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Years and Years – Sooner or Later Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

ChordsBm A Em G

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These are the chords for Sooner or Later by Years and Years on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

[Verse 1]
      Bm         A               Em
Last night you slipped into my dream
 (Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh)
      Bm         A                Em
Blue waves, red earth and purple sea
 (Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh)
     Bm               A
You tell me things I never
          Em
 could believe, no
      Bm
I'll take (I’ll take)
       A             Em     G
your words like ecstasy

[Chorus]
         Bm             A
You're a heartbreaker, you'll
be the death of me
Em                   G
...Sooner or later, sooner
                  Bm
or later (Ah, ah, ah)
                     A
Love chaser, you’re chasing
it out of me
    Em
But.... I'm gonna break you,
 G
 sooner or later

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[Post-Chorus]
          Bm
You'll be mine
          A               Em
Sooner or later you'll be mine
                      G
Sooner or later (Uh), sooner or later
          Bm
You'll be mine
          A                Em
Sooner or later you'll be mine
                       G
Sooner or later (Uh), sooner or later
          Bm
You'll be mine

[Verse 2]
   Bm               A
I swear (I swear) I saw you
         Em
on my street
 (On my street, on my street,
 on my street)
(Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh)
      Bm                    A
Your face (Your face) your smile
           Em
was vanishing (Vanishing)
(Oh, oh, oh)
        Bm             A
'Cause we’re forever playing
           Em
hide and seek (Oh, baby)
       Bm           A
But I can’t fight what
          Em  G
 I cannot see (Oh, no)
Hey

[Chorus]
         Bm             A
You're a heartbreaker, you’ll
be the death of me (Oh, no)
Em
...Sooner or later (Yeah),
  G                       Bm
 sooner or later (Ah, ah, ah)
                           A
Love chaser (Huh), you're chasing
 it out of me (Out of me)
    Em
But.... I'm gonna break you
         G
(Yeah), sooner or later

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[Post-Chorus]
          Bm
You'll be mine
          A               Em
Sooner or later you’ll be mine
                       G
Sooner or later (Uh), sooner or later
          Bm
You'll be mine
           A              Em
Sooner or later you'll be mine
                      G
Sooner or later (Uh), sooner or later
          Bm
You'll be mine
          A                Em
Sooner or later you'll be mine
                       G
Sooner or later, yeah, sooner
                    Bm
or later you'll be mine

You'll be mine
           A              Em
Sooner or later you'll be mine
Sooner or later (Uh),
 G
sooner or later
          Bm
You'll be mine

[Bridge]
                     A
I'm gonna find you,
I'm coming ready or not
Em                          G
  Wherever you're hiding,
just know that I'll never stop
            Bm
 (You'll be mine)
                     A
I'm gonna find you,
I'm coming ready or not
Em                         G
  Wherever you're hiding, sooner
                      Bm
or later (You'll be mine)

[Chorus]
                        A
You're a heartbreaker, you'll
 be the death of me

Em                   G
...Sooner or later, sooner
                     Bm
or later (You'll be mine)
                     A
Love chaser, you're chasing
 it out of me
    Em
But  I'm gonna break you (Yeah),
 G                          Bm
sooner or later (You'll be mine)

[Outro]
                      A
I'm gonna find you,
I'm coming ready or not
Em                  G
 Sooner or later, sooner
                     Bm
or later (You'll be mine)
                     A
I'm gonna find you,
I'm coming ready or not
Em                   G
...Sooner or later, sooner or
 later (You'll be mine)

How to play Sooner or Later: key, chords and progression

Sooner or Later by Years and Years is in the key of B minor (two sharps: F♯, C♯). The song uses 4 chords: Bm, A, Em and G.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Bm – A – Em – G (i – VII – iv – VI in B minor). Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 7th fret and play the shapes Em, D, Am, C (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

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Sooner or Later chords: questions

What key is Sooner or Later in?

Sooner or Later by Years and Years is in the key of B minor (two sharps: F♯, C♯).

What chords are in Sooner or Later?

Sooner or Later uses 4 chords: Bm, A, Em, G.

What is the chord progression of Sooner or Later?

The main progression is Bm – A – Em – G (i – VII – iv – VI).

Is Sooner or Later easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 7th fret and play the shapes Em, D, Am, C (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo).

How to play Sooner or Later: key, chords and progression

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Sooner or Later chords: questions

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