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Key
D Major
Difficulty
Beginner
Capo
None
Chords
D · Em · A · G
Don’t You Forget About Me Chords – Guitar
Simple Minds’ iconic 1980s anthem about longing and memory. Beginner difficulty in the key of D.
Driving Rock (4/4 Time)
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Tip: Use a capo on the 2nd fret to match the original recording’s key of E, but these chords are written for open position in D.
Lyrics & Chords
Full Song
Verse 1
D
Won’t you come see about me?
A D
I’ll be alone, dancing, you know it, baby
D
Tell me your troubles and doubts
A D
Giving me everything inside and out
Verse 2
D
Love’s strange, so real in the dark
A D
Think of the tender things that we were working on
D
Slow change may pull us apart
A D
When the light gets into your heart, baby
Chorus
D
Don’t you forget about me
A
Don’t, don’t, don’t, don’t
D
Don’t you forget about me
A
Don’t, don’t, don’t, don’t
D
Don’t you forget about me
A
Don’t, don’t, don’t, don’t
D
Don’t you forget about me
A
Will you stand above me?
D
Look my way, never love me
A
Rain keeps falling, rain keeps falling
D
Down, down, down
Verse 3
D
Will you recognize me?
A
Call my name or walk on by?
D
Rain keeps falling, rain keeps falling
A D
Down, down, down, down
Chorus
D
Don’t you forget about me
A
Don’t, don’t, don’t, don’t
D
Don’t you forget about me
A
Don’t, don’t, don’t, don’t
D
Don’t you forget about me
A
Don’t, don’t, don’t, don’t
D
Don’t you forget about me
A
Will you stand above me?
D
Look my way, never love me
A
Rain keeps falling, rain keeps falling
D
Down, down, down
Bridge
D
La la la…
A
La la la la la…
D
La la la…
A
La la la la la…
D
La la la…
A
La la la la la…
D
La la la…
A
La la la la la…
Chorus
D
Don’t you forget about me
A
Don’t, don’t, don’t, don’t
D
Don’t you forget about me
A
Don’t, don’t, don’t, don’t
D
Don’t you forget about me
A
Don’t, don’t, don’t, don’t
D
Don’t you forget about me
A
Will you stand above me?
D
Look my way, never love me
A
Rain keeps falling, rain keeps falling
D
Down, down, down
Outro
D
Don’t you forget about me
A
Don’t, don’t, don’t, don’t
D
Don’t you forget about me
A
As you walk on by
D
Will you call my name?
A
As you walk on by
D
Will you call my name?
A
When you walk away
D
Or will you walk away?
A
Will you walk on by?
D
Come on, call my name
A
Will you call my name?
D
I say
A
La la la…
D
La la la…
A
La la la la la…
D
La la la…
A
La la la la la…
D
La la la…
A
La la la la la…
D
La la la…
A
La la la la la…
Practice tip: The song uses only two chords, D and A. Focus on keeping a steady, driving strum through the long, repetitive sections to build energy.
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Key
D Major
Difficulty
Beginner
Tuning
G-C-E-A
Chords
D · Em · A · G
Don’t You Forget About Me Chords – Ukulele
Simple Minds’ iconic 1980s anthem about longing and memory. Beginner difficulty in the key of D.
Driving Rock (4/4 Time)
↓↓↑↑↓↑
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Tip: Use a capo on the 2nd fret to match the original recording’s key of E, but these chords are written for open position in D.
Lyrics & Chords
Full Song
Verse 1
D
Won’t you come see about me?
A D
I’ll be alone, dancing, you know it, baby
D
Tell me your troubles and doubts
A D
Giving me everything inside and out
Verse 2
D
Love’s strange, so real in the dark
A D
Think of the tender things that we were working on
D
Slow change may pull us apart
A D
When the light gets into your heart, baby
Chorus
D
Don’t you forget about me
A
Don’t, don’t, don’t, don’t
D
Don’t you forget about me
A
Don’t, don’t, don’t, don’t
D
Don’t you forget about me
A
Don’t, don’t, don’t, don’t
D
Don’t you forget about me
A
Will you stand above me?
D
Look my way, never love me
A
Rain keeps falling, rain keeps falling
D
Down, down, down
Verse 3
D
Will you recognize me?
A
Call my name or walk on by?
D
Rain keeps falling, rain keeps falling
A D
Down, down, down, down
Chorus
D
Don’t you forget about me
A
Don’t, don’t, don’t, don’t
D
Don’t you forget about me
A
Don’t, don’t, don’t, don’t
D
Don’t you forget about me
A
Don’t, don’t, don’t, don’t
D
Don’t you forget about me
A
Will you stand above me?
