Emeli Sande - I’d Rather Not: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "I’d Rather Not" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

                  A
Something like a hurricane
                      A7
Total destruction torrential rain
                              Dmaj7
You went in straight for the jugular
                                Dm
And that's what I got for just loving ya

Arrows and bullets flew
Your tongue loves war in the afternoon
Your favorite bomb was "Let's just be friends"
But now you're suggesting we try again

Chorus:
           F#m7
But if it's all the same to you
           Em7        A7
As much as I'd love to
     Dmaj7
I'd rather not
           Dm6                                 A
I'd rather not have my heart blown to pieces again
                     A7
No, I can't make it stop
         Dmaj7
But I'd rather not
     G7
I'd rather not

What's the good in paradise?
At any moment it could vaporize
So dangerous to ever get used to you
Do you have any idea what you put me through?
See, now my heart's a Frankenstein
Super-glued after your dynamite
And just when I thought I have got some closure
You started talking 'bout starting over

Chorus

                 F#m7
See, when it was good it was amazing
        C#m7
But the bad was devastating
          E                            D
We could never seem to find an in-between
    F#m7
And God knows I know you
     C#m7
And nothing came before you
              E                                    D
But I don't have the heart to risk what's left of me

Chorus:
So if it's all the same to you
As much as I'd love to
I'd rather not
I'd rather not have my heart blown to pieces again
No, I can't make it stop
But I'd rather not
I'd rather not

But if it's all the same to you
As much as I love you
I'd rather not
No, I'd rather not
Get my heart ripped into pieces
No, no, no, no, no
I'd rather not
No, I'd rather not
But if it's all the same to you
As much as I love you
I'd rather not
I'd rather not have my heart blown to pieces again


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

A7

Guitar chord A7

C#m

Guitar chord C#m

C#m7

Guitar chord C#m7

D

Guitar chord D

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

Dmaj7

Guitar chord Dmaj7

Dm6

Guitar chord Dm6

E

Guitar chord E

Em7

Guitar chord Em7

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

F#m7

Guitar chord F#m7

G7

Guitar chord G7

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "I’d Rather Not" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "I’d Rather Not" by Emeli Sande.