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Somebody That I Used to Know Chords

Gotye Beginner Key of C 4 Chords 4 min read

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Key

C Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Capo

None

Chords

Am · G · F · C

Gotye’s hit song about a painful breakup and fractured memories. Beginner difficulty in the key of C.

Folk-Pop Strum (4/4 Time)

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Tip: This song uses a simple four-chord progression; focus on keeping a steady, relaxed strum.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

C Am

Now and then I think of when we were together

F G

Like when you said you felt so happy you could die

C Am

Told myself that you were right for me

F

But felt so lonely in your company

G C

But that was love and it’s an ache I still remember

Chorus

Am F

You can get addicted to a certain kind of sadness

G C

Like resignation to the end, always the end

Am F

So when we found that we could not make sense

G

Well you said that we would still be friends

C

But I’ll admit that I was glad that it was over

Verse 2

C Am

But you didn’t have to cut me off

F G

Make out like it never happened and that we were nothing

C Am

And I don’t even need your love

F G

But you treat me like a stranger and that feels so rough

C

No you didn’t have to stoop so low

Am F G

Have your friends collect your records and then change your number

C

I guess that I don’t need that though

Am F G

Now you’re just somebody that I used to know

Chorus

Am F

You can get addicted to a certain kind of sadness

G C

Like resignation to the end, always the end

Am F

So when we found that we could not make sense

G

Well you said that we would still be friends

C

But I’ll admit that I was glad that it was over

Bridge (Kimbra Part)

F C

Now and then I think of all the times you screwed me over

G Am

But had me believing it was always something that I’d done

F C

But I don’t wanna live that way

G Am

Reading into every word you say

F

You said that you could let it go

C

And I wouldn’t catch you hung up on somebody that you used to know

Chorus

Am F

You can get addicted to a certain kind of sadness

G C

Like resignation to the end, always the end

Am F

So when we found that we could not make sense

G

Well you said that we would still be friends

C

But I’ll admit that I was glad that it was over

Outro

C Am

But you didn’t have to cut me off

F G

Make out like it never happened and that we were nothing

C Am

And I don’t even need your love

F G

But you treat me like a stranger and that feels so rough

C

And you didn’t have to stoop so low

Am F G

Have your friends collect your records and then change your number

C

I guess that I don’t need that though

Am F G

Now you’re just somebody that I used to know

Am

Somebody (I used to know)

F G

Somebody (Now you’re just somebody that I used to know)

Am

Somebody (I used to know)

F G

Somebody (Now you’re just somebody that I used to know)

C

I used to know

Am F

That I used to know

G C

I used to know

Practice tip: The chords C, Am, F, and G are the only ones you need. Practice switching between Am and F smoothly, as that is the most common transition in the song.

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Key

C Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

G-C-E-A

Chords

Am · G · F · C

Gotye’s hit song about a painful breakup and fractured memories. Beginner difficulty in the key of C.

Folk-Pop Strum (4/4 Time)

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Tip: This song uses a simple four-chord progression; focus on keeping a steady, relaxed strum.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

C Am

Now and then I think of when we were together

F G

Like when you said you felt so happy you could die

C Am

Told myself that you were right for me

F

But felt so lonely in your company

G C

But that was love and it’s an ache I still remember

Chorus

Am F

You can get addicted to a certain kind of sadness

G C

Like resignation to the end, always the end

Am F

So when we found that we could not make sense

G

Well you said that we would still be friends

C

But I’ll admit that I was glad that it was over

Verse 2

C Am

But you didn’t have to cut me off

F G

Make out like it never happened and that we were nothing

C Am

And I don’t even need your love

F G

But you treat me like a stranger and that feels so rough

C

No you didn’t have to stoop so low

Am F G

Have your friends collect your records and then change your number

C

I guess that I don’t need that though

Am F G

Now you’re just somebody that I used to know

Chorus

Am F

You can get addicted to a certain kind of sadness

G C

Like resignation to the end, always the end

Am F

So when we found that we could not make sense

G

Well you said that we would still be friends

C

But I’ll admit that I was glad that it was over

Bridge (Kimbra Part)

