Shania Twain – Not Just A Girl Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Shania Twain – Not Just A Girl Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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ChordsCGDEmBmAm

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[Intro]
C     G
Do do do do
C     G
Do do do do do do
C     G
Do do do do
D     G
Do do do

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[Verse]
 Em
Turn the light on
            C
And you're gonna see someone
       G                     D
Who's gonna be somebody someday
   Em
Invisible lines
         C
All the cynical minds
         G
Think I don't know
                     D
what to think or to say

[Pre-Chorus]
 Em
Hold me
     C
But don't you hold me down
 G
Change is gonna come
        D
But my patience running out
            Em
Made the decision
                       C
What the dictionary's missing
Is my definition
 G                          D
I'm not just a four-letter word

[Chorus]
 C              G
I'm not just a girl

Oh just a girl
 C              G
I'm not just a girl

Oh just a girl
   Em
I pack my suitcases
 C
I'm going places
Bm                  C
I'm gonna rule the world
 C              G
I'm not just a girl
 C              G  D  G
I'm not just a girl

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[Post-Chorus]
C     G
Do do do do
C     G
Do do do do do do
C     G
Do do do do
D     G
Do do do

[Verse]
       Em
We're sitting in the kitchen
           C
And we're talking non-fiction
         G                     D
And the truth is coming out tonight
    Em
Is that what you expected
     C
That I would just accept it
      G                       D
Just stand behind and not beside?

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[Pre-Chorus]
 Em
Hold me
     C
But don't you hold me down
 G
Change is gonna come
        D
But my patience running out
          Em
Made a decision
                       C
What the dictionary's missing
Is my definition
 G                          D
I'm not just a four-letter word

[Chorus]
 C              G
I'm not just a girl

Oh just a girl
 C              G
I'm not just a girl

Oh just a girl
   Em
I pack my suitcases
 C
I'm going places
Bm                  C
I'm gonna rule the world
 C              G
I'm not just a girl
 C              G  D  G
I'm not just a girl

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[Break]
      Am
Gonna put it on
     Em
And wear it out
 D                    C
Dress it up with attitude
     Am
I'm looking fine
     Em
The night is mine
D
I don't know about you

[Chorus]
 C              G
I'm not just a girl

Oh just a girl
 C              G
I'm not just a girl

Oh just a girl
   Em
I pack my suitcases
 C
I'm going places
Bm                  C
I'm gonna rule the world
 C              G
I'm not just a girl
 C              G  D  G
I'm not just a girl

[Outro]
C     G
Do do do do - Do do do do do do
I'm not just a girl
C     G
Do do do do -Do do do
I'm not just a girl
 C      G  C  G
Just a girl
 C              G
I'm not just a girl
 D              G
I'm not just a girl

How to play Not Just A Girl: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Not Just A Girl by Shania Twain on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Not Just A Girl by Shania Twain keeps coming home to G major (one sharp: F♯). You need 6 chords: C, G, D, Em, Bm and Am.

Listen for Em – C – G – D (vi – IV – I – V in G major), the “sensitive” minor-start rotation of the four-chord progression, a favourite in ballads and worship: the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is lah – fah – doh – soh. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

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

Chord diagrams

C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
Em chord on guitar (022000)
EmE G B
Bm chord on guitar (x24432)
BmB D F♯
Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E

Not Just A Girl chords: questions

What key is Not Just A Girl in?

Not Just A Girl by Shania Twain is centred on G major (one sharp: F♯).

What chords are in Not Just A Girl?

Not Just A Girl uses 6 chords: C, G, D, Em, Bm, Am.

What is the chord progression of Not Just A Girl?

The main progression is Em – C – G – D (vi – IV – I – V), the “sensitive” minor-start rotation of the four-chord progression, a favourite in ballads and worship.

Is Not Just A Girl easy to play on guitar?

Yes. Almost every chord is an open chord, so it suits beginners.

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