These are Lightning chords by Mitski for Piano and Ukulele.
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[Intro]ADAD[Verse 1]AD
Lightning hits so close
AD
Sounded like a big tin can
AD
All hail the rain
ABC#m
All hail the rain
ABC#m
Running like ghosts on the roof
AB
Running like they're feeling
DE
alive again
[Chorus]A
Here we are
BG#mA
We've been waiting to be born again
[Instrument]ADAD
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[Verse 2]AD
When I die
ABC#m
When I die
ABC#m
Could I come back as the rain?
ABC#mF#m
See the world again, to fall again?
[Bridge]AB
If I'm dark, all the better
G#A
To reflect the moonlight
AB
If I mourn, all the better
G#A
To behold the sunrise
[Instrument]ABDEF#mG#mAAADAD
[Verse 3]ABC#m
I can hear the song of my death
ABC#m
Singing for the lightning to come
ABD
Calling to the thunder
E
"Polo"
How to play Lightning: key, chords and progression
Lightning by Mitski is centred on E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯). The song uses 8 chords: A, D, B, C#m, E, G#m, F#m and G#.
The progression the song keeps returning to is A – B – C#m – A (IV – V – vi – IV in E major). In solfa, that is fah – soh – lah – fah. 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, C, A, Bm, D, F#m, Em, F# (63% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 38% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.
Chord diagrams
AA C♯ EDD F♯ ABB D♯ F♯C♯mC♯ E G♯EE G♯ BG♯mG♯ B D♯F♯mF♯ A C♯G♯G♯ B♯ D♯
AA C♯ EDD F♯ ABB D♯ F♯C♯mC♯ E G♯EE G♯ BG♯mG♯ B D♯F♯mF♯ A C♯G♯G♯ B♯ D♯
AA C♯ EDD F♯ ABB D♯ F♯C♯mC♯ E G♯EE G♯ BG♯mG♯ B D♯F♯mF♯ A C♯G♯G♯ B♯ D♯
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Lightning chords: questions
What key is Lightning in?
Lightning by Mitski is centred on E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯).
What chords are in Lightning?
Lightning uses 8 chords: A, D, B, C#m, E, G#m, F#m, G#.
What is the chord progression of Lightning?
The main progression is A – B – C#m – A (IV – V – vi – IV).
Is Lightning easy to play on guitar?
Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes G, C, A, Bm, D, F#m, Em, F# (63% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 38% without a capo).
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