Feb142020

Lisa Cimorelli – I Dont Deserve It Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

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This is the chords of I Dont Deserve It by Lisa Cimorelli on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
C G C G

[Verse]
C
I wanna look confident
G
I wanna be tough
C
I spent 24 years alone
G
hiding from everyone
C
But then you came along
G
and we fell in love
C
I’m not used to being seen
G
this much by anyone

[Pre-Chorus]
C
I’ve been invisible
Em7 G
since I was a child
D C
I’m good at comforting myself
Em7 G
when I cry
D C Em7
And all this time I didn’t know
G
the reason why
D C
but I can see it now
Em7 D
with you by my side

[Chorus]
C G
When you look at me
D Am7
When you ask me how I’m doing
C G
When you take the time to get to know me
Am7 Em7 D
It’s all too much
C G
When you talk to me
D Em7
It’s the simple things that kill me
Am7 G
And I love the way you love me
C C G Em7
But I feel like I don’t deserve it
D C G Em7 D
I don’t deserve it

[Verse]
C
The way I see myself
G
It isn’t right
C
undeserving, so unworthy
G
of a minute of your time
C
And I can’t just be myself
G
I try so hard
C
I want to earn love and affection
G
so I play my part

[Pre-Chorus]
C
I’ve been invisible
Em7 G
since I was a child
C
It’s hard to sit here now
Em7 G
and let you see me cry
D C
And yeah, it’s painful
Em7 G
always keeping this inside
D C Em7
but when you look into my eyes
D
I wanna run and hide

[Bridge]
C
I feel like I deserve to be alone
G
I feel like I’m worse than everyone
D B Em
And I’ve always felt this way
C
But you still love me as I am
G
You still want me
D
And I just don’t understand

[Chorus]
C G
When you look at me
Em7 D
When you ask me how I’m doing
C G
When you take the time to get to know me
Am7 Em7 D
It’s all too much
C G
When you talk to me
D Em7
It’s the simple things that kill me
Am7 G
And I love the way you love me
C
But I feel like I don’t deserve it
C G
When you look at me
D Am7
When you ask me how I’m doing
C G
When you take the time to get to know me
Am7 Em7 D
It’s all too much
C G
When you talk to me
D Em7
It’s the simple things that kill me
Am7 Em
And I love the way you love me
C
But I feel like I don’t deserve it

[Outro]
Am7 G
I love the way you love me
C G Em7
but I feel like I don’t deserve it
D C G Em7 D C
I don’t deserve it

How to play I Dont Deserve It: key, chords and progression

I Dont Deserve It by Lisa Cimorelli is built around G major (one sharp: F♯), with 7 chords in all: C, G, Em7, D, Am7, B and Em.

Most of the song cycles through Em7 – D – C – G (vi7 – V – IV – I in G major). In solfa, that is lah – soh – fah – doh. 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.