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Madison Beer – Reckless Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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[Intro]
Dm7 G7 Cmaj7 F
Dm7 G7 Cmaj7

[Verse 1]
C
Hey
                  G/B
This is a story I hate
                             Dm7
And tellin' it might make me break
                 F
But I'll tell it anyway
               C
This chapter's about
                              G/B
How you said there was nobody else
                                Dm7
Then you got up and went to her house
                        F
You guys always left me out

[Pre-Chorus]
  Cmaj7
I still have the letter you
wrote when you told me
     G/B
That I was the only girl you'd
                  Dm7
ever want in your life
                        Fm
I guess my friends were right

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[Chorus]
              Dm7
Each day goes by and
              G7
each night, I cry
         Cmaj7                 F
Somebody saw you with her last night
                 Dm7
You gave me your word,
                   G7
"Don't worry 'bout her"
                   Cmaj7
You might love her now,
                 C7
but you loved me first
                 Dm7
Said you'd never hurt me,
            G7
but here we are
        Cmaj7    G/B    Am
Oh, you swore on every star
              Dm7   G7
How could you be so reckless
        Cmaj7
with my heart?

[Verse 2]
                 C
You check in and out
                     G/B
Of my heart like a hotel
                            Dm7
And she must be perfect, oh well
                      F
I hope you both go to hell

[Pre-Chorus]
   Cmaj7
I still have the letter you
wrote when you told me
     G/B
That I was the only girl you'd
                  Dm7
ever want in your life
                        Fm
I guess my friends were right

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[Chorus]
              Dm7
Each day goes by and
              G7
each night, I cry
         Cmaj7                 F
Somebody saw you with her last night
                 Dm7
You gave me your word,
                   G7
"Don't worry 'bout her"
                   Cmaj7
You might love her now,
                 C7
but you loved me first
                 Dm7
Said you'd never hurt me,
            G7
but here we are
        Cmaj7    G/B    Am
Oh, you swore on every star
              Dm7   G7
How could you be so reckless
        Cmaj7
with my heart? (Heart)

[Post-Chorus]
              Dm7   G7
How could you be so reckless?
              Cmaj7 Am
How could you be so reckless?
              Dm7   G7
How could you be so reckless
               Cmaj7
with someone's heart?

[Outro]
C
Hey
                  G/B
This is a story I hate
                               Dm7
But I told it to cope with the pain
                        F
I'm so sorry if you can relate

How to play Reckless: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Reckless by Madison Beer on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Reckless by Madison Beer is in the key of C major (no sharps or flats). The song uses 9 chords: Dm7, G7, Cmaj7, F, C, G/B, Fm, C7 and Am.

Most of the song cycles through C – G/B – Dm7 – F (I – V – ii7 – IV in C major). In solfa, that is doh – soh – reh – fah. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Good to know: F and Fm are the tricky part on guitar (barre or movable shapes). Slow the change down until it is clean; on piano and ukulele they are simpler.