The Weeknd – Nothing Is Lost Chords on Piano & Ukulele

The Weeknd – Nothing Is Lost Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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[INTRO]
  Dm C Dm Bb C G x2

 [VERSE ONE]
 Dm
 I thought I could protect you
  Dm                     C
 From paying for my sins
    Bb C                  Gm
 And I been walking this earth
 Long enough that death's
    Dm
 a gift (Oh, girl)

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 [PRE CHORUS]
      C                   Bb C
 Been living this life so patient
         Gm
 Until I see you again,
                 Bb C
it's war we're facin'
                   Gm
 I know that if I die,
                               Bb
my only choice is still defending
                      F
 No matter what they say
      C               Gm
 My love for you is greater
 than their powers
             Dm           C
 And their armies from above

 [CHORUS]
                    Bb C Dm
 You give me strength
      F              Bb C
 I'm with you either way
       Dm
 If I die, if I stay
            Bb C Dm
 Give me strength
       F             Bb C
 I'm with you either way
             G
 Nothing's lost, no more pain
                 Bb C Dm
 Just give me strength

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[INSTRUMENT]
  Bb C Dm 3x2

 [VERSE TWO]
      Bb             C
 The scars and the wounds
    Gm
 I wear them proud like tattoos
     Bb             C
 Rеminds me that I lost you
    Dm
 Reminds me that I'll

 [PRE CHORUS]
     C                     Bb C
 Bе living this life so patient
          Gm
 Until I see you again,
                 Bb  C
 it's war we're facing
                   Gm
 I know that if I die,


             F                Bb
my only choice is still defending
                     F
 No matter what they say
     C                Gm
 My love for you is greater
 than their powers
             Dm            C
 And their armies from above

 [CHORUS]
                    Bb C Dm
 You give me strength
      F              Bb C
 I'm with you either way
       Dm
 If I die, if I stay
            Bb C Dm
 Give me strength

     F             Bb C
 I'm with you either way
             G
 Nothing's lost, no more pain
                 Bb C Dm
 Just give me strength

How to play Nothing Is Lost: key, chords and progression

These are Nothing Is Lost (You Give Me Strength) chords by The Weeknd on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Nothing Is Lost by The Weeknd is in the key of D minor (one flat: B♭). The song uses 6 chords: Dm, C, Bb, G, Gm and F.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Dm – C – Bb – C (i – VII – VI – VII in D minor), a minor “Aeolian” loop common in rock and Afrobeats. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes Bm, A, G, E, Em, D (83% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 50% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Dm chord on guitar (xx0231)
DmD F A
C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
Bb chord on guitar (x13331)
B♭B♭ D F
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
Gm chord on guitar (355333)
GmG B♭ D
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C

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Nothing Is Lost chords: questions

What key is Nothing Is Lost in?

Nothing Is Lost by The Weeknd is in the key of D minor (one flat: B♭).

What chords are in Nothing Is Lost?

Nothing Is Lost uses 6 chords: Dm, C, Bb, G, Gm, F.

What is the chord progression of Nothing Is Lost?

The main progression is Dm – C – Bb – C (i – VII – VI – VII), a minor “Aeolian” loop common in rock and Afrobeats.

Is Nothing Is Lost easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes Bm, A, G, E, Em, D (83% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 50% without a capo).

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