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ABBA – Dont Shut Me Down Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

ChordsA F#m Bm EE/G#A/C#DD/F#GD/AF#B G#m C#mF#/A#B/D#F#/D#B/F#E/BG#7 C#A#m D#m G#

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[intro]
A
  A while ago I heard the sound
  of children's laughter
F#m
  Now it's quiet, so I guess
  they left the park
Bm
  This wooden bench is getting
  harder by the hour
    E
The sun is going down,
             A        E/G#
it's getting dark
A
  I realise I'm cold
E/G#
  The rain begins to pour
    A/C#
As I watch the windows on the second
F#m       ( F#m(add9) F#m )
floor
D
  The lights are on,
                  D  A/C#  A  E
  it's time to go (ohooo..)
E            A               D/F#
It's time at last to let him know

[verse1]
Bm Bm E E
Bm                                E
I believe it would be fair to say
E            A       F#m
 You look bewildered
        Bm                       G
And you wonder why I'm here today
    D/F#             A
And so you should, I would
       D                  A/C#
When I left I'd had enough
A/C#                 Bm
But in thе shape and form
     D/A
I ..appear now
       G
I have lеarned to cope
    D/F#          G
And love and hope is why
     A          F#
I am here now

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[chorus]
B
  And now you see another me,
  I've been reloaded, yeah
G#m
  I'm fired up, don't shut me down
C#m
  I'm like a dream within a
  dream that's been decoded
    F#
I'm fired up, I'm hot,
              B     F#
don't shut me down
    B
I'm not the one you knew
    F#/A#
I'm now and then combined
        G#m
And I'm asking you to have an
     E       B/D#       E
open mind (I want be the same )
 E
I'm not the same this time around
 B/D#    F#/D#
(ohooo..)
F#        B/F#             E/G#
I'm fired up, don't shut me down

[verse 2]
C#m C#m F# F#
C#m                                   F#
Will you leave me standing in the hall
F#        B      G#m
Or let me enter?
    C#m                            A
The apartment hasn't changed at all
   E             B
I got to say I'm glad
           E
Once these rooms were witness
to our love
B/D#                C#m
  My tantrums and increasing..
  E/B
  frustration
      A
But I go from mad
   E/G#        A
To not so bad in my
     B         G#7
transformation

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[chorus]
C#
  And now you see another me,
  I've been reloaded, yeah
A#m
  I'm fired up, don't shut me down
D#m
  I'm like a dream within a
  dream that's been decoded
    G#
I'm fired up, I'm hot,
              C#   G#
don't shut me down
   C#
I'm not the one you knew
(Im not the one you knew)
    G#/C
I'm now and then combined
A#m
And I'm asking you to have an
     F#      C#/F     F#
open mind (I want be the same )
F#
I'm not the same this time around
 F# C#/F
(ohhooo...)
G#         C#/G#            F#
I'm fired up, don't shut me down
    C#
You asked me not to leave
      G#
Well, here I am again
      C#/F
And I love you still and
              A#m
so I won't pretend

[outro]
      F#
I have learned to cope
    C#/F             F#
And love and hope is why
     G#
I am here now

How to play Dont Shut Me Down: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Dont Shut Me Down by ABBA on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Dont Shut Me Down by ABBA is built around E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯), with 28 chords in all: A, F#m, Bm, E, E/G#, A/C#, F#m(add9, D, D/F#, G, D/A and F# and 16 more.

The backbone of the song is F# – B – G#m – C#m (II – V – iii – vi in E major). In solfa, that is reh – soh – mi – lah. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes G, Em, Am, D, C, F, E, A, F#m, Bm (47% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 27% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

F#m chord on guitar (244222) — F♯mF♯ A C♯

F# chord on guitar (244322) — F♯F♯ A♯ C♯

G#m chord on guitar (466444) — G♯mG♯ B D♯

C#m chord on guitar (x46654) — C♯mC♯ E G♯

G#7 chord on guitar (464544) — G♯7G♯ B♯ D♯ F♯

C# chord on guitar (x46664) — C♯C♯ E♯ G♯

A#m chord on guitar (x13321) — A♯mA♯ C♯ E♯

D#m chord on guitar (x68876) — D♯mD♯ F♯ A♯

G# chord on guitar (466544) — G♯G♯ B♯ D♯

Dont Shut Me Down chords: questions

What key is Dont Shut Me Down in?

Dont Shut Me Down by ABBA is centred on E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯).

What chords are in Dont Shut Me Down?

Dont Shut Me Down uses 28 chords: A, F#m, Bm, E, E/G#, A/C#, F#m(add9, D, D/F#, G, D/A, F# and 16 more.

What is the chord progression of Dont Shut Me Down?

The main progression is F# – B – G#m – C#m (II – V – iii – vi).

Is Dont Shut Me Down easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes G, Em, Am, D, C, F, E, A, F#m, Bm (47% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 27% without a capo).

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