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Chelsea Cutler – Without You Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

ChordsG D Em C

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These are the chords for Without You by Chelsea Cutler on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

[Intro]
G   D   Em   C

[Verse 1]
G
..My nights are drowning
in champagne
 D
Ceilings and feelings
that don't change
 Em                                C
Twelve months and I still feel lost
G
You know what you did by leaving
D
I know that you had your reasons
Em                               C
Twelve months and I can't move on

[Pre-Chorus]
            G
Don't know how to not
miss somebody
        D
How to not want you to
still want me
Em                            C
How to spend all my nights alone,
mm

[Chorus]
G                     D
Life goes on without you and
               Em
I'm okay with that
Find somebody else
 C                       G
Remake all the plans we had
                      D
It don't hurt like before
                          Em
I just don't know what to do
                 C
With myself anymore
                          G
Learning to live without you

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[Interlude]
G  D  Em  C

[Verse 2]
G
My friends all drown me
in white wine
D
I'll talk to myself to waste time
Em                             C
One year and I still feel low....
G
This town knows too much about me
D
Everyone makes me feel lonely
Em                             C
One year doesn't lie, you know...

[Pre-Chorus]
            G
Don't know how to not miss somebody
        D
How to not want you to
still want me
Em                            C
How to spend all my nights alone,
yeah

[Chorus]
G                     D
Life goes on without you and
               Em
I'm okay with that
Find somebody else
 C                       G
Remake all the plans we had
                      D
It don't hurt like before
                          Em
I just don't know what to do
                 C
With myself anymore
                          G
Learning to live without you

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[Instrumental]
G   D  Em   C
G   D  Em   C

[Bridge]
G
My nights are drowning
in champagne
D
Ceilings and feelings
that don't change
Em
Twelve months and
                  C
I still feel lost...

[Chorus]
G                     D
Life goes on without you
                   Em
and I'm okay with that
Find somebody else
 C                       G
Remake all the plans we had
                      D
It don't hurt like before
                          Em
I just don't know what to do
                 C
With myself anymore
                          G
Learning to live without you

How to play Without You: key, chords and progression

Without You by Chelsea Cutler is in the key of G major (one sharp: F♯). The song uses 4 chords: G, D, Em and C.

The progression the song keeps returning to is G – D – Em – C (I – V – vi – IV in G major), the “four-chord” progression behind countless pop, rock and worship songs. In solfa, that is doh – soh – lah – fah. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

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