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Sam Barber – Satellite Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsG D Em C

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These are Satellite chords by Sam Barber for Piano and Ukulele.

[Intro]
G  D     Em  D  C
G  D     Em  D  C

[Verse 1]
         G     D
Rattling bones
       Em      D       C
Caught staring at your stone
                  G    D
Oh, it's taking a toll
     Em      D        C
Everything I can't control
                      G    D
And have you taken me host
         Em         D   
For everything that I've
 C
 done wrong?
              G    D
Going steady alone
      Em      D   C
Still broken, overgrown
        Em         D    
If only weightless meant
 C
 I was gone

[Chorus]
Em               C
 If I could be a satellite
                    G
Sitting next to the moon
                 D
I'd be closer to you
Em                 C
 If I could be the morning light
              G
Reflecting to you
                      D
But you were gone too soon
                Em        C
If I could be a satellite
                G         D
If I could be a satellite

[Instrumental]
G  D     Em  D  C

[Verse 2]
          G           D
What am I supposed to say?
          Em       D       C
It's only been two goddamn days
               G    D
Flying like an open flame
           Em        D        C
You always knew that you'd be saved
             Em        D       C
I prayed you take that to your grave

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[Chorus]
Em               C
 If I could be a satellite
                    G
Sitting next to the moon
                 D
I'd be closer to you, oh, oh-oh
Em                 C
 If I could be the morning light
              G
Reflecting to you
                      D
But you were gone too soon
                Em
If I could be a satellite
C                    G         D
 Oh, if I could be a satellite
                Em
If I could be a satellite

[Outro]
(Em) C  G  D
Em  C  G  D*

Watch: Sam Barber - Satellite (Official Audio)

From Sam Barber on YouTube. Play along with the chords above.

How to play Satellite: key, chords and progression

Satellite by Sam Barber sits in G major (one sharp: F♯), and you need 4 chords to play it: G, D, Em and C.

The progression the song keeps returning to is C – G – D – Em (IV – I – V – vi in G major), a rotation of the four-chord pop progression that starts on the IV chord. In solfa, that is fah – doh – soh – lah. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Beginner-friendly: on guitar every chord is an open shape, which makes this a good song to learn early on.