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JESSIA – But I Don’t Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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These are the chords for But I Don’t by JESSIA on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

[Verse 1]
I hope you found what
             Am         F
you've been looking for
                       Dm  F
I pray to God it’s not me
'Cause I'm doing better things
      Am         F
than being yours...
                       Dm   F
I know it’s hard to believe

[Pre-Chorus]
        Am          C
'Cause when you're asking
     Dm        Em
why I'm not coming by
  G     Am   C    Dm     E7
Honestly I don't really care

[Chorus]
    Am           G           F
And if I really wanted to I would
Show up at your doorstep unannounced
      F          G              Em
But honestly I think that I am good
I don't really need to stick around
     C
To watch you waste your life away
      G
It's been a year and
nothing's changed
Am     G                 F
If I really wanted to I would
If i really wanted to
But I don’t

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[Post-Chorus]
Am              F
Do do-do-do-do-do,
do-do-do-do-do-do
       Dm
But I don’t
               F
Do do do do do do

[Verse 2]
                                Am
Hey, what you don't with that pretty
      F
face?
                             Dm
I hope she fakes when she screams
            F
(Oh, daddy)...
                             Am
Naw, I’m just playing but I kinda
     F
hate
                         Dm    F
Seeing you kiss in the streets
(Do-do-do-do-do-do)

[Pre-Chorus]
        Am          C
'Cause when you're asking
     Dm        Em
why I'm not coming by
  G     Am   C    Dm     E7
Honestly is that even a question?

[Chorus]
    Am           G           F
And if I really wanted to I would
(Hey)
Show up at your doorstep unannounced
      F          G              Em
But honestly I think that I am good
(Okay)
I don't really need to stick around
     C
To watch you waste your life away
      G
It’s been a year and
nothing's changed
Am           G           F
If I really wanted to I would
(Would)
If i really wanted to

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[Post-Chorus]
Am              F
Do do-do-do-do-do,
do-do-do-do-do-do
       Dm
But I don’t
               F
Do do do do do do
       Am
But I don't
                F
Do do do do do do,
               Dm
do-do-do-do-do-do
               F
Do do do do do do

[Bridge]
Am                         F
I could ask you a million times
why it didn't work out
      Dm
But would the answers change
    F
my mind? (Oh, wow, riveting)
Am                       F
So go on and live your life,
hope you figure it out
       Dm                      F
'Cause I could ruin you if I tried

[Chorus]
But I don't

[Post-Chorus]
Am             F
Do do-do-do-do-do,
               Dm
do-do-do-do-do-do
               F
Do do do do do do
But I don't, but I don't, but I
       Am
But I don't
                F
Do do do do do do,
               Dm
do-do-do-do-do-do
               F
Do do do do do do
Ba da da da dum

How to play But I Don’t: key, chords and progression

But I Don’t by JESSIA is centred on A minor (no sharps or flats). The song uses 7 chords: Am, F, Dm, C, Em, G and E7.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Am – F – Dm – F (i – VI – iv – VI in A minor). 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.