Wanted It To Be You
View chords used in this chart
You can't push water up a hill
G
Can't part a woman and her will
C2
You're mad that I hurt you
Dadd11 G Em7
Guess no one's ever broken your heart in two
C2 Dadd11
Perfect on paper, big league major
G Em7
Tall as a skyscraper and I, loved you like
[Chorus]
C2 Dadd11
I thought you would be my endgame
G Em7
I wrote your name on my last page
C2 Dadd11
Ooh,
G
I wanted it to be
Em7
C2 Dadd11
Call me out like it's a mistake
G Em7
Don't worry, baby, I'll find real love one day
C2 Dadd11
Ooh,
G
I wanted it to be
Em7
Wanted it to be you
[Interlude]
G
[Verse 2]
G
I put you on a pedestal (Ooh)
G
My family loved you like their own (Ooh)
C2
But I wasn't ready
Dadd11 G Em7
My ego is too heavy to love right now (Right now)
C2 Dadd11
At least you can say you're the one who got away
G Em7
Like a ship in the night, passin' me by, it's you and I, oh
[Chorus]
C2 Dadd11
I thought you would be my endgame
G Em7
I wrote your name on my last page
C2 Dadd11
Ooh,
G
I wanted it to be
Em7
Wanted it to be you
C2 Dadd11
Call me out like it's a mistake
G Em7
Don't worry, baby, I'll find real love one day
C2 Dadd11
Ooh,
G
I wanted it to be
Em7
Wanted it to be you
[Bridge]
G
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
G
Maybe we will (Ooh-ooh), maybe we won't (Ooh-ooh)
G
Maybe we will (Ooh-ooh), maybe we won't (Ooh-ooh)
G
Maybe it's me, never enough
[Chorus]
C2 Dadd11
I thought you would be my endgame
G Em7
I wrote your name on my last page
C2 Dadd11
Ooh,
G
I wanted it to be
Em7
Wanted it to be you
C2 Dadd11
Call me out like it's a mistake
G Em7
Don't worry, baby, I'll find real love one day
C2 Dadd11
Ooh,
G
I wanted it to be
Em7 G
Wanted it to be you
How to play Wanted It To Be You
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is G. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.