How to Play You're So Vain on Guitar?

Carly Simon - You're So Vain can be played in the key of Am using the Am, F, G, Em, C 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 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 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. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play You're So Vain with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.

Carly Simon - You’re So Vain Chords

Chord reference Am, F, G, Em, C

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[Am]You walked into the party Like you were [F]walking onto a [Am]yacht [Am]Your hat strategically dipped below one eye Your [F]scarf it was apri-[Am]cot

You had [F]one eye [G]in the [Em]mirror [Am]as You [F]watched yourself ga-[C]votte And all the [G]girls dreamed that [F]they’d be your partner [F]They’d be your partner and

[C]You’re so vain you [Dm7]probably think this song is a-[C]bout you You’re so [Am]vain I’ll [F]bet you think this song is a-[G]bout you [G]Don’t you, don’t you

You [Am]had me several years ago When [F]I was still quite na-[Am]ive [Am]Well you said that we made such a pretty pair And [F]that you would never [Am]leave

But you [F]gave a-[G]way the [Em]things you [Am]loved And [F]one of them was [C]me I had some [G]dreams they were [F]clouds in my coffee [F]Clouds in my coffee and

[C]You’re so vain you [Dm7]probably think this song is a-[C]bout you You’re so [Am]vain I’ll [F]bet you think this song is a-[G]bout you [G]Don’t you, don’t you

Well I [Am]hear you went up to Saratoga And [F]your horse naturally [Am]won [Am]Then you flew your Lear jet up to Nova Scotia To see the [F]total eclipse of the [Am]sun

Well you’re [F]where you [G]should be [Em]all the [Am]time And [F]when you’re not you’re [C]with Some underworld [G]spy or the [F]wife of a close friend [F]Wife of a close friend and

[C]You’re so vain you [Dm7]probably think this song is a-[C]bout you You’re so [Am]vain I’ll [F]bet you think this song is a-[G]bout you [G]Don’t you, don’t you

[C]You’re so vain you [Dm7]probably think this song is a-[C]bout you You’re so [Am]vain I’ll [F]bet you think this song is a-[G]bout you [G]Don’t you, don’t you [Am]

Artist Carly Simon

Album No Secrets

Genres Folk, Folk Rock, Rock

Year 1972

Key Am

Carly Simon - You're So Vain can be played in the key of Am using the Am, F, G, Em, C 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 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 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.

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

You can play You're So Vain with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.