Jul102024

VOILÀ – Glass Half Empty Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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These are Glass Half Empty chords by VOILÀ on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

[Verse 1: Gus Ross]
C
All my life
Been waging war
D
in my mind
               Em
Been waiting for
something right
                G
Been praying for
sun to shine

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[Pre-Chorus: Gus Ross]
C
Apathy a friend
         D
and my enemy
            Em
Another blind,
visionary
        D
I never cry,
but I bleed

[Chorus: Gus Ross]
C
Tell me what does
            Am
it feel like
To feel anything
    Em
again
I know that it
         D
takes time
But this never ends
C
And I'm starting
         Am
to realize
The glass half
         Em
empty has been
Just a way to
        G
be baptized
In the taste of
              C
your own medicine

Watch: VOILÀ - Glass Half Empty (Official Performance Video)

From VOILÀ on YouTube. Play along with the chords above.

How to play Glass Half Empty: key, chords and progression

Glass Half Empty by VOILÀ is in the key of E minor (one sharp: F♯). The song uses 5 chords: C, D, Em, G and Am.

Listen for Em – D – C – Am (i – VII – VI – iv in E minor): the song comes back to it again and again. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

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