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Neil Young & Crazy Horse – Shape Of You Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

ChordsG C D

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[Intro]
G  C  G D G

[Verse 1]
G
This ain't just a paint-by-numbers
C                     G
I gotta be who I feel
             D               G
When I think of the shape of you

[Verse 2]
G
You changed my life for the better
C
Wore my love like
your favorite sweater
G                      D
That brings me back to the
            G
shape of you

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[Chorus]
G                        C
Shape of you, shape of you
             G D G
Shape of you

[Verse 3]
G
No reason to pretend different
C
It's just that I'm still dreaming
       G
And my dreams all have
D             G
 The shape of you

[Verse 4]
G
Yeah, I'm older now,
but I'm still dreaming
C
The sky is what I believe in
G     D                          G
Stars scatter in the shape of you

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[Verse 5]
G
Yeah, you're in my Milky Way
C
That's really all that I can say
G                   D          G
When I think of the shape of you

[Chorus]
G                        C
Shape of you, shape of you
             G D G  C  G D G
Shape of you

[Outro]
G                        C
Shape of you, shape of you
C
Shape of you

How to play Shape Of You: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Shape Of You by Neil Young & Crazy Horse on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Shape Of You by Neil Young & Crazy Horse is built around G major (one sharp: F♯), with 3 chords in all: G, C and D.

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

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