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Britney Spears - Womanizer Chords

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ChordsC#m, F#m, E, D#, D, A, B
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

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

  • Guitar C#m | D♭m chord diagram Fingering: x-4-2-1-2-xGuitar C#m | D♭m chord diagram
  • Guitar F#m | G♭m chord diagram Fingering: 2-4-4-2-2-2 Barre at fret 2.Guitar F#m | G♭m chord diagram
  • Guitar E chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-1-0-0Guitar E chord diagram
  • Guitar D# | E♭ chord diagram Fingering: x-x-1-3-4-3Guitar D# | E♭ chord diagram
  • Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram
  • Guitar A chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-2-0Guitar A chord diagram
  • Guitar B chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-4-4-4-2 Barre at fret 2.Guitar B chord diagram

[Opening]
[C#m]Superstar, where you from? How’s it going? I know you, gotta clue what you’re doing
[F#m]You can play brand new to all the [E]other chicks out here
But I know [D#]what you are, [D]what you are baby

[verse 2]
[C#m]Look at you, gettin’ more than just a re-up, baby you,
Got all the puppets with their strings up, [F#m]faking like a good one,
But, I [E]call them like I see them, I know [D#]what you are, [D]what you are baby

[verse 3]
[C#m]Womanizer, woman-womanizer, you’re a womanizer, oh womanizer,, oh you’re a womanizer baby
[F#m]You, you, you are, [E]you, you, you are
[D#]Womanizer, womanizer, [D]womanizer (womanizer)

[verse 4]
[C#m]Boy don’t try to front, I, I know just, just what you are-are-are
[C#m]Boy don’t try to front, I, I know just, just what you are-are-are
[F#m]Ooo, You got me going, [E]ooo, You’re oh so charming
[D#]Ooo, But I can’t do it, [D]ooo, You womanizer

[chorus]
[C#m]Boy don’t try to front, I, I know just, just what you are-are-are
[C#m]Boy don’t try to front, I, I know just, just what you are-are-are
[F#m]Ooo, You say I’m crazy, [E]ooo, I got your crazy
[D#]Ooo, You’re nothing but a [D]womanizer

[verse 5]
[C#m]Daddy-O, you got the swagger of a champion too bad for you,
You just can’t find the right companion, [F#m]I guess when you have one too many,
[E]Makes it hard, it could be easy, [D#]who you are, that’s just [D]who you are baby
[C#m]Lollipop, must mistake me, you’re a sucker, to think that I,
Would be a victim not another, [F#m]say it, play it how [E]you wanna
But no way, I’m never gonna, [D#]fall for you, [D]never you baby

[chorus]
[C#m]Womanizer, woman-womanizer, you’re a womanizer, oh womanizer,
Oh you’re a womanizer baby, [F#m]you, you, you are, [E]you, you, you are
[D#]Womanizer, womanizer, [D]womanizer (womanizer)
[C#m]Boy don’t try to front, I, I know just, just what you are-are-are
[C#m]Boy don’t try to front, I, I know just, just what you are-are-are

[chorus]
[F#m]Ooo, You got me going, [E]ooo, You’re oh so charming
[D#]Ooo, But I can’t do it, [D]ooo, You womanizer

[chorus]
[C#m]Boy don’t try to front, I, I know just, just what you are-are-are
[C#m]Boy don’t try to front, I, I know just, just what you are-are-are
[F#m]Ooo, You say I’m crazy, [E]ooo, I got your crazy
[D#]Ooo, You’re nothing but a [D]womanizer

[Closing]
[A]Maybe if we both lived in a [C#m]different world, yeah
(womanizer, womanizer, womanizer, [B]womanizer)
[A]It would be all good, and maybe I could be your [C#m]girl
But I can’t, ’cause we [A]don’t, you…

[chorus]
[C#m]Womanizer, woman-womanizer, you’re a womanizer, oh womanizer,
Oh you’re a womanizer baby, [F#m]you, you, you are, [E]you, you, you are
[D#]Womanizer, womanizer, [D]womanizer (womanizer)
[C#m]Boy don’t try to front, I, I know just, just what you are-are-are
[C#m]Boy don’t try to front, I, I know just, just what you are-are-are

[chorus]
[F#m]Ooo, You got me going, [E]ooo, You’re oh so charming
[D#]Ooo, But I can’t do it, [D]ooo, you womanizer

[chorus]
[C#m]Boy don’t try to front, I, I know just, just what you are-are-are
[C#m]Boy don’t try to front, I, I know just, just what you are-are-are
[F#m]Ooo, You say I’m crazy, [E]ooo, I got your crazy
[D#]Ooo, You’re nothing but a [D]womanizer, oh [D]you’re a womanizer baby

[chorus]
[C#m]Boy don’t try to front, I, I know just, just what you are-are-are
[C#m]Boy don’t try to front, I, I know just, just what you are-are-are
[F#m]Womanizer, [E]woman-womanizer, you’re a womanizer, [D#]oh womanizer,
Oh [D]you’re a womanizer baby

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ArtistBritney Spears
AlbumCircus
GenresPop
Year2008
KeyC#m

How to play Womanizer on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Britney Spears - Womanizer on guitar requires 7 chords and 9 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.

Womanizer uses these transitions most often: C#m → F#m (14), D# → D (14), and E → D# (14). 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#m - F#m chord transition.

1. C#m → F#m chord transition

Guitar C#m | D♭m chord diagram Fingering: x-4-2-1-2-xGuitar C#m | D♭m chord diagram
Guitar F#m | G♭m chord diagram Fingering: 2-4-4-2-2-2 Barre at fret 2.Guitar F#m | G♭m chord diagram

To move from C#m to F#m;

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

2. F#m → E chord transition

Guitar F#m | G♭m chord diagram Fingering: 2-4-4-2-2-2 Barre at fret 2.Guitar F#m | G♭m chord diagram
Guitar E chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-1-0-0Guitar E chord diagram

To move from F#m to E;

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

3. E → D# chord transition

Guitar E chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-1-0-0Guitar E chord diagram
Guitar D# | E♭ chord diagram Fingering: x-x-1-3-4-3Guitar D# | E♭ chord diagram

To move from E to D#;

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

4. D# → D chord transition

Guitar D# | E♭ chord diagram Fingering: x-x-1-3-4-3Guitar D# | E♭ chord diagram
Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram

To move from D# to D;

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

5. D → C#m chord transition

To move from D to C#m;

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

6. D → A chord transition

To move from D to A;

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

7. A → C#m chord transition

To move from A to C#m;

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

8. C#m → B chord transition

To move from C#m to B;

  1. Lift your index finger from G 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. Lift your ring finger from B string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 4.
  4. Slide your pinky from A string fret 4 to B string fret 4.

9. B → A chord transition

To move from B to A;

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

Womanizer chord transition analysis

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

  • Womanizer includes 75 chord transitions, 9 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Womanizer contains 1 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Womanizer 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 → B: 21%
    After D, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (29%), A (17%), and Em (17%).
    • D → A: 17%
    • D → C#m: 0%
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