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mxmtoon – Mona Lisa Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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[Intro]
G C

[Verse 1]
I've always played the
        G
part of Shakespeare
                          C
I hide behind the ink and pen
I build up worlds and choose
  G
a savior (Savior, savior)
                            C
I write beginning, middle, end

[Pre-Chorus]
        G
I'm so tired of being a book on
the shelf (Book on the shelf)
Tired of stories for somebody
else (Somebody else)
  C
Think that I'm ready
to start a new chapter
           G
I've been looking for some way to
turn it around (Turn it around)
Looking for someone to give me
the crown (Give me the crown)
     C
And I wanna feel like
I finally matter

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[Chorus]
G                          C
I wanna be a Mona Lisa, ah-ah
The kinda girl that you
      G          C
can dream of, ah-ah
      Am
And I always had the words
            Em
but I don't wanna say it
      Am
Wish I could paint
               D
a smile on my face
                  G
I wanna be a Mona Lisa

[Verse 2]
                     G
So is there anybody out there
                              C
Who could change my point of view?
               G
The way that Van Gogh uses yellow
Or the self in Frida Kahlo
C
I could be that for you

[Pre-Chorus]
        G
I'm so tired of being a book on
the shelf (Book on the shelf)
Tired of stories for somebody
else (Somebody else)
 C
Think that I'm ready
to start a new chapter
(Think I'm ready, baby)
            G
I've been looking for some way to
turn it around (Turn it around)
Looking for someone to give me
the crown (Give me the crown)
C
I wanna feel like I finally matter

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[Chorus]
                   G       C
I wanna be a Mona Lisa, ah-ah,
(I wanna be a Mona Lisa, baby)
The kinda girl that
          G
you can dream of,
   C
ah-ah (The kinda that
you can dream of maybe)
       Am
And I always had the words
            Em
but I don't wanna say it
       Am
Wish I could paint
               D
a smile on my face
                  C
I wanna be a Mona Lisa

[Bridge]
Em
I think I'm ready
for my close-up, baby
 Am
There's nothing left to do
And nothing left to lose
C
Let me be your muse
 G  C
Ah-ah (I wanna be a
Mona Lisa, baby)
 G  C
Ah-ah (The kind of girl
that you can dream of)

[Outro]
       C
And I always had the words
              Em
but I don't wanna say it
     C                             D
Wish I could paint a smile on my face
                   C
I wanna be a Mona Lisa (Ah-ah)

How to play Mona Lisa: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Mona Lisa by mxmtoon on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Mona Lisa by mxmtoon is centred on G major (one sharp: F♯). The song uses 5 chords: G, C, Am, Em and D.

Listen for C – G – C – Am (IV – I – IV – ii in G major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is fah – doh – fah – reh. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Beginner-friendly: every chord is an open chord on guitar, so you can play it without a capo or barre chords.