The War On Drugs – Living Proof Chords on Piano & Ukulele

The War On Drugs – Living Proof Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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[Intro]
A         A       A          A
A     F#m E       A      F#m E
D         C#m     D          C#m
D         C#m     Bm         E

[Verse]
A
Banging on a drum
       E            F#m
You turn, you lose
              C#m           D
Maybe I'm the living proof
                 A          E      D
What have I been running... from?
       A
I went down to the corner
        E                     F#m
They're building at my block
                C#m
Maybe I've been gone to long
           D
I can't go back
        C#m
Oh long from
          D
I will protect
            C#m
I'll keep improving
          D
Taking me home
             C#m
I'm always changing
         D
Now I suppose
          C#m
I'm only moving
                   D
I'm in Chicago
           C#m
Come to me now
           D
I know the path
               C#m
I know it's changing
           D
I know the pain
                     C#m
The pain you've been feeling
                 D
I've been to the place
                    C#m
That you've tried escaping
          D
I can't recall
         C#m
What I believe in
               Bm
I'm always changing
          E
Love overflowing
[Chorus]
        D       A   E
But I'm rising
        D        A   E
And I'm damaged
    D         A   E
Oh, rising
 D     E
Ooh

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[Solo]

A      F#m   E
A      F#m   E
D      A     D      C#m
D      C#m    Bm     E    D
A

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[Chorus]
        D       A   E
But I'm rising
        D        A   E
And I'm damaged
    D         A   E
Oh, rising
 D     E
Ooh

[Solo]

A      F#m   E
A      F#m   E
D      A     D      C#m
D      C#m    Bm     E    D
A

How to play Living Proof: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Living Proof by The War On Drugs on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Living Proof by The War On Drugs sits in A major (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯), and you need 6 chords to play it: A, F#m, E, D, C#m and Bm.

The progression the song keeps returning to is D – A – E – D (IV – I – V – IV in A major). In solfa, that is fah – doh – soh – fah. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes G, Em, D, C, Bm, Am (83% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 50% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
F#m chord on guitar (244222)
F♯mF♯ A C♯
E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
C#m chord on guitar (x46654)
C♯mC♯ E G♯
Bm chord on guitar (x24432)
BmB D F♯

Living Proof chords: questions

What key is Living Proof in?

Living Proof by The War On Drugs is in the key of A major (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯).

What chords are in Living Proof?

Living Proof uses 6 chords: A, F#m, E, D, C#m, Bm.

What is the chord progression of Living Proof?

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

Is Living Proof easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes G, Em, D, C, Bm, Am (83% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 50% without a capo).

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