Kelly Clarkson - Thankful: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Thankful" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. 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.

Learn Thankful Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Kelly Clarkson

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Thankful" smoothly on your guitar.

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

Gm7         C7
You know my soul
    C6   Gm7                         C7      C6
You know everything about me there's to know
Gm7         C7
You know my heart
C6     Gm7                             Fmaj7
How to make me stop and how to make me go
A#7        Em7         A7                              D9
You should know I love everything about you, don't you know?

Chorus:
          C7
That I'm thankful
C6      Gm7
For the blessing
        Fmaj7             G#
And the lessons that I've learned with you by my side
A#9      Am7                           Gm7
That I'm thankful, so thankful for the love
              C7          Fmaj7
That you keep bringing in my life
G#        A#9
In my life
C7        C6        Gm7 C7 C6
Thankful, so thankful

You know my thoughts
Before I open up my mouth and try to speak
You know my dreams
Must be listening when I'm talking in my sleep
I hope you know
I love havin' you around me, don't you know? Yeah

Chorus:
That I'm thankful
For the blessing
And the lessons that I've learned with you
By my side
That I'm thankful, so thankful for the love
That you keep bringing in my life
In my life

Don't you know that I'm thankful for the moment?
When I'm down, you always know how to make me smile
Thankful for the joy that you're bringing
into my life

        Cmaj7   C7
For the lessons that I've learned
        F6      A#9
For the trouble I've known
        Am7           D7               Gm7       Cmaj7
For the heartache and pain that you've thrown my way
     Fmaj7                     E7
When I didn't think I could go on
         Am7          E
But you made me feel strong
      Am7             D7
With you, I am never alone
C7        C6         Gm7 C7 C6
Thankful, so thankful

Chorus:
That I'm thankful
For the blessing
And the lessons that I've learned with you
By my side
That I'm thankful, so thankful for the love
That you keep bringing in my life
In my life

When I'm down, you always
know how to make me smile
Thankful for the joy
that you're bringing into my life, in my life
Thankful, so thankful
Thankful, so thankful


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

A7

Guitar chord A7

Am7

Guitar chord Am7

A#7

Guitar chord A#7

Cm

Guitar chord Cm

Cmaj7

Guitar chord Cmaj7

Cmaj

Guitar chord Cmaj

C6

Guitar chord C6

C7

Guitar chord C7

D7

Guitar chord D7

D9

Guitar chord D9

E

Guitar chord E

Em

Guitar chord Em

E7

Guitar chord E7

Em7

Guitar chord Em7

Fm

Guitar chord Fm

Fmaj7

Guitar chord Fmaj7

Fmaj

Guitar chord Fmaj

F6

Guitar chord F6

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

G#

Guitar chord G#

Gm7

Guitar chord Gm7

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 "Thankful" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Thankful" by Kelly Clarkson.

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