Jan202023

Måneskin – If Not For You Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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[Intro]
G Em Bm

[Verse 1]
G
There'll be no summer
Em
There'll be no spring
   Bm                        D
If not for this love of mine
G
Thornes without flowers
Em
Bars with no drinks
   Bm                        D
If not for this love of mine

[Pre-Chorus]
Am              D
All the lights, all the
              G    D    C
 parties will just fade out
Am        D
Shut them down

[Chorus]
           G
If not for you
           Em      Bm
I wouldn't sing anymore
           G
If not for you
           Em          Bm
I couldn't get of this floor
Am         D
If not for you
              G
Hell would be knocking
 D     C
 on my door
   Am      D
If not for you

[Verse 2]
G
No more Nirvana
Em
No Billie Jean
   Bm                       D
No dancing if you were gone
G
How could I wake up
Em
How could I sleep
Bm                     D
How could I be someone

[Pre-Chorus]
Am
All those crowds
D
All the music would
 G    D    C
just fade out
Am    D
Not a sound

[Chorus]
D          G
If not for you
           Em      Bm
I wouldn't sing anymore
D          G
If not for you
           Em          Bm
I couldn't get of this floor
Am         D
If not for you
              G
Hell would be knocking
 D     C
 on my door
   Am      D
If not for you

[Instrumental]
G Em Bm  D
G Em Bm

Feel free to use our free Chord Shape Generator to see every chord in this song on guitar, ukulele and piano.

[Outro]
Am         D
If not for you
              G
Hell would be knocking
 D     C
 on my door
   Am      D
If not for you

How to play If Not For You: key, chords and progression

These are If Not For You chords by Måneskin on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

If Not For You by Måneskin is in the key of G major (one sharp: F♯). The song uses 6 chords: G, Em, Bm, D, Am and C.

The backbone of the song is D – G – Em – Bm (V – I – vi – iii in G major). In solfa, that is soh – doh – lah – mi. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

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