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The 1975 – Oh Caroline Chords on Piano & Ukulele

The 1975

Updated January 8, 2026

ChordsG D A

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[Verse 1]
          G
I've been suicidal
                           D
You've been gone for weeks
       A
If I'm undecided, will you
                D
decide for me?
           G
Baby, I'll do anythin'
that you want to
                           D
I'll try anythin' that you want to
     A
I'll try
'Cause you're on my mind

[Chorus]
D      G
Oh-oh, Caroline
        D      A
I wanna get it right this time
              D      G
'Cause you're always on my mind
D      A                D
Oh-oh, Caroline (Oh-oh)

[Verse 2]
        G
Getting suicidal?
                         D
It's honestly not for me
            A
I'm gettin' on my own nerves
                         D
gettin' on my knees
        G
Getting cucked, I don't need it
                      D
The place I want to be is
           A
somewhere in your heart
                     D
Somewhere guaranteed

[Pre-Chorus]
                  G
'Cause baby, I'll do
anything that you wanna
                           D
I'll try anything that you wanna
A                                 D
I'll find myself in the moonlight
               G
'Cause baby, I want
 everythin' that you wanna
And I've triеd to just be
 D                  A
 me like a thousand timеs
But you're on my mind

[Chorus]
D      G
Oh-oh, Caroline
        D      A
I wanna get it right this time
                     G
'Cause you're always on my mind
 (Always on my mind)
D      A
Oh-oh, Caroline (Oh-oh)

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[Bridge]
         G              D
Oh, I've tried to find another
        A
 name a thousand times
        D    G
But the only one that rhymes is,
   D   A         D
 "Oh, Caroline!"
A     G
 Just give me one more
chance tonight
'Cause I don't want to waste
             A
 my life without you, baby
    G
No, I don't want to waste my
life without you, baby

[Pre-Chorus]
G               D A
 Oh-oh, Caroline
                       D
Get it right this time
G
 Always on my mind
D                    A
I wanna get it right

But you're on my mind

[Chorus]
D      G
Oh-oh, Caroline
        D      A
I wanna get it right this time
                     G
'Cause you're always on my mind
D      A                D
Oh-oh, Caroline (Oh-oh)

[Outro]
G  D A D
G  D A D
G

How to play Oh Caroline: key, chords and progression

These are Oh Caroline chords by The 1975 on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

To play Oh Caroline by The 1975, think in D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯). It takes 3 chords: G, D and A.

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

Beginner-friendly: every chord is an open chord on guitar, so you can play it without a capo or barre chords.