Taylor Swift – I Think He Knows Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression

Taylor Swift – I Think He Knows Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression

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This is the chords of I Think He Knows by Taylor Swift on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
Bb Gm

[Verse 1]
Bb
I think he knows
His footprints on the sidewalk
Gm
Lead to where I can’t stop
Go there every night
Bb
I think he knows
His’hands around a cold glass
Gm
Make me wanna know that
Body like it’s mine

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[Pre-Chorus]
Bb
He got that boyish look that I like in a man
Bb
I am an architect, I’m drawing up the plans
Gm
It’s like I’m 17, nobody understands
Gm
No one understands

[Chorus]
Eb                      F
He got my heartbeat
Bb                     Gm
Skipping down 16th Avenue
Eb                               F
Got that, oh, I mean
Bb                               Gm
Wanna see what’s under that attitude like
Eb                     F           Bb
I want you, bless my soul
Gm                               Eb                               F
And I ain’t gotta tell him, I think he knows
Bb
I think he knows

[Verse 2]
Bb
I think he knows
When we get all alone
Gm
I’ll make myself at home
And he’ll want me to stay
Bb
I think he knows
He better lock it down
Gm
Or I won’t stick around
‘Cause good ones never wait (Ha)

[Pre-Chorus]
Bb
He got that boyish look that I like in a man
Bb
I am an architect, I’m drawing up the plans
Gm
He’s so obsessed with me and, boy, I understand
Boy, I understand

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[Chorus]
Eb                               F
He got my heartbeat (Heartbeat)
Bb                                         Gm
Skipping down 16th Avenue
Eb                                         F
Got that, oh, I mean (I mean)
Bb                                         Gm
Wanna see what’s under that attitude like
Eb           F                     Bb
I want you, bless my soul
Gm                               Eb                             F
And I ain’t gotta tell him, I think he knows
Bb
I think he knows

[Post-Chorus]
Bb
I want you, bless my
Eb
I want you, bless my soul
Bb
I want you, bless my
Eb
I want you, bless my soul

[Bridge]
Bb Dm
Lyrical smile, indigo eyes, hand on my thigh
Dm
We can follow the sparks, I’ll drive
Eb F
Lyrical smile, indigo eyes, hand on my thigh
F
We can follow the sparks, I’ll drive
Bb
“So where we gonna go?”
Dm Eb
I whisper in the dark
Eb
“Where we gonna go?”
F
I think he knows

[Chorus]
Eb F
He got my heartbeat
Bb Gm
Skipping down 16th Avenue
Eb F
Got that, oh, I mean
Bb Gm
Wanna see what’s under that attitude like
Eb F Bb
I want you, bless my soul
Gm Eb F
And I ain’t gotta tell him, I think he knows
Bb
I think he knows

[Post-Chorus]
Bb
I want you, bless my
Eb
I want you, bless my soul
Bb
I want you, bless my (Oh, baby)
Eb
I want you, bless my soul (He got my heartbeat)
Bb
I want you, bless my (Skipping down 16th Avenue, baby)
Eb
I want you, bless my soul
Bb
I want you, bless my soul
Eb N.C.
And I ain’t gotta tell him, I think he knows

How to play I Think He Knows: key, chords and progression

I Think He Knows by Taylor Swift is centred on B♭ major (two flats: B♭, E♭). The song uses 5 chords: Bb, Gm, Eb, F and Dm.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Bb – Gm – Eb – F (I – vi – IV – V in B♭ major), the classic 1950s “doo-wop” progression. In solfa, that is doh – lah – fah – soh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes G, Em, C, D, Bm (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 20% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Bb chord on guitar (x13331)
B♭B♭ D F
Gm chord on guitar (355333)
GmG B♭ D
Eb chord on guitar (x68886)
E♭E♭ G B♭
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
Dm chord on guitar (xx0231)
DmD F A

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I Think He Knows chords: questions

What key is I Think He Knows in?

I Think He Knows by Taylor Swift is centred on B♭ major (two flats: B♭, E♭).

What chords are in I Think He Knows?

I Think He Knows uses 5 chords: Bb, Gm, Eb, F, Dm.

What is the chord progression of I Think He Knows?

The main progression is Bb – Gm – Eb – F (I – vi – IV – V), the classic 1950s “doo-wop” progression.

Is I Think He Knows easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes G, Em, C, D, Bm (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 20% without a capo).

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