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Shawn Mendes – Always Been You Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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[Intro]
D C

[Verse 1]
A                               D
It's a fairytale I can't explain
        Dm            
Full of words I don't 
               A
know how to say
                                D
And without a little twist of fate
  Dm
I know I'd still be searching, 
baby
Bm                  
I swear that you've 
             D
been sent to save me
A                        
You're the only one that 
         G                 D  Dm
my heart keeps coming back to

[Chorus]
A N.C.                
It's always been you, 
                     D Dm
it's always been you
A N.C.                
It's always been you, 
                     D Dm Bm D
it's always been you
     Dm
It's always been you

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[Verse 2]
A                   
And you've seen all 
                D
my darkest fears
            Dm       
Like you've known me 
                    A
for a thousand years
                               D
The boy who's really underneath
        Dm        
All the scars and 
              Bm
insecurities, baby
I swear that you've 
             D      Dm
been sent to save me
A                        
You're the only one that 
         G                 D  Dm
my heart keeps coming back to

[Chorus]
A N.C.                
It's always been you, 
                     D Dm
it's always been you
A N.C.                
It's always been you, 
                     D Dm Bm D
it's always been you
     Dm
It's always been you
A                        
You're the only one that 
         G                 D  Dm
my heart keeps coming back to

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[Instrumental]
A D Dm
A D

[Outro]
     Dm                   Bm D Dm
It's always been you, yeah

It's always been you
A                        
You're the only one that 
         G                 D
my heart keeps coming back to

How to play Always Been You: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Always Been You by Shawn Mendes on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Always Been You by Shawn Mendes is built around D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯), with 6 chords in all: D, C, A, Dm, Bm and G.

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

Beginner-friendly: almost every chord here is an open shape on guitar: no capo, no barre chords needed.