[Intro] A D A D A [Verse] A D When the sun is comin' up A When it's layin' its head down D That memory I thought I gave up comes back around A D It don't do me any good A But I'm doin' my best D And I must be makin' progress [Chorus] A 'Cause I don't almost dial your number D A Stare at the stars and wonder D A Whose spell you might be under F#m E Since you turned my green eyes blue A A/C# And I don't read your old love letters D A Or wish we were still together D A No, I don't miss you ever E A Except for when I do A D A [Verse] A D It's only now and then A Just seven days a week D But I ain't cryin' over you the way you'd think [Chorus] A 'Cause I don't almost dial your number D A Stare at the stars and wonder D A Whose spell you might be under F#m E Since you turned my green eyes blue A And I don't read your old love letters D A Or wish we were still together D A No, I don't miss you ever E F#m E A B Except for when I dooooooooooo B Bm D E E Except for when I doooooo [Chorus] C# F#m A I don't almost dial your number D A Stare at the stars and wonder D A Whose spell you might be under F#m A E Since you turned my green eyes blue A And I don't read your old love letters D A Or wish we were together D A No, I don't miss you ever E A Except for when I do A D A [Outro] D A Except for when I do A D D
Emily Ann Roberts – When I Do Chords on Piano & Ukulele
Watch: Emily Ann Roberts - When I Do
From EmilyAnnRobertsVEVO on YouTube. Play along with the chords above.
How to play When I Do: key, chords and progression
When I Do by Emily Ann Roberts sits in A major (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯), and you need 8 chords to play it: A, D, F#m, E, A/C#, B, Bm and C#.
The progression the song keeps returning to is E – A – D – A (V – I – IV – I in A major). In solfa, that is soh – doh – fah – doh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.
Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes G, C, Em, D, A, Am, B (86% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 43% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.
Chord diagrams
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When I Do chords: questions
What key is When I Do in?
When I Do by Emily Ann Roberts is in the key of A major (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯).
What chords are in When I Do?
When I Do uses 8 chords: A, D, F#m, E, A/C#, B, Bm, C#.
What is the chord progression of When I Do?
The main progression is E – A – D – A (V – I – IV – I).
Is When I Do easy to play on guitar?
Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes G, C, Em, D, A, Am, B (86% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 43% without a capo).
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