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Ellie Goulding - Love Me Like You Do Chords

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ChordsG, D, Em, C, Am
Strumming↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

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[Opening]
[G] [D] [Em] [C]
You’re the [G]light, you’re the night
You’re the [D]color of my blood
You’re the [Em]cure, you’re the pain
You’re the only thing I wanna touch [C]
Never [D]knew that it could mean so [Em]much, so much

[verse 2]
You’re the [G]fear, I don’t care
‘Cause I’ve [D]never been so high
Follow [Em]me to the dark
Let me take you past our satellites [C]
You can [D]see the world you brought to [Em]life, to life

[chorus]
So [G]love me like you do, [D]love me like you do
[Em]Love me like you do, [C]love me like you do
[Am]Touch me like you do, [Em]touch me like you do
[D]What are you [C]waiting for?

[verse 3]
Fading [G]in, fading out
On the [D]edge of paradise
Every [Em]inch of your skin
is a holy grail I’ve got to find [C]
Only [D]you can set my heart on [Em]fire, on fire

[Closing]
Yeah, I’ll [G]let you set the pace [D]
‘Cause [Em]I’m not thinking [C] straight
My head spinning around I [D]can’t see clear no more [Em]
What are you waiting for?

[chorus]
So [G]love me like you do, [D]love me like you do
[Em]Love me like you do, [C]love me like you do
[Am]Touch me like you do, [Em]touch me like you do
[D]What are you [C]waiting for?

[chorus]
So [G]love me like you do, [D]love me like you do
[Em]Love me like you do, [C]love me like you do
[Am]Touch me like you do, [Em]touch me like you do
[D]What are you [C]waiting for?

[interlude]
[G] [D] [Em] [C]

[chorus]
So [G]love me like you do, [D]love me like you do
[Em]Love me like you do, [C]love me like you do
[Am]Touch me like you do, [Em]touch me like you do
[D]What are you [C]waiting for?

[chorus]
So [G]love me like you do, [D]love me like you do
[Em]Love me like you do, [C]love me like you do
[Am]Touch me like you do, [Em]touch me like you do
[D]What are you [C]waiting for?

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ArtistEllie Goulding
AlbumFifty Shades of Grey
GenresPop
Year2015
KeyG
DifficultyEasy

How to play Love Me Like You Do on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Ellie Goulding - Love Me Like You Do on guitar requires 5 chords and 8 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.

Love Me Like You Do uses these transitions most often: D → Em (15), Em → C (11), and G → D (11). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with G - D chord transition.

1. G → D chord transition

Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram

To move from G to D;

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to E string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 3.
G to D

2. D → Em chord transition

Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram
Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram

To move from D to Em;

  1. While playing D, lift your index finger from G string fret 2.
  2. Lift your middle finger from E string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from B string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
D to Em

3. Em → C chord transition

Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram
Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram

To move from Em to C;

  1. Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 2.
  2. Slide your ring finger from D string fret 2 to A string fret 3.
  3. Place index finger on B string fret 1.
Em to C

4. C → G chord transition

Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram

To move from C to G;

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.
C to G

5. C → D chord transition

To move from C to D;

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 3.

6. Em → G chord transition

To move from Em to G;

  1. Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 3.
  2. Slide your ring finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Place index finger on A string fret 2.

7. C → Am chord transition

To move from C to Am;

  1. Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
  2. Keep middle finger on D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 2.

8. Am → Em chord transition

To move from Am to Em;

  1. While playing Am, lift your index finger from B string fret 1.
  2. Lift your middle finger from D string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from G string fret 2 to D string fret 2.

Love Me Like You Do chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Love Me Like You Do.

  • Love Me Like You Do includes 71 chord transitions, 8 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Love Me Like You Do contains 5 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Love Me Like You Do connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After D, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (29%), A (17%), and Em (17%).
    • D → Em: 17%
    • D → C: 14%
    After Em, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (26%), G (18%), and D (18%).
    • Em → C: 26%
    • Em → G: 18%
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