Apr282020

The 1975 – If You’re Too Shy Let Me Know Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

The 1975

ChordsD A G Em

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This is the chords of If You’re Too Shy Let Me Know by The 1975 on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
D A G G X2

[Verse 1]
D A G
I see her online all the time
D A
I’m trying not to stare down there
G
While she talks about her tough time
D A G
Girl of your dreams, you know what I mean
D A
There’s something about her stare that makes you nervous
G
And you say things that you don’t mean

[Pre-Chorus]
Em
Well, I found a hotel
D
I called up the twins
Em D
It’s seven in the morning, so they won’t let me in
Em D A
I need to get back, I gotta see the girl on the screen

[Chorus]
D A G
She said, “Maybe I would like you better
D
If you took off your clothes
A G
I’m not playing with you, baby. I think that you should give it a go”
D A G
She said, “Maybe I would like you better
D
If you took off your clothes”
A G
I wanna see and stop thinking
D A D A G
If you’re too shy then let me, too shy then let me know

[Verse 2]
D A G
I’ve been wearing nothing every time I call you
And I’m starting to feel weird about it
D A
And sometimes it’s better if you think about
G
This time, I think I’m gonna drink through it
D A
I see her online and I don’t think that I should be calling
G
All the time, I just wanted a happy ending
D A
I’m pretending I don’t care about her stare
G
While she’s giving me a tough time

[Pre-Chorus]
Em D
Well, I found a motel, it looked like the pits
Em D
I think there’d been a murder so we couldn’t get in
Em D A
I need to get back, I gotta see the girl on the screen

How to play If You’re Too Shy Let Me Know: key, chords and progression

If You’re Too Shy Let Me Know by The 1975 is written in D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯) and moves through 4 chords: D, A, G and Em.

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

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