F C

Now and then I think of all the times you screwed me over

G Am

But had me believing it was always something that I’d done

F C

But I don’t wanna live that way

G Am

Reading into every word you say

F

You said that you could let it go

C

And I wouldn’t catch you hung up on somebody that you used to know

Chorus

Am F

You can get addicted to a certain kind of sadness

G C

Like resignation to the end, always the end

Am F

So when we found that we could not make sense

G

Well you said that we would still be friends

C

But I’ll admit that I was glad that it was over

Outro

C Am

But you didn’t have to cut me off

F G

Make out like it never happened and that we were nothing

C Am

And I don’t even need your love

F G

But you treat me like a stranger and that feels so rough

C

And you didn’t have to stoop so low

Am F G

Have your friends collect your records and then change your number

C

I guess that I don’t need that though

Am F G

Now you’re just somebody that I used to know

Am

Somebody (I used to know)

F G

Somebody (Now you’re just somebody that I used to know)

Am

Somebody (I used to know)

F G

Somebody (Now you’re just somebody that I used to know)

C

I used to know

Am F

That I used to know

G C

I used to know

Practice tip: The chords C, Am, F, and G are the only ones you need. Practice switching between Am and F smoothly, as that is the most common transition in the song.

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Key

C Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Left Hand

Root notes

Chords

Am · G · F · C

Gotye’s hit song about a painful breakup and fractured memories. Beginner difficulty in the key of C.

Folk-Pop Strum (4/4 Time)

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Tip: This song uses a simple four-chord progression; focus on keeping a steady, relaxed strum.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

C Am

Now and then I think of when we were together

F G

Like when you said you felt so happy you could die

C Am

Told myself that you were right for me

F

But felt so lonely in your company

G C

But that was love and it’s an ache I still remember

Chorus

Am F

You can get addicted to a certain kind of sadness

G C

Like resignation to the end, always the end

Am F

So when we found that we could not make sense

G

Well you said that we would still be friends

C

But I’ll admit that I was glad that it was over

Verse 2

C Am

But you didn’t have to cut me off

F G

Make out like it never happened and that we were nothing

C Am

And I don’t even need your love

F G

But you treat me like a stranger and that feels so rough

C

No you didn’t have to stoop so low

Am F G

Have your friends collect your records and then change your number

C

I guess that I don’t need that though

Am F G

Now you’re just somebody that I used to know

Chorus

Am F

You can get addicted to a certain kind of sadness

G C

Like resignation to the end, always the end

Am F

So when we found that we could not make sense

G

Well you said that we would still be friends

C

But I’ll admit that I was glad that it was over

Bridge (Kimbra Part)

F C

Now and then I think of all the times you screwed me over

G Am

But had me believing it was always something that I’d done

F C

But I don’t wanna live that way

G Am

Reading into every word you say

F

You said that you could let it go

C

And I wouldn’t catch you hung up on somebody that you used to know

Chorus

Am F

You can get addicted to a certain kind of sadness

G C

Like resignation to the end, always the end

Am F

So when we found that we could not make sense

G

Well you said that we would still be friends

C

But I’ll admit that I was glad that it was over

Outro

C Am

But you didn’t have to cut me off

F G

Make out like it never happened and that we were nothing

C Am

And I don’t even need your love

F G

But you treat me like a stranger and that feels so rough

C

And you didn’t have to stoop so low

Am F G

Have your friends collect your records and then change your number

C

I guess that I don’t need that though

Am F G

Now you’re just somebody that I used to know

Am

Somebody (I used to know)

F G

Somebody (Now you’re just somebody that I used to know)

Am

Somebody (I used to know)

F G

Somebody (Now you’re just somebody that I used to know)

C

I used to know

Am F

That I used to know

G C

I used to know

Practice tip: The chords C, Am, F, and G are the only ones you need. Practice switching between Am and F smoothly, as that is the most common transition in the song.

