Shawn Mendes – Like To Be You Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression & Tab

Shawn Mendes – Like To Be You Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression & Tab

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This is the chord progression of Like To Be You by Shawn Mendes on Piano, Guitar, Ukulele and Keyboard.

[Intro]
Bm A D Bm A D
e|—————-|—————-|—————-|—————-|
B|—————-|—-7——-7—|—————-|—-7——-7—|
G|—-7——-6—|–7—7—7—7-|—-7——-6—|–7—7—7—7-|
D|–9—9—7—7-|—————-|–9—9—7—7-|—————-|
A|—————-|5——-5——-|—————-|5——-5——-|
E|7——-5——-|—————-|7——-5——-|—————-|

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[Verse]
Bm A D Bm A D
e|—————-|—————-|—————-|—————-|
B|—————-|—-7——-7—|—————-|—-7——-7—|
G|—-7——-6—|–7—7—7—7-|—-7——-6—|–7—7—7—7-|
D|–9—9—7—7-|—————-|–9—9—7—7-|—————-|
A|—————-|5——-5——-|—————-|5——-5——-|
E|7——-5——-|—————-|7——-5——-|—————-|

Bm A D G A Bm
e|—————-|—————-|—————-|—————-|
B|—————-|—-7——-7—|—————-|—————-|
G|—-7——-6—|–7—7—7—7-|—-4——-6—|—-7——-7—|
D|–9—9—7—7-|—————-|–5—5—7—7-|–9—9—9—9-|
A|—————-|5——-5——-|—————-|—————-|
E|7——-5——-|—————-|3——-5——-|7——-7——-|

Bm A D
Don’t cry, or do whatever makes you comfortable
Bm A
I’m tired, too
D Bm A
There’s nothin’ left to say, let’s call the truce
D G A D
‘Cause I don’t really wanna go to bed like this

[Pre-Chorus 1]
Bm A D
I’m so sorry
Bm A D
That we’re still stuck in the middle
Bm A D
I’m so sorry
G A D
‘Cause in the moment I

[Chorus]
Bm A D
I don’t know what it’s like to be you
Bm A D
I don’t know what it’s like but I’m dying to
Bm A D
If I could put myself in your shoes
G A Bm
Then I’d know what it’s like to be you

[Verse 2]
Bm A
Can I kiss you or not?
D Bm A
‘Cause I’m not really sure right now of what you want
D Bm A
Are you still mad at me? I’m hopin’ not
D G
‘Cause maybe we could go to the movies
A Bm
I know that always cheers us up, hey

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[Pre-Chorus 2]
Bm A D
I’m so sorry
Bm A D
That we’re still stuck in the middle
Bm A D
I’m so sorry
G A D
‘Cause in the moment I

[Chorus]
Bm A D
I don’t know what it’s like to be you
Bm A D
I don’t know what it’s like but I’m dying to
Bm A D
If I could put myself in your shoes
G A Bm
Then I’d know what it’s like to be you

[Bridge 1]
Bm A D
Tell me what’s inside of your head
Bm A D
No matter what you say I won’t love you less
Bm A D
And I’d be lying if I said that I do
G A Bm
I don’t know what it’s like to be you
G A Bm
I don’t know what it’s like to be you

[Solo]
Bm A D Bm A D Bm A D G A Bm
e|—————————————————————————————————|
B|—————————–7————7p5h7–5–8—7———————————5——–|
G|-7\6/7—————-7\6/7—–/9-\7-7———————–9\7—————————-7—–|
D|————9\7–7—————————————-7————9————-4/7———–|
A|——————————————————————7–9—7—5-5——————-|
E|—————————————————————————————————|

[Bridge 2]
Bm A D
I get worried
Bm A D
I might lose you a little
Bm A D
Every time we
G A Bm
Every time we argue and get caught up in the moment

[Chorus]
Bm A D
I don’t know what it’s like to be you
Bm A D
I don’t know what it’s like but I’m dying to
Bm A D
If I could put myself in your shoes
G A Bm
Then I’d know what it’s like to be you

[Outro]
Bm A D
So tell me what’s inside of your head
Bm A D
No matter what you say I won’t love you less
Bm A D
And I’d be lying if I said that I do
G A Bm
I don’t know what it’s like to be you
G A Bm
I don’t know what it’s like to be you
G A Bm
I don’t know what it’s like

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How to play Like To Be You: key, chords and progression

Like To Be You by Shawn Mendes is built around B minor (two sharps: F♯, C♯), with 6 chords in all: Bm, A, D, B, G and E.

The progression the song keeps returning to is A – D – Bm – A (VII – III – i – VII in B minor). Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 7th fret and play the shapes Em, D, G, E, C, A (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 67% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Bm chord on guitar (x24432)
BmB D F♯
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
B chord on guitar (x24442)
BB D♯ F♯
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B

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Like To Be You chords: questions

What key is Like To Be You in?

Like To Be You by Shawn Mendes is centred on B minor (two sharps: F♯, C♯).

What chords are in Like To Be You?

Like To Be You uses 6 chords: Bm, A, D, B, G, E.

What is the chord progression of Like To Be You?

The main progression is A – D – Bm – A (VII – III – i – VII).

Is Like To Be You easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 7th fret and play the shapes Em, D, G, E, C, A (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 67% without a capo).

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