Machine Gun Kelly – Play This When I’m Gone Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Machine Gun Kelly – Play This When I’m Gone Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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This is the chords of Play This When I’m Gone by Machine Gun Kelly on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

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[Intro]
C Am G F F13 F

[Verse 1]
C                             
  I'm writing you this message 
                           Am
just so I can say that I love you
G                         
  I had to let you know that 
                       F      F13 F
everything about me was you, yeah
C                                  
  I think it's time for me to leave, 
                  Am
but I'll never leave you
          G                     
  I just looked at your pictures,
 so the last thing I did 
     F    F13 F
was see you

[Pre-Chorus]
    C
I'm 29, my anxiety's eating me alive
Am
I'm fightin' with myself and
 my sobriety every night
G                              
And last time I couldn't barely
            F            F13 F
 open up my eyes, I apologize

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[Chorus]
     C                 G      
I'm not gonna lie and tell you,
               Am            F
 "It's alright, it's alright"
 C                   G   
You're gonna cry and baby,
                Am            F
 that's alright, it's alright
   C                      G
I wrote you this song to keep 
when I'm gone
       Am          F
If you ever feel alone
 C                   G    
You're gonna cry and baby,
               Am            F
 that's alright, it's alright

[Interlude]
C

[Verse 2]
C                            
  I hope you get to go to all
                    Am
 the places that I showed you
G                           
  When I was on the road and 
                      F      F13 F
couldn't be home to hold you
C                        
  Part of me doesn't want 
                      Am
this cruel world to know you
      G                       
  So just try and keep in mind
                    F     F13 F
 everything that I told you

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[Pre-Chorus]
    C
I'm 29, and society's eating me alive
Am
I'm fighting what comes with
 this notoriety every night
G                         
This is the last time I'll 
                 F            F13 F
ever open up my eyes, I apologize

[Chorus]
     C                 G      
I'm not gonna lie and tell you, 
               Am            F
"It's alright, it's alright"
 C                   G   
You're gonna cry and baby,
                Am            F
 that's alright, it's alright
   C                      G
I wrote you this song to keep 
when I'm gone
       Am          F
If you ever feel alone
 C                   G   
You're gonna cry and baby,
                Am            F
 that's alright, it's alright

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[Bridge]
C                   G             
  And I'll miss you, I'll miss you,
Am              F
 I'll miss you, I'll miss you, yeah
C                   G            
  And I'll miss you, I'll miss you,
 Am              F
 I'll miss you, I'll miss you
C                                  
  And I'll miss you (I'll miss you),
 G
 I'll miss you (I'll miss you)
Am                              F
  I'll miss you (I'll miss you), 
I'll miss you, yeah
C                                  
  And I'll miss you (I'll miss you),
 G
 I'll miss you (I'll miss you)
Am                             
  I'll miss you (I'll miss you),
 F
 I'll miss you

[Outro]
C                   G            
  And I'll miss you, I'll miss you,
 Am              F
 I'll miss you, I'll miss you, yeah
C                   G             
  And I'll miss you, I'll miss you,
Am              F
 I'll miss you, I'll miss you

How to play Play This When I’m Gone: key, chords and progression

Play This When I’m Gone by Machine Gun Kelly is in the key of C major (no sharps or flats). The song uses 5 chords: C, Am, G, F and F13.

The progression the song keeps returning to is F – C – G – Am (IV – I – V – vi in C major), a rotation of the four-chord pop progression that starts on the IV chord. In solfa, that is fah – doh – soh – lah. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes G, Em, D, C, C13 (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 60% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
F13 chord on guitar (131231)
F13F A C E♭ D

Play This When I’m Gone chords: questions

What key is Play This When I’m Gone in?

Play This When I’m Gone by Machine Gun Kelly is in the key of C major (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in Play This When I’m Gone?

Play This When I’m Gone uses 5 chords: C, Am, G, F, F13.

What is the chord progression of Play This When I’m Gone?

The main progression is F – C – G – Am (IV – I – V – vi), a rotation of the four-chord pop progression that starts on the IV chord.

Is Play This When I’m Gone easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes G, Em, D, C, C13 (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 60% without a capo).

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