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Key

C Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

gDGBD (Open G)

Chords

Am · G · F · C

Gotye’s hit song about a painful breakup and fractured memories. Beginner difficulty in the key of C.

Folk-Pop Strum (4/4 Time)

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Tip: This song uses a simple four-chord progression; focus on keeping a steady, relaxed strum.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

C Am

Now and then I think of when we were together

F G

Like when you said you felt so happy you could die

C Am

Told myself that you were right for me

F

But felt so lonely in your company

G C

But that was love and it’s an ache I still remember

Chorus

Am F

You can get addicted to a certain kind of sadness

G C

Like resignation to the end, always the end

Am F

So when we found that we could not make sense

G

Well you said that we would still be friends

C

But I’ll admit that I was glad that it was over

Verse 2

C Am

But you didn’t have to cut me off

F G

Make out like it never happened and that we were nothing

C Am

And I don’t even need your love

F G

But you treat me like a stranger and that feels so rough

C

No you didn’t have to stoop so low

Am F G

Have your friends collect your records and then change your number

C

I guess that I don’t need that though

Am F G

Now you’re just somebody that I used to know

Chorus

Am F

You can get addicted to a certain kind of sadness

G C

Like resignation to the end, always the end

Am F

So when we found that we could not make sense

G

Well you said that we would still be friends

C

But I’ll admit that I was glad that it was over

Bridge (Kimbra Part)

F C

Now and then I think of all the times you screwed me over

G Am

But had me believing it was always something that I’d done

F C

But I don’t wanna live that way

G Am

Reading into every word you say

F

You said that you could let it go

C

And I wouldn’t catch you hung up on somebody that you used to know

Chorus

Am F

You can get addicted to a certain kind of sadness

G C

Like resignation to the end, always the end

Am F

So when we found that we could not make sense

G

Well you said that we would still be friends

C

But I’ll admit that I was glad that it was over

Outro

C Am

But you didn’t have to cut me off

F G

Make out like it never happened and that we were nothing

C Am

And I don’t even need your love

F G

But you treat me like a stranger and that feels so rough

C

And you didn’t have to stoop so low

Am F G

Have your friends collect your records and then change your number

C

I guess that I don’t need that though

Am F G

Now you’re just somebody that I used to know

Am

Somebody (I used to know)

F G

Somebody (Now you’re just somebody that I used to know)

Am

Somebody (I used to know)

F G

Somebody (Now you’re just somebody that I used to know)

C

I used to know

Am F

That I used to know

G C

I used to know

Practice tip: The chords C, Am, F, and G are the only ones you need. Practice switching between Am and F smoothly, as that is the most common transition in the song.

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Key

C Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

G-D-A-E

Chords

Am · G · F · C

Gotye’s hit song about a painful breakup and fractured memories. Beginner difficulty in the key of C.

Folk-Pop Strum (4/4 Time)

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Tip: This song uses a simple four-chord progression; focus on keeping a steady, relaxed strum.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

C Am

Now and then I think of when we were together

F G

Like when you said you felt so happy you could die

C Am

Told myself that you were right for me

F

But felt so lonely in your company

G C

But that was love and it’s an ache I still remember

Chorus

Am F

You can get addicted to a certain kind of sadness

G C

Like resignation to the end, always the end

Am F

So when we found that we could not make sense

G

Well you said that we would still be friends

C

But I’ll admit that I was glad that it was over

Verse 2

C Am

But you didn’t have to cut me off

F G

Make out like it never happened and that we were nothing

C Am

And I don’t even need your love

F G

But you treat me like a stranger and that feels so rough

C

No you didn’t have to stoop so low

Am F G

Have your friends collect your records and then change your number

C

I guess that I don’t need that though

Am F G

Now you’re just somebody that I used to know

Chorus

Am F

You can get addicted to a certain kind of sadness

G C

Like resignation to the end, always the end

Am F

So when we found that we could not make sense

G

Well you said that we would still be friends

C

But I’ll admit that I was glad that it was over

Bridge (Kimbra Part)

