Travis Garland

Didnt Stand A Chance (ver 3) Chords

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:
            Emaj9
You've been hiding it all for so long
          C#m9
They cant see there's a war going on
                 F#m9 
Because what you think of me conflicts what you feel for me
         B7sus4 - B7
Baby its hard, I know.

          Emaj9 
I've been trying to stay on the low
                C#m9
Just to let you figure it out on your own
                  F#m9
Your feelings are clear but all your friends in your ear keep saying
            B7sus4 - B7 - B7(#5)
That I'm no good, for you.


Pre chorus:
          C#m7          Asus2/F#
You're so per - fect to me
          Esus4                     E
Nothing's changed the way I feel at all
          A7
If I stay down
            B9                  B7(b9)
You'll come around, eventually, o-o-o-o-o-oh

chorus:
          Emaj7                        C#m7 
I used to say, it was only a matter of time
         C#7           C#7sus4        Asus2/F#
for your heart matters more than your mind
             A7                     B9
you tried to fight it, I don't know why.
           B7(b9)
You didn't stand a chance
            Emaj7                            C#m7  
I'm convinced, from the moment I tasted your lips
      C#7        C#7sus4  Asus2/F#
All I needed was just one kiss
             A7                     B9
you tried to fight it, I knew right then
         B7(b9)
I didn't stand a chance at all.

(4 bar instrumental, 2 bars:Emaj9, 2 bars:B7)

verse:
              Emaj9
I showed you, all of the cards in my hand
             C#m9
So you know exactly where I stand
                  F#m9
And you're like a glass right at the edge of the table
                B7          B7(#5)
just waiting to fall, fall, 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)