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Thinking Out Loud

Ed Sheeran
Pop essentials Modern hits Slow & emotional
KeyD
Capo2
LevelMedium
Transpose D 0
Text
Chord sheet
Chords are positioned above the lyric change point
Transpose +2 to play without a capo
 

Verse 1

CC/EFG
When your legs don't work like they used to before
CC/EFG
And I can't sweep you off of your feet
CC/EFG
Will your mouth still remember the taste of my love
CC/EFG
Will your eyes still smile from your cheeks
 
CC/EFGCC/EFG
And darling I will be loving you till we're 70
CC/EFGCC/E
And baby my heart could still fall as hard at 23
FG
And I'm thinking 'bout how
 

Pre-Chorus 1

DmGC
People fall in love in mysterious ways
DmG
Maybe just the touch of a hand
DmGAm
Well me, I fall in love with you every single day
DmG
And I just wanna tell you I am
CC/E
So honey now
 

Chorus

FGCC/E
Take me into your loving arms
FGCC/E
Kiss me under the light of a thousand stars
FGCC/E
Place your head on my beating heart
FG
I'm thinking out loud
 
AmGFC/EDmGC
And maybe we found love right where we are
 

Verse 2

CC/EFG
And when my hair's all but gone and my memory fades
CC/EFG
And the crowds don't remember my name
CC/EFG
When my hands don't play the strings the same way
CC/EFG
I know you will still love me the same
 
CC/EFGCC/EFG
Cause honey your soul could never grow old, it's evergreen
CC/EFGCC/E
And baby your smile's forever in my mind and memory
FG
I'm thinking 'bout how
 

Pre-Chorus 2

DmGC
People fall in love in mysterious ways
DmG
And maybe it's all part of a plan
DmGAm
Well I'll just keep on making the same mistakes
DmG
Hoping that you'll understand
CC/E
That baby now
 

Chorus

FGCC/E
Take me into your loving arms
FGCC/E
Kiss me under the light of a thousand stars
FGCC/E
Place your head on my beating heart
FG
I'm thinking out loud
 
AmGFC/EDmGC
That maybe we found love right where we are
 

Instrumental

CC/EFG
CC/EFG
CC/EFG
CC/EFG
 

Chorus

CC/E
So baby now
FGCC/E
Take me into your loving arms
FGCC/E
Kiss me under the light of a thousand stars
FGCC/E
Oh darling, place your head on my beating heart
FG
I'm thinking out loud
 

Outro

AmGFC/EDmGC
That maybe we found love right where we are
AmGFC/EDmGC
Baby, we found love right where we are
AmGFC/EDmGC
And we found love right where we are
End

How to play Thinking Out Loud chords

This Chordsurf arrangement of Thinking Out Loud by Ed Sheeran is presented in the key of D, with a capo at the 2nd fret. Use the transpose controls above the sheet to move every chord together while keeping the lyric-change positions aligned.

The page is set up for practice as well as quick reference: adjust the text size, use auto scroll when your hands are busy, or switch to focus mode for a cleaner playing view. The published arrangement uses 6 distinct chord shapes, including C, C/E, F, G, Dm, Am. You can also explore related material through Pop essentials, Modern hits, Slow & emotional.