Blackbear & Lauv – If I Were U Chord Progression on Piano & Ukulele

Blackbear & Lauv – If I Were U Chord Progression on Piano & Ukulele

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[Intro]
F  Am        Dm C
   Yeah, yeah

[Chorus]
   F                  Am
If I were you and you were me
Dm                        C
I would say goodbye, turn around 
and leave
    F                 Am
I'd do it all so differently
   Dm             C
If I were you and you were me

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[Verse 1]
Yeah
        F                      
I would get up in the middle of
   Am                           Dm
 a dinner, pour a drink on your head
                                C
I would never clean the room and 
                       F
I would never make the bed
                                Am
'Cause if you knew the bullshit I
                   Dm
 was pullin' in the past
                   C           
If I were you, I'd never let me
                 F          Am
 stab you in the back, yeah

[Pre-Chorus]
      Dm                              
And I wonder if we flipped the script,
            C
 I wouldn't be such a dck
   F                        
If I was you and you was me,
            Am
 I wouldn't put up with this shit
    Dm                           
But why is it we hurt each other? 
 C
Why we so depressed and shit?

[Chorus]
   F                  Am
If I were you and you were me
Dm                        C
I would say goodbye, turn 
around and leave
    F                 Am
I'd do it all so differently
   Dm             C
If I were you and you were me
   F                    Am
If I were you, I'd look at me
Dm                            
See through all the lies, turn
 C
 around and leave
    F                Am
I'd do it all so differently
   Dm             C
If I were you and you were 
me (Yeah, yeah)

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[Verse 2]
   F                       
We never even kissed, yeah, 
         Am
I would change that
    Dm                  
You went back to your ex,
            C
 I fckin' hate that
    F                       
The second that I showed any 
 Am
emotion (Emotion)
    Dm                        
You cut me off, I guess that's 
          C
just the motion (The motion), yeah
F                Am
Good God, you're so mean
Dm                      C
Girl, if I were you and you were me
F                         Am
I would never leave your heart
 this broken
Dm                 C
This love is so annoyin'

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[Chorus]
   F              Am
If I were you and you were me
Dm                       
I would say goodbye, turn
  C
 around and leave
    F                Am
I'd do it all so differently
   Dm             C
If I were you and you were me
   F               Am
If I were you, I'd look at me
Dm                            
See through all the lies, turn
  C
 around and leave
    F                Am
I'd do it all so differently
   Dm             C
If I were you and you were me

[Post-Chorus]
          F   Am
If I were you
          Dm  C
If I were you
          F   Am
If I were you
          Dm  C
If I were you

[Pre-Chorus]
F   Am
Yeah
      Dm                              
And I wonder if we flipped the script,
   C
 I wouldn't be such a dck
   F                       
If I was you and you was me,
     Am
 I wouldn't put up with the shit
    Dm                           
But why is it we hurt each other? 
            C
Why we so depressed and shit?

[Chorus]
   F                  Am
If I were you and you were me
Dm                         C
I would say goodbye, turn around
 and leave
    F                Am
I'd do it all so differently
   Dm             C
If I were you and you were me 
(If I were you)
   F               Am
If I were you, I'd look at me
 (If I were you)
Dm                            
See through all the lies, turn
 C
 around and leave
    F               Am
I'd do it all so differently
 (I'd do it all so differently)
   Dm             C
If I were you and you were me

[Post-Chorus]
          F   Am
If I were you
          Dm  
If I were you 
                       C
(I'd do it all so differently)
          F   Am
If I were you
          Dm  C
If I were you
F
Yeah

[Outro]
F Am Dm         C
     Yeah, yeah
F Am Dm C
        (Turn around and leave)

How to play If I Were U: key, chords and progression

This is the chords of If I Were U by Blackbear & Lauv on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

If I Were U by Blackbear & Lauv is centred on C major (no sharps or flats). The song uses 4 chords: F, Am, Dm and C.

The progression the song keeps returning to is F – Am – Dm – C (IV – vi – ii – I in C major). In solfa, that is fah – lah – reh – doh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes C, Em, Am, G (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E
Dm chord on guitar (xx0231)
DmD F A
C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G

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If I Were U chords: questions

What key is If I Were U in?

If I Were U by Blackbear & Lauv is centred on C major (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in If I Were U?

If I Were U uses 4 chords: F, Am, Dm, C.

What is the chord progression of If I Were U?

The main progression is F – Am – Dm – C (IV – vi – ii – I).

Is If I Were U easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes C, Em, Am, G (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo).

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