The Wonder Years – Sister Cities Chord Progression on Piano, Guitar, Ukulele and Keyboard

The Wonder Years – Sister Cities Chord Progression on Piano, Guitar, Ukulele and Keyboard

ChordsC#mEF#mAG#mBD#mD

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This is the chord progression of Sister Cities by The Wonder Years on Piano, Guitar, Ukulele and Keyboard.

[Verse]
C#m                                               E
The moon is hanging low over the central station
C#m                                                             E
I watch the buses leave in silence, bound for foreign distant places
C#m                                         E
The Andes hold me close. A mothers only son
C#m                                         F#m
I feel weightless in the valley, like I’m everywhere at once

[Chorus]
A
I’m laying low
E
A stray dog in the street
A                     E
You took me home
G#m
We’re sister cities

[Verse]
C#m C#m E E
C#m C#m E B C#m

C#m                     E                                         B
We came here abandoned An old brick faced apartment
C#m                                                             E
Rusted swing set in the courtyard like the one that I was born in
C#m                                         E
I’m guarded like I’m wounded, my first instinct’s always “run”
C#m
I wanna turn the scene, I wanna call it off, I want a light in the dark
G#m
I wanna swallow the sun!

[Chorus]
A
I’m laying low
E
A stray dog in the street
A E
You took me home
G#m
We’re sister cities

[Bridge]
A                     B                     C#m
I was just mange and skin and bone
A                     B                     E
You took me into your home
B                     D#m                     E                     B                     A
Kept warm on a blanket from your worn out winter coat

[Instrumental]
G#m D

[Chorus] (x2)
A
I’m laying low
E
A stray dog in the street
A                     E
You took me home
G#m
We’re sister cities

[Outro]
C#m C#m E E
C#m C#m E B C#m

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How to play Sister Cities: key, chords and progression

Sister Cities by The Wonder Years is built around C♯ minor (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯), with 8 chords in all: C#m, E, F#m, A, G#m, B, D#m and D.

The progression the song keeps returning to is E – A – E – G#m (III – VI – III – v in C♯ minor). 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 Bm, D, Em, G, F#m, A, C#m, C (63% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 38% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

C#m chord on guitar (x46654)
C♯mC♯ E G♯
E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
F#m chord on guitar (244222)
F♯mF♯ A C♯
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
G#m chord on guitar (466444)
G♯mG♯ B D♯
B chord on guitar (x24442)
BB D♯ F♯
D#m chord on guitar (x68876)
D♯mD♯ F♯ A♯
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A

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Sister Cities chords: questions

What key is Sister Cities in?

Sister Cities by The Wonder Years is centred on C♯ minor (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯).

What chords are in Sister Cities?

Sister Cities uses 8 chords: C#m, E, F#m, A, G#m, B, D#m, D.

What is the chord progression of Sister Cities?

The main progression is E – A – E – G#m (III – VI – III – v).

Is Sister Cities easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes Bm, D, Em, G, F#m, A, C#m, C (63% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 38% without a capo).

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