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cate – Groupie Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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[Intro]
D A Em G

[Verse]
D          A
Told me he loved me while we were
Em                            G
sitting on his mother's couch
D             A                 Em
He said it so special like he'd never
                   G
say those words to anybody else
D
He said the right things at
          A
the right time
                             Em
'cause he knew that I would die
         G
for it
          D
He was so cool and cruel
            A
at the same time
               N.C
He could do no wrong in my eyes

[Chorus]
                 D
'cause I was the groupie and
           A
he was the star
               Em
I knew all his stories,
               G
I knew them by heart
              D
And I was the fangirl at
                 A
the front of the show
             Em
Pointing the spotlight that
            G
 he didn't know
                 D
'cause he didn't know me,
                A
yeah, he didn't try
                      Em
'cause once you got a groupie
N.C
You've got 'em for life

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[Verse]
D            A             G
He'd always swing by after 9 and
                          D
we'd stay up talking 'til 5
                   A
And we watched the movies that
   G
he liked while I watched his eyes
            D
He said the right things at
          A
the right time
                             G
'cause he knew that I would die
for it
          D
He was so cool and cruel at
         A
the same time
                        G
He could do no wrong in my eyes

[Chorus)
                 D
'cause I was the groupie and
           A
he was the star
               Em
I knew all his stories,
               G
I knew them by heart
              D
And I was the fangirl at
                 A
the front of the show
             Em
Pointing the spotlight that
          G
he didn't know
                 D
'cause he didn't know me,
                A
yeah, he didn't try
                      Em     G
'cause once you got a groupie
N.C                D
You've got 'em for life

[Bridge]
    A
For life
    Em
For life
    G
For life
    D
For life
    A
For life
    Em  G
For life
             Bm
The louder I screamed the
less that you heard
            G
I'm sorry I lip-synced to
all of your words
             D
Was I even a number or just
                    A
another girl in the crowd

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[Chorus]
          D
I was the groupie and
           A
he was the star
               Em
I knew all his stories,
                  G
they pulled at my heart
          D
I was the fangirl at the
             A
front of the show
             Em
Pointing the spotlight that
          G
he didn't know
                 D
'cause he didn't know me,
                A
yeah, he didn't try
                      Em     G
'cause once you got a groupie
                   D
You've got 'em for life

[Outro]
    A
For life
    Em
For life
    G
For life
D
For life
    A
For life
    Em  G
For life
You got me for life

[End]
D A Em G D

How to play Groupie: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Groupie by cate on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

To play Groupie by cate, think in D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯). It takes 5 chords: D, A, Em, G and Bm.

Listen for D – A – Em – G (I – V – ii – IV in D major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is doh – soh – reh – fah. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 7th fret and play the shapes G, D, Am, C, Em (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 80% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

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Groupie chords: questions

What key is Groupie in?

Groupie by cate is in the key of D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯).

What chords are in Groupie?

Groupie uses 5 chords: D, A, Em, G, Bm.

What is the chord progression of Groupie?

The main progression is D – A – Em – G (I – V – ii – IV).

Is Groupie easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 7th fret and play the shapes G, D, Am, C, Em (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 80% without a capo).

How to play Groupie: key, chords and progression

Chord diagrams

Groupie chords: questions

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