Verse 1: Ab Db It's a quarter past midnight as we cut through the city (yeah, yeah, yeah) Ab Db The streets are getting restless, good times, bad decisions (yeah, yeah) Ab Db It's a quarter past midnight and the sirens are mending some hearts Ab Db But we're the losers on the back seats singing "Love Will Tear Us Apart" Ab Db It's a quarter past midnight, still avoiding tomorrow Ab Db It's a quarter past midnight, but we're just getting going Chorus 1: Db Ab We keep on running, running through a red light Eb Fm Like we're trying to burn the night away Db Ab Away-ay-ay, away-ay-ay, oh Eb Fm Away-ay-ay, away-ay-ay, oh oh Db Ab This is my favorite part, oh Eb Fm Help me piece it all together darling Db Ab Before it falls apart, oh Eb (nc) Help me piece it all together Verse 2: Ab Db It's a quarter past midnight and the speakers are blowing (yeah, yeah) Ab Db We want the bodies on the billboards, not the lives underneath them (yeah, yeah, yeah) Ab Db And now we're crawling up the walls again and it's a quarter past twelve Ab Db And you said we'd leave this place in dust and fall from heaven straight through hell Ab Db We never know what we have, we never knew what we had Chorus 2: Db Ab We keep on running, running through a red light Eb Fm Like we're trying to burn the night away Db Ab Away-ay-ay, away-ay-ay, oh Eb Fm Away-ay-ay, away-ay-ay, oh oh Db Ab Why we always chasing after something Eb Fm Like we trying to throw our lives away Db Ab Away-ay-ay, away-ay-ay, oh Eb Fm Away-ay-ay, away-ay-ay, oh oh Db Ab This is my favorite part, oh Eb Fm Help me piece it all together darling Db Ab Before it falls apart, oh Eb (nc) Help me piece it all together Bridge: Ab Db I can't remember, I can't remember Ab Db I can't remember, I can't remember Verse 3: Ab Db It's a quarter past midnight and the secrets are flowing Ab Db Our lips are getting looser, I don't know what I'm saying Ab We never knew what we had, never know what I've had Chorus 3: Db Ab We keep on running, running through a red light Eb Fm Like we're trying to burn the night away Db Ab Away-ay-ay, away-ay-ay, oh Eb Fm Away-ay-ay, away-ay-ay, oh oh Db Ab Why we always chasing after something Eb Fm Like we trying to throw our lives away Db Ab Away-ay-ay, away-ay-ay, oh Eb Fm Away-ay-ay, away-ay-ay, oh oh Db Ab This is my favorite parts, oh Eb Fm Help me piece it all together darling Db Ab Before it falls apart, oh Eb (nc) Help me piece it all together This arrangement is its contributor’s own interpretation, shared for private study, education and non-commercial use. The underlying song, lyrics and music remain the property of their copyright owners. To request removal, see Legal & Copyright.
Quarter Past Midnight chords by Bastille
Suggested strumdriving 4/4
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Also works: busy upbeat 4/4 d – d u d u d u
How to play Quarter Past Midnight on ukulele
Try the driving 4/4 as a starting point: d – d – d u d u. This arrangement is in Ab major. The fretting hand earns its keep in this one: I have the chords at the proficient level. Prefer easier shapes? Transpose the song down 1 half-step, then a capo on fret 1 brings you back to the key on this page.
4 ukulele chords used in "Quarter Past Midnight" by Bastille: Db, Eb, Fm and Ab
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I love playing this in -1
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