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Jim Reeves – You Are My Love Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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[Intro]
A7 A7 D G/D D

[Chorus]
           G
You are my darlin',
        D
there's no one but you
       A7
And to you I'll be true,
D
our whole life through
          G
Heaven in smiling,
  D
because you love me
        A7
It's as plain as can be,
          D
you're my love

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[Verse]
A
Ask the stars that shine,
there above you
    E7
Who loves you and
needs you tonight?
        A
They'll tell you it's I,
    D
who loves you
        E7
And I'm lonely when,
                 A     A7
you're out of my sight

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[Chorus]
D          G
You are my darlin',
        D
there's no one but you
       A7
And to you I'll be true,
D
our whole life through
          G
Heaven in smiling,
  D
because you love me
        A7
It's as plain as can be,
          D     G D
you're my love

How to play You Are My Love: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for You Are My Love by Jim Reeves on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

You Are My Love by Jim Reeves is centred on D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯). The song uses 6 chords: A7, D, G/D, G, A and E7.

Listen for D – G – D – A7 (I – IV – I – V7 in D major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is doh – fah – doh – soh. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

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