This is the chords of I Gotta Move by The Kinks on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.
[Intro] G5
Main Riff 2x
[Verse] G5
I don’t wanna get left behind G5
Gonna love my baby all the time G5
If I don’t wanna get left alone G5
I gotta move on down my baby’s home G5
And if my baby isn’t there G5
I’m gonna fill my gap and comb my hair
[Verse] G5
All my life I’ve had to move G5
Always failed to stay in school G5
As I move down this very long road G5
Sometimes I wished I’d stayed at home G5
Where I’m going no one knows G5
Only know I gotta go
[Verse] A5
I don’t wanna get left behind A5
Gonna love my baby all the time A5
If I don’t wanna get left alone A5
I gotta move on down my baby’s home A5
And if baby isn’t there A5
I’m gonna brush my boots and comb my hair G7E7
I gotta move, gotta move A7
I gotta move, gotta move
How to play I Gotta Move: key, chords and progression
I Gotta Move by The Kinks keeps coming home to D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯). You need 7 chords: G5, F, D7, A5, G7, E7 and A7.
The progression the song keeps returning to is G5 – F – D7 – G5 (IV – ♭III – I7 – IV in D major). Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.
Beginner-friendly: on guitar almost every chord is an open shape, which makes this a good song to learn early on.
Chord diagrams
G5G DFF A CD7D F♯ A CA5A EG7G B D FE7E G♯ B DA7A C♯ E G
G5G DFF A CD7D F♯ A CA5A EG7G B D FE7E G♯ B DA7A C♯ E G
G5G DFF A CD7D F♯ A CA5A EG7G B D FE7E G♯ B DA7A C♯ E G
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I Gotta Move chords: questions
What key is I Gotta Move in?
I Gotta Move by The Kinks is centred on D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯).
