Kelsea Ballerini - XO: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "XO" 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.

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    Em
you might be sitting here holding my hand
     G       D/F#
you might be acting like you’re my man
         Em
while we listen to the cover band,
thinking you’re a rock star,
singing my favorite song
           G
trying to cover up the fact that
                                D/F#
the girl from your past hasn’t been here all along

Chorus:
                               Em
you’re still in love with your XO
    C                                 G
and I ain’t wanna be nobody’s second best, no
      D                                           Em
stop holding on to me when the truth is you can’t let go
C
I think we both know
I’m looking in your eyes and I can see just what you’re doing
baby I’m the one you’re losing you can’t help but you keep choosing your XO

Well I might be platinum blonde, but I ain't dumb
Baby I see, you're here with me but you ain't moved on
Sitting in the middle of a flame still burning
Boy, I ain't your match
You can stop all the pretending cause when the night's ending
You're still gonna want her back

Chorus

                               Em
you’re still in love with your XO
    C                                 G
and I ain’t wanna be nobody’s second best, no
      D                                           Em
stop holding on to me when the truth is you can’t let go
C
I think we both know
I think we both know
G                      D
yeah I think we both know

Chorus:
Yeah, you're still in love with your ex, oh
And I ain't one to be nobody's second best, no
Stop holding onto me when the truth is you can't let go
I think we both know
Yeah, I think we both know

You're still in love with your ex, oh
And I ain't one to be nobody's second best, no
Stop holding onto me when the truth is you can't let go
And I think we both know
I'm looking in your eyes and I can see just what you're doing baby
I'm the one you're losing, you can't help it
You keep choosing your ex, oh

You're still in love with your ex
Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah
You're still in love with your ex, oh
You're still in love with your ex


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

Em

Guitar chord Em

F#

Guitar chord F#

G

Guitar chord G

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 "XO" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "XO" by Kelsea Ballerini.