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Louis Tomlinson – Headline Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

ChordsAm D G C

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[Intro]
Am D G C

[Verse 1]
C             D
 Sometimes, I wake up and
   G                    C
 I hear you through the silence
C             D
 You let your pride hide
          G               C
all your beauty and your kindness
C           D             G
 So fast to judge in error,
                 C
you thought you knew me better
C            D
 So quick to kill forever

[Chorus]
                           Am
You used to read me like a headline
D                          G        C
So many reasons now you're not mine
                      Am
Maybe, if you'd taken more time
D
I'd still be the one you wanna
 G             C
 talk to every night, oh
Am                 D
  If you got in my head
                G
You wouldn't be scared of

            C
what you'd find
                           Am
You used to rеad me like a headlinе
D
Oh, that's the reason
            G       C
 now you're not mine anymore

[Instrumental]
Am D G C
Am D G C

[Verse 2]
C               D
 You spent your summer workin'
 G           C
 for your education
C            D             G
 While I was runnin' after dreams
              C
that kept us waitin' (Oh)
C          D
 You never told me never
  G
I guess I never knew we'd
         C
have the shortest forever
C                         D
 I thought I could, but I can't
 forget you

[Chorus]
                           Am
You used to read me like a headline
D                          G        C
So many reasons now you're not mine
                      Am
Maybe, if you'd taken more time
D
I'd still be the one you wanna
 G             C
talk to every night, oh
Am                 D
  If you got in my head
                G
You wouldn't be scared of
            C
 what you'd find
                           Am
You used to rеad me like a headlinе

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D
Oh, that's the reason
            G       C
now you're not mine anymore

[Post-Chorus]
Am D


You used to read me like
   G        C   Am D
a headline
You used to read me
       G        C
like a headline

[Outro]
Am             D
  Sometimes, I wake up and
   G
 I wish you were beside me

How to play Headline: key, chords and progression

These are Headline chords by Louis Tomlinson on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

Headline by Louis Tomlinson is in the key of G major (one sharp: F♯). The song uses 4 chords: Am, D, G and C.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Am – D – G – C (ii – V – I – IV in G major). In solfa, that is reh – soh – doh – fah. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Beginner-friendly: every chord here is an open shape on guitar: no capo, no barre chords needed.