May222020

Tove Lo – Sadder Badder Cooler Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

ChordsF#E B

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[Chorus]
F# E B
I’m sadder, I’m badder, I’m cooler, yeah
F# E B
I’m sadder, I’m badder, I’m cooler, yeah
F#
Than I was when I met you
E B
Than I was when I met you, oh yeah (Yeah)
F# E B
I’m sadder, I’m badder, I’m cooler, yeah (Yeah)

[Verse 1]
F# E
You toast your friends ’cause I left
B
But you know I’m never coming back in
Once I walk out the door
F# E
Screw all loose ends in this war
It was all about the power play, babe
B
And I can’t do it no more

[Pre-Chorus]
F# E B
Heartbreak pays bills
F# E B
You lose, I win

[Chorus]
F# E B
I’m sadder, I’m badder, I’m cooler, yeah
F# E B
I’m sadder, I’m badder, I’m cooler, yeah
F# B
Than I was when I met you (Sadder, badder, cooler)
B
Than I was when I met you, oh yeah (Yeah)
F# E
I’m sadder (Sadder, badder, cooler), I’m badder
B
I’m cooler, yeah (Yeah)

[Verse 2]
F# E
Love a good cry in the night
B
Oh, this sucker life, just do it for me
F#
Come to my pity party
E
Done with my pride, I don’t mind
B
I just wanna be dramatic tonight
And make the song about me

[Pre-Chorus]
F# E B
Heartbreak pays bills
F# E B
You lose, I win

[Chorus]
F# E B
I’m sadder, I’m badder, I’m cooler, yeah
F# E B
I’m sadder, I’m badder, I’m cooler, yeah
F# E
Than I was when I met you (Sadder, badder, cooler)
B
Than I was when I met you, oh yeah (Yeah)
F# E
I’m sadder (Sadder, badder, cooler), I’m badder
B
I’m cooler, yeah (Yeah)

[Post-Chorus]
F# E
Ooh (Sadder, badder, cooler)
B
Why am I cooler than you? (Yeah)
F# E
Ooh (Sadder, badder, cooler)
B
Why am I cooler than you? (Yeah)
F# E
(I’m sadder, I’m badder) Ooh (Sadder, badder, cooler)
B
Why am I cooler than you? (Yeah)
F# E
(I’m sadder, I’m badder) Ooh (Sadder, badder, cooler)
B
Why am I cooler than you? (Yeah)

[Outro]
F# E B
Sadder, badder, cooler
Yeah
F# E B
Sadder, badder, cooler
Yeah, yeah

How to play Sadder Badder Cooler: key, chords and progression

This is the chords of Sadder Badder Cooler by Tove Lo on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

To play Sadder Badder Cooler by Tove Lo, think in B major (five sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯). It takes 3 chords: F#, E and B.

Most of the song cycles through F# – E – B – F# (V – IV – I – V in B major). In solfa, that is soh – fah – doh – 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 E, D, A (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 33% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.