# Light Me Up – Birdy: piano chords

Light Me Up by Birdy uses 4 chords in C major; difficulty on the piano: easy.

## Chords in the song

[Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj)

## Chord sheet

- Verse 1: Am C Am C Am G F G Am C Am C Am C G F
- Chorus 1: C Am C Am F Am F G
- Verse 2: Am C Am C Am C F G Am C Am C Am C G F
- Chorus 2: C Am C Am F Am F G
- Chorus 3: Am G F
- Verse 3: Am C Am C Am G F G C
- Chorus 4: Am C Am F Am F G
- Chorus 5: Am C Am C

## Questions

### Which chords does Light Me Up by Birdy use?

Different chords: 4. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Light Me Up by Birdy in?

The chords fit C major. This is estimated from the chords, so the recording may be in another key.

### How hard is Light Me Up to play on the piano?

Difficulty: easy. The rating counts the different chords (4), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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Chord data: [Chordonomicon](https://huggingface.co/datasets/ailsntua/Chordonomicon), [CC BY-NC 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). Chords are transcriptions and can differ from the recording.

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