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Stevie Wonder - My Chérie Amour Chords

Chord reference B, E, A, E7, F#, G#, C#, C, F7, Bb, G, F, D
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[E]La la la [A]la la la, la la la la la [B]la My [B]Chérie Amour, [E7]lovely as a summer [A]day [F#] My [B]Chérie Amour, [E7]distant as the milky [A]way [F#] My [E]Chérie Amour, [F#]pretty little one that [A]I adore [G#]You’re the only one my [C#]heart beats for [F#]How I wish that you were [B]mine [F#]

In a [B]cafe or [E7]sometimes on a crowded [A]street [F#] I’ve [B]been near you, [E7]but you never noticed [A]me [F#] My [E]Chérierie Amour, [F#]won’t you tell me how could [A]you ignore [G#]That behind that little [C#]smile I wore [F#]How I wish that you were [B]mine

[E]La la la [A]la la la, la la la la la [B]la [E]La la la [A]la la la, la la la la la [B]la Maybe [C]someday you’ll [F7]see my face among the [Bb]crowd [G] Maybe [C]someday I’ll [F7]share your little distant [Bb]cloud [G] Oh [F]Chérie Amour, [G]pretty little one that [Bb]I adore [A]You’re the only girl my [D]heart beats for [G]How I wish that you were [C]mine

Artist Stevie Wonder
Album My Cherie Amour
Genres Pop
Year 1969
Key E

How to Play My Chérie Amour on Guitar?

Stevie Wonder - My Chérie Amour can be played in the key of E using the B, E, A, E7, F#, G#, C#, C, F7, Bb, G, F, D chords.

  • For B, To play B, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the D string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, let B ring open, mute G.
  • For E, To play E, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, let low E, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute G, B.
  • For E7, To play E7, let low E, D, B, high E ring open, mute A, G.
  • For F#, To play F# | Gb, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the A string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the B string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, mute D, G.
  • For G#, To play G# | Ab, press fret 4 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 3 on the A string with finger 2, press fret 4 on the B string with finger 3, press fret 4 on the high E string with finger 3, mute D, G.
  • For C#, To play C# | Db, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the B string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 2, mute A, D.
  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For F7, To play F7, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, press fret 1 on the D string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute G.
  • For Bb, To play A# | Bb, barre fret 1 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 4, let D ring open, mute G, B.
  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.
  • For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play My Chérie Amour with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.