Waxahatchee – The Wolves Chords on Piano and Ukulele

Waxahatchee – The Wolves Chords on Piano and Ukulele

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These are The Wolves by Waxahatchee on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar & Keyboard.

[Verse 1]
          C
There's a car on
the corner
      G
She's waiting for
       Am
me to come out
            C
And I ain't said a
          G
word in weeks
These old habits'll
Am
weigh you down
        C
I can't talk to God,
          G
I can't light it up
        Am
I can't take something
             F
that I'm unworthy of
          C
You might sing it wrong,
  G
clumsy
         Am
Off-key, top of your lungs
F
Smile at everyone

[Pre-Chorus]
(F)            C     G
You don't ease up on me
           Am
You know I stay in a
G           F
hurry, babe
         C
I miss a lot of
  G      F
good things

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[Chorus]
(F)           C
If I throw my body
                 G
On a plane, in a car,
 on the ground
    Am
I'm living like I'll
 G         F
never die
               C     G
And your ax is not a key

[Verse 2]
          C
There's a lock on the door
     G
That costs more than my
Am
car, babe
            C
And I ain't ever come close
   G
To crossing that threshold
 Am
anyway
        C
I can't hear our song on
       G
the radio
          Am
Without a clear recollection
          F
of the touch-and-go
        C               G
I can't prize my certainty
      Am
Let bygones fade away
For my own sake

[Pre-Chorus]
  F        C        G
I walk a paper-thin line
               Am
I know there's something
  G        F
for everyone
               C
But I've got a one
     G    F
-track mind

[Chorus]
(F)          C
If I throw myself to
the wolves
         G
I did it all for the glory
        Am
Not the fruit rotting
    G     F
in my shade
                 C     G
Who's begging to get inside

[Verse 3]
          C
There's a reason I fold
    G            Am
I'm sure it'll become
clear
            C
You've been proving
           G
yourself wrong
            Am
With or without me here
          C
You don't look around
          G
You don't check the score
          Am
You cause all that trouble
        G
And you beg for more
         C            G
On every warm horizon of
        Am            F
what I let disappear

[Pre-Chorus]
(F)            C     G
You don't ease up on me
           Am
You know I stay in a
  G           F
hurry, babe
             C
I miss a lot of good
G      F
things

[Chorus]
(F)                C
And when I throw myself
to the wolves
        G
I do it all for the glory
        Am           G
Not the wind shaking off
   F
my leaves
            C     G
Not begging for a key

[Instrument]
F C G Am G
F C G
F C G Am G
F C G
F C G Am G
F C G
F C G Am G
F C G

How to play The Wolves: key, chords and progression

The Wolves by Waxahatchee is written in C major (no sharps or flats) and moves through 4 chords: C, G, Am and F.

The backbone of the song is G – F – C – G (V – IV – I – V in C major). In solfa, that is soh – fah – doh – soh. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes G, D, Em, C (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C

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The Wolves chords: questions

What key is The Wolves in?

The Wolves by Waxahatchee is in the key of C major (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in The Wolves?

The Wolves uses 4 chords: C, G, Am, F.

What is the chord progression of The Wolves?

The main progression is G – F – C – G (V – IV – I – V).

Is The Wolves easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes G, D, Em, C (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo).

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