Aug272023

Barbie – I’m Just Ken Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsD G C Em A E/G#F#mECm Bb F Fm F#BF#/A#G#m Bm

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[Verse 1]
D          G
  Doesn't seem to matter
  C
what I do, I'm always
   Em
 number two
        C
No one knows how hard
 I tried, oh
D          G
I, I have feelings that
   C
 I can't explain, they're
         Em
drivin' me insane
        C
All my life been so polite
but I'll sleep alone tonight

[Chorus]
       A   E/G# F#m
'Cause I'm just Ken,
                         A
anywhere else I'd be a ten
                     E
Is it my destiny to live
            D
 and die a life of blonde

     A
fragility?
A   E/G#  F#m
I'm just  Ken, where
                          A
I see love, she sees a friend

What will it take for her
     E            D
to see the man behind the
           A
tan and fight for me?

[Post-Chorus]
E G D
E G D
E G D A

[Verse 2]
E           G
   I wanna know what
               D
 it’s like to love
           E
To be the real thing
          G
Is it a crime? Am I not
  D                  E
hot when I'm in my feelings?
           G
And is my moment finally
   D             A
here or am I dreaming?
A       Em
I'm no dreamer

[Bridge]
Cm Bb
Cm Bb
Cm Bb
Cm Bb

Cm
   Can you feel the
           F Fm
 Ken-ergy?
Cm
Feels so real,
                F Fm
my Ken-ergy
Cm
Can you feel the
              F Fm
 Ken-ergy?
Cm
Feels so real,
                F Fm F#
 my Ken-ergy

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[Chorus]
B   F#/A# G#m
I'm just Ken, anywhere
                B
else I'd be a ten
                     F#
Is it my destiny to live
            E
and die a life of
              B
blonde fragility?
B   F#/A# G#m
I'm just  Ken, where
                          B
 I see love, she sees a friend

What will it take for her
     F#            E
 to see the man behind
              B
the ten and fight for me?

[Outro]
B   F#/A# G#m
I'm just  Ken and I'm enough
          B
and I'm great at doing stuff
     F#            E
So, hey, check me out,
                 B
yeah, I'm just Ken
B   F#/A# G#m
My name's Ken (And so am I),
            B
 put that manly hand in mine
     F#                   E
So, hey, world, check me out,
                B
 yeah, I'm just Ken
      B   Bm   F#
Baby, I'm just Ken

How to play I’m Just Ken: key, chords and progression

These are I’m Just Ken chords by Barbie on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

I’m Just Ken by Barbie keeps coming home to E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯). You need 17 chords: D, G, C, Em, A, E/G#, F#m, E, Cm, Bb, F and Fm and 5 more.

Most of the song cycles through E – G – D – E (I – ♭III – ♭VII – I in E major). Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Good to know: on guitar, F#m, Cm, Bb, F and Fm need a barre or movable shape. Take the change into them slowly at first; piano and ukulele players have it easier.