[Intro] A E F#m B D A E F#m B D [Verse 1] A E F#m Talking inside baseball B D Back of the strip mall 'til dawn A E F#m In rhinestone leather B D Like your mother rode in on A E F#m I discovered a hangnail B D Checking a voicemail on the phone A E F#m Bit it into the quick B D Made my stomach feel sick and full of bone B D The clouds just drifted on [Chorus] A F# Just lowly creatures in a boiling pot A Whether you like it or not F# There's no going back A What are you waiting for? F# You only get one shot A Make it count F# A 'Cause the trains are running now [Interlude] E F#m B D A E F#m B D [Verse 2] A E F#m I encountered a rhino B D At the Pink Albino in a stall A E F#m Made it out unscathed, B D Just a memory madе and that's all A E F#m The water tastes bittеr, B D It's much better at home A E F#m But I had to leave there B D The day that I was grown B D To find myself alone [Chorus] A F# Just lowly creatures in a boiling pot A Whether you like it or not F# There's no going back A What are you waiting for? F# You only get one shot A Make it count F# A 'Cause the trains are running now [Solo] E F#m B D A E F#m B D x3 D [Chorus] A F# Just lowly creatures in a boiling pot A Whether you like it or not F# There's no going back A What are you waiting for? F# You only get one shot A Make it count F# 'Cause the trains are running [Outro] A Make it count F# 'Cause the daylight's burning A Make it count F# A 'Cause the trains are running now E F#m B D A E F#m B Dm
Kings of Leon – Make It Count Chords on Piano & Ukulele
How to play Make It Count: key, chords and progression
Make It Count by Kings of Leon sits in E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯), and you need 7 chords to play it: A, E, F#m, B, D, F# and Dm.
The progression the song keeps returning to is A – E – F#m – B (IV – I – ii – V in E major). In solfa, that is fah – doh – reh – 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 G, D, Em, A, C, E, Cm (86% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 57% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.
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Make It Count chords: questions
What key is Make It Count in?
Make It Count by Kings of Leon is in the key of E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯).
What chords are in Make It Count?
Make It Count uses 7 chords: A, E, F#m, B, D, F#, Dm.
What is the chord progression of Make It Count?
The main progression is A – E – F#m – B (IV – I – ii – V).
Is Make It Count easy to play on guitar?
Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes G, D, Em, A, C, E, Cm (86% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 57% without a capo).
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