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Harry Styles – As It Was Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

ChordsAm D G C

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[Intro]
N.C.
Come on Harry, we wanna say
                  Am D G
"Goodnight" to you

[Verse 1]
C
Holdin' me back
          Am
Gravity's holdin' me back
              D
I want you to hold out
the palm of your hand
             G
Why don't we leave it at that?
C
Nothin' to say
               Am
And everything gets in the way
             D
Seems you cannot be replaced
            G
And I'm the one who will
               C
stay, oh-oh-oh

[Chorus]
             Am             D
In this world, it's just us
    G
You know it's not
               C
the same as it was
             Am             D
In this world, it's just us
    G
You know it's not the
           C
same as it was
      Am         D
As it was, as it was
    G
You know it's not the same

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[Verse 2]
C
Answer the phone,
               Am
"Harry, you're no good alone
            D
Why are you sitting at
home on the floor?
           G
What kinda pills are you on?"
C
Ringin' the bell
             Am
And nobody's coming for help
           D
Your daddy lives by himself
                 G
He just wants to know that
you're well, oh-oh-oh

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[Chorus]
             Am             D
In this world, it's just us
    G
You know it's not the
           C
same as it was
             Am             D
In this world, it's just us
    G
You know it's not
               C
the same as it was
      Am         D
As it was, as it was
    G
You know it's not the same

[Bridge]
C
Go home, get ahead,
light-speed internet
Am
I don't wanna talk about
the way that it was
D
Leave America, two kids,
follow her
G
I don't wanna talk about
who's doin' it first

[Outro]
      Am D
(Hey!)
      G
As it was
    C
You know it's not
               Am
the same as it was
      D          G
As it was, as it was

How to play As It Was: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for As It Was by Harry Styles on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

To play As It Was by Harry Styles, think in G major (one sharp: F♯). It takes 4 chords: Am, D, G and C.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Am – D – G – C (ii – V – I – IV in G major). In solfa, that is reh – soh – doh – 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.