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Bruno Mars - Marry You Chords

ChordsC, Dm, F
Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow. Using the Transpose tool, switch to D,G keys to play this song with easier chords.

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


[C]It’s a beautiful night
We’re looking for something [Dm]dumb to do
Hey [F]baby I think I wanna marry [C]you
[C]Is it the look in your eyes or is it this [Dm]dancing juice
Who [F]cares baby I think I wanna marry [C]you


[C]Well I know this little chapel on the boulevard we can [Dm]go
No one will [F]know oh come [C]on girl
[C]Who cares if we’re trashed got a pocket full of cash
We can [Dm]blow shots of pat[F]ron and it’s [C]on girl


[C]Don’t say no no no no no just say
[Dm]Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
And we’ll [F]go go go go go
If you’re [C]ready like I’m ready


[C]It’s a beautiful night
We’re looking for something [Dm]dumb to do
Hey [F]baby I think I wanna marry [C]you
[C]Is it the look in your eyes or is it this [Dm]dancing juice
Who [F]cares baby I think I wanna marry [C]you


[C]I’ll go get a ring let the choir bells sing like [Dm]oooh
So wotcha wanna [F]do let’s just [C]run girl
If we wake up and you wanna break up that’s [Dm]cool
No I won’t blame [F]you it was [C]fun girl


[C]Don’t say no no no no no just say
[Dm]Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
And we’ll [F]go go go go go
If you’re [C]ready like I’m ready


[C]It’s a beautiful night
We’re looking for something [Dm]dumb to do
Hey [F]baby I think I wanna marry [C]you
[C]Is it the look in your eyes or is it this [Dm]dancing juice
Who [F]cares baby I think I wanna marry [C]you


[C]Just say I do[Dm]oo tell me right [F]now baby
Tell me right [C]now baby baby just say I do[Dm]oo
Tell me right [F]now baby tell me right [C]now baby baby oh


[C]It’s a beautiful night
We’re looking for something [Dm]dumb to do
Hey [F]baby I think I wanna marry [C]you
[C]Is it the look in your eyes or is it this [Dm]dancing juice
Who [F]cares baby I think I wanna marry [C]you

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AlbumSingle
GenresPop, R&B, Soul
Year2011
KeyC

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

Bruno Mars - Marry You on guitar requires 3 chords and 3 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.

Marry You uses these transitions most often: C → Dm (16), Dm → F (16), and F → C (16). 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 - Dm chord transition.

1. C → Dm chord transition

To move from C to Dm;

  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 A string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 3.
C to Dm

2. Dm → F chord transition

To move from Dm to F;

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

3. F → C chord transition

To move from F to C;

  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 B string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
  4. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
F to C

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

  • Marry You includes 48 chord transitions, 3 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.01% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Marry You contains 1 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Marry You 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 → Dm: 5%
    After Dm, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (18%), G (16%), and Am (14%).
    • Dm → F: 14%