[Intro] B Bmaj7 B7 E Em B C#m7 F#7 [Verse 1] B Bmaj7 I was alone at your recital, you were open like a Bible B7 E On your toes you circled like a halo Em B All the girls beside you, the leotards confined you C#m7 B F#7 I was getting lost inside your faint glow B Bmaj7 I never told you how much everyone adored you B7 E By the time the words would reach me, you'd be halfway home Em B And that day in your kitchen, your family knew I loved you C#m7 F#7 And they all knew you didn't and we never closed the difference [Chorus] E Penelope, you're not dancing anymore G#m F# C#/F I heard he took your hand, but your feet stayed on the floor E Penelope, you never learned to dance alone G#m F# C#/F E But just remember how I did it every time you came along [Verse 2] B Bmaj7 You never watched me as I moved my body B7 E To any floor that your green eyes would fall on Em B Waved my hands in silence as the only trees passed by us C#m7 F#7 Shuffled and I shuffled, someone even seen me fly once B Bmaj7 Back and forth I traveled, I could never change the channel B7 E Stood naked on the field when I knew I'd lost the battle Em B And when you finally left, no, I could never learn the steps C#m7 F#7 I fell so far behind that all I had were my own hands [Chorus] E Penelope, you're not dancing anymore G#m F# C#/F I heard he took your hand, but your feet stayed on the floor E Penelope, you never learned to dance alone G#m F# C#/F But just remember how I did it every time you came along [Outro] E G#m F# C#/F E G#m F# C#/F E
Rex Orange County – Penelope Chords on Piano & Ukulele
How to play Penelope: key, chords and progression
To play Penelope by Rex Orange County, think in B major (five sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯). It takes 10 chords: B, Bmaj7, B7, E, Em, C#m7, F#7, G#m, F# and C#/F.
Listen for E – G#m – F# – C#/F (IV – vi – V – II in B major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is fah – lah – soh – reh. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.
Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes G, Gmaj7, G7, C, Cm, Am7, D7, Em, D, A (90% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 30% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.
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Penelope chords: questions
What key is Penelope in?
Penelope by Rex Orange County is in the key of B major (five sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯).
What chords are in Penelope?
Penelope uses 10 chords: B, Bmaj7, B7, E, Em, C#m7, F#7, G#m, F#, C#/F.
What is the chord progression of Penelope?
The main progression is E – G#m – F# – C#/F (IV – vi – V – II).
Is Penelope easy to play on guitar?
Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes G, Gmaj7, G7, C, Cm, Am7, D7, Em, D, A (90% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 30% without a capo).
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