May152026

Noah Kahan – Willing And Able Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsEm D C Csus2 GG/F#Emadd9 BmCadd#11

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[Intro]
Em  D  C  Csus2 C  Csus2 x2

[Verse 1]
Em                          D
Oh, when my weight left the room
                    C      
Did you take a deep breath?
 Csus2  C Csus2
Em                         D
I stole the beer and drove home
                   C   
There was only one left
 Csus2  C Csus2
      Em
And I wrestle the feelin'
       D                        
You're still thinking about that
C Csus2  C Csus2
Em                  D
 Wide awake in your room
               C        
Just seething about that
 Csus2  C Csus2

[Pre-Chorus]
     D         Em    
When I make my flight,
          C
 I'm the devil
         D          Em   
But when I stay the night, 
          C
then we drink
       D           Em    
And we stay up and fight 
          C
about the childhood lie
        D            Em     
That we both had the courage 
    C
to leave

[Chorus]
D                 C
  I'm willing and able
             G                     G/F#
If you wanna kick this rock around
                Em  
If you've got a bone 
              Emadd9
to pick with me
   Em           Bm
If you've got a flag, plant 
it in the ground
                       C     
Oh I'll stay here 'til morning
  Cadd#11
           G
Oh, we can fight like we used to fight
G/F#                    
  Bony-limbed, red-faced,
Em              Emadd9
 and teary-eyed
Em          Bm
  Under the glow of the TV light
                   Em
I'd be willing and able

[Interlude]
(Em)  D C  Csus2 C  Csus2 

[Verse 2]
Em                   D
Look at you leaving again
                         C
It's all you know how to do
  Csus2  C Csus2
    Em                         D
Go ahead, take the last of the drinks
                 C       Csus2  C Csus2
The world belongs to you
         Em
They all say you're a light
      D               C Csus2  C Csus2
All I see is a shadow
         Em                   D
And I'll see you again in six months
                   C        
When you need your next song
 Csus2  C Csus2

[Pre-Chorus]
          D          Em 
'Cause if I call you out,
         C
 I'm an asshole
    D          Em           C
But I tell the truth when I drink
    D                Em   
So, come home, let's fight
           C
 about the childhood lie
         D             Em   
We don't care what the other
     C
 one thinks

[Chorus]
D                 C
  I'm willing and able
             G        
If you wanna kick this 
             G/F#
rock around
                Em     
If you've got a bone to
           Emadd9
 pick with me
   Em           Bm
If you've got a flag, 
plant it in the ground
                 
Oh I'll stay here
      C       Cadd#11
 'til morning
           G
Oh, we can fight like 
we used to fight
G/F#                    
  Bony-limbed, red-faced,
Em              Emadd9
 and teary-eyed
Em        Bm
Under the glow of the TV light
                    C     
Oh I wish you could know me
  Cadd#11

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[Post-Chorus]
                   G   
And I wish I could know 
                         G/F#
you much more sometimes
                Em     
Wish I could do nothing
         Emadd9
 with you
Em         Bm
Sit in the yard while the day dies
                    C     Cadd#11
Leave it all on the table
               G           
And I'll say I love you and
                   G/F#
 mean it this time
Say I'm sorry for
 Em              Emadd9
 everything else
   Em         Bm
If we found a way to the other side
                   C    Cadd#11
I'd be willing and able

[Outro]
                   G    G/F#
I'd be willing and able
                   Em   Emadd9
I'd be willing and able
       Em          Bm
I'd be willing and able
                   C    Cadd#11
I'd be willing and able
                   G    G/F#
I'd be willing and able
                   Em   Emadd9
I'd be willing and able
       Em          Bm
I'd be willing and able
                      C*
If you're willing, I'm able

Watch: Noah Kahan - Willing and Able (Official Lyric Video)

From NoahKahanVEVO on YouTube. Play along with the chords above.

How to play Willing And Able: key, chords and progression

These are Willing And Able chords by Noah Kahan for Piano and Ukulele.

Willing And Able by Noah Kahan keeps coming home to E minor (one sharp: F♯). You need 8 chords: Em, D, C, Csus2, G, G/F#, Emadd9 and Bm.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Em – D – C – Csus2 (i – VII – VI – VIsus2 in E minor). Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Good to know: Csus2, Emadd9 and Bm are the tricky part on guitar (barre or movable shapes). Slow the change down until it is clean; on piano and ukulele they are simpler.