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Dua Lipa – Dont Start Now Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

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This is the chords of Dont Start Now by Dua Lipa on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
Am C Dm
If you don’t wanna see me

[Verse 1]
Dm Am
Did a full one-eighty, crazy
Fmaj7 C
Thinking ’bout the way I was
G Dm Am
Did the heartbreak change me, maybe
Fmaj7 C G
But look at where I ended up
Dm Am
I’m all good already, so moved on, it’s scary
Fmaj7 C G
I’m not where you left me at all, so

[Pre-Chorus 1]
Am C Dm Fmaj7
If you don’t wanna see me dancin’ with somebody
Am C Dm Fmaj7
If you wanna believe that anything could stop me

[Chorus 1]
Dm Am
Don’t show up, don’t come out
Fmaj7 C G
Don’t start caring about me now
Dm Am
Walk away, you know how
Fmaj7 C
Don’t start caring about me now

[Verse 2]
Dm Am
Aren’t you the guy who tried to
Fmaj7 C
Hurt me with the word “goodbye”?
G Dm Am
Though it took some time to survive you
Fmaj7 C
I’m better on the other side
Dm Am
I’m all good already, so moved on, it’s scary
Fmaj7 C G
I’m not where you left me at all, so

[Pre-Chorus 2]
Am C Dm Fmaj7
If you don’t wanna see me dancin’ with somebody
Am C Dm Fmaj7
If you wanna believe that anything could stop me

[Chorus 2]
Dm Am
Don’t show up, don’t come out
Fmaj7 C G
Don’t start caring about me now
Dm Am
Walk away, you know how
Fmaj7 C
Don’t start caring about me now (’bout me now, ’bout me)

[Bridge]
Dm Am
Up, up, don’t come out, out, out
Fmaj7
Don’t show up, don’t show up, up
C G
Don’t start now (oh)
Dm Am
Up, up, don’t come out, out
Fmaj7 C G
I’m not where you left me at all, so

[Pre-Chorus 3]
Am C Dm Fmaj7
If you don’t wanna see me dancin’ with somebody
Am C Dm Fmaj7
If you wanna believe that anything could stop me

[Chorus 3]
Am C
Don’t show up (don’t show up), don’t come out (don’t come out)
Dm Fmaj7
Don’t start caring about me now (’bout me now)
Am C
Walk away (walk away), you know how (you know how)
Dm Fmaj7
Don’t start caring about me now (so)

[Outro]
Am C
Up, up, don’t come out, out, out
Dm
Don’t show up, don’t show up, up
Fmaj7
Walk away, walk away (so)
Am C
Up, up, don’t come out, out, out
Dm
Don’t show up, don’t show up, up
Fmaj7
Walk away, walk away, oh

How to play Dont Start Now: key, chords and progression

Dont Start Now by Dua Lipa keeps coming home to A minor (no sharps or flats). You need 5 chords: Am, C, Dm, Fmaj7 and G.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Dm – Am – Fmaj7 – C (iv – i – VImaj7 – III in A minor). Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Beginner-friendly: every chord is an open chord on guitar, so you can play it without a capo or barre chords.