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Harry Styles – Matilda Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

ChordsD Gmaj7 G Bm A Asus4 Dmaj7 F#m Em7 F#7 E7 F7 G5 D6 F#Em9

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[Verse]
D                    Gmaj7
You were riding your bike to the
              D          Gmaj7
sound of it's no big deal
D                    Gmaj7
And you're trying to lift off the
             D          Gmaj7
ground on those old two wheels
D                    Gmaj7
Nothing 'bout the way you
                     D
were treated ever seemed
       Gmaj7
especially alarming 'til now
D                    Gmaj7
So you tie up your hair and you
               D          Gmaj7
smile like it's no big deal

[Chorus]
D
You can let it go
Gmaj7
You can throw a party full
   D
of everyone you know
     Gmaj7
And not invite your family 'cause
       D
they never showed you love
      G
You don't have to be sorry for
  Bm                 G
leaving and growing up, mmh

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[Verse 2]
D                    Gmaj7
Matilda, you talk of the pain
            D          Gmaj7
like it's all alright
D                   Gmaj7
But I know that you feel like
                  D          Gmaj7
a piece of you is dead inside
D                            Gmaj7
You showed me a power that is
strong enough to bring
             A          Gmaj7
sun to the darkest days
D                    Gmaj7
It's none of my business but
             D        Gmaj7*
it's been on my mind

[Chorus]
D
You can let it go
Gmaj7
You can throw a party full
   Asus4
of everyone you know
Gmaj7
And not invite your family 'cause
      D
they never showed you love
      G
You don't have to be sorry
      Bm                  Gmaj7
for leaving and growing up
D
You can see the world
Gmaj7
Following the seasons
D
Anywhere you go
Gmaj7
You don't need a reason 'cause
      D
they never showed you love
    Gmaj7
You don't have to be sorry
     Bm               Gmaj7
for doing it on your own

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[Bridge]
Gmaj7
You're just in time make your
               D     Dmaj7
tea and your toast
Gmaj7
A friend all you post is
             D
that you're close, oh
          F#m
You don't have to go
          Em7
You don't have to go home
D             D     F#m  G
Oh, there's a long way to go
G                     D
I don't believe that time
       F#m        G
will change your mind
G
In other words
    D        F#7        G
I know they won't you hurt anymore
     E7      D     F7    G
as long as you can let them go

[Chorus]
Gmaj7
You can let it go
Gmaj7
You can throw a party full
    D
of everyone you know
F#m
You can start a family who
     G5
will always show you love
      G5
You don't have to be sorry
    D6              F#m
for doing it on your own
Gmaj7
You can let it go
Gmaj7
You can throw a party full
    D6
of everyone you know
F#m
You can start a family who
       G5
will always show you love
F#                          Em9
You don't have to be sorry, no

How to play Matilda: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Matilda by Harry Styles on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Matilda by Harry Styles keeps coming home to D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯). You need 16 chords: D, Gmaj7, G, Bm, A, Asus4, Dmaj7, F#m, Em7, F#7, E7 and F7 and 4 more.

The backbone of the song is Gmaj7 – D – G – Bm (IVmaj7 – I – IV – vi in D major). In solfa, that is fah – doh – fah – lah. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Good to know: Bm, F#m, F#7, F7 and F# are played as barre or movable shapes on guitar. Practise the change into them slowly; on piano and ukulele the same chords are easier.