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Dua Lipa - Don’t Start Now Chords

Chord reference Am, C, Dm, F, G
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[Am]If you don’t wanna [C]see me [Dm] Did a full [Dm]one-eighty, [Am]crazy, [F]thinking about the way I [C]was Did the [G]heartbreak [Dm]change [Am]me, maybe, but [F]look at where I ended [C]up [G] I’m all [Dm]good already, so moved [Am]on, it’s scary I’m not [F]where you left me at [C][G]all, so

[Am]If you don’t wanna [C]see me dancing with [Dm]somebody [F] [Am]If you wanna [C]believe that anything could [Dm]stop me [F] Don’t show [Dm]up, don’t come [Am]out, don’t start [F]caring about me [C]now [G] Walk [Dm]away, you know [Am]how, don’t start [F]caring about me [C]now

Aren’t you the [Dm]guy who [Am]tried to, [F]hurt me with the word [C]”goodbye”? Though it [G]took some [Dm]time [Am]to survive you, I’m [F]better on the other [C]side I’m all [Dm]good already, so moved [Am]on, it’s scary I’m not [F]where you left me at [C][G]all, so

[Am]If you don’t wanna [C]see me dancing with [Dm]somebody [F] [Am]If you wanna [C]believe that anything could [Dm]stop me [F] Don’t show [Dm]up, don’t come [Am]out, don’t start [F]caring about me [C]now [G] Walk [Dm]away, you know [Am]how, don’t start [F]caring about me [C]now (about me now, ’bout me)

[Dm]Up, up, [Am]don’t come out, out, out, [F]don’t show up, don’t show up, up [C]Don’t start [G]now (oh) [Dm]Up, up, [Am]don’t come out, out, I’m not [F]where you left me at [C][G]all, so

[Am]If you don’t wanna [C]see me dancing with [Dm]somebody [F] [Am]If you wanna [C]believe that anything could [Dm]stop me [F] Don’t show [Am]up (don’t show up), don’t come [C]out (don’t come out) Don’t start [Dm]caring about me [F]now (’bout me now) Walk [Am]away (walk away), you know [C]how (you know how) Don’t start [Dm]caring about me [F]now (so)

[Am]Up, up, [C]don’t come out, out, out, [Dm]don’t show up, don’t show up, up [F]Walk away, walk away (so) [Am]Up, up, [C]don’t come out, out, out, [Dm]don’t show up, don’t show up, up [F]Walk away, walk away, oh

Artist Dua Lipa
Album Future Nostalgia
Genres Pop
Year 2019
Key Am

How to Play Don't Start Now on Guitar?

Dua Lipa - Don't Start Now can be played in the key of Am using the Am, C, Dm, F, G chords.

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

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

You can play Don't Start Now with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.