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Will Dempsey – Beat You There Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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INTRO:
C  Gsus4 G  Am7  F

VERSE:
              C
I don't know why
    Gsus4
God always takes
     G         Am7  F
the good ones first
              C
And man I've tried
       G
To be strong and carry on
               Am7  F
But damn this hurts
            G
And I just wish that I could talk
         Am
to you again some how some way
     G
Even if it's for a moment
   F
So I can hear you say

CHORUS:
       C             Gsus4  G
Don't cry for me I'm alright
           Am7            Fsus2 F
Yeah, I'm better than you know
          C            Gsus4       G
And this life can be a shorter ride
          Am7            F
So don't waste it on sorrow

          G
And just hold on to those moments
         Am
And the memories we shared
            G
We're both headed for
                   F
the same place anyway
N.C.              C
 I just beat you there

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INSTRUMENTAL:
C  G  Am7  F

VERSE:
             C
I know they say
      G
Just give it a little time
           Am7  F
You'll be okay
               C
That might be true
G                         Am7  F
It don't really help me today
        G
And we ain't supposed to question
    Am7
The Man upstairs
                    G
'Cause there's just so much
I don't understand
    F
It just don't seem fair

CHORUS:
       C             Gsus4  G
Don't cry for me I'm alright
     Am7             F
I'm better than you know
          C            Gsus4       G
And this life can be a shorter ride
          Am7            F
So don't waste it on sorrow
          G
And just hold on to those moments
         Am
And the memories we shared
            G
We're both headed for
                   F
the same place anyway
N.C.              C
 I just beat you there

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BREAK:
             G
And as each day goes by
                    Am
I get a little bit stronger
                G
But that don't stop
me from wishing you
      F                      C
Were here a littl bit longer-er
     G             Am7     F
Woah oh oh woah oh woah oh

INSTRUMENTAL:
C  G  Am7  F

POST-CHORUS:
            C
And so I'm gonna smile
       G
When I think of you
       Am7                F
Like I know you'd want me to
       C                    G
And I know you're watching over me
    Am7         F
In everything I do
               G
And all those things
I never got to say
           Am
Well I'll send
'em with this prayer
          G
Then look up, wipe my
                F
tears and raise my beer
         G
Mmm mmm mmm
N.C.              C    G
And I'll see you there
           Am    Am7   F
Ohhh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
                   C
And I'll seee you there
    G
Ohh oh
       Am7  Fm   C
Ohh oh oh

How to play Beat You There: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Beat You There by Will Dempsey on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Beat You There by Will Dempsey is written in C major (no sharps or flats) and moves through 8 chords: C, Gsus4, G, Am7, F, Am, Fsus2 and Fm.

Most of the song cycles through F – C – G – Am7 (IV – I – V – vi7 in C major), a rotation of the four-chord pop progression that starts on the IV chord. In solfa, that is fah – doh – soh – lah. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Good to know: on guitar, F, Fsus2 and Fm need a barre or movable shape. Take the change into them slowly at first; piano and ukulele players have it easier.