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Jackii Kennedy – The Zone Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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These are the chords for The Zone by Jackii Kennedy on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

[Verse 1]
Cmaj7
     I met you outside the
     burger shop
We got matching tattoos to
             Dm7
remember the night (oooh, uh)
Cmaj7
     You tried to kiss me after
     you threw up
                            Fmaj7
I knew we’d fall in love but I
            Cmaj7         Dm7
told you it wasn’t the ti-ime
 Dm7
(mmm it wasn’t the time)

[Chorus]
Cmaj7
     Sunshine can’t light
     me up the same
I’ve waited way too
         Am7
long for confirmation
Fmaj7
No one’s ever looked at
        Cmaj7
me that way
      Dm7
She’s got me twisted in
         Am7
a new configuration
    Fmaj7       Cmaj7
And la la la la la
                Dm7         Am7
Keep this going on on on on on
(uh, yeah)
Fmaj7
Sunshine can’t light
          Cmaj7
me up the same
                Dm7
I never want to see it go away
   Fmaj7    F7     Fmaj7
Oh oh    oh oh  oh oh
   Cmaj7           Dm7
Oh oh    oh oh  oh oh
    Am7               Fmaj7
Ooh ooh  ooh ooh  ooh ooh
   Cmaj7           Dm7  Am7
Oh oh    oh oh  oh oh

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[Verse 2]
Cmaj7
     My mama usеd to tell me
     as a little kid
Cmaj7
Giving is the only thing that
you could ever get, yeah
Dm7
You came into my world and made
it turn a little faster
Dm7
I got so dizzy I forget (oooh)
Cmaj7
     Forgive me for losing
     track of time
Cmaj7
Of what was really mine
Cmaj7
What I should’ve kept inside
                       Dm7
Don’t resent the way I showered
you in gifts
Dm7
I took you out all the time
Dm7
I didn’t get it quite right

[Chorus]
Em7
   Sunshine can’t light me
          Cmaj7
   up the same
D7
   I’ve waited way too long
       Am7
   for confirmation
Fmaj7
No one’s ever looked at
        Cmaj7
me that way
      Dm7
She’s got me twisted in
         Am7
a new configuration
    Fmaj7       Cmaj7
And la la la la la
                Dm7         Am7
Keep this going on on on on on
(uh, yeah)
Fmaj7
Sunshine can’t light me
       Cmaj7
up the same
                Dm7
I never want to see it go away
   Am7             Fmaj7
Oh oh    oh oh  oh oh
   C               Dm7
Oh oh    oh oh  oh oh
    Am7               Fmaj7
Ooh ooh  ooh ooh  ooh ooh
    Cmaj7             Dm7  Am7
Ooh ooh  ooh ooh  ooh ooh

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[Outro]
Dm7                 C
   Can’t find can’t match your zone
Dm7                      Am7
   Don’t stop don’t stop your movin’
Dm7                 C
   Can’t find can’t match your zone
Dm7                      Am7
   Don’t stop don’t stop your movin’
Fmaj7                 Cmaj7
     Can’t find can’t match your zone
Dm7                      Am7
   Don’t stop don’t stop your movin’
Fmaj7                 Cmaj7
     Can’t find can’t match your zone
Dm7
   Don’t stop don’t stop
    Am7
Ooh ooh  ooh ooh  ooh ooh
Fmaj7                 Cmaj7
     Can’t find can’t match
     your zone ooooh
Dm7
     Don’t stop don’t stop
          Am7
     your movin’ oooooh
Fmaj7                 Cmaj7
     Can’t find can’t match
     your zone ooooh
Dm7                             Am7
     Don’t stop don’t stop your movin’

How to play The Zone: key, chords and progression

The Zone by Jackii Kennedy is centred on C major (no sharps or flats). The song uses 8 chords: Cmaj7, Dm7, Fmaj7, Am7, F7, Em7, D7 and C.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Am7 – Fmaj7 – Cmaj7 – Dm7 (vi7 – IVmaj7 – Imaj7 – ii7 in C major). In solfa, that is lah – fah – doh – reh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Beginner-friendly: almost every chord is an open chord on guitar, so you can play it without a capo or barre chords.