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Smithfield – Something Sexy Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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These are the chords for Something Sexy by Smithfield on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

INTRO:
C  Em7  Am  F
C  Em7  Am  F

VERSE
        C
It's a lights out, lay around,
Em7
t-shirt on the couch
 Am                      F
Turn the TV on, just to wind up
                    C
making out kind of night
Em7
Got to set the mood
     Am        F
just ri-i-i-i-ight
      C
Well sit tight baby,
        Em7
and I'll be right back
    Am
We need a soundtrack
       F
for a kiss like that
       C                 Em7
Let's start this night together
               Am            F
Slipping that cover off the record

CHORUS:
                      C
And put on something sexy
       Em7
Little Tim and Faith,
              Am             F
bout to make love all night long
              C
Come on baby let me
     Em7
Take you to church, get to work,
 Am                       F
love you like a wrecking ball
   C       Em7
I melt, I swear,
           Am
baby I'm amazed by you,
       F
wanna lay by you
           C            Em7
Like it's raining on Sunday
                 Am
Let's leave our clothes
              F
on the floor babe
                      C  Em7  Am  F
And put on something sexy

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VERSE:
          C              Em7
Well I'm way too country for
some Barry White
    Am
And even Marvin Gaye needs
   F
a day off some nights
     C
But Chris Young's singing
         Em7
'bout a black dress
      Am                     F
Yeah that's about as good as it gets

CHORUS:
                     C
So put on something sexy
       Em7
Little Tim and Faith,
              Am             F
bout to make love all night long
              C
Come on baby let me
     Em7
Take you to church, get to work,
 Am                       F
love you like a wrecking ball
   C       Em7
I melt, I swear,
           Am
baby I'm amazed by you,
       F
wanna lay by you
           C            Em7
Like it's raining on Sunday
                 Am
Let's leave our clothes
              F
on the floor babe
                      C  Em7  Am7  F
And put on something sexyyyyyyyyyyyy
C  Em7  Am7  F

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BREAK:
 C
Come a little closer
 Em7
Don't close your eyes
       Am                F
We're burning it down tonight

CHORUS:
                     C
So put on something sexy
       Em7
Little Tim and Faith,
              Am             F
bout to make love all night long
              C
Come on baby let me
     Em7
Take you to church, get to work,
 Am                       F
love you like a wrecking ball
   C       Em7              Am
I melt, I swear, baby I'm amazed
               F
by you, wanna lay by you
           C            Em7
Like it's raining on Sunday
                 Am
Let's leave our clothes
              F
on the floor babe
                  C  Em7
Put on something sexyyyy
Am          F
woh oh woh woh
        C
Put on something sexy
Em7            Am
Hey-e-yea-yea-yeah
F  C  Em7  Am  F
C  Em7  Am  F

How to play Something Sexy: key, chords and progression

Something Sexy by Smithfield is centred on C major (no sharps or flats). The song uses 5 chords: C, Em7, Am, F and Am7.

The progression the song keeps returning to is C – Em7 – Am – F (I – iii7 – vi – IV in C major). In solfa, that is doh – mi – lah – fah. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

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