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Cody Johnson – Known For Loving You Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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INTRO:
G
G  Cadd9
G  Cadd9
G  Cadd9
G  Cadd9

VERSE:
       G
Baby, every eye is on you as

we walk into this room
       G
And I kind of feel like Johnny
     Cadd9
Cash standin' next to June
          G
'Cause before the night is over
       Cadd9
I know I'll get introduced
         G                D
As that lucky guy that's known
            G
for lovin' you

CHORUS:
         G
I could strike it big in Vegas,
        Cadd9
I could buy up half of Texas
      G
Everybody'd know my name
     Cadd9         D
from here to Timbuktu
   G
So go on put it on my stone, 'cause,
Cadd9
girl, I know that when I'm gone
    Em            D           Cadd9
No matter what I did or didn't do
Cadd9                     G
I'll be known for loving you
Cadd9  G  Cadd9

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VERSE:
       G
I can read it on their faces like
    Cadd9
the front page New York Times
      G
They can't believe that I'm the one
     Cadd9
that holds you close at night
G                               Cadd9
Ah, but trust me, baby, that's o-k
with this old fool
            G                 D
If I ain't known for nothin' else
            G
but loving you

CHORUS:
            G
Yeah I can strike it big in Vegas,
        Cadd9
I could buy up half of Texas
      G
Everybody'd know my name
     Cadd9         D
from here to Timbuktu
   G
So go on put it on my stone, 'cause,
Cadd9
girl, I know that when I'm gone
    Em            D           Cadd9
No matter what I did or didn't do
Cadd9                     G  Cadd9  G
I'll be known for loving yooooooooooou,
Cadd9
yeah

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INSTRUMENTAL/SOLO:
Em D Cadd9 G
Em  D  Cadd9

VEBREAK:
            G
They could put me in the movies
          Cadd9
They could put me on the cover
        G
Of the Rollin' Stone, but, girl,
            Cadd9
I know it's true

CHORUS:
               G
Yeah, I could strike it big in Vegas,
       Cadd9
I could buy up half of Texas
      G
Everybody'd know my name
     Cadd9         D
from here to Timbuktu
   G
So go on put it on my stone, 'cause,
Cadd9
girl, I know that when I'm gone
    Em            D           Cadd9
No matter what I did or didn't do
Cadd9                     G  Cadd9  G
I'll be known for loving yooooooooooou,
Cadd9
Cadd9                           G
Yeah, and that's okay with me, baby
Cadd9     G  Cadd9  G
     Hey

How to play Known For Loving You: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Known For Loving You by Cody Johnson on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Known For Loving You by Cody Johnson is built around G major (one sharp: F♯), with 4 chords in all: G, Cadd9, D and Em.

Listen for Em – D – Cadd9 – G (vi – V – IVadd9 – I in G major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is lah – soh – fah – doh. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

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