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Shawn Mendes - I Know What You Did Last Summer Chords

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ChordsAm, F, G, C, E, Em
Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

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

[Opening]
[Am]Ahhh, [F]hey, [G][C]ahhh-ahhh [G]
He [Am]knows, dirty [F]secrets that I keep, does he [G]know it’s killing me?
He [C]knows, he [G]knows, does he [Am]know? Another’s [F]hands have touched my skin
I won’t [G]tell him where I’ve been, he [C]knows, he [G]knows, he [F]knows

[chorus]
[F]It’s tearing me [G]apart, she’s slipping [Am]away (I’m slipping away)
Am I just hanging on to all [Am]the words she used to [F]say?
[F]The pictures on her [G]phone she’s not coming [Am]home (I’m not coming home)
Coming home, coming [E]home

[chorus]
[Am]I know what you did last summer, (ah-ah)
[F]Just lied to me, there’s no other (Hey-ey)
[G]I know what you did last summer,
[C]Tell [G]me where you’ve [Am]been?
[Am]I know what you did last summer, (ah-ah)
[F]Look me in the eyes my lover (Hey-ey)
[G]I know what you did last summer,
[C]Tell [G]me where you’ve [Am]been?

[verse 2]
[Am]I know, I know, I know, I know, I [F]know, I know, I know (ah-ah) (Hey-ey)
[G]I know, I know, I know, I know, I [C]know, I know, [G]I know (ah-ah) (ah-ah)
[Am]I didn’t mean it, no, I didn’t [F]mean it, mean it, no (ah-ah) (Hey-ey)
[G]Can’t seem to let you go, [C] can’t seem to hold [G]you close (ah-ah) (ah-ah)
[Am]I know

[verse 3]
When [F]she looks me in the eyes, [G]they don’t seem as bright,
No [C]more, no [G]more, I [Am]know, that she [F]loved me at one time
Would I [G]promise her that night, cross my [C]heart and hope to [G]die

[chorus]
[F] It’s tearing [G]me apart, she’s slipping [Am]away (I’m slipping away)
Am I just hanging on to all the words she used [F]to say?
The pictures on her [G]phone [Pictures on my phone]
She’s not coming [Am]home (I’m not coming home)
[E]Oh, na na na yeah

[chorus]
[Am]I know what you did last summer, (ah-ah)
[F]Just lied to me, there’s no other (Hey-ey)
[G]I know what you did last summer,
[C]Tell [G]me where you’ve [Am]been?
[Am]I know what you did last summer, (ah-ah)
[F]Look me in the eyes my lover (Hey-ey)
[G]I know what you did last summer,
[C]Tell [G]me where you’ve [Am]been?

[Closing]
[F]I know, I know, I know, I know, I [G]know, I know, I know
[Am]I know, I know, I know, I know, [Em]I know, I know, I know (No, no, no)
[F]Can’t seem to let you go, [G]can’t seem to keep you close (Hold me close)
[Am]Can’t seem to let you go, [Em]can’t seem to keep you close (You know I didn’t mean it though)
[F]Tell me where you’ve been lately, [G]tell me where you’ve been lately (Just hold me close)
[Am]Tell me where you’ve been lately, [Em]tell me where you’ve been lately (Don’t, don’t, don’t, don’t let me go)
[F]Can’t seem to keep you close, [G]can’t seem to let you go (I didn’t mean it though)
[Am]I know you didn’t mean it though, [Em]I know you didn’t mean it though (I don’t wanna let you go)
[F]Tell me you didn’t mean it though,
[G]Tell me you didn’t mean it though (Can’t seem to let you go, seem to let you go)
[Am]I know you didn’t mean it though, [Em]I wanna know you mean it though (Hold me close)
[F]I know you didn’t mean it though, [G]I know you didn’t mean it though (Just hold me close)
[Am]Can’t seem to let you go, [Em]can’t seem to hold you close,

[chorus]
[Am]I know what you did last summer, (ah-ah)
[F]Just lied to me, there’s no other (Hey-ey)
[G]I know what you did last summer,
[C]Tell [G]me where you’ve [Am]been?
[Am]I know what you did last summer, (ah-ah)
[F]Look me in the eyes my lover (Hey-ey)
[G]I know what you did last summer,
[C]Tell [G]me where you’ve [Am]been?
[Am]I know, I know, I know, I know, I [F]
know, I know, I know (ah-ah)(Hey-ey)
[G]I know, I know, I know, I know, I [C]know, I know, [G]I know (ah-ah)(ah-ah)
[Am]I know, I know, I know, I know, I [F]
know, I know, I know (ah-ah)(Hey-ey)
[G]I know, I know, I know, I know, I [C]know, I know, [G]I know (ah-ah)(ah-ah)
[Am]I [RING…]know

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ArtistShawn Mendes
AlbumHandwritten
GenresPop
Year2015
KeyAm

How to play I Know What You Did Last Summer on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Shawn Mendes - I Know What You Did Last Summer on guitar requires 6 chords and 7 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.

I Know What You Did Last Summer uses these transitions most often: F → G (25), G → Am (23), and Am → F (18). 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 Am - F chord transition.

1. Am → F chord transition

Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram
Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram

To move from Am to F;

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

2. F → G chord transition

Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram
Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram

To move from F to G;

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

3. G → C chord transition

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

To move from G to C;

  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 A string fret 3.
G to C

4. G → Am chord transition

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

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.
G to Am

5. Am → E chord transition

To move from Am to E;

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

6. Am → Em chord transition

To move from Am to Em;

  1. While playing Am, 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 G string fret 2 to D string fret 2.

7. Em → F chord transition

To move from Em to F;

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

I Know What You Did Last Summer chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in I Know What You Did Last Summer.

  • I Know What You Did Last Summer includes 114 chord transitions, 7 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • I Know What You Did Last Summer contains 4 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how I Know What You Did Last Summer connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After G, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (25%), D (24%), and Am (13%).
    • G → C: 25%
    • G → Am: 13%
    After Am, the most likely next chords across Chordier are F (26%), G (21%), and C (16%).
    • Am → F: 26%
    • Am → Em: 10%
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