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Hayley Williams – Just A Lover Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

ChordsG F Em C

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[Intro]
G
Love is not a friend,
it's not a brother
F
Love is not
G
Love is turning into many
       F
others and I guess I'm just
         G  Em F C  G Em F C
Just a lover

[Verse 1]
G
Once upon a time,
                         Em
 when we were school kids
F                        C
Make CDs and carpool kiss
G                        Em
No little cameras witness
F
Really hope we don't wreck this
                 G   Em F C  G
When you coming over?
Em       F
Just a lover

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[Verse 2]
G
Space and time waking hours
 Em       F
 before I open my eyes
               C         G
In the morning I feel my heart
                      Em F
 crack open, one last chorus
G
Space and time waking hours
  Em       F
 before I open my eyes

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               C         G
In the morning I feel my heart
 crack open, one last chorus
Em      F                  C
I'll be singing into empty glasses
G                           Em
No more music for the masses
F                               C
One more hour, one more ugly sip
G                            Em
One cry, I know exactly what this is
F
Or whatever it was, or whatever it was

How to play Just A Lover: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Just A Lover by Hayley Williams on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

Just A Lover by Hayley Williams is written in C major (no sharps or flats) and moves through 4 chords: G, F, Em and C.

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

Good to know: F is the tricky part on guitar (barre or movable shapes). Slow the change down until it is clean; on piano and ukulele it is simpler.