Travis Garland - Didnt stand a chance
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The key of the song is in E major which has 4 sharps on F, C, G and D
chords of E major include:
I - E major
ii - F# minor
iii - G# minor
IV - A major
V - B major
vi - C# minor
vii - D# diminished
The song uses variations of these chords, namely I, ii, IV, V and vi.
This rendition consists of these as well as some irrelevant chords to its key.
Chord progression list:
Verse: Emaj9 - C#m9 - F#m9 - B7sus4 - B7
Pre-chorus: C#m7 - Asus2/F# - Esus4 - E - A7 - B9 - B7(b9)
Chorus: Emaj7 - C#m7 - C#7 - C#7sus4 - Asus2/F# - A7 - B9 - B7(b9)
verse:
You've been Emaj9hiding it all for so long
They cant C#m9see there's a war going on
Because what you F#m9think of me conflicts what you feel for me
Baby its B7sus4hard, I
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kB7now.I've been Emaj9trying to stay on the low
Just to let you C#m9figure it out on your own
Your feelings are F#m9clear but all your friends in your ear keep saying
That I'm no B7sus4good, f
Pre chorus:
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orB7 yo-
u.B7(#5)You're so C#m7per - fect to Asus2/F#me
Nothing's Esus4changed the way I feel at Eall
If I stay A7down
You'll come B9around, eventually, B7(b9)o-o-o-o-o-oh
chorus:
I used to Emaj7say, it was only a matter of C#m7time
for your C#7heart matters C#7sus4more than your Asus2/F#mind
you tried to A7fight it, I don't know B9why.
You didn't B7(b9)stand a chance
I'm convinceEmaj7d, from the moment I tasted your C#m7lips
All I C#7needed was C#7sus4just one Asus2/F#kiss
you tried to A7fight it, I knew right B9then
I didn't B7(b9)stand a chance at all.
(4 bar instrumental, 2 bars:Emaj9, 2 bars:B7)
verse:
I showed you, Emaj9all of the cards in my hand
So you know eC#m9xactly where I stand
And you're like a F#m9glass right at the edge of the table
just waiting to B7fall, fall, B7(#5)fall
(pre-chorus)
(chorus)
(8 bar instrumental)
2 bars: Emaj9
2 bars: Amaj7
2 bars: Emaj7
2 bars: Amaj7
(chorus - ring out last chord)
This rendition of Didn't stand a chance is greatly influenced by Howard Chan's cover of the song
---> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pGDy3-AMSw <---
with a few additions of my own. Hope this helps, sorry if you can't understand all the 'music-theory-jargon'
- Josh Matthews (New Zealand)