Taylor Swift – Dont You Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Taylor Swift – Dont You Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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[Intro]
C G Am F

[Verse 1]
C     G           Am
  Hey, I knew I'd run
           F
  into you somewhere
C          G
  It's been a while,
    Am                  F
  I didn't mean to stare
Dm              C
  I heard she's nothin' like me
F                 G
  I'm sure she'll make you happy

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[Chorus]
C             G
  But don't you
          Dm
Don't you smile at me and
F               C
ask me how I've been
         G           Dm
Don't you say you've missed me
       F              Dm
if you don't want me again
         G         C      C/B
You don't know how much I feel
  Am       C/B
I love you still
   F             G
So why don't you, don't you?

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[Post-Chorus]
C        G      Am       F
  Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah

[Verse 2]
C          G         Am
  Sometimes I really wish that
          F
  I could hate you
C           G
  I've tried, but that's just
  Am                 F
  somethin' I can't do
Dm               C
  My heart knows what the truth is
F           G
  I swore I wouldn't do this

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[Chorus]
C             G
  But don't you
          Dm
Don't you smile at me and
F               C
ask me how I've been
         G           Dm
Don't you say you've missed me
       F              Dm
if you don't want me again
         G         C      C/B
You don't know how much I feel
  Am       C/B
I love you still
   F             G
So why don't you, don't you?

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[Bridge]
Dm                       C
  So I walk outta here tonight
                     F
Try to go on with my life
And you can say,
               G
"We're still friends"
                 F
I don't wanna pretend

So if I see you again

[Chorus]
C             G
  But don't you
          Dm
Don't you smile at me and
F               C
ask me how I've been
         G           Dm
Don't you say you've missed me
       F              Dm
if you don't want me again
         G         C      C/B
You don't know how much I feel
  Am       C/B
I love you still
   F             G
So why don't you, don't you?

[Outro]
C        G
  Ah, ah, ah, ah
Am                F
Don't you, ah, ah, ah

How to play Dont You: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Dont You by Taylor Swift on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Dont You by Taylor Swift is in the key of C major (no sharps or flats). The song uses 6 chords: C, G, Am, F, Dm and C/B.

The progression the song keeps returning to is C – G – Am – F (I – V – vi – IV in C major), the “four-chord” progression behind countless pop, rock and worship songs. In solfa, that is doh – soh – lah – fah. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes G, D, Em, C, Am (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 80% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
Dm chord on guitar (xx0231)
DmD F A

Dont You chords: questions

What key is Dont You in?

Dont You by Taylor Swift is in the key of C major (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in Dont You?

Dont You uses 6 chords: C, G, Am, F, Dm, C/B.

What is the chord progression of Dont You?

The main progression is C – G – Am – F (I – V – vi – IV), the “four-chord” progression behind countless pop, rock and worship songs.

Is Dont You easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes G, D, Em, C, Am (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 80% without a capo).

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