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Ed Sheeran - Everything You Are Chords

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ChordsG, D, Em, C, Am, Bm
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

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

  • Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
  • Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram
  • Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram
  • Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
  • Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram
  • Guitar Bm chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-4-4-3-2 Barre at fret 2.Guitar Bm chord diagram

[Opening]
[G] [D]
[Em]I didn’t mean to [C]break your heart
[G] [D]I was just lonely
[Em]And everybody [C]falls apart sometimes [G] [D]
[Em]I know you’ve found [C]another one
[G]But [D]won’t you just [Em]hold me [C]tonight [G] [D]

[verse 2]
[Em]I wish I never [C]called you up
[G]And [D]nobody told me
[Em]And they don’t [C]know we don’t speak anymore [G] [D]
[Em]So take a good [C]look at us
[G]And w[D]on’t you just h[Em]old me [C]tonight [G] [D]

[chorus]
And I will, [Am]stop trying to fall in [C]love [C]again
And keep it a [G]secret, it never works out [Bm]anyway, but I am
[Am]Not anything [C]like I [C]was
‘Cause you were the only [G]one for [Bm]me, yeah

[chorus]
[C]’Cause maybe [G]I don’t wanna lose a lover and a [D]friend
In one [Em]night if that’s alright
[D]I [G]shouldn’t have fucked with your mind
[C]And your [G]life too many times
[C]And maybe I [G]don’t wanna be lonely
[D] [Em]Darling you are my only [Am]love
[C]Behind my [C]truth lies, everything you are [G]

[verse 3]
[G] [D]
[Em]I never [C]meant to sleep around
[G] [D]I was just lonely
[Em]And you did the [C]same again
And again [G]and again woooah, I know
[Em]So here’s to the [C]both of us
[G] [D]Here’s to our [Em]story [C]tonight [G] [D]

[chorus]
Oh I will, [Am]stop trying to fall in [C]love [C]again
And keep it a [G]secret, it never works out [Bm]anyway, But I am
[Am]Not anything [C]like I [C]was
Cause you were the only [G]one for [Bm]me, mmmh yeah

[chorus]
[C]Maybe I [G]don’t wanna lose a lover and a [D]friend
In one [Em]night if that’s alright
[D]I [G]shouldn’t have fucked with your mind
[C]And your [G]life too many times
[C]And maybe I [G]don’t wanna be lonely
[D] [Em]Darling you are my only [Am]love
[C]Behind my [C]truth lies, everything you are [G]

[Closing]
[G] [G]
When I [Am]see [C]my [C]future, it is with [G]you, we’ll get [Bm]there
And I [Am]want [C]my [C]children to be with [G]you, we’ll get [Bm]there

[chorus]
[C]Cause maybe [G]I don’t wanna lose a lover and a [D]friend
in one [Em]night if that’s alright
[D]I [G]shouldn’t have fucked with your mind
[C]And your [G]life too many times
[C]And maybe I [G]don’t wanna be lonely
[D] [Em]Darling you are my only [Am]love
[Am] [C]Behind my [C]truth lies everything you want
[Am] [C]Behind my [C]truth lies everything you want
[Am] [C]Behind my [C]truth lies everything you [G]are

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ArtistEd Sheeran
Albumx
GenresPop
Year2014
KeyG

How to play Everything You Are on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Ed Sheeran - Everything You Are on guitar requires 6 chords and 12 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.

Everything You Are uses these transitions most often: C → G (30), G → D (19), and D → Em (17). 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 G - D chord transition.

1. G → D chord transition

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

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.
G to D

2. D → Em chord transition

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

To move from D to Em;

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

3. Em → C chord transition

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

To move from Em to C;

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

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

To move 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.
C to G

5. D → Am chord transition

To move from D to Am;

  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 G string fret 2.

6. Am → C chord transition

To move from Am to C;

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

7. G → Bm chord transition

To move from G to Bm;

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to B string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on D string fret 4.
  4. Place pinky on G string fret 4.

8. Bm → Am chord transition

To move from Bm to Am;

  1. While playing Bm, lift your pinky from G string fret 4.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from B string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
  4. Lift your ring finger from D string fret 4 and place it on G string fret 2.

9. Bm → C chord transition

To move from Bm to C;

  1. While playing Bm, lift your pinky from G string fret 4.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from B string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
  4. Lift your ring finger from D string fret 4 and place it on A string fret 3.

10. Em → Am chord transition

To move from Em to Am;

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

11. 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.

12. G → Am chord transition

To move from G to Am;

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

Everything You Are chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Everything You Are.

  • Everything You Are includes 122 chord transitions, 12 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Everything You Are contains 5 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Everything You Are connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After C, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).
    • C → G: 35%
    • C → Am: 10%
    After G, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (25%), D (24%), and Am (13%).
    • G → C: 25%
    • G → D: 24%
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