D
Look my way, never love me
A
Rain keeps falling, rain keeps falling
D
Down, down, down
Bridge
D
La la la…
A
La la la la la…
D
La la la…
A
La la la la la…
D
La la la…
A
La la la la la…
D
La la la…
A
La la la la la…
Chorus
D
Don’t you forget about me
A
Don’t, don’t, don’t, don’t
D
Don’t you forget about me
A
Don’t, don’t, don’t, don’t
D
Don’t you forget about me
A
Don’t, don’t, don’t, don’t
D
Don’t you forget about me
A
Will you stand above me?
D
Look my way, never love me
A
Rain keeps falling, rain keeps falling
D
Down, down, down
Outro
D
Don’t you forget about me
A
Don’t, don’t, don’t, don’t
D
Don’t you forget about me
A
As you walk on by
D
Will you call my name?
A
As you walk on by
D
Will you call my name?
A
When you walk away
D
Or will you walk away?
A
Will you walk on by?
D
Come on, call my name
A
Will you call my name?
D
I say
A
La la la…
D
La la la…
A
La la la la la…
D
La la la…
A
La la la la la…
D
La la la…
A
La la la la la…
D
La la la…
A
La la la la la…
Practice tip: The song uses only two chords, D and A. Focus on keeping a steady, driving strum through the long, repetitive sections to build energy.
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Key
D Major
Difficulty
Beginner
Left Hand
Root notes
Chords
D · Em · A · G
Don’t You Forget About Me Chords – Piano
Simple Minds’ iconic 1980s anthem about longing and memory. Beginner difficulty in the key of D.
Driving Rock (4/4 Time)
↓↓↑↑↓↑
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Tip: Use a capo on the 2nd fret to match the original recording’s key of E, but these chords are written for open position in D.
Lyrics & Chords
Full Song
Verse 1
D
Won’t you come see about me?
A D
I’ll be alone, dancing, you know it, baby
D
Tell me your troubles and doubts
A D
Giving me everything inside and out
Verse 2
D
Love’s strange, so real in the dark
A D
Think of the tender things that we were working on
D
Slow change may pull us apart
A D
When the light gets into your heart, baby
Chorus
D
Don’t you forget about me
A
Don’t, don’t, don’t, don’t
D
Don’t you forget about me
A
Don’t, don’t, don’t, don’t
D
Don’t you forget about me
A
Don’t, don’t, don’t, don’t
D
Don’t you forget about me
A
Will you stand above me?
D
Look my way, never love me
A
Rain keeps falling, rain keeps falling
D
Down, down, down
Verse 3
D
Will you recognize me?
A
Call my name or walk on by?
D
Rain keeps falling, rain keeps falling
A D
Down, down, down, down
Chorus
D
Don’t you forget about me
A
Don’t, don’t, don’t, don’t
D
Don’t you forget about me
A
Don’t, don’t, don’t, don’t
D
Don’t you forget about me
A
Don’t, don’t, don’t, don’t
D
Don’t you forget about me
A
Will you stand above me?
D
Look my way, never love me
A
Rain keeps falling, rain keeps falling
D
Down, down, down
Bridge
D
La la la…
A
La la la la la…
D
La la la…
A
La la la la la…
D
La la la…
A
La la la la la…
D
La la la…
A
La la la la la…
Chorus
D
Don’t you forget about me
A
Don’t, don’t, don’t, don’t
D
Don’t you forget about me
A
Don’t, don’t, don’t, don’t
D
Don’t you forget about me
A
Don’t, don’t, don’t, don’t
D
Don’t you forget about me
A
Will you stand above me?
D
Look my way, never love me
A
Rain keeps falling, rain keeps falling
D
Down, down, down
Outro
D
Don’t you forget about me
A
Don’t, don’t, don’t, don’t
D
Don’t you forget about me
A
As you walk on by
D
Will you call my name?
A
As you walk on by
D
Will you call my name?
A
When you walk away
D
Or will you walk away?
A
Will you walk on by?
D
Come on, call my name
A
Will you call my name?
D
I say
A
La la la…
D
La la la…
A
La la la la la…
D
La la la…
A
La la la la la…
D
La la la…
A
La la la la la…
D
La la la…
A
La la la la la…
Practice tip: The song uses only two chords, D and A. Focus on keeping a steady, driving strum through the long, repetitive sections to build energy.
