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Louis Tomlinson – Saturdays Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

ChordsG C Em D

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[Intro]
G  C

[Verse 1]
G
I'm not supposed to be
                              C
Feelin' dirty cheap on Silver Street
At quarter to three
G
Hidden across my face
                                  C
In the crowd, I'm countin' up the days
In a haze
Em
I'm gazin' at the floor
D
Somebody's got your trainers on
C
The ones that you wore
When you walked out the door

[Pre-Chorus]
          G
I've been wonderin' about
 what you're up to
            C
Not for the first time
Not for the last time
              G
And I've been thinking
'bout the things we used to do
            C
Not for the first time
And not for the last time

[Chorus]
Em
We always used to say
D
"Saturdays take the pain away"
C
Nobody stays the same

No matter how much you want it
                   G
Some things change

[Post-Chorus]
                   C
Some things change

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[Verse 2]
G
Through my cigarette

A shadow of you sticks me
        C
 to the carpet

Try to ignore it
G
Somethin' about the way
The light catches the mirror
       C
in my brain
It gives me shade
Em
I'm starin' at the door
D
Somebody's got your trainers on
C
The ones that you wore

But you're not here anymore

[Pre-Chorus]
          G
I've been wonderin'
about what you're up to
            C
Not for the first time
Not for the last time
              G
And I've been thinking
'bout the things we used to do
            C
Not for the first time
And not for the last time

[Chorus]
Em
We always used to say
D
"Saturdays take the pain away"
C
Nobody stays the same
No matter how much you want it
                   G
Some things change

[Post-Chorus]
                   C
Some things change
                   Em D
Some things change
                   C
Some things change

[Bridge]
   G
My heart might be broken
                      C
But I won't be broken down
   G
My heart might be broken
                      C
But I won't be broken down

[Chorus]
Em
We always used to say
D
"Saturdays take the pain away"
C
Nobody stays the same
No matter how much you want it
How much you want it
Em
We always used to say
D
"Saturdays take the pain away"
C
Nobody stays the same
No matter how much you want it
                  G
Some things change

How to play Saturdays: key, chords and progression

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

Saturdays by Louis Tomlinson keeps coming home to G major (one sharp: F♯). You need 4 chords: G, C, Em and D.

Listen for C – Em – D – C (IV – vi – V – IV in G major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is fah – lah – soh – fah. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Beginner-friendly: on guitar every chord is an open shape, which makes this a good song to learn early on.