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Olivia Rodrigo – The Grudge Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsGG/F#Em C Am D

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[Intro]
G G/F#
G G/F#

[Verse 1]
       G
I have nightmares each week
            G/F#
'bout that Friday in May
    G
One phone call from you and
       G/F#
my entire world was changed
Em
Trust that you betrayed,
 confusion that still lingers
     Em
Took everything I loved and
 crushed it in between
 your fingers
      G
And I doubt you ever think
           G/F#
about the damage that you did
      G
But I hold onto every
                G/F#
detail like my life
depends on it
Em
My undying love, now
 I hold it like a grudge
      Em
Now I hear your voice every
 time that I think
I'm not enough

[Chorus]
      C
And I try to be tough,
but I wanna scream
How could anybody do the
things you did so easily?
      G
And I say I don't care,
I say that I'm fine
But you know I can't
let it go, I've tried,
 I've tried, I've tried
       Am
 for so long
         Em
It takes strength to forgive,
       D         C
 but I don't feel strong

[Verse 2]
    G
The arguments that I've won
  G/F#
 against you in my head
       G
In the shower, in the car,
            G/F#
and in the mirror before bed
             Em
Yeah, I'm so tough when
I'm alone, and I make
 you feel so guilty
      Em
And I fantasize about a time
you're a little fuckin' sorry
      G
And I try to understand why
           G/F#
 you would do this all to me
    G
You must be insecure,
             G/F#
 you must be so unhappy
      Em
And I know, in my heart,
hurt people, hurt people
       Em
And we both drew blood,
 but, man, those cuts
 were never equal

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[Chorus]
      C
And I try to be tough,
 but I wanna scream

How could anybody do the
things you did so easily?
      G
And I say I don't care,
 I say that I'm fine
But you know I can't let it go,
I've tried, I've tried,
                  Am
 I've tried for so long
         Em             D
It takes strength to forgive,
     C            G
 but I don't feel strong

[Bridge]
Em                   Am
Ooh, ooh-ooh, do you think
     C
I deserved it all?
Em                 Am
Ooh, ooh-ooh, your flower's
             C
filled with vitriol
    D
You built me up to
 watch me fall
    D
You have everything,
and you still want more

[Chorus]
  C
I try to be tough,
 I try to be mean
    C
But even after all this,
you're still everything to me
      G
And I know you don't care,
 I guess that that's fine
    G
But you know I can't let it go,
I've tried, I've tried,
                  Am
 I've tried for so long
         Em             D
It takes strength to forgive,
              C
 but I'm not quite sure
      D
I'm there yet
         Em
It takes strength to
    D          C G
forgive, but

How to play The Grudge: key, chords and progression

These are The Grudge chords by Olivia Rodrigo on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

The Grudge by Olivia Rodrigo is centred on G major (one sharp: F♯). The song uses 6 chords: G, G/F#, Em, C, Am and D.

The progression the song keeps returning to is G/F# – G – G/F# – Em (I – I – I – vi in G major). In solfa, that is doh – doh – doh – lah. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

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