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Key
D Major
Difficulty
Beginner
Tuning
gDGBD (Open G)
Chords
D · Em · A · G
Don’t You Forget About Me Chords – Banjo
Simple Minds’ iconic 1980s anthem about longing and memory. Beginner difficulty in the key of D.
Driving Rock (4/4 Time)
↓↓↑↑↓↑
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Tip: Use a capo on the 2nd fret to match the original recording’s key of E, but these chords are written for open position in D.
Lyrics & Chords
Full Song
Verse 1
D
Won’t you come see about me?
A D
I’ll be alone, dancing, you know it, baby
D
Tell me your troubles and doubts
A D
Giving me everything inside and out
Verse 2
D
Love’s strange, so real in the dark
A D
Think of the tender things that we were working on
D
Slow change may pull us apart
A D
When the light gets into your heart, baby
Chorus
D
Don’t you forget about me
A
Don’t, don’t, don’t, don’t
D
Don’t you forget about me
A
Don’t, don’t, don’t, don’t
D
Don’t you forget about me
A
Don’t, don’t, don’t, don’t
D
Don’t you forget about me
A
Will you stand above me?
D
Look my way, never love me
A
Rain keeps falling, rain keeps falling
D
Down, down, down
Verse 3
D
Will you recognize me?
A
Call my name or walk on by?
D
Rain keeps falling, rain keeps falling
A D
Down, down, down, down
Chorus
D
Don’t you forget about me
A
Don’t, don’t, don’t, don’t
D
Don’t you forget about me
A
Don’t, don’t, don’t, don’t
D
Don’t you forget about me
A
Don’t, don’t, don’t, don’t
D
Don’t you forget about me
A
Will you stand above me?
D
Look my way, never love me
A
Rain keeps falling, rain keeps falling
D
Down, down, down
Bridge
D
La la la…
A
La la la la la…
D
La la la…
A
La la la la la…
D
La la la…
A
La la la la la…
D
La la la…
A
La la la la la…
Chorus
D
Don’t you forget about me
A
Don’t, don’t, don’t, don’t
D
Don’t you forget about me
A
Don’t, don’t, don’t, don’t
D
Don’t you forget about me
A
Don’t, don’t, don’t, don’t
D
Don’t you forget about me
A
Will you stand above me?
D
Look my way, never love me
A
Rain keeps falling, rain keeps falling
D
Down, down, down
Outro
D
Don’t you forget about me
A
Don’t, don’t, don’t, don’t
D
Don’t you forget about me
A
As you walk on by
D
Will you call my name?
A
As you walk on by
D
Will you call my name?
A
When you walk away
D
Or will you walk away?
A
Will you walk on by?
D
Come on, call my name
A
Will you call my name?
D
I say
A
La la la…
D
La la la…
A
La la la la la…
D
La la la…
A
La la la la la…
D
La la la…
A
La la la la la…
D
La la la…
A
La la la la la…
Practice tip: The song uses only two chords, D and A. Focus on keeping a steady, driving strum through the long, repetitive sections to build energy.
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Key
D Major
Difficulty
Beginner
Tuning
G-D-A-E
Chords
D · Em · A · G
Don’t You Forget About Me Chords – Mandolin
Simple Minds’ iconic 1980s anthem about longing and memory. Beginner difficulty in the key of D.
Driving Rock (4/4 Time)
↓↓↑↑↓↑
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Tip: Use a capo on the 2nd fret to match the original recording’s key of E, but these chords are written for open position in D.
Lyrics & Chords
Full Song
Verse 1
D
Won’t you come see about me?
A D
I’ll be alone, dancing, you know it, baby
D
Tell me your troubles and doubts
A D
Giving me everything inside and out
Verse 2
D
Love’s strange, so real in the dark
A D
Think of the tender things that we were working on
D
Slow change may pull us apart
A D
When the light gets into your heart, baby
Chorus
D
Don’t you forget about me
A
Don’t, don’t, don’t, don’t
D
Don’t you forget about me
A
Don’t, don’t, don’t, don’t
D
Don’t you forget about me
A
Don’t, don’t, don’t, don’t
D
Don’t you forget about me
A
Will you stand above me?
D
Look my way, never love me
A
Rain keeps falling, rain keeps falling
D
Down, down, down
Verse 3
D
Will you recognize me?
A
Call my name or walk on by?
D
Rain keeps falling, rain keeps falling
A D
Down, down, down, down
Chorus
D
Don’t you forget about me
A
Don’t, don’t, don’t, don’t
D
Don’t you forget about me
A
Don’t, don’t, don’t, don’t
D
Don’t you forget about me
A
Don’t, don’t, don’t, don’t
D
Don’t you forget about me
A
Will you stand above me?
