Mar82024

Charli XCX – So I Chords on Piano and Ukulele

ChordsD Em A G

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These are So I by Charli XCX on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
D
[Chorus]
Em     D      A
Always on my mind
 (Every day, every night)
D          A         G
Your star burns so bright
(Why did I push you away?)
Em     D          A
I was scared sometimes
                 D
You had a power like a
   A          G
 lightning strike
             Em
When I'm on stage
     D       A
sometimes I lied
Saying that I like
 singing these
  D         A      G
 songs you left behind
And I know you always said:
  Em     D      A
 "It's okay to cry"
                 D
So I know I can cry,
       A         G
 I can cry, so I cry

[Verse 1]
Em     D   A
  Wish I tried to
pull you closer
D      A         G
  You pushed me hard,
 made me focus
Em      D       A
  Your words, brutal,
 loving, truthful
D      A    G
I was petrified
Em        D    A
   You're a hero and
a human
D        A        G
  Track was done, I'd
 make excuses
Em        D         A
   You'd say: "Come on,
 stay for dinner"
D        A        G
I said: "No, I'm fine"
 (Now I really wish I stayed)

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[Chorus]
Em     D      A
Always on my mind
 (Every day, every night)
D          A         G
Your star burns so bright
(Why did I push you away?)
Em     D          A
I was scared sometimes
                 D
You had a power like a
   A          G
 lightning strike
             Em
When I'm on stage
     D       A
sometimes I lied
Saying that I like
 singing these
  D         A      G
 songs you left behind
And I know you always said:
  Em     D      A
 "It's okay to cry"
                 D
So I know I can cry,
       A         G
 I can cry, so I cry

[Verse 2]
Em      D     A
   Guilty feelings
 keep me fractured
D      A        G
   Got a phone call
 after Christmas
Em    D         A
   Didn't know how
 I should act
   D           A       G
I watched you dance online
Em       D            A
   Your sounds, your words
 live on, endless
D       A  G
   When I make songs,
 I remember
Em         D        A
   Things you'd suggest,
"Make it faster"
 D         A        G
Would you like this one?
(Maybe just a little bit?)
[Chorus]
Em     D      A
Always on my mind
 (Every day, every night)
D          A         G
Your star burns so bright
(Why did I push you away?)
Em     D          A
I was scared sometimes
                 D
You had a power like a
   A          G
 lightning strike
             Em
When I'm on stage
     D       A
sometimes I lied
Saying that I like
 singing these
  D         A      G
 songs you left behind
And I know you always said:
  Em     D      A
 "It's okay to cry"
                 D
So I know I can cry,
       A         G
 I can cry, so I cry

[Outro]
Em D A D A G
I,     I,
Em D A D A G
I,     I,
Em D A D A G
I,
Em D A D A G

Watch: Charli xcx - So I (official lyric video)

From Charli xcx on YouTube. Play along with the chords above.

How to play So I: key, chords and progression

So I by Charli XCX sits in D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯), and you need 4 chords to play it: D, Em, A and G.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Em – D – A – D (ii – I – V – I in D major). In solfa, that is reh – doh – soh – doh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Beginner-friendly: on guitar every chord is an open shape, which makes this a good song to learn early on.