Jan282021

Jake Hoot ft. Kelly Clarkson – I Would’ve Loved You Chords Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

ChordsEm C G D

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INTRO:
Em  C  G  D
Em  C  D  D

VERSE:
             Em              C
You gave me every reason to feel
like this
             G
Now there's nothing you
            D
can do to change it
     Em                  C
You know me better than anyone else
 G                      D
How far I'm willing to take it

PRE-CHORUS:
   C
I never meant it more than I do now
        Em        D         C
There's only one way I can say it

CHORUS:
N.C.         C            G
More than forever always mattered
             D          Em
The deepest unforgettable
      D         C
With all that I am with
              G
my heart wide open
                    D
For the rest of my life
          Em
I promise you
     D         C
I'm not gonna hate you
                D
as long and as much
N.C.           Em
As I would've loved you
C                D
 And I would've loved you

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VERSE:
     Em                     C
You gave one night to some nobody
 G                D
After I gave you all of me
Em                           C
You should've known when it comes
to me
 G                   D
Nothing's ever temporary

PRE-CHORUS:
      C
I've never meant it more than
I do now
      Em         D     C
This feeling is gonna make up

CHORUS:
             C            G
More than forever always mattered
             D          Em
The deepest unforgettable
      D         C
With all that I am with
              G
my heart wide open
                    D
For the rest of my life
          Em
I promise you

BREAK:
      D         C
That I'm gonna hate you
as long and as much
               C
As I would've loved you
(ohhh, I would've loved you)
                C
And I would've loved you
(ohhh, I would've loved you)
   D             Em               D
I would've been always there for you
            G                  C
To care for you, I swear it's true

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CHORUS:
N.C.         C            G
More than forever always mattered
             D           Em
The deepest unforgettable
      D         C
With all that I am with
              G
my heart wide open
                    D
For the rest of my life
          Em
I promise you
      D         C
That I'm gonna hate you as
            D      Em  D
long and as mu-u-u-uch
 D              C
That I'm gonna hate you as
             D
long and as much
N.C.                    Em  C  D
As I would've loved yooooou
                Em    Em   C   D
And I would've loved yooooooooooou

OUTRO:
N.C.        Em    Em   C
I would've loved yoooooooou
           D
I'm gonna hate you
           Em   Em  C
I'm gonna hate yoooooou
                    D
My God, I would've loved you
            Em
I would've loved you,
          C
would've loved you,
          D
would've loved you,
            Em    Em   C   D  D
I would've loved yooooooooooou
Em  C  D

How to play I Would’ve Loved You: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for I Would’ve Loved You by Jake Hoot feat. Kelly Clarkson on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

I Would’ve Loved You by Jake Hoot ft. Kelly Clarkson is written in E minor (one sharp: F♯) and moves through 4 chords: Em, C, G and D.

Listen for C – D – Em – C (VI – VII – i – VI in E minor): the song comes back to it again and again. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

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