Feb112023

Paramore – You First Chords on Piano & Ukulele

KeyKeyCapo

View

[Intro]
Em Bm
Em  Bm G

[Verse 1]
Em
Living well is not
my kind of revenge
                        Bm
You should take it from me
G
Living well is just
a privilege
Em
Thought I'd simmer
down as I got older
Em
Can't shake the devil
sitting on my shoulder
Bm          G
Who invited you?

[Pre-Chorus]
F#m                     Em
   Just like a stray animal

I keep feeding scraps
             Dmaj7
I give it my energy
                       A
And it keeps on coming back
                     Em
Just like a stray animal

I keep feeding scraps
             Dmaj7
I give it my energy

And it keeps on coming

[Chorus]
Bm                 D
Everyone is a bad guy
And there's no way,
           G
no way to know
               D
Who's the worst
Bm
  Karma's gonna come
            D
 for all of us

And I hope, but I hope,
         G
 I just hope
She comes
      D              Em
Comes for you first, oh

[Verse 2]
Em
Which wolf wins?
Em
I guess it really depends,
                      Bm
 just gotta wait and see
G
Which one's appetitе's
the biggest?
Em
Turns out I'm living
 in a horror film
      Em
Wherе I'm both the killer
 and the final girl
   Bm           G
So who, who are you?

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

[Pre-Chorus]
F#m                     Em
   Just like a stray animal

I keep feeding scraps
             Dmaj7
I give it my energy
                       A
And it keeps on coming back
                     Em
Just like a stray animal

I keep feeding scraps
             Dmaj7
I give it my energy

And it keeps on coming


[Chorus]
Bm                 D
Everyone is a bad guy
And there's no way,
           G
no way to know
               D
Who's the worst
Bm
  Karma's gonna come
            D
 for all of us

And I hope, but I hope,
         G
 I just hope

She comes
      D
Comes for you first
G  Em G Bm
 oh

[Bridge]
G               Em
 Never said I wasn't petty
G               Bm
 Never said I wasn't petty
G
I never said I wasn't petty
                      A
You can bet I don't regret
 it for a second

It's a pleasure,
it's a reckoning
G
 Never said I wasn't petty
I'll do better when
        Em
you're better
Let me revel in your defeat

[Chorus]
Bm                 D
Everyone is a bad guy
And there's no way,
           G
 no way to know
               D
Who's the worst
Bm
  Karma's gonna come
            D
 for all of us

And I hope, but I hope,
        G
 I just hope
She comes
      D              Em
Comes for you first, oh

How to play You First: key, chords and progression

These are You First chords by Paramore on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

You First by Paramore keeps coming home to D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯). You need 7 chords: Em, Bm, G, F#m, Dmaj7, A and D.

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

Good to know: on guitar, Bm and F#m need a barre or movable shape. Take the change into them slowly at first; piano and ukulele players have it easier.