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Caroline Manning – Both Ways Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

ChordsG D Em C

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[Verse 1]
 G                               D
Apology without change is manipulation
          Em
Oh, and loving you always
            C
had me hesitating
       G                    D
She played you, then you played me
     Em                    C
You said this time don't worry
         G                  D
You made me a fool and I followed
the rules
       Em              C
Never good enough for you

[Verse 2]
     G
The way you talk to
                 D
someone is a reflection
       Em
Of how much respect you have
                 C
for them as a person
G                     D
On and off, no consistency
        Em                  C    Em
Strung me along and my feelings
              D
Like I was nothing
C

[Chorus]
G          D
I fell in love with your potential
   Em        C
Always made you my essential
 G                 D
Why did everyday feel like a chase?
   Em                     C
Shouldn't loving someone go
both ways?

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[Verse 3]
       G
I'vе said it once and
I'll say it again
           D
'cause I mean it
        Em
I won't bе the girl that
you use to get over
        C
your feelings
          G
And it's sad that you
               D
showed me attention
                  Em
But somebody questioned
Made me feel like a trophy
                C
in all of the worst
ways
                 G
That ain't affection
 D                Em       C
No, that ain't affection

[Chorus]
       G           D
'Cause I fell in love with
your potential
 Em          C
Always made you my essential
 G                 D
Why did everyday feel
like a chase?
  Em                     C
Shouldn't loving someone go
both ways?

[Bridge]
      Em
And maybe if it's right
         D
And you became the perfect guy
       C
Who knows what to do
           G
Oh, but you're just a child
    Em
And I know I deserve someone who
         D
Can appreciate my worth
       C
'Cause I gave you my undivided
  G
You showed me this was single-sided

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[Chorus]
   G              D
'Cause I fell in love
with your potential
  Em          C
Always made you my essential
 G                 D
Why did everyday feel
like a chase?
   Em                     C
Shouldn't loving someone go
both ways?
 G        D
Drainin' all my energy
       Em               C
For someone who never made
me a priority
G                  D
Why did everyday feel
like a chase?
 Em                       C
Shouldn't loving someone go
both ways?

[Outro]
 G
I lowered the bar and baby
           D
it wasn't that hard
     Em
So, good luck to the next
           C
girl's broken heart you cause
  G
Built you boy in my dream,
         D
can't believe you'd mislead
    Em
A girl who was ready to
              C
give you everything

How to play Both Ways: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Both Ways by Caroline Manning on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Both Ways by Caroline Manning sits in G major (one sharp: F♯), and you need 4 chords to play it: G, D, Em and C.

Listen for G – D – Em – C (I – V – vi – IV in G major), the “four-chord” progression behind countless pop, rock and worship songs: the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is doh – soh – lah – fah. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

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