Sharon Van Etten & Angel Olsen – Like I Used To Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Sharon Van Etten & Angel Olsen – Like I Used To Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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ChordsEAF#mC#mB

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These are the chords for Like I Used To by Sharon Van Etten & Angel Olsen on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

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[Intro]
E A F#m
E A F#m

[Verse 1]
E
Will the marker stain the skin?
A                 F#m
Stole the dress I saw you in
     E                A   F#m
Now nothing comes to mind
E
Saw a life as override
A                F#m
One more session overdrive
E                    A    F#m
  The ceiling is the roof

[Pre-Chorus]
C#m
Change address and draw a line
B
Show my friends the silver lines
F#m                                 A
Call my family just to know they're there

[Chorus]
E
Sleepin' in late like I used to
A                        F#m
Crossing my fingers like I used to
C#m                   A
Waiting inside like I used to
B
Avoiding big crowds like I used to

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[Interlude]
E A F#m
E A F#m

[Verse 2]
E
Crawl the field and lеt you in
A                 F#m
Brand my heart I found you in
    E                   A    F#m
To say nothing's more apart
E
Will my lover bе there, stay
A              F#m
Follow them to less the pain
E                     A    F#m
The ceiling must be wrong

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[Pre-Chorus]
C#m
Well, my head's gone today
B
Sell my past for a way
F#m                                 A
To sing and have something left to say
C#m
Pray my hands, pray my voice
B
Give the reason, take away
F#m                            A
Make believe an order for to stay

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[Chorus]
E
Lighting one up like I used to
A                        F#m
Dancing all alone like I used to
C#m                   A
Giving it up like I used to
B
Falling in love like I used to
E
Open my heart like I used to
A                        F#m
Making out long like I used to
C#m                   A
Holding hands openly, rights to
B
Taking what's mine like I used to
F#m              E      B
Like I used to (like I used to)
F#m              E      B
Like I used to (like I used to)

[Outro]
E A F#m
E A F#m
E

How to play Like I Used To: key, chords and progression

Like I Used To by Sharon Van Etten & Angel Olsen is centred on E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯). The song uses 5 chords: E, A, F#m, C#m and B.

The progression the song keeps returning to is E – A – F#m – E (I – IV – ii – I in E major). In solfa, that is doh – fah – reh – doh. 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 D, G, Em, Bm, A (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 40% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
F#m chord on guitar (244222)
F♯mF♯ A C♯
C#m chord on guitar (x46654)
C♯mC♯ E G♯
B chord on guitar (x24442)
BB D♯ F♯

Like I Used To chords: questions

What key is Like I Used To in?

Like I Used To by Sharon Van Etten & Angel Olsen is centred on E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯).

What chords are in Like I Used To?

Like I Used To uses 5 chords: E, A, F#m, C#m, B.

What is the chord progression of Like I Used To?

The main progression is E – A – F#m – E (I – IV – ii – I).

Is Like I Used To easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes D, G, Em, Bm, A (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 40% without a capo).

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