I’ll give you the chords to each section of the song and the lyrics. Your job is to listen to the song again (and again, and again) until you can hear all the changes in the right spots. I’ve also included the number of each chord which may help you hear how the chords are rising or falling in the scale during the song. An added bit of good news for us as ukulele players, the song is in the Key of C.
Can’t Get It Out Of My Head
Composed by: Jeff Lynne ELO
Intro:
C-G-F-G (I-V-IV-V)
C-G-F-G (I-V-IV-V)
Verse 1:
C-Am-C-Am F-Dm-F-Am-G (I-vi-I-vi IV-ii-IV-vi-V)
Midnight, on the water, I saw the ocean’s daughter
Walking on waves she came, staring as she called my name
Chorus:
C-G-F-G 4x (I-V-IV-V)
And I can’t get it out of my head
No, I can’t get it out of my head
Now my whole world is gone for dead
‘Cos I can’t get it out of my head, no, no
Verse 2:
(chords same as Verse 1)
Breakdown, on the shoreline, can’t move, it’s an ebb tide
Morning don’t get here tonight, searching for her silver light
Repeat Chorus:
Instrumental Break:
(I-IM7-I7 IV7-V) 3X
(I-IM7-I7 IV7-V-bVI-bVII-I)
Verse 3:
Bank job, in the city
Robin Hood and William Tell and Ivanhoe and Lancelot
They don’t envy me
Sitting ’till the sun goes down,
In dream the world keeps goin’ round and round
Repeat Chorus: 2x
Outro: (I love this part!)
C-CM7-C7 F7-G-Ab-Bb-C (I-IM7-I7 IV7-V-bVI-bVII-I)
This is the way I memorize songs, by numbering the chord sequence, then putting the sequence in my head musically. I’d be interested in hearing from you if this method of breaking down a song makes it so you can’t get this chord progression out of your head.
