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Shawn Mendes - Act Like You Love Me Chords

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ChordsEm, D, C, G
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.

EmDC
EmSoyouDleavetomorrow,CjustsleepthenightEm
IDpromise,ICwill,makethingsrightEm
I’llDmakeyouCbreakfast,thewayyoulikeEm
BeforeyouDleavetomorrow,CjustletmetryEm
BeforeyouDleavetomorrow,CbeforeyousaygoodbyeEm
BeforeyouDleavetomorrowCbeforeyouleave
EmStayhereandDlayhere,CrightinmyGarms
EmIt’sonlyaDmoment,Cbeforeyou’reGgone
AndEmI,DamCkeepingyouGwarm
EmJustactlikeDyouloveme,soCIcangoGon
AndEmactlikeyouDloveme,soCIcangoGon
EmJustDonemorenight,ClayingGinbedEm
Whetherit’sDwrongorrightC
JustgottaGmakesenseofitEm
Andyou’llbeDgoneinthemorningC
Andyou’llbeGoverthisEm
JustDonemoreCnight,soIcanforget
EmStayhereandDlayhere,CrightinmyGarms
EmIt’sonlyaDmoment,Cbeforeyou’reGgone
AndEmI,DamCkeepingyouGwarm
EmJustactlikeyouDloveme,soCIcangoGon
WhenyouCgo,IDcan’twatchyouleave
JustEmpromisemeyou’llsneakout,whenGImDasleep
AndwhenyouCgo,andDyou’remilesdowntheroad
EmI’llwakeupwishingeverythingwasGjustaDdream
JustEmStayhereandDlayhere,CrightinmyGarms
EmIt’sonlyaDmoment,Cbeforeyou’reGgone
AndEmI,DamCkeepingyouGwarm
EmJustactlikeyouDloveme,soCIcangoGon
EmStayhereandDlayhere,CrightinmyGarms
EmIt’sonlyaDmoment,Cbeforeyou’reGgone
AndEmI,DamCkeepingyouGwarm
EmJustactlikeyouDloveme,soCIcangoGon
AndEmactlikeyouDloveme,soCIcangoGon
JustEmactlikeyouDloveme,soCIcangoGon…
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ArtistShawn Mendes
AlbumHandwritten
GenresPop
Year2015
KeyEm
DifficultyEasy

How to play Act Like You Love Me on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Shawn Mendes - Act Like You Love Me on guitar requires 4 chords and 6 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.

Act Like You Love Me uses these transitions most often: D → C (31), Em → D (30), and C → G (22). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with Em - D chord transition.

1. Em → D chord transition

Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram
Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram

To move from Em to D:

  1. Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 2.
  2. Slide your ring finger from D string fret 2 to B string fret 3.
  3. Place index finger on G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 30 times.

Em to D

2. D → C chord transition

Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram
Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram

Switching from D to C:

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 31 times.

D to C

3. C → Em chord transition

Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram

Here's how to move from C to Em:

  1. While playing C, lift your index finger from B string fret 1.
  2. Lift your middle finger from D string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from A string fret 3 to D string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 8 times.

C to Em

4. C → G chord transition

Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram

Switching from C to G:

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 22 times.

C to G

5. G → Em chord transition

To move from G to Em:

  1. While playing G, lift your index finger from A string fret 2.
  2. Lift your middle finger from E string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 20 times.

6. G → D chord transition

Here's how to move from G to D:

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to E string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

Act Like You Love Me chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Act Like You Love Me.

  • Act Like You Love Me includes 121 chord transitions, 6 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Act Like You Love Me contains 5 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Act Like You Love Me connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After D, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (29%), A (17%), and Em (17%).
    • D → Em: 17%
    • D → C: 14%
    After Em, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (26%), G (18%), and D (18%).
    • Em → G: 18%
    • Em → D: 18%
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