F C

Now and then I think of all the times you screwed me over

G Am

But had me believing it was always something that I’d done

F C

But I don’t wanna live that way

G Am

Reading into every word you say

F

You said that you could let it go

C

And I wouldn’t catch you hung up on somebody that you used to know

Chorus

Am F

You can get addicted to a certain kind of sadness

G C

Like resignation to the end, always the end

Am F

So when we found that we could not make sense

G

Well you said that we would still be friends

C

But I’ll admit that I was glad that it was over

Outro

C Am

But you didn’t have to cut me off

F G

Make out like it never happened and that we were nothing

C Am

And I don’t even need your love

F G

But you treat me like a stranger and that feels so rough

C

And you didn’t have to stoop so low

Am F G

Have your friends collect your records and then change your number

C

I guess that I don’t need that though

Am F G

Now you’re just somebody that I used to know

Am

Somebody (I used to know)

F G

Somebody (Now you’re just somebody that I used to know)

Am

Somebody (I used to know)

F G

Somebody (Now you’re just somebody that I used to know)

C

I used to know

Am F

That I used to know

G C

I used to know

Practice tip: The chords C, Am, F, and G are the only ones you need. Practice switching between Am and F smoothly, as that is the most common transition in the song.

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Key

C Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Harp Key

C Diatonic

Chords

Am · G · F · C

Gotye’s hit song about a painful breakup and fractured memories. Beginner difficulty in the key of C.

Folk-Pop Strum (4/4 Time)

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Tip: This song uses a simple four-chord progression; focus on keeping a steady, relaxed strum.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

C Am

Now and then I think of when we were together

F G

Like when you said you felt so happy you could die

C Am

Told myself that you were right for me

F

But felt so lonely in your company

G C

But that was love and it’s an ache I still remember

Chorus

Am F

You can get addicted to a certain kind of sadness

G C

Like resignation to the end, always the end

Am F

So when we found that we could not make sense

G

Well you said that we would still be friends

C

But I’ll admit that I was glad that it was over

Verse 2

C Am

But you didn’t have to cut me off

F G

Make out like it never happened and that we were nothing

C Am

And I don’t even need your love

F G

But you treat me like a stranger and that feels so rough

C

No you didn’t have to stoop so low

Am F G

Have your friends collect your records and then change your number

C

I guess that I don’t need that though

Am F G

Now you’re just somebody that I used to know

Chorus

Am F

You can get addicted to a certain kind of sadness

G C

Like resignation to the end, always the end

Am F

So when we found that we could not make sense

G

Well you said that we would still be friends

C

But I’ll admit that I was glad that it was over

Bridge (Kimbra Part)

F C

Now and then I think of all the times you screwed me over

G Am

But had me believing it was always something that I’d done

F C

But I don’t wanna live that way

G Am

Reading into every word you say

F

You said that you could let it go

C

And I wouldn’t catch you hung up on somebody that you used to know

Chorus

Am F

You can get addicted to a certain kind of sadness

G C

Like resignation to the end, always the end

Am F

So when we found that we could not make sense

G

Well you said that we would still be friends

C

But I’ll admit that I was glad that it was over

Outro

C Am

But you didn’t have to cut me off

F G

Make out like it never happened and that we were nothing

C Am

And I don’t even need your love

F G

But you treat me like a stranger and that feels so rough

C

And you didn’t have to stoop so low

Am F G

Have your friends collect your records and then change your number

C

I guess that I don’t need that though

Am F G

Now you’re just somebody that I used to know

Am

Somebody (I used to know)

F G

Somebody (Now you’re just somebody that I used to know)

Am

Somebody (I used to know)

F G

Somebody (Now you’re just somebody that I used to know)

C

I used to know

Am F

That I used to know

G C

I used to know

Practice tip: The chords C, Am, F, and G are the only ones you need. Practice switching between Am and F smoothly, as that is the most common transition in the song.