Jordan Oaks – He Bleeds Blue Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Jordan Oaks – He Bleeds Blue Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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ChordsEEsus4BAG#mC#mF#F#mBsus4

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These are the chords for He Bleeds Blue by Jordan Oaks on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

INTRO
E E Esus4 E   B   E   E

VERSE
     E
She runs her iron over
      E      E
 his uniform
Esus4      E
     It's cleaned and
 pressed with a crease
         B            B
Not one thread is torn

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     E
She kisses him goodbye
                   B
Plants one on his badge
         B
for luck
           E
Then he's off to his
              E
thankless job
     A               B
The one he loves so much

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CHORUS
           E
He bleeds blue
 E
Pride written on
      A   B
 his face
B             E
He knows the danger
G#m                  A  B
And does his job anyway
       A
After trying to make
    B
a difference
   C#m            F#
Protecting me and you
                 A     B
Tonight off the record
                  E  Esus4 E
'Cause he bleeds blue

VERSE
                   E
There's kids that hang
at the park
               E        Esus4 E
He's taking a liking to
       E
Takes time with them to listen
         B              B
Then to shoot some hoops

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    E
He brings miss Jones her mail
            B                B
She's been laid up for months
          E
When the streets come
alive with the bad guys
            A           B
He hauls a few away in cuffs

BREAK
        A               B
Just a routine traffic stop
           E
Like he's done a thousand times
          A
Soon his partner in crimes
          E
what he tells the wife
     A
God called our brother
 F#m     B   Bsus4 B
home tonight

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CHORUS
               E
And he bleeds blue
 E                    A   B
Pride written on his face
                 E
And he knew the danger
 E                  A     B
And did his job anyway-ay-ay
       A                B
After trying to make a difference
    C#m           F#
Protecting me and you
                    A        B
He was scorned and ridiculed
              C#m
Yet he bleeds blue
             A        B
Scorned and ridiculed
           E
He bleeds blue

OUTRO
     E                      E
She runs her iron over his uniform
      C#m       F#             C#m
It's clean and pressed with a crease
                 F#          B
'Cept where the threads are torn
E Esus4        C#m         E
       Dispatch to badge 371
Esus4  A                   E
      Dispatch to badge 371
E C#m       C#m  B
     Officer,   thank you
     for your service
B  E                    Esus4 E
  Your work here is done

How to play He Bleeds Blue: key, chords and progression

He Bleeds Blue by Jordan Oaks is centred on E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯). The song uses 9 chords: E, Esus4, B, A, G#m, C#m, F#, F#m and Bsus4.

The progression the song keeps returning to is B – E – A – B (V – I – IV – V in E major). In solfa, that is soh – doh – fah – soh. 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 D, Dsus4, A, G, F#m, Bm, E, Em, Asus4 (78% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 33% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
Esus4 chord on guitar (022200)
Esus4E A B
B chord on guitar (x24442)
BB D♯ F♯
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
G#m chord on guitar (466444)
G♯mG♯ B D♯
C#m chord on guitar (x46654)
C♯mC♯ E G♯
F# chord on guitar (244322)
F♯F♯ A♯ C♯
F#m chord on guitar (244222)
F♯mF♯ A C♯
Bsus4 chord on guitar (x24452)
Bsus4B E F♯

He Bleeds Blue chords: questions

What key is He Bleeds Blue in?

He Bleeds Blue by Jordan Oaks is centred on E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯).

What chords are in He Bleeds Blue?

He Bleeds Blue uses 9 chords: E, Esus4, B, A, G#m, C#m, F#, F#m, Bsus4.

What is the chord progression of He Bleeds Blue?

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

Is He Bleeds Blue easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes D, Dsus4, A, G, F#m, Bm, E, Em, Asus4 (78% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 33% without a capo).

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