– White Roses – Glass Animals Chords on Piano & Ukulele

– White Roses – Glass Animals Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsEBG#mF#C#mB/D#C#m7G#M

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These are White Roses Chords by Glass Animals on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

[Intro]
E
 (White roses in
B            G#m
the red dirt)
F#
 (You said it's so
 beautiful it--)

[Chorus]
E
  White roses in
the red dirt
B
  You said it's so
beautiful, it hurts
G#m
   And I knew it
 and
my heart burst
F#
  I said it was
beautiful at first
 but
C#m
  White roses in
the red dirt
B
  You said it's so
beautiful, it hurts
G#m
   And I knew it
and my heart burst
F#
  You're so much
more than I deserve
but

[Verse 1]
E
Long ago, probably
in a galaxy not
B
far from home
I bet there's a
 version
            G#m
where we're happier
And I didn't have
to
       F#
find a way to go
Oh, wouldn't that
be
lovely? You would
E
torture me
Whisper me the
reasons that
    B
you hated me
Say it in the way
that makes my
G#m
knees go weak
And let me dangle
 from you
       F#
like a piece of
 meat
    F#
Oh, wouldn't that
be lovely?

[Pre-Chorus]
      B
But I think we're
formed from old
 Lego
     C#m
In a bedside
drawer
where the stray
things go
      G#m
And I think we're
 formed from old
play
-doh
         F#
That you stole
one night
from a corner
store and

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[Chorus]
E
  White roses in
 the
 red dirt
B
  You said it's
 so
 beautiful, it
hurts
G#m
   And I knew it
and
my heart burst
F#
  I said it was
beautiful at first
but

[Verse 2]
E
One day you'll
 move on,
 put me in a
drawer
B
I'll just be a
ghost in
photos on your
phone
           G#m
And you'll see a
sunny
side, shows I never
 liked
F#
You can put them
 on,
 put the
clap track in your
life
       E
'Cause I lose all
your
socks, I tremble
 when
I talk
  B
I veer left when
 I
walk,
 really, this
is what
 you want?
'Cause you'll
G#m
find a
better
 one, someone
functional
    F#
And slowly,
 I'll
dissolve into
echoes in your
 walls

[Pre-Chorus]
      E
But I think we're
formed from old
Lego
     F#
In a bedside drawer
 where the stray
things go
      B/D#
And I think we're
formed from old
play-doh
         E
That you stole one
night from a corner
 store and

[Chorus]
E
  White roses in
the
 red dirt
B
  You said it's so
beautiful, it hurts
G#m
   And I knew it
and
 my heart burst
F#
  I said it was
beautiful at first
 but
C#m7
  White roses in
the
 red dirt
B
  You said it's so
 beautiful, it hurts
G#m
   And I knew it
and my heart burst
F#
  You're so much
more
 than I deserve
 but

[Bridge]
E
I'm a dreamer too,
I'm a dreamer too
F#
Paint over the sad
 bits, I know that
you do, 'cause
G#m
Mmm, everlasting in
 a different moon
B
  There's a perfect
 side to me and you

[Chorus]
E
  White roses in
the red dirt
B
  You said it's so
 beautiful, it hurts
G#m
   And I knew it and
my heart burst
F#
  I said it was
 beautiful at first
but
C#m7
  White roses in
the red dirt
B
  You said it's so
 beautiful, it hurts
G#m
   And I knew it
 and
 my heart burst
F#
  You're so much
more
 than I deserve
 but
[Outro]
E
 (White roses in
B            G#m
the red dirt)
F#
(You said it's
so
 beautiful, it
hurts)
C#m7
  (White roses
in the
B         G#M
 red dirt)
F#
(You said it's so
beautiful, it hurts)

How to play Glass Animals: key, chords and progression

To play Glass Animals by – White Roses, think in B major (five sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯). It takes 8 chords: E, B, G#m, F#, C#m, B/D#, C#m7 and G#M.

The progression the song keeps returning to is E – B – G#m – F# (IV – I – vi – V in B major). In solfa, that is fah – doh – lah – soh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes C, G, Em, D, Am, Am7, E (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 14% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
B chord on guitar (x24442)
BB D♯ F♯
G#m chord on guitar (466444)
G♯mG♯ B D♯
F# chord on guitar (244322)
F♯F♯ A♯ C♯
C#m chord on guitar (x46654)
C♯mC♯ E G♯
C#m7 chord on guitar (x46454)
C♯m7C♯ E G♯ B
G# chord on guitar (466544)
G♯G♯ B♯ D♯

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Glass Animals chords: questions

What key is Glass Animals in?

Glass Animals by – White Roses is in the key of B major (five sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯).

What chords are in Glass Animals?

Glass Animals uses 8 chords: E, B, G#m, F#, C#m, B/D#, C#m7, G#M.

What is the chord progression of Glass Animals?

The main progression is E – B – G#m – F# (IV – I – vi – V).

Is Glass Animals easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes C, G, Em, D, Am, Am7, E (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 14% without a capo).

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