Missing Piece chords by
Vance Joy (Official Version)

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Key: C majorDifficulty: Beginner

Intro 1

C

C

Verse 1

C

F

C

I've been waiting for the tides to change

F

C

G

For the waves to send you my way

C

F

C

I see you darling but you pixilate

F

C

G

It gets hard to take these days

Pre-chorus 1
C C 
 
But we'll hold the line,
F/C F/C 
 
C C 
 
I won't let go
F/C F/C 
 
C C 
 
'Cause I'll be there
G G 
 
when you can finally make it home
C C 
 
And I don't mind
F/C F/C 
 
C C 
 
'cause we both know
F/C F/C 
 
C C 
 
That we'll be fine
G G 
 
when you can finally make it home

Chorus 1

Am

F

Because when I'm in a room with you

C

G

That missing piece is found (oh)

Am

F

You know when you're by my side, darling

C

G

Nothing can bring us down (oh)

Verse 2

C

F

C

I remember happy wasted days

F

C

G

Summer's golden haze in our eyes

C

F

C

Lifting you above the breakin' waves

F

C

G

Memories floatin' back to my mind

Pre-chorus 2
C C 
 
F/C F/C 
 
C C 
 
You said, "Hold the line", I won't let go
F/C F/C 
 
C C 
 
'Cause I'll be there
G G 
 
when you can finally make it home
C C 
 
And I don't mind
F/C F/C 
 
C C 
 
'cause we both know
F/C F/C 
 
C C 
 
That we'll be fine
G G 
 
when you can finally make it home

Chorus 2
Am Am 
 
F F 
 
Because when I'm in a room with you
C C 
 
G G 
 
That missing piece is found (oh)
Am Am 
 
F F 
 
You know when you're by my side, darling
C C 
 
G G 
 
Nothing can bring us down (oh)
Am Am 
 
F F 
 
It's like when you're far away from me
C C 
 
I get lost in the crowd (oh)
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
F F 
 
Because when I'm in a room with you
C C 
 
G G 
 
That missing piece is found (oh)

Bridge 1
F F 
 
C C 
 
Oh, I won't waste a minute
G G 
 
when you're here
F F 
 
And we're finally in the clear
C C 
 
G G 
 
When every day is like the last
I just keeping holdin' fast

Chorus 3
Am Am 
 
F F 
 
Because when I'm in a room with you
C C 
 
G G 
 
That missing piece is found (oh)
Am Am 
 
F F 
 
You know when you're by my side, darling
C C 
 
G G 
 
Nothing can bring us down (oh)
Am Am 
 
F F 
 
It's like when you're far away from me
C C 
 
I get lost in the crowd (oh)
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
F F 
 
Because when I'm in a room with you
C C 
 
G G 
 
That missing piece is found (oh)

Outro 1

C

F

C

F

C

G

C

F

C

F

C

G

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsC F G F/C Am

Chords

C
F
G
F/C
Am

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

C: x-3-2-0-1-0
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
F/C: x-3-3-2-1-x
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

0

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

F is one of the chords beginners ask about the most. A short walkthrough on how to fret it cleanly and switch in and out of it. Learn the F chord

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This is the definitive original version of Missing Piece by Vance Joy, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of C major. It suits players who want to learn Missing Piece the way Vance Joy intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

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