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Billie Eilish - I Don’t Wanna Be You Anymore Chords

ChordsC, G, Am, D, B, Em
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

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

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


[C] [G] [Am] [G]
[C] Don’t be that way, fall apart[G] twice a day.
I just [Am] wish you could feel what you [G] say.
[C] Show, never tell, but I [G] know you too well.
Kind of [Am] mood that you wish you [D] could sell.


If [C]teardrops could be bottled.
There’d be [G] swimming pools filled by models.
Told “that [Am] tight dress is what makes you a [B] whore”
If “I [C] love you” was a promise.
Would you [G] break it, if you’re honest.
Tell the [Am] mirror what you know she’s heard [D] before.
[C]Idontwanna[B]beyouany[Em]more.


[C] Hands getting cold, losing [G]feeling’s getting old.
Was I [Am] made from a broken[G] mold?
[C] Hurt, I can’t shake, we’ve made [G] every mistake.
Only [Am] you know the way that [D]I break.


If [C]teardrops could be bottled.
There’d be [G] swimming pools filled by models.
Told “that [Am] tight dress is what makes you a [B] whore”
If “I [C] love you” was a promise.
Would you [G] break it, if you’re honest.
Tell the [Am] mirror what you know she’s heard [D] before.
[C]Idontwanna[B]beyou
[C]Idontwanna[B]beyou
[C]Idontwanna[B]beyou, any[Em]more.

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AlbumDon't Smile at Me
Year2017
KeyC

How to play I Don't Wanna Be You Anymore on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Billie Eilish - I Don't Wanna Be You Anymore on guitar requires 6 chords and 8 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 Don't Wanna Be You Anymore uses these transitions most often: C → G (9), G → Am (9), and Am → D (4). 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 C - G chord transition.

1. C → G chord transition

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

2. 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.
G to Am

3. Am → D chord transition

To move from Am to D;

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

4. D → C chord transition

To move 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.
D to C

5. Am → B chord transition

To move from Am to B;

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

6. B → C chord transition

To move from B to C;

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

7. B → Em chord transition

To move from B to Em;

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

8. Em → C chord transition

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.

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in I Don't Wanna Be You Anymore.

  • I Don't Wanna Be You Anymore includes 45 chord transitions, 8 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.01% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • I Don't Wanna Be You Anymore contains 4 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how I Don't Wanna Be You Anymore 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 → B: 1%
    After G, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (25%), D (24%), and Am (13%).
    • G → C: 25%
    • G → Am: 13%