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Kali Claire – Bad Habits Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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[Intro]
C#m  E  G#m  F#
C#m  E  G#m  F#

[Verse 1]
C#m
Always on my mind
E
Tried get your full attention
G#m
You don't realise
F#
..You just feed me lies
C#m
It's a Wednesday night
E
Going out was my decision
G#m
You never decide
       F#
Don't say I didn't try

[Pre-Chorus]
C#m
Put my life on the line for you
E
I won't just fall in line for you
G#m
I was so down to ride for you
F#
..Paid my price for you
C#m
So many different sides to you
E
I won't just stay inside for you
G#m
All of this compromise for you

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[Chorus]
F#                              C#m
...You don't love me like you said
you would
               E
Know you could...
                              G#m
Too scared you'd be good at it
You been dealing with some
           F#
bad habits
                                C#m
And you don't love me like you said
you would
               E
Know you could..

Too scared you'd be good at it
                   G#m
(Too scared you'd)
                                     F#
You been dealing with some bad habits

You been dealing with some bad habits,
     C#m
yeah

[Post-Chorus]
     E   G#m
Ooh ooh ooh...
                               F#
Too scared you'd be good at it....

You been dealing with some bad habits,
     C#m
yeah
     E   G#m
Ooh ooh ooh...
                               F#
Too scared you'd be good at it
                                    C#m
You been dealing with some bad, bad

[Verse 2]
C#m
On the borderline
E
Only came with pure intentions
G#m
That is hard to find (Hard to find)
    F#
I never wasted time
     C#m
You must've lost your mind
   E
I gave you all the space you needed
   G#m
'Cause that's what you like
('Cause that's what you like)
       F#
Don't say I didn't try

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[Pre-Chorus]
C#m
Put my life on the line for you
E
I won't just fall in line for you
G#m
I was so down to ride for you
F#
..Paid my price for you
C#m
So many different sides to you
E
I won't just stay inside for you
G#m
All of this compromise for you

[Chorus]
F#                              C#m
...You don't love me like you said
you would
               E
Know you could...
                              G#m
Too scared you'd be good at it....
You been dealing with
                F#
some bad habits
                                C#m
And you don't love me like you said
you would
               E
Know you could..
Too scared you'd be good at it
                   G#m
(Too scared you'd)
                                     F#
You been dealing with some bad habits
You been dealing with some bad habits,
     C#m
yeah

[Post-Chorus]
     E   G#m
Ooh ooh ooh...
                               F#
Too scared you'd be good at it

You been dealing with some bad habits,
     C#m
yeah
     E         G#m
Ooh ooh ooh...(Ah)
F#
..(You been dealing with
some bad habits)

How to play Bad Habits: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Bad Habits by Kali Claire on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Bad Habits by Kali Claire is written in G♯ minor (five sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯) and moves through 4 chords: C#m, E, G#m and F#.

Listen for C#m – E – G#m – F# (iv – VI – i – VII in G♯ minor): the song comes back to it again and again. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes Am, C, Em, D (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 25% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

C#m chord on guitar (x46654) — C♯mC♯ E G♯

G#m chord on guitar (466444) — G♯mG♯ B D♯

F# chord on guitar (244322) — F♯F♯ A♯ C♯

Bad Habits chords: questions

What key is Bad Habits in?

Bad Habits by Kali Claire is in the key of G♯ minor (five sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯).

What chords are in Bad Habits?

Bad Habits uses 4 chords: C#m, E, G#m, F#.

What is the chord progression of Bad Habits?

The main progression is C#m – E – G#m – F# (iv – VI – i – VII).

Is Bad Habits easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes Am, C, Em, D (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 25% without a capo).

How to play Bad Habits: key, chords and progression

Chord diagrams

Bad Habits chords: questions

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