Shouldve Been Us Chords

KeyA Capo2st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays421

Shouldve Been Us by Tori Kelly is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of A with a capo on the 2st fret. It uses the chords A, Em, D and C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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 (Key: A) 

Intro 
Em (2 bars) 

verse 1 
Em            D 
  Walk around with my head down, 
            D                    C 
But I can't hide with these high heels on 
Em         D 
  Downtown in the thick crowd 
              D                C 
But it's just you that my mind is on 
Em            D 
  Dressed up, got my heart messed up 
        D           C 
You got yours and I got mine 
Em            D 
  It's unfair that I still care  
      D                    C 
And I wonder where you are tonight 

Pre-Chorus 
                     Em        D 
Thinkin' it could be different 
          D        C 
Maybe we missed it 
                     Em        D 
Thinkin' it could be different 
     D         C 
It could, it could 


                  Em 
It should've been us 
D                        D                     C 
  Should've been a fire, should've been the perfect storm 
                  Em 
It should've been us 
D                               D                    C 
  Could've been the real thing, now we'll never know for sure 
Em            D          D 
  We we're crazy, but amazing 
        C 
Baby we both know 
                  Em  D 
It should've been us, us 
  D     C  
It, it, it should've been us 

Em 

verse 2 
Em               D 
  Back and forth like a tug o' war  
              D              C 
What's it all for, do I want it back' 
Em            D 
  Still got a little flame for ya  
Even tho you drove me mad 
Em             D 
  Now and then, I pretend  
          D                C 
That it's you when I close my eyes 
Em              D 
  You got yours, I got mine  
But I wonder where you are tonight 


                  Em 
It should've been us, 
D                        D                     C 
  Should've been a fire, should've been the perfect storm 
                  Em 
It should've been us 
D                               D                    C 
  Could've been the real thing, now we'll never know for sure 
Em            D          D 
  We we're crazy, but amazing 
        C 
Baby we both know 
                  Em  D 
It should've been us, us 
  D     C  
It, it, it should've been us 

Bridge 
Em       D 
Oh oh oh-oh 
Should've been us 
D          C 
  oh oh oh-oh, oh oh oh 
Em       D 
Oh oh oh-oh 
It should've been us 
D       C 
It, it, it should've been us 

Em 
  Oh oh oh-oh, oh oh oh-oh 
Em 
  Oh oh oh-oh, oh oh oh-oh 
Em 
  Oh oh oh-oh, oh oh oh-oh 
Em 
  Oh oh oh-oh, oh oh oh-oh 

Pre-Chorus 
                     Em        D 
Thinkin' it could be different 
          D        C 
Maybe we missed it 
                     Em        D 
Thinkin' it could be different 
     D         C 
It could, it could 

 
                  Em 
It should've been us, 
D                        D                     C 
  Should've been a fire, should've been the perfect storm 
                  Em 
It should've been us 
D                               D                    C 
  Could've been the real thing, now we'll never know for sure 
Em            D          D 
  We we're crazy, but amazing 
        C 
Baby we both know 
                  Em  D 
It should've been us, us 
  D     C  
It, it, it should've been us 

Ending 
Em       D 
Oh oh oh-oh 
Should've been us 
D          C 
  oh oh oh-oh, oh oh oh 
Em       D 
Oh oh oh-oh 
It should've been us 
D       C 
It, it, it should've been us 

Em       D 
Oh oh oh-oh 
Should've been us 
D          C 
  oh oh oh-oh, oh oh oh 
Em       D 
Oh oh oh-oh 
It should've been us 
D       C 
It, it, it should've been us 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante