Maroon 5 - What Lovers Do: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "What Lovers Do" 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.

D#                        F
Say say say, hey hey now baby
A#                       D#
Oh mama, don't play now baby
D#                        F
Say say say, hey hey now baby
A#                                     D#
Said let's get one thing straight now baby

Chorus:
                         D#
Tell me, tell me if you love me or not,
                            F
love me or not, love me or not?
I'll bet the house on you,
      A#                                   D#
am I lucky or not, lucky or not, lucky or not?
                         D#
You gotta tell me if you love me or not,
                            F
love me or not, love me or not?
                            A#
Been wishin' for you, am I lucky or not,
                        D#
lucky or not, lucky or not?

D#
Ooooh, oooh
         F
Been wishin' for you
     A#
Ooh, ooh
                D#
Tryna' do what lovers do (ooh)

Ooooh, oooh
Been wishin' for you
Ooh, ooh
Tryna' do what lovers do (ooh)

Say say say, hey hey now baby
You gonna make me hit you
with that lay down, baby
(ooh) Say say say, hey hey now baby
You know what I need, not the game now baby

Chorus

Ooooh, oooh
Been wishin' for you
Ooh, ooh
Tryna' do what lovers do (ooh)
Ooooh, oooh
Been wishin' for you
Ooh, ooh
Tryna' do what lovers do (ooh)

(hey yeah) What lovers do (oh ohh)
What lovers do (hmm na na na, hey yeah)
What lovers do (oh,hmm na na na,oh, ohh)

D#
Aren't we too grown for games?
F
Aren't we too grown to play around?
A#
Young enough to chase
    D#
But old enough to know better

Are we too grown for changin'?
Are we too grown to mess around?
Ooh and I can't wait forever baby
Both of us should know better

Ooooh, oooh
Been wishin' for you
Ooh, ooh
Tryna' do what lovers do (Ooh)

Ooooh, oooh
Been wishin' for you
Ooh, ooh
Tryna' do what lovers do (Ooh)
Ooooh, oooh
Been wishin' for you (You, oh yeah)
Ooh, ooh (ooh)
Tryna' do what lovers do
(Tryna' do what lovers do,ooh)
Ooooh, oooh
Been wishin' for you (Been wishin' for love)
Ooh, ooh
Tryna' do what lovers do (Do uhh, ooh)
Ooooh, oooh
Been wishin' for you (Tryna' do)
Ooh, ooh
Tryna' do what lovers do (Ooh)


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

D#

Guitar chord D#

F

Guitar chord F

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 "What Lovers Do" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "What Lovers Do" by Maroon 5.

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