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girl in red – October Passed Me By Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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[Intro]
C      Em   Am
Hm-mm, hm-mm-hm
C      Em    Am
Hm-mm, hm-mm-hm-mm

[Verse 1]
C          Em
I keep the letters that you
 Am    Em          C
 wrote in a secret place
      Em            Am   Em
Every now and then, I go down
        C
 memory lane
        Em        Am  Em
October passed me by just
          C
like any month
            Em           Am
But I still think of the times
              Em
you took the breath out of my

[Refrain]
C     Em    Am7
L.....un....gs
G
You don't have to
 C    Em   Am7 G
 r----un

[Verse 2]
C           Em
Yeah, I got bitter when
         Am
you got cold
    G
And could you really
          C
blame me though?
                 Em
'Cause I'm still tied
             Am  G
 up when you go
C              Em      Am7
You know this song is about you,
  G                 C
 who else could it be?
    Em                Am7
You were the first to make
me feel like I was

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[Refrain]
C    Em  Am7
Me---a--n
G          C  Em  Am7  G
Just a memory

[Verse 3]
   C
It wasn't all good, yeah,
    Em
 it wasn't all pretty
Am7                 G
Lost our grip whilе tryna go steady
C             Em
Holding on to you like,
        Am7           G
maybe, onе day we'll meet

[Bridge]
C
I met you at the wrong time,
  Em
 didn't wanna see
      Am7
I was busy with the stars,
          G
you were looking at me
    C
For better or for worse,
          Em
 I don't know, but for
            Am7
what it's worth

[Outro]
G                   C     Em  Am7
I made you my whole world
  G                 C     Em  Am7
I made you my whole world
G                C
Screaming at the top of my lungs,
    Em           Am7
I love you, my girl
G             C
Always in the back of my mind,
  Em           Am7    G  C
 you'll be my girl

[Instrument]
C  Em  Am (repeat till end)

How to play October Passed Me By: key, chords and progression

These are October Passed October Passed Me By chords by girl in red on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

October Passed Me By by girl in red keeps coming home to C major (no sharps or flats). You need 5 chords: C, Em, Am, Am7 and G.

Most of the song cycles through C – Em – Am7 – G (I – iii – vi7 – V in C major). In solfa, that is doh – mi – lah – soh. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

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