Lovejoy – You’ll Understand When You’re Older Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Lovejoy – You’ll Understand When You’re Older Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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ChordsG#D#FmA#mC#G#mGmF#Em

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These are the chords for You’ll Understand When You’re Older by Lovejoy on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

[Intro]
     G#  D#  Fm  A#m  C#   (x2)
Woo!

[Verse 1]
G#
  Said I'd understand
when I'm older
D#
  Said I'd understand the
 things they'd do
Fm
  Falls asleep on the shoulder
 in the breakroom
A#m                        C#
  She falls asleep on the shoulder
 in the breakroom
G#
  She said she'd been
inside for too long
D#
  Well no shit, could you
 tell us something new?
Fm
  You can tell he's
lying cause his lips move
A#m                  C#
  You can tell he's lying
 cause his lips move

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G#
  It must nice to be the reason
D#
  His work it ain't so bleak
Fm
  That must be what motivates you
A#m          C#
  That must be what
 motivates you
G#
  All he needs is to
 see you smiling
D#
  While you light
up his whole week
Fm
  Imaginе the kinda
 things he'd do to you
A#m         C#
  If therе weren't
 so many cameras
C#*
  And you're keeping a dark
  C#                 C#
secret, but you're talking
 in your sleep
G#  D#  Fm  A#m C#

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[Verse 2]
G#
  Totally banned
 from the kitchen
D#
  You're such a workplace
 health concern
Fm
  But they wouldn't take
 you if it healed you
A#m                 C#
  No they wouldn't take
you if it healed you
G#
  She says the country's
sweating out a fever
D#
  A fever born by what you do
Fm
  And what kind of

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pressure do they put on you?
A#m             C#
  What kind of pressure
do they put on you?
G#                       D#
  At least she's waiting for you
                             Fm
  Glass of wine after a long day
  She'll dry your eyes
 and serve the entrée
A#m*        C#
  Dry your eyes and
serve the entrée
G#*
  Fall asleep in her
dad's Ford Mondeo
D#
  That she stole from
 him yesterday
Fm
  You look so cute when
you're so angry
A#m            C#
  If I'm going down you're
 coming with me
G#
  And you think that
   it gets better
Fm
  Just you wait until next week
C#*                      C#
  You're keeping a dark secret,
              C#
but you're talking in your sleep
G#  D#  Fm  A#m C#  (x4)
G#m  Gm  F#  Fm  Em   G#

How to play You’ll Understand When You’re Older: key, chords and progression

You’ll Understand When You’re Older by Lovejoy is in the key of A♭ major (four flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭). The song uses 9 chords: G#, D#, Fm, A#m, C#, G#m, Gm, F# and Em.

The backbone of the song is G# – D# – Fm – A#m (I – V – vi – ii in A♭ major). In solfa, that is doh – soh – lah – reh. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes G, D, Em, Am, C, Gm, F#m, F, Ebm (56% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 11% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

G# chord on guitar (466544)
G♯G♯ B♯ D♯
D# chord on guitar (x68886)
D♯D♯ G A♯
Fm chord on guitar (133111)
FmF A♭ C
A#m chord on guitar (x13321)
A♯mA♯ C♯ E♯
C# chord on guitar (x46664)
C♯C♯ E♯ G♯
G#m chord on guitar (466444)
G♯mG♯ B D♯
Gm chord on guitar (355333)
GmG B♭ D
F# chord on guitar (244322)
F♯F♯ A♯ C♯
Em chord on guitar (022000)
EmE G B

You’ll Understand When You’re Older chords: questions

What key is You’ll Understand When You’re Older in?

You’ll Understand When You’re Older by Lovejoy is in the key of A♭ major (four flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭).

What chords are in You’ll Understand When You’re Older?

You’ll Understand When You’re Older uses 9 chords: G#, D#, Fm, A#m, C#, G#m, Gm, F#, Em.

What is the chord progression of You’ll Understand When You’re Older?

The main progression is G# – D# – Fm – A#m (I – V – vi – ii).

Is You’ll Understand When You’re Older easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes G, D, Em, Am, C, Gm, F#m, F, Ebm (56% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 11% without a capo).

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