Zayn – Good Years Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

Zayn – Good Years Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

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This is the chord progression of Good Years by Zayn on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Chorus]
Bm                                 A                       G
I’d rather be anywhere, anywhere but here
G                                 D
I’d rather be anywhere, anywhere but here
Bm                                 A                                 G
I close my eyes and see a crowd of a thousand tears
G                                                 D
I pray to God I didn’t waste all my good years
G                 G/A                 D
All my good years, All my good years

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[Verse]
Bm                                 G
The voices screaming loud as hell
G                                                 D
We don’t care bout no one else
Bm                                 G
Nothing in the world could bring us down
G                                                                 D
Now we’re so high among the stars without a worry
G                                                                 D
And neither one, one of us wants to say we´re sorry

[Chorus]
Bm                                 A                                 G
I’d rather be anywhere, anywhere but here
G                                                                 D
I’d rather be anywhere, anywhere but here
Bm                                 A                                 G
I close my eyes and see a crowd of a thousand tears
G                                                                 D
I pray to God I didn’t waste all my good years
G                                 G/A                 D
All my good years, All my good years

[Verse]
Bm                                 G
Too much drugs and alcohol
G                                 D
What the hell were we fighting for?
Bm                                                 G
Cuz now the whole damn world will know
G                                 D
That we’re too numb and just too dumb to change the story
G                                                                 D
And neither one, one of us wants to say we´re sorry

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[Chorus]
Bm A G
I’d rather be anywhere, anywhere but here
G D
I’d rather be anywhere, anywhere but here
Bm A G
I close my eyes and see a crowd of a thousand tears
G D
I pray to God I didn’t waste all my good years
G G/A D
All my good years, All my good years

[Bridge]
G Bm
Need a chance just to breathe, feel alive
D A
And when the day meets the night, show me the light
G Bm
Feel the wind and the fire, hold the pain deep inside
D A
It’s in my eyes, in my eyes

[Chorus]
Bm A G
I’d rather be anywhere, anywhere but here
G D
I’d rather be anywhere, anywhere but here
Bm A G
I close my eyes and see a crowd of a thousand tears
G D
I pray to God I didn’t waste all my good years
G G/A D
All my good years, All my good years

[Outro]
G D
I pray to God I didn’t waste all my good years
G
All my good years
G/A D
All my good years

How to play Good Years: key, chords and progression

Good Years by Zayn keeps coming home to D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯). You need 5 chords: Bm, A, G, D and G/A.

Listen for Bm – A – G – D (vi – V – IV – I in D major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is lah – soh – fah – doh. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

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

Chord diagrams

Bm chord on guitar (x24432)
BmB D F♯
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A

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Good Years chords: questions

What key is Good Years in?

Good Years by Zayn is centred on D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯).

What chords are in Good Years?

Good Years uses 5 chords: Bm, A, G, D, G/A.

What is the chord progression of Good Years?

The main progression is Bm – A – G – D (vi – V – IV – I).

Is Good Years easy to play on guitar?

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

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