Tom Odell – Somebody Else Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Tom Odell – Somebody Else Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsDBmAEmF#mC#m

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[Intro]
D Bm A D
D Bm A D

[Verse 1]
D
I'm walking down the road,
               Bm
so you drive and park
A                       D
Somebody else's car
D
I'm thinking to myself,
                  Bm
"I bet you're probably
breaking somebody
 else's heart"
A           D

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[Chorus]
       Bm
Blow a kiss,
         A           Em
I Am happy that
      Bm            A
you exist, feel alive,
          Em
and a feeling that
   D    A
I've missed
             D     A
Oh, I've missed

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[Verse 2]
D
I wonder where you are,
            Bm
you're probably waking up
A                        D
At somebody else's house
D
We tried to make it work,
               Bm
but all you really need
 is somebody else's love
  A          D

[Chorus]
       Bm            A
Shut my eyes and I call
           Em
your name
      Bm
You ripped mine and your
       A              Em
 heart will hеal,
it just needs time
  D               A
 (Need some time)
               D
Just need timе (Oh,
                A
it needs some time)

Bm F#m C#m D x4

How to play Somebody Else: key, chords and progression

These are Somebody Else chords by Tom Odell on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

Somebody Else by Tom Odell is written in D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯) and moves through 6 chords: D, Bm, A, Em, F#m and C#m.

Most of the song cycles through A – D – Bm – A (V – I – vi – V in D major). In solfa, that is soh – doh – lah – soh. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

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

Chord diagrams

D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
Bm chord on guitar (x24432)
BmB D F♯
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
Em chord on guitar (022000)
EmE G B
F#m chord on guitar (244222)
F♯mF♯ A C♯
C#m chord on guitar (x46654)
C♯mC♯ E G♯

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Somebody Else chords: questions

What key is Somebody Else in?

Somebody Else by Tom Odell is in the key of D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯).

What chords are in Somebody Else?

Somebody Else uses 6 chords: D, Bm, A, Em, F#m, C#m.

What is the chord progression of Somebody Else?

The main progression is A – D – Bm – A (V – I – vi – V).

Is Somebody Else easy to play on guitar?

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

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