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One Direction - You And I Chords

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

[F] [G] [Am] [C] [F] [G]I figured it out, [G]I figured it out from [D]black and [Em]white. [Em]Seconds and hours, [C]maybe they had to take some time. [G]I know how it goes, [G]I know how it goes from [D]wrong and [Em]right. [Em]Silence and sound, [C]did they ever hold each other [Em]tight [D]like [C]us? Did [C]they ever [Em]fight [D]like [C]us?

[F]You [G]and [Am]I, [C]we don’t wanna be like [F]them. [Em]We can make it till the [F]end, [G]nothing can come between. [F]You [G]and [Am]I, [C]not even the Gods [F]above can. [Em]Separate the two of [F]us, no [G]nothing can come between. [F]You [G]and [Am]I [C] [F] Oh, [F]You [G]and [Am]I… [C] [F]

[G]I figured it out, [G]saw the mistakes of [D]up and [Em]down. [Em]Meet in the middle, [C]there’s always room for common ground. [G]I see what it’s like, [G]I see what it’s like for [D]day and [Em]night. [Em]Never together, [C]’cause they see things in a different [Em]light [D]like [C]us. But [C]they never [Em]tried [D]like [C]us.

[F]You [G]and [Am]I, [C]we don’t wanna be like [F]them. [Em]We can make it till the [F]end, [G]nothing can come between. [F]You [G]and [Am]I, [C]not even the Gods [F]above can. [Em]Separate the two of [F]us.

[F] [G] [Am] [C [F] [Em] [F] [G] ‘Cause You and I [F] [G] [Am], [C]We don’t wanna be like [F]them. [Em]We can make it till the [F]end, [G]nothing can come between. [F]You [G]and [Am]I, [C]not even the Gods [F]above can. [Em]Separate the two of [F]us, no [G]nothing can come between.

[F]You [G]and [Am]I, you and I. [C] [F] Oooh [F]you [G]and [Am]I. [C] [F] Oooooh, [F]You [G]and [Am]I. We can make it if we [C]try, You and [F]I. Oooh [F]you [G]and [Am]I. [C] [F]

Artist One Direction
Album Midnight Memories
Genres Pop, Soft Rock
Year 2013
Key F

How to Play You And I on Guitar?

One Direction - You And I can be played in the key of F using the F, G, Am, C, D, Em chords.

  • 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.
  • 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 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.
  • For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.

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

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