Joy Again - Looking Out For You Chords
Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.
Guitar A chord diagram
Guitar F#m | G♭m chord diagram
Guitar C#m | D♭m chord diagram
Guitar Cm chord diagram
Guitar Bm chord diagram
Guitar D chord diagram
Guitar E7 chord diagram
[Opening]
[A] [F#m] [C#m] [C#m] [Cm]
[Bm] [Bm] [C#m] [C#m]
[A]I guess I should [F#m]stop, [C#m]looking out for [Bm]you
Like [C#m]I always do, [A]when will [F#m]you
[C#m]Start looking out for me [Bm]too
Instead of [C#m]leaving me staring at my shoes
[A]Just the [F#m]way you’re [C#m]glancing at me
[Bm]Something about you
[C#m]Just makes me feel guilty for, [A]liking [F#m]you
[C#m]When you’re with [Bm]him, when you’re with [C#m]him
[chorus]
[D]This is a [C#m]love song for a [Bm]girl
[Bm]Who will never know it’s about her
[D]Know it’s pretty [C#m]stupid
[Bm]But I’m much too shy to tell her
[D]She’s [C#m]beaming that [Bm]smile all the while
[D]I’m all [C#m]tripped up on my [E7]own throat
[E7]I guess there is no hope
[Closing]
[A] [F#m] [C#m] [C#m] [Cm]
[Bm] [Bm] [C#m] [C#m]
[A]When you’re [F#m]walking out in the [C#m]snow
[Bm]I say I guess I should [C#m]go
[A]And we’re talking about [F#m]someone [C#m]else
[Bm]When we should be talking [C#m]about ourselves
[A]It’s the same old [F#m]situation you’ve [C#m]always got me waiting
[Bm]Come on dear I think [C#m]times a wasting
[A]Before we have to [F#m]go back [C#m]inside
[Bm]And return to our [C#m]normal lives
[chorus]
[D]This is a [C#m]love song for a [Bm]girl
[Bm]Who will never know it’s about her
[D]Know it’s pretty [C#m]stupid
[Bm]But I’m much too shy to tell her
[D]She’s [C#m]beaming that [Bm]smile all the while
[D]I’m all [C#m]tripped up on my [E7]own throat
[E7]I guess there is no hope
[A] [F#m] [C#m] [C#m] [Cm]
[Bm] [Bm] [C#m] [C#m]
How to play Looking Out For You on Guitar (Step-by-step)
Joy Again - Looking Out For You on guitar requires 7 chords and 10 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.
Looking Out For You uses these transitions most often: C#m → Bm (14), A → F#m (11), and Bm → C#m (11). 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 A - F#m chord transition.
1. A → F#m chord transition
To move from A to F#m;
- While playing A, lift your middle finger from G string fret 2.
- Lift your index finger from D string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from B string fret 2 to A string fret 4.
- Place pinky on D string fret 4.
2. F#m → C#m chord transition
To move from F#m to C#m;
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 1.
- Slide your ring finger from A string fret 4 to B string fret 2.
- Lift your pinky from D string fret 4 and place it on A string fret 4.
- Place middle finger on D string fret 2.
3. C#m → Cm chord transition
To move from C#m to Cm;
- Lift your index finger from G string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger on D string from fret 2 to fret 1.
- Lift your ring finger from B string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 3.
- Slide your pinky from A string fret 4 to E string fret 3.
4. Cm → Bm chord transition
To move from Cm to Bm;
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from D string fret 1 to B string fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on D string fret 4.
- Slide your pinky from E string fret 3 to G string fret 4.
5. Bm → C#m chord transition
To move from Bm to C#m;
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from B string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from D string fret 4 and place it on B string fret 2.
- Slide your pinky from G string fret 4 to A string fret 4.
6. C#m → A chord transition
To move from C#m to A;
- While playing C#m, lift your pinky from A string fret 4.
- Lift your index finger from G string fret 1 and place it on D string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
- Keep ring finger on B string fret 2.
7. C#m → D chord transition
To move from C#m to D;
- While playing C#m, lift your pinky from A string fret 4.
- Slide your index finger on G string from fret 1 to fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger on B string from fret 2 to fret 3.
8. Bm → D chord transition
To move from Bm to D;
- While playing Bm, lift your pinky from G string fret 4.
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from B string fret 3 to E string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from D string fret 4 and place it on B string fret 3.
9. C#m → E7 chord transition
To move from C#m to E7;
- While playing C#m, first lift your ring finger and pinky.
- Keep index finger on G string fret 1.
- Lift your middle finger from D string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
10. E7 → A chord transition
To move from E7 to A;
- Lift your index finger from G string fret 1 and place it on D string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
- Place ring finger on B string fret 2.
Looking Out For You chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Looking Out For You.
- Looking Out For You includes 81 chord transitions, 10 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
- Looking Out For You contains 1 of the top 25 transitions across Chordier.
- These transition patterns show how Looking Out For You connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After C#m, the most likely next chords across Chordier are A (27%), B (21%), and F#m (11%).
- C#m → A: 27%
- C#m → D: 9%
After Bm, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (25%), A (19%), and Em (13%).- Bm → D: 12%
- Bm → C#m: 1%