The Velvet Teen – Poor Celine Chords on Piano & Ukulele

The Velvet Teen – Poor Celine Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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ChordsGBmFCEmG6Cadd9Am

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[Intro]
G   Bm   G   Bm
G   Bm   F   C   x2

[Verse 1]
G      Bm
   Oh poor Celine
G            Bm       G
   You could paint in years
      Bm       F         C
   My will, collapsing
G         Bm
   With a razor-blade
G          Bm      G       Bm
   Keep me warm in crimson sleeves,
      F        C
   unravel

[Chorus 1]
      C       Em
   In words
      C       Em
   Of fear
      C     Em   F
   Come out and save me
C      Em   C           Em
   Lies, clenched teeth
         C     Em    F     F
   We'll be here forever
       G      Bm
   And never

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[Post-Chorus]
         G   Bm
G   Bm   F   C

[Verse 2]
G       Bm
   I drive too fast
G        Bm       G      Bm
   I can almost feel the windshield
     F      C
   Pierce my skin
G          Bm
   I can't help it
G         Bm     G        Bm
   I get overwhelmed and give
       F          C
   It happens too fast

[Chorus 2]
C             Em
   Every time
C        Em
   Hurts worse
       C       Em   F
   All my friends hate me
    C  Em     C     Em
   But     I don't care
        C    Em     F      F
   I'll be herе forever
       F
   And nevеr

[Post-Chorus]
F    C    G  G6
C         Em
C         Em
F         F

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[Bridge]
    C             Em
   Come back to sleep
        C            Em
   I'm drowning by myself
    C                 Em     F
   Come back there's nobody out
   there
    Em           F       Em
   "He keeps my secrets down
           F        Em
   in his throat" then...
              F      C   G
   "And just for the record,
          Cadd9   G     C
   we're never breaking up"
       C        Em        C
   (...u-u-up, yea-ah...)
Em   F

[Chorus 3]
      C    Em
   So why
       C     Em
   the fear
        C    Em
   Come out and
    F
   save me
 C      Em
   Why
     C    Em
   hold back
   C        Em
   We'll be here
      F      F
   forever
        F      F
   And never

[Outro]
Am   C   F   x4
Am  C                F
   Never die, never care
Am      C                 F
   I'm gonna tell you to wait
   there
Am      C                  F
   I'm gonna tell you to stay
   there
Am  C                F     F
   Never die, never care

How to play Poor Celine: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Poor Celine by The Velvet Teen on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Poor Celine by The Velvet Teen is written in C major (no sharps or flats) and moves through 8 chords: G, Bm, F, C, Em, G6, Cadd9 and Am.

Most of the song cycles through Em – C – Em – F (iii – I – iii – IV in C major). In solfa, that is mi – doh – mi – fah. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Good to know: Bm, F and G6 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.

Chord diagrams

G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
Bm chord on guitar (x24432)
BmB D F♯
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
Em chord on guitar (022000)
EmE G B
G6 chord on guitar (320000)
G6G B D E
Cadd9 chord on guitar (x32030)
Cadd9C E G D
Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E

Poor Celine chords: questions

What key is Poor Celine in?

Poor Celine by The Velvet Teen is in the key of C major (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in Poor Celine?

Poor Celine uses 8 chords: G, Bm, F, C, Em, G6, Cadd9, Am.

What is the chord progression of Poor Celine?

The main progression is Em – C – Em – F (iii – I – iii – IV).

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