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Hold Up – Playin My Guitar Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

ChordsAm F D G E C

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[Intro]
Am   F    D    G    E

[Verse 1]
Am                 F
Hi, I met you in a place,
                    D
I'd never seen your face,
                  G
you really didn't know
         E
where to go, go.
Am                   F
You, you came along ago,
                     D
you'd never seen the show,
                    G        E
you never looked my way as I played.

[Chorus]
F* F*      C
     I was playing my guitar,
   G           F
     singin' a simple tune,
F* F*      C
     I was playin' my guitar,
   G           F
     singin' a love song to you.

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[Interlude]
E     F     E

[Verse 2]
Am                        F
I would like to know your name.
                     D
Why do you play this game?
                G            E
I'm doing all I can just for you.
Am                       F
Well, you didn't have to stay,
                      D
you could have leave along,
                   G            E
and then I saw you there, I was wrong.

[Chorus]
F* F*      C
     I was playing my guitar,
   G           F
     singin' a simple tune,
F* F*      C
     I was playin' my guitar,
   G           F
     singin' a love song to you.

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[Interlude]
E     F     E

[Solo]
Am    F    D   G    E

[Chorus]
F* F*      C
     I was playing my guitar,
   G           F
     singin' a simple tune,
F* F*      C
     I was playin' my guitar,
   G           F
     singin' a love song to you.

[Outro]
E     F     E
E     E* E* E*  Am*

How to play Playin My: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Playin My Guitar by Hold Up on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Playin My by Hold Up is in the key of A minor (no sharps or flats). The song uses 6 chords: Am, F, D, G, E and C.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Am – F – D – G (i – VI – IV – VII in A minor). Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Beginner-friendly: almost every chord here is an open shape on guitar: no capo, no barre chords needed.