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Sabrina Carpenter – Vicious Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

ChordsG C Em D F

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[Intro]
G

[Verse 1]
G
One year, ten thousand bad moments
           G
But it was dressed up in heated emotion
    C
And I tried to look for
the best and the worst
           G
But, like, fuck me, that cost a commotion
       G
You're lucky I'm a private person
     G
I've quietly carried your burden
    C
And everyone thinks you're an angel
                   G
But, shit, I would probably
use different wordin'

[Chorus]
G   C
Oh, you're so vicious
Em               D
Love me, then pretend you didn't
G                  C
Crush my heart and wreck my image
Em                        G
Why you gotta be so vicious?

[Verse 2]
    G
You like a certain type of woman
      G
Who's smart but neglects intuition
     C
When you're insecure, could be me,
 could be her
         G
You just run to whoever is winnin'
F
Said that it was me and you for life
C
Now you're kinda actin' like I died

[Chorus]
G   C
Oh, you're so vicious
Em               D
Love me, then pretend you didn't
G                  C
Crush my heart and wreck my image
Em                 D
Why you gotta be so, so, so
G   C
Oh, you're so vicious
Em               D
Love me, then pretend you didn't
G               C
Half of me just can't resist it
Em                 D
Why you gotta be so vicious?

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[Bridge]
Em  D    G
  Oh, no
C
Why you gotta be so
Em  D    G
  Oh, oh
              C
Why you gotta be so vicious?
Em
You don't feel remorse,
           D
you don't feel the effects
       G
'Cause you don't think you
                C
 hurt me if you wish me the best
  Em
I shoulda known all along,
 D
I was only the next one
   G                        C
To take you up sometimes, I promise

[Outro]
G   C
Oh, you're so vicious
  Em              D
I loved you but I wish I didn't
G                   C
If you're out there somewhere,
listenin'
Em                 D
Why you gotta be so vicious?

How to play Vicious: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Vicious by Sabrina Carpenter on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Vicious by Sabrina Carpenter is built around G major (one sharp: F♯), with 5 chords in all: G, C, Em, D and F.

Listen for G – C – Em – D (I – IV – vi – V in G major), a pop progression that moves to the vi before resolving through V: the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is doh – fah – lah – soh. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

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