Dermot Kennedy – Innocence And Sadness Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Dermot Kennedy – Innocence And Sadness Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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These are Innocence And Sadness chords by Dermot Kennedy on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

[Intro]
 B  B  G#m  G#m

[Verse 1]
B
 Never felt alone till
 the late night
B
 Never knew she was my home
till the tears dried
G#m
 Workin' on the karma,
but it takes time
Innocence and sadness
        G#m
was a fine line
E
 Better savour every moment
 as it flies by
G#m                F#
 Every minute, boy, better
live it, boy
E
 Maybe someday you'll be
happy for me, oh, I
G#m                F#
 Every minute, boy, steady
 rhythm joy

[Pre-Chorus]
     E
The reason I stay
         G#m        F#
Wеll, I need you today
         E
Baby, I would bleed in your name
               G#m
I'm tryin' to be who
                F#
you need me to bе

[Chorus]
                        E
I woulda waited for you all
night to talk for a minute
                    G#m
I'll sing into the cold dark
                 F#
 night till you listen
                         E
Some people spend their life
heads down, souls hidden
                G#m
I'm tryin' to be who you
             F#
 need me to be, well

[Instrumental]
B   B   G#m   G#m

[Verse 2]
B
 Never felt alone till
 the late night
B
 Never knew she was
my home till the king cried
G#m
 Lost inside the forest,
 but it feels fine
Innocence and sadness
         G#m
 in the same night
E
 All the love that just
got stolen from your wide eyes
G#m                F#
 Every minute, boy, better
live it, boy
E
 Let your tears erode my
shoulder like a cliff side
G#m                 F#
 Heavy minutes, boy, steady
 rhythm joy

[Pre-Chorus]
     E
The reason I stay
         G#m        F#
Wеll, I need you today
         E
Baby, I would bleed in your name
               G#m
I'm tryin' to be who you
            F#
need me to bе

[Chorus]
                        E
I woulda waited for you all
night to talk for a minute
                    G#m
I'll sing into the cold dark
                 F#
night till you listen
                         E
Some people spend their life
heads down, souls hidden
                G#m
I'm tryin' to be who you
             F#
need me to be, well

[Instrumental]
 G#m   F#   E  | 4x


[Bridge]
G#m     F#             E
 I'd do anything for smiles,
 I'd move Heaven and Earth
G#m      F#              E
 Nobody told me at the start
 how heaven can hurt
G#m       F#              E
 I'll be waitin' under streetlight
at Bowery and 3rd
G#m          F#           E
 Know I was waitin' on ya, know
I was waitin' on ya
G#m        F#                  E
 Darlin', don't spend another second
wonderin' what you're worth
G#m     F#             E
 Don't you ever get affected
by the ways of this world
G#m        F#               E
 Wouldn't say my soul's protected,
i but there's somethin' at work
G#m     F#           E
 I was waitin' on ya, know
I was waitin' on ya

[Instrument]
 B  B   G#m  G#m   F#

[Outro]
E
 Better savour every moment
as it flies by
G#m                F#
 Every minute, boy, better
  live it, boy
E
 Return me safely, turn me
homeward at the right time
G#m                F#
 Every minute, boy, steady
 rhythm joy
E
 Better savour every
moment as it flies by
G#m                F#
 Every minute, boy, better
live it, boy
E
 Return me safely, turn me
 homeward at the right time
G#m                 F#
 Heavy minutes, boy, steady
 rhythm joy

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How to play Innocence And Sadness: key, chords and progression

Innocence And Sadness by Dermot Kennedy is written in B major (five sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯) and moves through 4 chords: B, G#m, E and F#.

Listen for G#m – F# – E – G#m (vi – V – IV – vi in B major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is lah – soh – fah – lah. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes G, Em, C, D (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 25% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

B chord on guitar (x24442)
BB D♯ F♯
G#m chord on guitar (466444)
G♯mG♯ B D♯
E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
F# chord on guitar (244322)
F♯F♯ A♯ C♯

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Innocence And Sadness chords: questions

What key is Innocence And Sadness in?

Innocence And Sadness by Dermot Kennedy is in the key of B major (five sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯).

What chords are in Innocence And Sadness?

Innocence And Sadness uses 4 chords: B, G#m, E, F#.

What is the chord progression of Innocence And Sadness?

The main progression is G#m – F# – E – G#m (vi – V – IV – vi).

Is Innocence And Sadness easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes G, Em, C, D (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 25% without a capo).

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