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LANY – Ex I Never Had Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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[Intro]
G

[Verse 1]
G
I haven't spoken to ya,
haven't seen you in months
Em
Too busy living so we fell out of touch
C
I didn't think I had to let
you know we were done
G
We weren't together so how
could we break up

[Pre-Chorus]
D                     Em
You got the chance to tell
everybody your side
C
It’s my turn to tell 'em mine

[Chorus]
    G
You came to my place a couple of times
Got high and you slept over
Bm
Just a few days, just a few nights
You and I were never sober
Em                                D
If you wanted something more then you
should've asked
C
Would you please stop acting like
the ex I never had?
    G
I'm checkin' my texts and
readin' 'em back
We were cool, at least I thought so
Bm
Seein' all this and hearin' all that
We were good but I
guess we're not though
Em                           D
It was never real enough for you
to be mad
   C
So why you out there acting
like the ex I never had?

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[Verse 2]
G
My friends would know about ya
if it was really love
Em
I only saw you when the sun wasn't up
   D                       Em
Oh, it's never gonna matter what
you say about us
C
Don't try to turn this into
more than it was

[Chorus]
    G
You came to my place a couple of times
Got high and you slept over
Bm
Just a few days, just a few nights
You and I were never sober
Em
If you wanted something more
     D
then you should've asked
C
Would you please stop acting
like the ex I never had?
    G
I'm checkin' my texts and
readin' 'em back
We were cool, at least I thought so
Bm
Seein' all this and hearin' all that
We were good but I
guess we're not though
Em                           D
It was never real enough for you
to be mad
   C
So why you out there acting
like the ex I never had?

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[Pre-Chorus]
D                     Em
You got the chance to tell
everybody your side
C                            D
It’s my turn to tell 'em mine
Em C

[Chorus]
    D
You came to my place
a couple of times
Em
Got high and you slept over
C
Just a few days, just a few nights
You and I were never sober
D
If you wanted something more
     Em
then you should've asked
C
Would you please stop acting
like the ex I never had?
    G
I'm checkin' my texts and
readin' 'em back
We were cool, at least I thought so
Bm
Seein' all this and hearin' all that
We were good but I guess
we're not though
Em                           D
It was never real enough for you
to be mad
   C
So why you out there acting
like the ex I never had?

How to play Ex I Never Had: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Ex I Never Had by LANY on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

To play Ex I Never Had by LANY, think in G major (one sharp: F♯). It takes 5 chords: G, Em, C, D and Bm.

Most of the song cycles through C – G – Bm – Em (IV – I – iii – vi in G major). In solfa, that is fah – doh – mi – lah. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Beginner-friendly: almost every chord is an open chord on guitar, so you can play it without a capo or barre chords.