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Billie Eilish – I Love You Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

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This is the chord progression of I Love You by Billie Eilish on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
Am

[Verse 1]
Am
It’s not true
Em
Tell me I’ve been lied to
Am Em
Crying isn’t like you, ooh
Am
What the hell did I do?
Em
Never been the type to
Am Em
Let someone see right through, ooh

[Chorus]
F
Baby, won’t you take it back?
Say you were tryna make me laugh
G
And nothing has to change today
Am
You didn’t mean to say “I love you”
C Am Em
I love you and I don’t want to, ooh

[Verse 2]
Am Em
Up all night on another red-eye
Am Em
We wish we never learned to fly high
Am
Maybe we should just try
Em
To tell ourselves a good lie
Am Em
I didn’t mean to make you cry, I

[Chorus]
F
Baby, won’t you take it back?

Say you were tryna make me laugh
G
And nothing has to change today
Am
You didn’t mean to say “I love you”
C Am Em
I love you and I don’t want to, ooh

[Bridge]
F
The smile that you gave me
G Am
Even when you felt like dying

[Outro]
F
We fall apart as it gets dark

I’m in your arms in Central Park
G
There’s nothing you could do or say
Am
I can’t escape the way, I love you
Em Am Em
I don’t want to, but I love you, ooh
Am Em
Ooh, ooh
Am Em
Ooh, ooh

How to play I Love You: key, chords and progression

I Love You by Billie Eilish keeps coming home to A minor (no sharps or flats). You need 5 chords: Am, Em, F, G and C.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Am – Em – F – G (i – v – VI – VII in A minor). Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

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