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Sting – If Its Love Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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[Intro]
C D C D
C D C D
C D C D
C D C

[Verse 1]
G           D        C       D
Jump out of bed this morning
         G      D      C
With the smile upon my face
     G           D
It's still there while
        C       D
I shave my chin
        G            D
But the reasons hard for
      C
me to trace, ah
     G      D         C    D
Cook myself some breakfast
          G            D   C
Have some coffee while I nooze
G                D
Where could this smile
    C          D
had come from?
       G      D      C
It's a muscle that I really use

[Pre-Chorus]
         Em     G               C G
Call the doctor with my symptoms
         Em        G      C
Should I spend all day in bed?
Em        G            C      G
Can you explain what's ailing me?
    Am              D
And this is what my doctor say

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[Chorus]
        G
If it's love, it has no season
        Em
If it's love, there is no cure
        Am
If it's love, it won't see a reason
       D
And at this, you can be sure
        G
If it's love, you must surrender
(You must surrender)
        Em
If it's love, that's turned you
'round (That's turned you 'round)
        Am
If it's love, the odds are slender
(The odds are)
        D
If it's love,
it's some without a trace
    D
One case can bring you down

[Instrumental]
C D C D
C D C D

[Verse 2]
    G         D          G       D
You smile and your heart skips a beat
    G        D           C
You hear the church bell chiming
  G           D       G       D
A sign that's ringing in your ears
     G        D        C
Will set your heart be climbing

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[Pre-Chorus]
       Em       G        C G
And my doctor's diagnosis
    Em     G          C
Is opinion and a quote
  Em        G         C    G
I write you a prescription
    Am              D
And this is what my doctor wrote

[Chorus]
        G
If it's love, it has no season
        Em
If it's love, there is no cure
        Am
If it's love, it won't see a reason
       D
And at this, you can be sure
        G
If it's love, you must surrender
(You must surrender)
        Em
If it's love, then you must deal
(Then you must)
        Am
If it's love, the odds are slender
(The odds are)
        D
If it's love, the drops are ready late
    D
And I'm afraid you're
fading upper sealed

[Outro]
C D C D
C D C D
C D C D
C D C  D
C D C D

How to play If Its Love: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for If Its Love by Sting on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

If Its Love by Sting is in the key of G major (one sharp: F♯). The song uses 5 chords: C, D, G, Em and Am.

The backbone of the song is D – G – D – C (V – I – V – IV in G major). In solfa, that is soh – doh – soh – fah. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

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