These are If I Leave chords by Mitski for Piano and Ukulele.
[Intro]GADbDGADbD[Chorus]GADbDG
If I leave, somebody else
ADb
will love you
DGA
But nobody else could forgive me
BmGbmGADbD
Quite as often as you
GADbD[Verse 1]GADbD
No one on this street knows
GADbD
No one in this mall knows
GADbDGADbD
No one in this bar knows
GADbD
And none of my friends know
GADbD
Surely, none of my colleagues
GADbDGADbD
Nor do my family
[Chorus]GADbDG
If I leave, somebody else
ADb
will find you
DGA
But nobody else could see me
BmGbmGA
Quite as clearly as you
DbDGADbDGADbD
( You, you)
GADbDG
Only you know, I've let
ADbD
only you know
[Bridge]GA
How I ride through a tunnel
BmGbm
And it's dark the whole way
GA
I ride through a tunnel
BmGbm
It's been dark the whole way
GA
I ride through a tunnel
BmGbm
It's still dark the whole way
[Verse 2]GADbD
I couldn't lose you
GADbD
How could I lose you?
GADbD
I couldn't lose you
GADbD[Chorus]GADbD
For if I lost it, somebody
GADb
else will cheer you
DGA
But who else could love me
BmGbmGADbD
Quite as kindly as you?
GA
Who could love me
BmGbmGADbD
Quite as kindly as you?
[Outro]GADbD
You?
Watch: Mitski - If I Leave (Official Video)
From MitskiVEVO on YouTube. Play along with the chords above.
How to play If I Leave: key, chords and progression
If I Leave by Mitski is in the key of A major (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯). The song uses 6 chords: G, A, Db, D, Bm and Gbm.
The backbone of the song is G – A – Db – D (♭VII – I – III – IV in A major). Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.
Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes F, G, B, C, Am, Em (67% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 50% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.
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If I Leave chords: questions
What key is If I Leave in?
If I Leave by Mitski is in the key of A major (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯).
What chords are in If I Leave?
If I Leave uses 6 chords: G, A, Db, D, Bm, Gbm.
What is the chord progression of If I Leave?
The main progression is G – A – Db – D (♭VII – I – III – IV).
Is If I Leave easy to play on guitar?
Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes F, G, B, C, Am, Em (67% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 50% without a capo).
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