# Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own – U2: piano chords

Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own by U2 uses 9 chords in A major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [F#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpm), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [Dm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm), [Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am)

## Chord sheet

- Verse 1: A G F#m D A G F#m D A D A F#m D
- Chorus 1: F#m E D F#m E D
- Verse 2: A G F#m D A G F#m D A D A F#m D
- Chorus 2: F#m E D F#m E D
- Verse 3: F C Dm F C Am F C Dm A F#m D E A D A F#m D
- Chorus 3: F#m E D F#m E D F#m E D F#m E D

## Questions

### Which chords does Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own by U2 use?

Different chords: 9. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own by U2 in?

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

### How hard is Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (9), 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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