Kelsea Ballerini – Love Me Like A Girl Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

Kelsea Ballerini – Love Me Like A Girl Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

ChordsDBmGAEm

Key
View

This is the chords of Love Me Like A Girl by Kelsea Ballerini on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Verse 1]
D
Sometimes I don’t like what’s in the mirror
Bm
Uncomfortable standin’ in my skin
G                                         A
Yeah, sometimes I feel a little broken
D
Doesn’t mean I need to be put together again

Advertisement

[Pre-Chorus]
Bm
So, when I’m cryin’
Bm
Baby let me cry
G
Don’t fix it
A
Don’t try to make it right

[Chorus]
D
I wish you could love me like a girl
Bm
I wish you could love me like a girl
G                                                 A
Cause my friends, they don’t hurt me, baby, not like you
D
Yeah, I wish you could know me, baby, like they do
Bm
I wish you could get inside my head
G                                                 A
Baby, maybe then you’d understand
D
Why I wish you could love me like a girl

[Verse 2]
D
I know, you don’t mean to be insensitive
Bm
And I know, you’re never tryin’ to brush me off
G                                                 A
The truth is me and you, we’re wired different
D
So it makes sense sometimes we get crossed

[Pre-Chorus]
Bm
So when I’m cryin’
Bm
Baby pour some red
G
When you want to kiss it better
A
Listen instead

Advertisement

[Chorus]
D
I wish you could love me like a girl
Bm
I wish you could love me like a girl
G                                                                 A
Cause my friends, they don’t hurt me, baby, not like you
D
Yeah, I wish you could know me, baby, like they do
Bm
I wish you could get inside my head
G                                 A
Baby, maybe then you’d understand
D
Why I wish you could love me like a girl
Bm
I wish you could love me like a girl
G A

[Bridge]
D
I love the way you make me
Bm
feel like I’m safely
In the palm of your hand
G                 A
And I love the way you hold me, in the dark, babe
G                                 Em
Yeah, just like a man

[Chorus]
D
but I wish you could love me like a girl
Bm
I wish you could love me like a girl
G                                                                                 A
Cause my friends, they don’t hurt me, baby, not like you
D
Yeah, I wish you could know me, baby, like they do
Bm
I wish you could get inside my head
G                                 A
Baby, maybe then you’d understand
D
Why I wish you could love me like a girl

How to play Love Me Like A Girl: key, chords and progression

To play Love Me Like A Girl by Kelsea Ballerini, think in D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯). It takes 5 chords: D, Bm, G, A and Em.

The progression the song keeps returning to is D – Bm – G – A (I – vi – IV – V in D major), the classic 1950s “doo-wop” progression. In solfa, that is doh – lah – fah – soh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 7th fret and play the shapes G, Em, C, D, Am (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 80% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
Bm chord on guitar (x24432)
BmB D F♯
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
Em chord on guitar (022000)
EmE G B

Need another chord or a different shape? Feel free to use our free Chord Shape Generator.

Love Me Like A Girl chords: questions

What key is Love Me Like A Girl in?

Love Me Like A Girl by Kelsea Ballerini is in the key of D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯).

What chords are in Love Me Like A Girl?

Love Me Like A Girl uses 5 chords: D, Bm, G, A, Em.

What is the chord progression of Love Me Like A Girl?

The main progression is D – Bm – G – A (I – vi – IV – V), the classic 1950s “doo-wop” progression.

Is Love Me Like A Girl easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 7th fret and play the shapes G, Em, C, D, Am (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 80% without a capo).

New chords in your inbox

Fresh piano, guitar and ukulele chords and playing tips, once a week. No spam, unsubscribe any time.