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Guided by Voices – Like I Do Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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[Intro]
G Em Bm C (x2)

[Verse 1]
G        Em             Bm
  In my life I've seen people
           C         G
  rushing painfully
              Em   Bm
Trying to be happy
                   C     G
but they're never happy
             Em
Pushing to clear a path,
 Bm               C
hurting without knowing
     G          Em
Like I do, like I do,
     Bm         C
like I do, like I do

[Chorus]
F          Em                 F
  Everybody wanting something
                  Em
with no regard for
          A  N.C.
anybody at all

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[Verse 2]
G           Em        Bm
  Years go by and mistakes
               C     G
  are repeated over
                  Em    Bm
Until they're corrected
                      C    G
but they're never corrected
       Em             Bm
In my life I've seen people
         C
rushing painfully
     G          Em
Like I do, like I do,
     Bm         C
like I do, like I do

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[Chorus]
F          Em                   F
  Everybody wanting something
                  Em          A
with no regard for anybody at all

[Coda]
G Em Bm C (x2)

How to play Like I Do: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Like I Do by Guided by Voices on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Like I Do by Guided by Voices keeps coming home to G major (one sharp: F♯). You need 6 chords: G, Em, Bm, C, F and A.

The progression the song keeps returning to is G – Em – Bm – C (I – vi – iii – IV in G major). In solfa, that is doh – lah – mi – fah. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Good to know: on guitar, Bm and F need a barre or movable shape. Take the change into them slowly at first; piano and ukulele players have it easier.