D
Look my way, never love me
A
Rain keeps falling, rain keeps falling
D
Down, down, down
Bridge
D
La la la…
A
La la la la la…
D
La la la…
A
La la la la la…
D
La la la…
A
La la la la la…
D
La la la…
A
La la la la la…
Chorus
D
Don’t you forget about me
A
Don’t, don’t, don’t, don’t
D
Don’t you forget about me
A
Don’t, don’t, don’t, don’t
D
Don’t you forget about me
A
Don’t, don’t, don’t, don’t
D
Don’t you forget about me
A
Will you stand above me?
D
Look my way, never love me
A
Rain keeps falling, rain keeps falling
D
Down, down, down
Outro
D
Don’t you forget about me
A
Don’t, don’t, don’t, don’t
D
Don’t you forget about me
A
As you walk on by
D
Will you call my name?
A
As you walk on by
D
Will you call my name?
A
When you walk away
D
Or will you walk away?
A
Will you walk on by?
D
Come on, call my name
A
Will you call my name?
D
I say
A
La la la…
D
La la la…
A
La la la la la…
D
La la la…
A
La la la la la…
D
La la la…
A
La la la la la…
D
La la la…
A
La la la la la…
Practice tip: The song uses only two chords, D and A. Focus on keeping a steady, driving strum through the long, repetitive sections to build energy.
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Key
D Major
Difficulty
Beginner
Harp Key
C Diatonic
Chords
D · Em · A · G
Don’t You Forget About Me Chords – Harmonica
Simple Minds’ iconic 1980s anthem about longing and memory. Beginner difficulty in the key of D.
Driving Rock (4/4 Time)
↓↓↑↑↓↑
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Tip: Use a capo on the 2nd fret to match the original recording’s key of E, but these chords are written for open position in D.
Lyrics & Chords
Full Song
Verse 1
D
Won’t you come see about me?
A D
I’ll be alone, dancing, you know it, baby
D
Tell me your troubles and doubts
A D
Giving me everything inside and out
Verse 2
D
Love’s strange, so real in the dark
A D
Think of the tender things that we were working on
D
Slow change may pull us apart
A D
When the light gets into your heart, baby
Chorus
D
Don’t you forget about me
A
Don’t, don’t, don’t, don’t
D
Don’t you forget about me
A
Don’t, don’t, don’t, don’t
D
Don’t you forget about me
A
Don’t, don’t, don’t, don’t
D
Don’t you forget about me
A
Will you stand above me?
D
Look my way, never love me
A
Rain keeps falling, rain keeps falling
D
Down, down, down
Verse 3
D
Will you recognize me?
A
Call my name or walk on by?
D
Rain keeps falling, rain keeps falling
A D
Down, down, down, down
Chorus
D
Don’t you forget about me
A
Don’t, don’t, don’t, don’t
D
Don’t you forget about me
A
Don’t, don’t, don’t, don’t
D
Don’t you forget about me
A
Don’t, don’t, don’t, don’t
D
Don’t you forget about me
A
Will you stand above me?
D
Look my way, never love me
A
Rain keeps falling, rain keeps falling
D
Down, down, down
Bridge
D
La la la…
A
La la la la la…
D
La la la…
A
La la la la la…
D
La la la…
A
La la la la la…
D
La la la…
A
La la la la la…
Chorus
D
Don’t you forget about me
A
Don’t, don’t, don’t, don’t
D
Don’t you forget about me
A
Don’t, don’t, don’t, don’t
D
Don’t you forget about me
A
Don’t, don’t, don’t, don’t
D
Don’t you forget about me
A
Will you stand above me?
D
Look my way, never love me
A
Rain keeps falling, rain keeps falling
D
Down, down, down
Outro
D
Don’t you forget about me
A
Don’t, don’t, don’t, don’t
D
Don’t you forget about me
A
As you walk on by
D
Will you call my name?
A
As you walk on by
D
Will you call my name?
A
When you walk away
D
Or will you walk away?
A
Will you walk on by?
D
Come on, call my name
A
Will you call my name?
D
I say
A
La la la…
D
La la la…
A
La la la la la…
D
La la la…
A
La la la la la…
D
La la la…
A
La la la la la…
D
La la la…
A
La la la la la…
Practice tip: The song uses only two chords, D and A. Focus on keeping a steady, driving strum through the long, repetitive sections to build energy.