How to Play Because I Had You on Guitar?

Shawn Mendes - Because I Had You can be played in the key of Em using the G, Em, C, Bm, D chords. For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E. For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D. For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D. For Bm, To play Bm, barre fret 2 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 4, let D, B ring open, mute G. For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play Because I Had You with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.

Shawn Mendes - Because I Had You Chords

Chord reference G, Em, C, Bm, D

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[Em]I think it’s [C]time that I be [G]honest [Em]Should’ve told [C]you not to [G]go [Em]Thought I [C]knew just what I [G]wanted [Em]I didn’t know [C]myself at [G]all

[Bm]You’re with somebody I [C]can’t be, yeah [Bm]But I can tell that you’re [C]happy

It’s time for [Em]me to finally meet [C]somebody [G]new Take her to [Em]all the places [C]that I took us [G]to And she might [Em]help me forget [C] that loving [G]her is something [D]I could never [Em]do [C]Because I [G]had, because I [Em]had [C]you [G]

[Em]Hey, remember [C]when I [G]told you That you and [Em]I will go down in [C]history [G]together, yeah [Em]And does your [C]sister ask [G]about me? You and [Em]I, what we had, is it [C]gone [G]forever?

[Bm]You’re with somebody I [C]can’t be [Bm]But I can tell that you’re [C]happy

It’s time for [Em]me to finally meet [C]somebody [G]new Take her to [Em]all the places [C]that I took us [G]to And she might [Em]help me forget [C]that Loving [G]her is something I [D]could never do [C]Because I [G]had, because I [Em]had you

There’s [C]nothin’, [G]oh, there’s nothin’ left to [Em]lose [C]Because I had [G]you, babe, [Em]there’s [C]nothin’ [G] Nothin’ that I could [Em]do, I [C]wish I had [G]you

But I think it’s [Em]time I finally [C]found somebody [G]new And tell [Em]myself that she’s the one that [C]get me [G]through And she might [Em]help me forget [C]but Loving [G]her is something [D]I just couldn’t [Em]do [C]Because I had you

Artist Shawn Mendes

Album Shawn Mendes

Genres Pop

Year 2018

Key Em

Shawn Mendes - Because I Had You can be played in the key of Em using the G, Em, C, Bm, D chords.

For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
For Bm, To play Bm, barre fret 2 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 4, let D, B ring open, mute G.
For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Because I Had You with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.