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Avril Lavigne – Mercury In Retrograde Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

ChordsC Em D BmD/F#G

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[Verse 1]
C
  Where were you born?
Em     D
  What is your sign?
C
  I can't ignore
Em      D
  stars aren't aligned
C
  And my horoscope
Em     D
  just let me know
Bm
  Don't do shit today just
 D/F#
stay in bed and let it go

[Chorus 1]
C                Em    D
  Everything was going great
     C
Then Mercury ran into
 Em   D
 retrograde yeah
C                  Em      D
  What a beautiful mess we made
     Bm
When Mercury ran into
 D/F#
 retrograde
C
  La la la I think
     Em    D
I'm going insane
C                  Em
  La la la And my emotions
        D
got the best of me
C               Em    D
  La la la Everybody stay away
      Bm          D/F#      C
Cause I hit I hit retrograde

[Verse 2]
C
  I don't wanna
make a decision
Em         D
  I've got blurry vision
C
  My car broke down on the
Em    D
405 Obnoxious Mission
C
  I broke my television
Em       D
  electronics are tripping
Bm
  My boyfriend tried
 to comfort
D/F#
me and I told him Listen

[Verse 3]
C                      Em
  I don't know what to do
       D
so I'm blame it on the moon
C                  Em
  Yes I'm in a bad mood
      D
so sorry if I'm rude
C
  It's not in my head
Em              D
  let it on the Internet
Bm
  Feels like life or death
    D/F#
you can't save me
don't waste your breath

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[Chorus 2]
C                Em    D
  Everything was going great
     C
Then Mercury ran into
 Em   D
retrograde yeah
C                  Em      D
  What a beautiful mess we made
     Bm
When Mercury ran into
 D/F#
retrograde
C
  La la la I think I'm
  Em    D
 going insane
C                  Em
  La la la And my emotions
        D
got the best of me
C               Em    D
  La la la Everybody stay away
      Bm          D/F#      C
Cause I hit I hit retrograde

[Outro]
Em
  Where were you born?
What is your sign?
I can't ignore
        G      D/F#
  stars aren't aligned
Em
  And my horoscope
just let me know
G
  Don't do shit today just
 D/F#                    Em
stay in bed and let it go

How to play Mercury In Retrograde: key, chords and progression

These are Mercury In Retrograde chords by Avril Lavigne on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

Mercury In Retrograde by Avril Lavigne is written in E minor (one sharp: F♯) and moves through 6 chords: C, Em, D, Bm, D/F# and G.

Listen for C – Em – D – C (VI – i – VII – VI in E minor): the song comes back to it again and again. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Beginner-friendly: on guitar almost every chord is an open shape, which makes this a good song to learn early on.