Mitski – If I Leave Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Mitski – If I Leave Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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These are If I Leave chords by Mitski for Piano and Ukulele.

[Intro]
G A Db D
G A Db D

[Chorus]
  G  A    Db  D        G   
If I leave,   somebody else
      A       Db
 will love you
    D      G             A
But nobody else could forgive me
Bm       Gbm   G  A   Db D
Quite as often as you
G A Db D

[Verse 1]
   G             A      Db  D
No one on this street knows
   G            A      Db D
No one in this mall knows
   G            A Db D   G A Db D
No one in this bar knows
    G            A      Db D
And none of my friends know
        G           A  Db  D
Surely, none of my colleagues
G      A  Db D  G A Db D
Nor do my family
[Chorus]
G    A   Db D          G   
If I leave,   somebody else
      A     Db
 will find you
    D      G          A
But nobody else could see me
Bm        Gbm    G    A
Quite as clearly as you
 Db D  G A Db D  G A Db D
 (   You,        you)
G    A       Db D      G  
Only you know,    I've let 
      A     Db D
only you know

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[Bridge]
      G              A
How I ride through a tunnel
         Bm             Gbm
And it's dark the whole way
  G              A
I ride through a tunnel
          Bm             Gbm
It's been dark the whole way
  G              A
I ride through a tunnel
           Bm             Gbm
It's still dark the whole way

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[Verse 2]
G          A      Db D
I couldn't lose you
  G         A     Db D
How could I lose you?
 G         A      Db D
I couldn't lose you
G A Db D

[Chorus]
    G    A     Db D        
For if I lost it,  somebody
 G         A      Db
 else will cheer you
    D   G          A
But who else could love me
Bm        Gbm   G     A Db D
Quite as kindly as you?
G         A
Who could love me
Bm        Gbm   G   A Db D
Quite as kindly as you?

[Outro]
G    A Db D
 You?

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 progression the song keeps returning to is G – A – Db – D (♭VII – I – III – IV in A major). 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 F, G, B, C, Am, Em (67% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 50% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
Db chord on guitar (x46664)
D♭D♭ F A♭
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
Bm chord on guitar (x24432)
BmB D F♯
Gbm chord on guitar (244222)
G♭mG♭ A D♭

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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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