Treadlights – I Dont Care Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Treadlights – I Dont Care Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsCDGEmGM7G/DCM7G/F#

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[Intro]
  C C D  D


[Verse 1]
G
  I'm at a party
I don't wanna
 be at
And I don't ever
wear a suit
      Em
and tie
Wonderin' if I
 could
sneak out the
back
Nobody's even
lookin' me in
      C
 my eyes
Then you take my
      D
hand, finish
my drink, say,
"shall we dance?"
     G
Hell yeah, you
 know
I love ya, did I
 ever tell ya?
You make it better
 like that

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[Pre-Chorus 1]
G               GM7
  Don't think I fit
               G
in at this party
Em
    Everyone's got
 so much to say,
C
    I always feel
           D
like I'm nobody,
G
  Who wants to fit
   G
in anyway?


[Chorus 1]
               G
'Cause I don't care
when I'm with my
baby yeah
All the bad things
     Em
disappear
           Em
And you're makin'
me feel like maybe
 I am somebody
C
  I can deal with
           D
the bad nights
When I'm with my
       G  G G G
baby yeah,


[Verse 2]
G
  We at a party
 we don't wanna
be at
Tryna talk but
we can't
        Em
hear ourselves
          Em
Read your lips,
 I'd rather kiss
          Em
'em right back
               Em
With all these people
 all around,
    C
I'm crippled with
anxiety
        D
But I'm told, it's
where we're s'posed
 to be
         G
You know what, it's
kinda crazy 'cause
               G
I really don't mind
And you make it
G
better
 like that


[Pre-Chorus 2]
G
  Don't think we
fit in at this
party
Em
   Everyone's got
so much to say,
C
   When we walked
in,
           D
I said I'm sorry
G
  But now I think
               G/D
that we should stay


[Chorus 2]
               G
'Cause I don't care,
 only you can hold
 me near.
You can take me
   Em
anywhere
And you're makin'
   Em
me feel like ,
what,what, somebody
C
  I can deal with
            D
the bad nights
When I'm with
 my baby
G    G  G G
yeah,


[Bridge]
G*
  I don't like
nobody but you,
I hate everyone
here
Em
  I don't like
nobody but
Em
you, baby, I
don't care
CM7
  I don't like
 nobody but
D
you, I hate
everyone here
G*
  I don't like
 nobody but
G
you, baby here


[Chorus 3]
               G
'Cause I don't care
 when
I'm with my baby
yeah
All the bad things
     Em
disappear
           Em
And you're makin'
 me feel
like I'm loved
by somebody
C
  I can deal
 with the
        D
bad nights
When I'm with
 my
     G     G  G
baby yeah,

[Outro]
'Cause I don't
G
care, as
 long as you just
 hold me near
You can take me
G/F# Em
any  where
           Em
And you're makin'
 me feel like
    Em
I'm loved by
somebody
C
  I can deal
with the
        D
bad nights
When I'm with
my baby
 G
yeah, when I'm
                  G  G
with my baby yeah

How to play I Dont Care: key, chords and progression

I Dont Care by Treadlights keeps coming home to G major (one sharp: F♯). You need 8 chords: C, D, G, Em, GM7, G/D, CM7 and G/F#.

The backbone of the song is Em – C – D – G (vi – IV – V – I in G major). In solfa, that is lah – fah – soh – 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.

Chord diagrams

C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
Em chord on guitar (022000)
EmE G B
Gmaj7 chord on guitar (320002)
Gmaj7G B D F♯
Cmaj7 chord on guitar (x32000)
Cmaj7C E G B

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I Dont Care chords: questions

What key is I Dont Care in?

I Dont Care by Treadlights is centred on G major (one sharp: F♯).

What chords are in I Dont Care?

I Dont Care uses 8 chords: C, D, G, Em, GM7, G/D, CM7, G/F#.

What is the chord progression of I Dont Care?

The main progression is Em – C – D – G (vi – IV – V – I).

Is I Dont Care easy to play on guitar?

Yes. Every chord is an open chord, so it suits beginners.

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