Last Year
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verse 1
G A D
January came and took my heart away
D Em D A G
Feb-ru-a-ry felt the same
F#m Em D
March, my hugs became hold ons
D A G
April, I huffed like porridge on the boil
G A D
Morning May, I'm downwind from your shampoo
D Em D A G Em
Ichi, ni, san, go, roku, nana, hachi, kyuu, jyuu
D A G
June, I learned to count to ten in Japanese
G A D
Dry July, like wiping skin from my skull
D Em D A G
Instead, I visited family
F#m Em
They told me I'm special
A G
Hmm
verse 2
G A D
Augustus came and stabilised me with my father's pain
D Em D A G
Relieving drug, diazepam
F#m E D
Life floats away
D A G
October, I swam back for my birthday
G A D
Firework display in a cafeteria of my old school
D Em D A G F#m Em
Happ-i-er my cold, black sleep in my cold, deep bed
D A G
December, you sang at my funeral
B-section
D/A Bm D A
If it's depths to your rivers, I've picked one for you
D/A Bm D A
Oh, greedy with Ss but equalled by Is
D/A Bm D A
If it's stones for your pockets, I've collected a few
D/A Bm
To hold you down
D A
To hold you down
[Refrão]G A D G
Mississippi, come back to me
G A D G
Oh, Mississippi, your cold, black sleep
G A D G
Oh, Mississippi
D A D
Oh, oh, oh
Break
D/A Bm D A
D/A Bm D A
D/A Bm D A
D/A Bm D A
[Refrão]G A D G
Mississippi, come back to me
G A D G
Come, Mississippi, from your cold, black sleep
G A D G
Oh, Mississippi
D A D
Hmm
D A D
Hmm
How to play Last Year
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is G. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.