Zac Brown Band – The Comeback Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Zac Brown Band – The Comeback Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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ChordsEDABC#mD/F#GC

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These are the chords for The Comeback by Zac Brown Band on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

[Intro]
E   D   A
E    D   E

[Verse 1]
             E
There's no steel on
the factory line
     A            E
No crops in the field
     E
No singing on the stage
          B             E
Yeah, we know how you feel
             E
There's a thousand
empty classrooms
         A            E
Broken glass in the streets
     E
Old Glory hanging on houses
       B                E
We're not supposed to leave

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[Pre-Chorus]
         A         E
It may feel Lady Liberty
      B          E
is down on her luck
              A
But when you hit rock
             B
bottom the only way is up

[Chorus]
           E
There's a light after darkness
        A        E
 that burns so sweet
            A              E
There's a calm after the storm
             B
when we're off our knees
           E
From the wreckage, there's a
                     A          E
 reckoning, that's where we'll meet
         A          E
It's an underdog story
            B          E
the whole world will see
        C#m
And the only good thing
        A                E
about getting knocked down
         A  E
Is the comeback when
     B           E
 it comes back around

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[Post-Chorus]
     E                 D    A
Comeback (Comeback), yeah, yeah
     E                 D    E
Comeback (Comeback), yeah, yeah

[Verse 2]
           E
We've got heroes on the front line
          A            E
Working hundred-hour weeks
      E
That run towards the danger
          B            E
Saving strangers like me
         E
There's no more beds
         A        E
In the hospital wings
       E
Where loved ones fly away
          B              E
No last goodbye as they leave

[Pre-Chorus]
         A         E
It may feel Lady Liberty
      B          E
 is down on her luck
              A
But when you hit rock bottom
      B
 the only way is up

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[Chorus]
           E
There's a light after darkness
        A        E
 that burns so sweet
            A              E
There's a calm after the storm
             B
when we're off our knees
           E
From the wreckage, there's a
                     A          E
reckoning, that's where we'll meet
         A          E
It's an underdog story the
        B          E
whole world will see
        C#m
And the only good thing
        A                E
about getting knocked down
         A  E
Is the comeback when it
  B           E
comes back around

[Post-Chorus]
     E                 D    A
Comeback (Comeback), yeah, yeah
     E                 D    E
Comeback (Comeback), yeah, yeah

[Instrumental]
E D/F#  G    G D/F# G   A
A G A  B

[Bridge]

        B
In the red, white and blue,
it's time for all
different colors
               B
To break the chain of
indifference and serve
 one another
         B
For the future of our children,
         E        B
 a new American dream
         B
For the future of our children,
a new American dream
 C    D
Yeah

[Chorus]
           E
There's a light after darkness
       A        E
 that burns so sweet
            A
There's a calm after the
   E               B
storm when we're off our knees
           E
From the wreckage
there's a reckoning
         A           E
That's where we'll meet
         A         E
It's an underdog story
             B         E
the whole world will see

[Post-Chorus]
     E                 D    A
Comeback (Comeback), yeah, yeah
     E                 D    E
Comeback (Comeback), yeah, yeah
     E                 D    A
Comeback (Comeback), yeah, yeah
     E                 D    E
Comeback (Comeback), yeah, yeah

How to play The Comeback: key, chords and progression

The Comeback by Zac Brown Band is centred on A major (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯). The song uses 8 chords: E, D, A, B, C#m, D/F#, G and C.

The backbone of the song is E – A – E – B (V – I – V – II in A major). In solfa, that is soh – doh – soh – reh. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Good to know: B and C#m are played as barre or movable shapes on guitar. Practise the change into them slowly; on piano and ukulele the same chords are easier.

Chord diagrams

E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
B chord on guitar (x24442)
BB D♯ F♯
C#m chord on guitar (x46654)
C♯mC♯ E G♯
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G

The Comeback chords: questions

What key is The Comeback in?

The Comeback by Zac Brown Band is centred on A major (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯).

What chords are in The Comeback?

The Comeback uses 8 chords: E, D, A, B, C#m, D/F#, G, C.

What is the chord progression of The Comeback?

The main progression is E – A – E – B (V – I – V – II).

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