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Typhoon – Motion And Thought Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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[Intro]
G  C
C  Csus2  G
G  Em
D  Am7  G  D/F#

[Verse 1]
G   C            Csus2 G       Em
    Told you you could call me,
            D    Am7
Anytime you want,
                        G   D/F#
It's not as if I've got anything
going on.

[Verse 2]
G   C                   Csus2 G    Em
    I'm just hanging in the  shadows,
                           D      Am7
Between the motion and the thought,
                                 G
Where there's no telling what is real
   D/F#
and what is not.

[Verse 3]
G   C              Csus2 G     Em
    Always nervous in my habits,
                      D  Am7
Always glancing at my watch,
                    G           D/F#
Yet somehow I didn't notice the time
had stopped.

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[Interlude]
G  C Csus2
G  Em
D  Am7
G  D/F#

[Verse 3]
G   C
    I had a dream
     Csus2 G       Em
I meant to tell you,
                      D    Am7
No surprise that I forgot,
                G            D/F#
I even wrote it down but the page
got lost.

[Verse 4]
G   C                 Csus2
    You were in it you were
    G           Em
    older though,
                  D  Am7
I was just a tiny rock that you
            G
held in the palm of your hand,
      D/F#
I was lightness there just
a passing thought.

[Verse 5]
G   C          Csus2 G       Em
    Now everything's drifting,
                       D     Am7
Ashes scattered on the pond,
                   G
Fool that I am, I just
            D/F#
keep holding on.

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[Interlude]
G  C Csus2
G  Em
D  Am7
G  D/F#

[Outro]
G   C            Csus2 G       Em
    Told you you could call me,
            D    Am7 G
Anytime you want.
            D
I just keep holding on,
Am7  G  C  Em
            D    Am7 G  D/F#
Anytime you want.

How to play Motion And Thought: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Motion And Thought by Typhoon on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

To play Motion And Thought by Typhoon, think in G major (one sharp: F♯). It takes 7 chords: G, C, Csus2, Em, D, Am7 and D/F#.

The backbone of the song is Em – D – Am7 – G (vi – V – ii7 – I in G major). In solfa, that is lah – soh – reh – doh. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Beginner-friendly: almost every chord is an open chord on guitar, so you can play it without a capo or barre chords.