Ed Sheeran – No Strings Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Ed Sheeran – No Strings Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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[Verse 1]
C             G
If we make it through
          F
 this year
     G
Then nothing can
 C        G   F   G
break us
C
Trouble leaves,
   G           F
then reappears
          G
But we've shown
        C      G   F   G
we can take it

[Pre-Chorus]
Dm       C    G
  We tear our hair out
    G
And overthink it
Dm        C    G         G
  Work and get burned out

[Chorus]
            C  G
But this is no strings
        C/E   F
You are who I love
         C     G
And that won't change
           Em       F
When we're falling apart
            C  G
And this is no strings
        C/E   F
You are who I love
          Am   G   F
It's just grow-ing pains

[Verse 2]
C             G
If we make it through
          F
this year
   G          C
We should celebrate
   G  F  G
 it
C        G         F
Rarified atmosphere
     G       C    G  F  G
'Til now we evaded

[Pre-Chorus]
Dm       C    G
  We tore the walls down
   G
To build them up
Dm     C    G       G
  Never was in doubt

[Chorus]
               C  G
'Cause this is no strings
        C/E   F
You are who I love
         C     G
And that won't change
           Em       F
When we're falling apart
            C  G
And this is no strings
        C/E   F
You are who I love
          Am   G   F
It's just grow-ing pains

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[Bridge]
F C                    G
  We did not fight for love
        G
Just to let it be defeated
F            C
  What we're going
                   G
 through is common but
        G
Doesn't mean we don't feel it
F          C
  Would be easy just
            G
to give it up
          G
'Cause we got enough reason
F       C
  Every time that
                G
we have come undone

[Chorus]
             C G
I sang, it's no strings
        C/E  F
You are who I love
         C    G
And that won't change
           Em      F
When we're falling apart
            C  G
And this is no strings
        C/E   F
You are who I love
          Am   G   F
It's just grow-ing pains

How to play No Strings: key, chords and progression

These are No Strings chords by Ed Sheeran on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

No Strings by Ed Sheeran is written in C major (no sharps or flats) and moves through 7 chords: C, G, F, Dm, C/E, Em and Am.

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

Beginner-friendly: almost every chord here is an open shape on guitar: no capo, no barre chords needed.

Chord diagrams

C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
Dm chord on guitar (xx0231)
DmD F A
Em chord on guitar (022000)
EmE G B
Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E

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No Strings chords: questions

What key is No Strings in?

No Strings by Ed Sheeran is in the key of C major (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in No Strings?

No Strings uses 7 chords: C, G, F, Dm, C/E, Em, Am.

What is the chord progression of No Strings?

The main progression is C – G – F – G (I – V – IV – V).

Is No Strings easy to play on guitar?

Yes. Almost every chord is an open chord, so it suits beginners.

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