The Beatles - Do You Want to Know a Secret?: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Do You Want to Know a Secret?" 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 Do You Want to Know a Secret? Guitar Chords and Lyrics by The Beatles

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 "Do You Want to Know a Secret?" smoothly on your guitar.

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

Em                            Am    Em
You'll never know how much I really love you
G                             F      B6
You'll never know how much I really care
 E   G#m Gm F#m      B7              E
Listen        do you want to know a secret
G#m Gm F#m       B7            E  G#m Gm F#m  B6/F
        do you promise not to tell  woooooooooah
  E   G#m Gm F#m      B7              E
Closer        let me whisper in your ear
G#m Gm F#m      B7                A   B7
       say the words you long to hear
                 C#m  F#m  B6
I'm in love with you oooooooo
 E     G#m Gm F#m         B7              E     G#m Gm F#m
Listen (do dah do) do you want to know a secret (do dah do)
          B7           E    G#m Gm F#m  B6/F
do you promise not to tell (do dah do)  woah
  E      G#m Gm F#m          B7             E  G#m Gm F#m
Closer (do dah do)  let me whisper in your ear (do dah do)
         B7                A   B7
say the words you long to hear
                 C#m  F#m  B6
I'm in love with you ooooooo
 A             F#m           C#m     Bm
I've know the secret for the week or two
 A      F#m  C#m     Bm F#m  B6
Nobody knows just we two
  E     G#m Gm F#m          B7              E     G#m Gm F#m
Listen (do dah do)  do you want to know a secret (do dah do)
          B7           E    G#m Gm F#m  B6/F
do you promise not to tell (do dah do)  woah
  E      G#m Gm F#m          B7              E  G#m Gm F#m
Closer (do dah do)  let me whisper in your ear (do dah do)
         B7                A   B7
say the words you long to hear
                 C#m  F#m  B6  C#m
I'm in love with you ooooooo
               F#m    B6     C#m
Ooooo  ooooo  ooooo  ooooo  ooooo
               F#m    B6     C#m
Ooooo  ooooo  ooooo  ooooo  ooooo
               F#m    B6     C#m
Ooooo  ooooo  ooooo  ooooo  ooooo


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

Am

Guitar chord Am

C#m

Guitar chord C#m

E

Guitar chord E

Em

Guitar chord Em

F

Guitar chord F

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

G

Guitar chord G

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

G#m

Guitar chord G#m

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

B6

Guitar chord B6

B7

Guitar chord B7

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 "Do You Want to Know a Secret?" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Do You Want to Know a Secret?" by The Beatles.

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