Charlie Puth – Light Switch Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Charlie Puth – Light Switch Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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These are the chords for Light Switch by Charlie Puth on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

[Intro]
Bm  D  A  Em
Yeah

[Verse 1]
Bm                       D
 Why you callin' at 11:30
                           A
When you only wanna do me dirty?
 (Uh-uh, uh-uh)
      Em
But I hit right back
                           Bm
'Cause you got that-that, yeah
                               D
Why you always wanna act like lovers?
                             A
But you never wanna be each others'
(Uh-uh, uh-uh)
       Em
I say don't look back

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But I go right back, yeah

[Pre-Chorus]
Bm
All of a sudden, I'm hypnotized
 D
You're the one that I can't deny
 A
Every time that I say
            Em
 I'm gonna walk away

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[Chorus]
            Bm
You turn me on like a light switch
                         D
When you're movin' your body
around and around
     A
Now, I don't wanna fight this (No)
                      Em
You know how to just make me want
            Bm
You turn me on like a light switch
                          D
When you're movin' your body
around and around
     A
You got me in a tight grip (Yeah)
                      Em
You know how to just make
               Bm
 me want you, baby

[Verse 2]
Do you love it when you keep
     D
 me guessin'? (Me guessin')
When you're leaving then you
             A
 leave me stressin' (Me stressin')

(Uh-uh, uh-uh) (Uh-uh)
       Em
But I can't stay mad when you
walk like that, no
Bm                               D
..Why you always wanna act like lovers?
                             A
But you never wanna be each others'
(Uh-uh, uh-uh) (Uh-uh)
       Em
I say don't look back

But I go right back, yeah

[Pre-Chorus]
Bm
All of a sudden, I'm hypnotized
(Hypnotized)
 D
You're the one that I can't deny
 (Can't deny)
 A
Every time that I say
           Em
I'm gonna walk away (Yeah)

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[Chorus]
            Bm
You turn me on like a light switch
                         D
When you're movin' your body
around and around
     A
Now, I don't wanna fight this (No)
                      Em
You know how to just make me want
            Bm
You turn me on like a light
 switch (Switch)
                          D
When you're movin' your body
around and around (Oh)
     A
You got me in a tight grip (Grip)
                     Em
You know how to just make
               Bm
 me want you, baby

[Post-Chorus]
                                 D
Come on, come on, come on, come on,
         A
come on and show me how you do (You do)
                                   Em                             Bm
You want, you want, you want, you want,
 you wanna keep me wantin' you
 (You're wantin' me girl)
                                 D
                                  A
Come on, come on, come on, come on,
 come on and (Hey) show me how you do
(How you do)

                                   Em
You want, you want, you want, you want
(Yeah, yeah), you wanna
keep me wantin' you

[Bridge]
            Bm
You turn me on like a light switch
                         D
When you're movin' your body
around and around
     A
Now, I don't wanna fight this
                      Em
You know how to just make
me want to, uhh

[Chorus]
            Bm
You turn me on like a light switch
                          D
When you're movin' your body
around and around
     A
You got me in a tight grip
                      Em
You know how to just make
              Bm
me want you, baby

[Post-Chorus]
      D                             A
Come on, come on, come on, come on,
come on and (Oh) show me how you do
 (How you do)
                     Em
                     Bm
You want, you want, you want, you want
 (Wanna keep me wantin' you, baby),
you wanna keep me wantin' you
                                D       A
Come on, come on, come on, come on,
come on and show me how you do
(How you do)
                                   Em
You want, you want, you want, you want,
                            Bm
 you wanna keep me wantin' you

How to play Light Switch: key, chords and progression

To play Light Switch by Charlie Puth, think in B minor (two sharps: F♯, C♯). It takes 4 chords: Bm, D, A and Em.

The backbone of the song is Bm – D – A – Em (i – III – VII – iv in B minor). Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes Am, C, G, Dm (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Bm chord on guitar (x24432)
BmB D F♯
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
Em chord on guitar (022000)
EmE G B

Light Switch chords: questions

What key is Light Switch in?

Light Switch by Charlie Puth is in the key of B minor (two sharps: F♯, C♯).

What chords are in Light Switch?

Light Switch uses 4 chords: Bm, D, A, Em.

What is the chord progression of Light Switch?

The main progression is Bm – D – A – Em (i – III – VII – iv).

Is Light Switch easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes Am, C, G, Dm (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo).

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