Vamps is in the key of D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯).

What chords are in Hair Too Long?

Hair Too Long uses 5 chords: D, A, Bm, G, Em.

What is the chord progression of Hair Too Long?

The main progression is G – D – A – G (IV – I – V – IV).

Is Hair Too Long easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 7th fret and play the shapes G, D, Em, C, Am (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 80% without a capo).

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