Nov122021

Taylor Swift – Message In A Bottle Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

ChordsG C Em D

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[Intro]
G

[Verse 1]
   G               C
I know that you like me
                   Em
And it's kinda frightening
                  D
standing here waiting, waiting
    G             C
And I became hypnotized by freckles
         Em           D
and bright eyes, tongue tied

[Pre-Chorus]
     G    C
But now you're so far away
         Em    D
and I'm down feeling
                     G    C
like a face in the crowd
                  Em      D
I'm reaching for you, terrified

[Chorus]
       G
Cause you could be the one
        C
that I love
Em                            D
I could be the one that you dream of
     G                      C
A message in a bottle is all
I can do
   Em                     D
Standing here, hoping it gets
to you
 G                              C
You could be the one that I keep,
and I
      Em
Could be the reason you can't
     D
sleep at night
    G                     C
A message in a bottle is all
I can do
   Em                     D
Standing here, hoping it gets
        N.C.
to you

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  G               C
These days I'm restless
                Em
Workdays are endless,
                D
look how you made me, made me
     G            C
But time moves faster,
                  Em        D
replaying your laughter, disaster

[Pre-Chorus]
       G    C
Cause now you're so far away
         Em    D
and I'm down feeling
                     G    C
like a face in the crowd
                  Em      D
I'm reaching for you, terrified

[Chorus]
       G
Cause you could be the one
        C
that I love
Em                            D
I could be the one that you dream of
     G                      C
A message in a bottle is all
I can do
   Em                     D
Standing here, hoping it gets
to you
 G                              C
You could be the one that I keep,
and I
      Em
Could be the reason you
           D
can't sleep at night
    G                     C
A message in a bottle is all
I can do
   Em                     D
Standing here, hoping it gets
to you

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[Bridge]
C                    D(add11)
 How is it in London?
C
 Where were you while
              D(add11)
 I'm wonderin'
C
 If I'll ever see you again?
G  C  Em  D
         You could be the one
                G     C
         that I love, mmm
               Em
And now I'm standing here,
           D
hoping it gets to you

[Chorus]
       G
Cause you could be the
            C
one that I love
Em
I could be the one that
      D
you dream of
     G
A message in a bottle
      C
is all I can do
   Em                     D
Standing here, hoping it gets
to you (it gets to you)
 G
You could be the one
           C
that I keep, and I
      Em
Could be the reason you
           D
can't sleep at night
(I can't sleep at night)
    G                     C
A message in a bottle is all
I can do (yeah, yeah)
   Em                     D
Standing here, hoping it gets
to you (yeah, yeah)

[Outro]
G   C                           Em
   You could be the one that I love
 D                           G           C
You could be the one that I love, my love
               Em                       D          N.C.
And now I'm standing, here hoping this gets to you

How to play Message In A Bottle: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Message In A Bottle by Taylor Swift on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

To play Message In A Bottle by Taylor Swift, think in G major (one sharp: F♯). It takes 4 chords: G, C, Em and D.

The progression the song keeps returning to is G – C – Em – D (I – IV – vi – V in G major), a pop progression that moves to the vi before resolving through V. In solfa, that is doh – fah – lah – soh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Beginner-friendly: on guitar every chord is an open shape, which makes this a good song to learn early on.