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Mar52020

GUITAR: Katy Perry – Never Worn White Guitar Chords

ChordsBm Em D G F#A F#m

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Guitar chord progression of Never Worn White by Katy Perry.

[Intro]
Bm Em D

[Verse 1]
Bm
You love the Hell out of me
G D
And Heaven’s where we could be
Em
I’ve stood on the edge of love
D Bm
But never took the leap
And you took my armor off
G D
And did it delicately
Em
And I let my guard down
D F#
To show you what’s underneath

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[Pre-Chorus]
G
Thank God that you were man enough to come
Em
Answer my mamma’s prayers
G
You asked the question, I said, “Yes”
A
But I’m scared

[Chorus]
D F#m
‘Cause I’ve never worn white
Bm G
But I wanna get it right
D F#m Bm
Yeah, I really wanna try ..with you
D F#m
No, I’ve never worn white
Bm G
But I’m standin’ here tonight
D F#m Bm
‘Cause I really wanna say …”I do”
I do

[Verse 2]
Bm G D Em
See us in sixty years with a full family tree (I do)
D Bm
Give my blood, sweat, and tears to reach our destiny (I do)
G D
‘Cause love is a minefield, let’s take this war, baby (I do)
Em D F#m
‘Cause at the end of it all, I choose you and you choose me (I do)

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[Pre-Chorus]
G
Thank God I was woman enough to come
Em
Answer your father’s prayers
G
You asked the question
A
I could tell you were scared

[Chorus]
D F#m
‘Cause I’ve never worn whi..te
Bm G
But I wanna get it right
D F#m D
Yeah, I really wanna try …with you
A D F#m
No, I’ve never worn whi..te
Bm G
But I’m standin’ here tonight
D F#m Bm
‘Cause I really wanna say …”I do”

[Bridge]
G
Now let’s dance with each other (Dance with each other)
F#m
Mixin’ all of our colors
Em
It’s so easy to surrender
D A
When you finally find forever

[Chorus]
D A Bm G
No, I’ve never worn whi..te, no
D F#m Bm
But I really wanna try ..with you
D F#m
Yeah, I’ve never worn whi..te
Bm G
But I wanna get it right
D F#m Bm
‘Cause you really wanna say “I do”
A D F#m Bm
‘Cause I do

G D F#m Bm
Oh, I do, yeah, yeah
A D F#m Bm G D F#m D
I do

How to play Never Worn White: key, chords and progression

Never Worn White by GUITAR: Katy Perry keeps coming home to D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯). You need 7 chords: Bm, Em, D, G, F#, A and F#m.

The progression the song keeps returning to is D – F#m – Bm – G (I – iii – vi – IV in D major). In solfa, that is doh – mi – lah – fah. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes Am, Dm, C, F, E, G, Em (86% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 57% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Bm chord on guitar (x24432) — BmB D F♯

Em chord on guitar (022000) — EmE G B

D chord on guitar (xx0232) — DD F♯ A

G chord on guitar (320003) — GG B D

F# chord on guitar (244322) — F♯F♯ A♯ C♯

A chord on guitar (x02220) — AA C♯ E

F#m chord on guitar (244222) — F♯mF♯ A C♯

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Never Worn White chords: questions

What key is Never Worn White in?

Never Worn White by GUITAR: Katy Perry is centred on D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯).

What chords are in Never Worn White?

Never Worn White uses 7 chords: Bm, Em, D, G, F#, A, F#m.

What is the chord progression of Never Worn White?

The main progression is D – F#m – Bm – G (I – iii – vi – IV).

Is Never Worn White easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes Am, Dm, C, F, E, G, Em (86% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 57% without a capo).

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