Apr142024

Zayn – Alienated Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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[Verse 1]
G                      C
 No two people are the same
G
 Stand beside you,
          C
but just far enough away
G                    C
 Last night we were drinking
                        G
Tried to think away the pain
          C
Made that age old mistake
   G
Tried to disconnect my body
        C
From my soul, from my soul
G
See, I feel alright
        C
already on my own

[Pre-Chorus]
               G
Can you let me be
       C           G    C
intoxicated on my own?
             G
Do I need to answer
           C
 and right my wrongs?
     G               C
Am I home if I don't know
 this place?

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[Chorus]
              C
And I've been feelin'
 G         D
 alienated on my spaceship
  Em
 alone
        C
Say goodbye to the past,
            G
 leave it all with a laugh
           D
'Cause you all was just
                Em
 right and all alone

[Verse 2]
G
 Know my reasons
         C
 for the pain
G
 If you bought it
             C
 in front of me
                      Bm
I know I'd do it all again
         C
Call on [?]
G
I know from all these
               C
yеars that my feelings
never changed

[Pre-Chorus]
               G
Can you let me be
       C           G    C
intoxicated on my own?
             G
Do I need to answer
           C
and right my wrongs?
     G
Am I home if I don't
 C
 know this place?

[Chorus]
              C
And I've been feelin'
 G         D
 alienated on my
            Em
spaceship alone
        C
Say goodbye to the past,
            G
leave it all with a laugh
           D
'Cause you all was
                     Em
just right and all alone

[Verse 3]
        G
Did the wings make
                    C
 the noise, did you change?
        G
Can the wings on your
                C
skin help you fly away
G                  C
'Cause it's so miserated
        F
And the clouds always
  C            D
 grey in your way

[Chorus]
                C
Yeah, I've been feelin'
 G         D
 alienated on my
            Em
 spaceship alone
        C
Say goodbye to the past,
           G
 leave it all with a laugh
           D
'Cause you all was just
                 Em
 right and all alone

[Outro]
    G C
Oh no
                       G
Say goodbye to the past
           C
Say goodbye
G         C
 Ooh, ooh, ooh
G       C
 Ah, ah-ah

Watch: ZAYN - Alienated (Live Performance Video)

From ZaynVEVO on YouTube. Play along with the chords above.

How to play Alienated: key, chords and progression

These are Alienated chords by Zayn on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

Alienated by Zayn is centred on G major (one sharp: F♯). The song uses 6 chords: G, C, D, Em, Bm and F.

The backbone of the song is C – G – D – Em (IV – I – V – vi in G major), a rotation of the four-chord pop progression that starts on the IV chord. In solfa, that is fah – doh – soh – lah. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

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