The xx - Naive: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Naive" 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.

That's the wrong thing
That's the wrong thing to
                          C#m
That's the wrong thing to do
G#m B
That's the wrong thing
F#
That's the wrong thing to

That's the wrong thing to do

  C#m
I turned a blind eye
                    G#m
Let the borders get wavy
                    B
Nothing touches me lately
                      F#
Shouldn't I be having fun?
     C#m
It's hard to define
                 G#m
When my memory's hazy
                      B
Everyone's trying to save me
                          F#
Can't they see I'm having fun?

Chorus:
C#m                        E
Something's wrong, but I choose to be naive
B                         G#m
Can't tell no one what it means to me
C#m                        E
Something's wrong, but I choose to be naive
         B
And the longer that I leave it,
                     Am
I can feel it taking over me

Shy away and hide out
When it's calling me out
When it's weighing me down
I'll play it down
When all the trouble I've found
Comes back around
If it's catching me now
That's the wrong thing
I'll play it down
That's the wrong thing to
That's the wrong thing to do

Chorus

Either way, I play it down
Either way, I play it down
Either way, I play it down
I play it down
Either way, I play it down
Either way, I play it down
Either way, I play it down
I play it down


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

C#m

Guitar chord C#m

E

Guitar chord E

F#

Guitar chord F#

G#m

Guitar chord G#m

B

Guitar chord B

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 "Naive" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Naive" by The xx.