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Tate McRae – Rubberband Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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These are the chords for Rubberband by Tate McRae on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

[Intro]
C G

[Verse 1]
         Cmaj7
Was it a wasted couple months?
         G
Sneaking outta the window,

spending nights in limbo
         Cmaj7
Was that all there was for us?
C        G
Midnight driving,
running through highland
        Cmaj7
Does it make me the criminal?
Em     G
That I let you go
       Am
That I broke us and left
  Cmaj7
I hate that I never know
Em         G
Why you're still so
caught up in my head

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[Pre-Chorus]
       Cmaj7
I know you wanted a promise
Em       G                     C
I wasn't ready, can I be honest?
Cmaj7                   Em    G
Never knew what I had until I lost it

[Chorus]
      Cmaj7
And I got this rubber band on my wrist,
on my wrist
      G
And I snap it every time that
                   Am
I think about your lips
Cmaj7
Got this rubber band on my wrist,
on my wrist
       G
Almost break it every time when
I'm trying to forget

[Verse 2]
  Cmaj7
I know that I have never
been good at this
              G
Love you in a second,
next you know
             Am
I'm checking out
   Cmaj7
Of moments I shouldn't miss
                            G
Now I'm looking through the photos
Wishing I was different

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[Chorus]
      Cmaj7
And I got this rubber
 band on my wrist,

on my wrist
      G
And I snap it every time that

I think about your lips
Cmaj7
Got this rubber band on my wrist,

on my wrist
       G
Almost break it every time when
                      Cmaj7
I'm trying to forget

[Post-Chorus]
Em           G
Trying to forget
(Trying to forget)
Am          Cmaj7
Trying to forget
(To forget, to forget,
 to forget)
Em           G
Trying to forget
(Trying to forget,
 trying to forget)
Trying to forget

[Pre-Chorus]
       Cmaj7
I know you wanted a promise
Em       G                     Am
I wasn't ready, can I be honest?
Cmaj7
Never knew what I
      Em    E
had until I lost it

[Chorus]
      Cmaj7
And I got this rubber
 band on my wrist,
on my wrist
      G
And I snap it every time that
I think about your lips
Cmaj7
Got this rubber band on my wrist,
on my wrist
       G
Almost break it every time when
                     Cmaj7
I'm trying to forget

[Post-Chorus]
Em           G
Trying to forget
 (Trying to forget)
             Am
Trying to forget
 (Trying to forget)
             Cmaj7
Trying to forget

[Outro]
Hmm-hmm, hmm
Em           G
Trying to forget
 (Trying to forget)
Cmaj7        G
Trying to forget
                    Cmaj7
(Trying to forget)
             G
Trying to forget (Trying to forget)
Cmaj7
Oh, ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh
                 G
I'm trying to forget

How to play Rubberband: key, chords and progression

Rubberband by Tate McRae keeps coming home to C major (no sharps or flats). You need 6 chords: C, G, Cmaj7, Em, Am and E.

Most of the song cycles through G – Cmaj7 – Em – G (V – Imaj7 – iii – V in C major). In solfa, that is soh – doh – mi – soh. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

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