Julia Michaels – Shouldnt Have Said It Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression

Julia Michaels – Shouldnt Have Said It Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression

ChordsDbEbmDbadd4

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This is the chord progression of Shouldn’t Have Said It by Julia Michaels on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
|Db |Ebm |Dbadd4

[Verse 1]
Db
Don’t care what’s on the TV
Ebm
Kiss on kiss, kiss me, baby
Dbadd4
Feels so good, love this feeling

[Verse 2]
Db
Then you turn away and say I’m being
Ebm
Insecure and way too needy
Dbadd4
Guess you think that you’re easy

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Well fck you, I’m leaving

[Pre-Chorus 1]
Db
I flip out on the small things and you flip out ’cause I’m flipping out
Ebm
And you’re so scared you’ll say the wrong things so you lay low and you shut your mouth
Dbadd4
And I, I get angry and I hate it when you hate me
I get angry and I hate it

[Chorus]
Db
I know I always break your heart
Ebm
Every time we end up in a mess, I just take it too far
Dbadd4
I know, I know, I know, I know I should say sorry
In the moment, I meant it, mmm, but I shouldn’t have said it
Db
See that you’re guilty, too
Ebm
But you handle things so fuckin’ passive aggressively
Dbadd4
I know, I know, I know, I know I should say sorry
In the moment, I meant it, yeah, but I shouldn’t have said it

[Verse 3]
Db
Wait, how am I apologizing
Ebm
For something that you started?
Dbadd4
Know I overreacted
And I’ll apologize for that

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[Pre-Chorus 2]
Db
But I flip out on the small things and you flip out ’cause I’m flipping out
Ebm
And you’re so scared you’ll say the wrong things so you lay low and you shut your mouth
Dbadd4
It’s a product of how I was raised and I’m so scared that I’ll never change
Yeah, I’m so scared that I’ll never change

[Chorus]
Db
I know I always break your heart
Ebm
Every time we end up in a mess, I just take it too far
Dbadd4
I know, I know, I know, I know I should say sorry
In the moment, I meant it, mmm, but I shouldn’t have said it
Db
See that you’re guilty, too
Ebm
But you handle things so fckin’ passive aggressively
Dbadd4
I know, I know, I know, I know I should say sorry
Db
In the moment, I meant it, yeah, but I shouldn’t have said it

[Bridge]
Ebm
Hey, but I shouldn’t have said it, yeah
Dbadd4
But I shouldn’t have said it, ay
But I shouldn’t have said it and now I regret it

[Chorus]
Db
I know I always break your heart
Ebm
Every time we end up in a mess, I just take it too far
Dbadd4
I know, I know, I know, I know I should say sorry
In the moment, I meant it, mmm, but I shouldn’t have said it
Db
See that you’re guilty, too
Ebm
But you handle things so fckin’ passive aggressively
Dbadd4
I know, I know, I know, I know I should say sorry
In the moment, I meant it, yeah, but I shouldn’t have said it

How to play Shouldnt Have Said It: key, chords and progression

Shouldnt Have Said It by Julia Michaels is built around D♭ major (five flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭), with 3 chords in all: Db, Ebm and Dbadd4.

Listen for Db – Ebm – Dbadd4 – Db (I – ii – I – I in D♭ major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is doh – reh – doh – doh. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes C, Dm, Cadd11 (67% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Db chord on guitar (x46664)
D♭D♭ F A♭
Ebm chord on guitar (x68876)
E♭mE♭ G♭ B♭
Dbadd11 chord on guitar (x44664)
D♭add11D♭ F A♭ G♭

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Shouldnt Have Said It chords: questions

What key is Shouldnt Have Said It in?

Shouldnt Have Said It by Julia Michaels is centred on D♭ major (five flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭).

What chords are in Shouldnt Have Said It?

Shouldnt Have Said It uses 3 chords: Db, Ebm, Dbadd4.

What is the chord progression of Shouldnt Have Said It?

The main progression is Db – Ebm – Dbadd4 – Db (I – ii – I – I).

Is Shouldnt Have Said It easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes C, Dm, Cadd11 (67% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo).

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