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WALK THE MOON – Heights Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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These are the chords for Heights by WALK THE MOON on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

[Intro]
N.C.
Whatever you do
Don't look down (Don't look down)
Don't look down
Heights
Em Bm C G
Em Bm C G

Piano synth chords :
E7m D D C

[Verse 1]
          Em
I've been waitin', I've been waitin'
     Bm
Been waitin' for you with
                 C
every cell of my body
                  G
Electric, every breath,
anticipation
        Em
For the moment when I've got you
      Bm
With nothin' between
                   C
your skin and my hands
                         D
I want you to take me as high
as you can

[Chorus]
G                         Bm
  Take me up to the rooftop
             Em             G
Whatever you do, don't look down
                        Bm
Take me up to the rooftop
              Em         D    Em
Whatever you do, don't look down
(Down)

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[Verse 2]
Em Bm C G
         Em
This is dangerous, it's dangerous
        Bm
But I'm fallin' for you with
                 C
every cell of my body
          G
Electric, connected, impatient
        Em
So come find me in the quiet
             Bm
When there's nothin' between
                    C
your skin and my hands
                         D
I want you to take me as high
as you can

[Chorus]
G                         Bm
  Take me up to the rooftop
             Em             G
Whatever you do, don't look down
                        Bm
Take me up to the rooftop
              Em         D    D
Whatever you do, don't look down
(Down)

[Bridge]
D
These heights are playin'
             C     D
tricks on my eyes
I can see the ground
             C    D
through the sky
                         C     D
I'm up as high as I can climb
                              Em
And love is losin' your balance
D A G Em D A
G                          Em D A G
Love is losin' your balance
Em D A G A Bm

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[Solo]
Em Bm C G
Em Bm C D

[Chorus]
G                         Bm
  Take me up to the rooftop
             Em             G
Whatever you do, don't look down
                        Bm
Take me up to the rooftop
              Em            G
Whatever you do, don't look down
(Down)
                       Bm
Forty stories and countin'
              Em             G
Whatever you do, don't look down
                         Bm
Love is losin' your balance
              D
Whatever you do, don't look down

[Bridge]
D
These heights raise
                C     D
the hairs on my skin
The wind and the sweat
         C    D
test my grip
                         C     D
I'm up as high as I can get
                        Em
And I'm losin' my balance
D A G Em D A
G                    Em
I'm losing my balance
D A G Em D A
        G A Bm
Free fall

[Outro]
Em Bm C G

How to play Heights: key, chords and progression

Heights by WALK THE MOON is centred on G major (one sharp: F♯). The song uses 7 chords: Em, Bm, C, G, E7m, D and A.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Em – D – A – G (vi – V – II – I in G major). In solfa, that is lah – soh – reh – doh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

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