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Trixie Mattel – Wind Up Man Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression

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This is the chord progression of Wind Up Man by Trixie Mattel on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Verse 1]
G
It was a Sunday morning
C    G
When the mail ain’t supposed to come
C    G    D
A big blue box delivered and it didn’t say where from
G    C    G
When a wind up man emerges and he waltzed across the floor
C G D G
Told him I was lonesome, said I wouldn’t be no more

[Verse 2]
G    C    G
His left hand made me breakfast and his right one paid the bills
C       G D
Poured a perfect cocktail and he always kept it filled
G    C    G
I don’t know how he’d do the things he’d do with those two hands
C G    D G
I knew I’d wind up loving him my loving wind up man

[Chorus 1]
C    G
They say machines ain’t made for loving
C G    Em
But I believe that they can plug into your heart
C G C    G
And you know, when it starts, in the smoke, in the sparks
C    G D
You’re not broke, it’s all part of a lover’s game

[Verse 3]
G    C    G
He always called me handsome and he smiled when I spoke
C    G    D
Dressed like Elvis Presley and he laughed at all my jokes
G    C    G
Was my love until the day he caught the rain unplanned
C G D G
Knew I’d wind up losing him my loving wind up man

[Chorus 2]
C       G
They say machines ain’t made for loving
C    G Em
But I believe that they can plug into your heart
C G C G
And you know, it begins, when it whirs, and it spins
C G    D
It don’t hurt, it’s not a sin, no one to blame

C G
Ba dum bum bum bum
C G
Ba dum bum bum bum
C G D
Ba dum bum bum bum bum bum

[Bridge]
Em
Then I heard him holler
B*
He began to fire and spark
D*
Smokin from his collar
A*
And his smilin’ eyes went dark
Em* B*
Never will forget him or the smell of all that smoke
Em* G* D* A* C#m*
Knew I’d wind up loving him until he wound up broke

[Chorus 3]
C    G
They say machines ain’t made for loving
C G    Em
But I believe that they can plug into your heart
C G C G
Try in vain to protect, when it rains, he’ll get wet
C    G D
Just keep training to expect feeling all the pain

C G
Ba dum bum bum bum
C G
Ba dum bum bum bum
C G D
Ba dum bum bum bum bum bum

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How to play Wind Up Man: key, chords and progression

To play Wind Up Man by Trixie Mattel, think in G major (one sharp: F♯). It takes 7 chords: G, C, D, Em, B, A and C#m.

Listen for G – C – G – D (I – IV – I – V in G major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is doh – fah – doh – soh. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Good to know: B and C#m are the tricky part on guitar (barre or movable shapes). Slow the change down until it is clean; on piano and ukulele they are simpler.