Some Nights chords

by Fun
  • Some Nights was written by Jeff Bhasker, Nate Ruess, Andrew Dost and Jack Antonoff.
  • Recorded: 2011
  • Released: June 4, 2012
  • Album Some Nights
  • Music: Key of C Major in 4/4 time at ~ 108 bpm (♩)
  • Chords: C, F, G, Am, F6
Chart Legend
Numbered Circles: Fingers used to play chords   O: Optional Note
Barre Line: One finger holds down multiple strings   R: Root Note
Unmarked strings: Play open   X: Don't play string    B: Bass Note
C Major F Major F6 Am G Major
C Major F Major F6 Am G Major

Some Nights

Song Key is highlighted - Transpose to any other key
 
   C                      F              C   
   Some nights, I stay up cash-ing in my bad luck 
  F               C         G
   Some nights, I call it a draw
   C                           F                  C   
   Some nights, I wish that my lips could build a cas-tle
  F               C                    G
   Some nights, I wish they'd just fall off

         F          C              F        C   
   But I still wake u-u-p, I still see your ghost
                F         C           G
   Oh Lord, I'm still not sure what I stand for oh    (oh-oh-woah-oh) 
  F          C                        F             C         Am   
   What do I stand for?   (oh-oh-woah-oh) What do I stand for most nights ? 
           G           F
   I don't know    Any-more...

   F      C                 F    C                 F    C          G   
   Woah - oh    Woah - oh - oh - oh    Woah - oh - oh - oh    Oh - oh
   F      C                 F    C                 F    C          G   
   Woah - oh    Woah - oh - oh - oh    Woah - oh - oh - oh    Oh - oh

   F                 C             F            C   
   This is it, boys, this is war    What are we wait-ing for? 
  F             C                  G
   Why don't we break the rules al-rea-dy?
         F                C                F                  C   
   I was ne-ver one to be-lieve the hype    Save that for the black and white
         F                     C
   I try twice as hard and I'm half as liked
       G                                        G  
   But here they come a-gain to jack my style | 𝄎 |

             F      C
   That's al-right    (that's alright)
             F             C
   I found a mar-tyr in my bed to-night
   F                   C                G
   Stops my bones from won-der-ing just who I   Who I   Who I
   F     C        F        C       F  C     G
   A-a-a-am    Oh who am I-I    Mm-mm    Mm-mm

         F             C              F         C   
   Well, some nights I wish that this all would end
          F                C            G 
   'Cause I could use some friends for a change
       F               C                 F        C   
   And some nights I'm scared you'll for-get me a-gain
        F                C        G 
   Some nights I al-ways win    I al-ways win

         F          C              F        C   
   But I still wake u-u-p, I still see your ghost
                F         C           G
   Oh Lord, I'm still not sure what I stand for oh  (oh-oh-woah-oh) 
  F        C                         F             C         Am   
   What do I stand for?  (oh-oh-woah-oh) What do I stand for most nights ? 
            G         
   I don't know...

       F           C
Bridge: So this is it?    I sold my soul for this? 
        G      
        Washed my hands of that for this?

        I miss my mom and dad for this?
        F                       C
        No    When I see stars    When I see stars    That's all they are
               G      
        When I hear songs    They sound like a swan
                F             C             G               G         
        So come on    Oh come on    Oh come on    Oh come | on | 

         F                C              F                        C   
   Well, that is it guys, that is all    Five min-utes in and I'm bored a-gain
   F                          C            G
   Ten years of this, I'm not sure if an-y-bod-y un-der-stands
        F                  C                F                      C   
   This one is not for the folks at home    Sor-ry to leave mom, I had to go
  F                      C              G
   Who the f*** wants to die a-lone all dried up in the de-sert sun?

               F                C               F                    C
   My heart is break-ing for my sis-ter and the con that she called "love"
              F
   And then I look into my ne-phew's eyes...
 F6                             F                         
   Man, you wouldn't be-lieve    The most a-maz-ing things
 F6                     G     G   
   That can come from-o-om |  𝄎  |
                    F      C       F   C  F   C    G      
   Some ter-ri-ble |lie  - Ahhh...|  -   |  -   |     |
    F    C  F   C  F   C    G 
   |   -   |  -   |  -   |     |

   F      C                 F    C                 F    C          G   
   Woah - oh    Woah - oh - oh - oh    Woah - oh - oh - oh    Oh - oh
   F      C                 F    C                 F    C          G   
   Woah - oh    Woah - oh - oh - oh    Woah - oh - oh - oh    Oh - oh

      F                        C                       
Outro: The o-ther night    You would-n't be-lieve  
           F                  C   
       The dream I just had a-bout you and me
      F                          C             G   
       I called you up, but we'd both agree |     |  
      F             C                F      C   
       It's for the best you did-n't lis-ten  
      F             C               G   
       It's for the best we get our dis-tance   Oh...
      F             C                F      C   
       It's for the best you did-n't listen
      F             C               G   
       It's for the best we get our dis-tance   Oh...

          F    C     F    C     F    C     G   
      ||:    -    |     -    |     -    |     :|| (repeat to fade)    

Notes:

  • Level Of Ease: Easy... a great song for beginners
  • Song Key: C Major... no sharps or flats
  • 4/4: This means there are 4 quarter-note or crotchet beats per bar. This can be counted as
    | 1 2 3 4 | or |1& 2& 3& 4&| etc.
  • The song starts at approximately 1.02 minutes into the video.
  • The hyphen between 2 chords in a bar means the chords share equal beat counts in that bar, which in this case is 2 beats per chord (4/4 time), e.g., | F - C | means 2 beat counts on F and 2 beat counts on C. In the song this is shown as follows due to the transposition feature:
       F         C
    |        -        |
  • I haven't included all the bars with split-timing as above, as it occurs right throughout the song. I have only included them where I felt they were needed.
  • F6 chord is easy to play... just play an F chord, and add your pinkie on the 3rd fret, second string (D)... see chart above.
  • ||: F - C | F - C | F - C | G :|| means you play the 4 bars and repeat them once again, unless stated otherwise... 8 bars in total.
  • Please Note: We have had to place chords above the bars in the song so that transpositions can be made if required.
       F   C   F   C  F   C   G 
    ||:  -   |   -   |   -  |   :||
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