Keep Looking chords by Sade (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

D/E
F#m/E
Dm9
Em7
Am7
D7/A

Intro 1

Verse 1

Some will tell you that you're wrong

You do it all the wrong way

Some will tell you that you're wrong

That you don't know the way

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Pre-chorus 1

They enjoy cheapness

Don't show your weakness

Don't let them bother you, no

They enjoy cheapness

Don't show your weakness

Oh no, no

Chorus 1
D/E 
It's  (D/E) no    use sitting down
F#m/E 
Don't  (F sharp minor/E) walk     'round with a frown
Dm9 
Em7 
Oh  (D minor9) no,   keep  (E minor7) looking
D/E 
It's  (D/E) no    use sitting around
F#m/E 
With your  (F sharp minor/E) head     in your hands
Dm9 
Em7 
Oh  (D minor9) no    keep  (E minor7) looking

Interlude 1

Oh, la-la-la

Say let my life alone

La, la-la-la-la

Ooh-ooh, da da

Verse 2

Some will tell you that you're wrong

You do it all the wrong way

Some will tell you that you're wrong

That you don't know the way

Pre-chorus 2
D/E 
F#m/E 
 (D/E) They  enjoy cheapness  (F sharp minor/E) 
Dm9 
Don't show your weakness  (D minor9) 
Em7 
Don't let them  (E minor7) bother you, no
D/E 
F#m/E 
 (D/E) They  enjoy cheapness  (F sharp minor/E) 
Dm9 
Don't show your weakness  (D minor9) 
Em7 
Oh no,  (E minor7) no

Chorus 2
D/E 
It's  (D/E) no    use sitting down
F#m/E 
Don't  (F sharp minor/E) walk     'round with a frown
Dm9 
Em7 
Oh  (D minor9) no,   keep  (E minor7) looking
D/E 
It's  (D/E) no    use sitting around
F#m/E 
With your  (F sharp minor/E) head     in your hands
Dm9 
Em7 
Oh  (D minor9) no    keep  (E minor7) looking

Interlude 2

Oh, oh, keep looking

Solo 1

Bridge 1
D/E 
Don't  (D/E) lay   awake at night
F#m/E 
 (F sharp minor/E) Thinking about your worries
Dm9 
Em7 
 (D minor9) Thinking about  (E minor7) your problems
D/E 
Don't  (D/E) lay   awake at night
F#m/E 
 (F sharp minor/E) Thinking about your worries
Dm9 
Em7 
 (D minor9) Keep  (E minor7) looking
D/E 
Don't  (D/E) lay   awake at night
F#m/E 
 (F sharp minor/E) Thinking about your problems
Dm9 
Em7 
 (D minor9) Thinking about  (E minor7) your troubles
D/E 
Don't  (D/E) lay   awake at night
F#m/E 
 (F sharp minor/E) Thinking about your problems
Dm9 
Em7 
 (D minor9) Keep  (E minor7) looking

Interlude 3

Keep looking

Outro 1
D/E 
 (D/E) If you never let it show
F#m/E 
 (F sharp minor/E) They're never gonna know
Dm9 
Em7 
Oh  (D minor9) oh,   keep  (E minor7) looking
D/E 
 (D/E) If you never let it show
F#m/E 
 (F sharp minor/E) They're never gonna know
Dm9 
Em7 
Oh  (D minor9) oh,   keep  (E minor7) looking
D/E 
F#m/E 
Dm9 
Em7 
 (D/E)  (F sharp minor/E)  (D minor9) Keep  (E minor7) looking
D/E 
F#m/E 
Dm9 
Em7 
 (D/E)  (F sharp minor/E)  (D minor9) Keep  (E minor7) looking
[Repeat and fade]

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GuitarPianoUkulele

D/E
F#m/E
Dm9
Em7
Am7
D7/A

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: E minorBPM: 94

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

D/E: x-x-2-2-3-2
F#m/E: x-x-2-2-2-2
Dm9: x-5-3-5-5-x
Em7: 0-2-2-0-3-0
Am7: x-0-2-0-1-0
D7/A: x-0-4-5-3-x

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This is the definitive original version of Keep Looking by Sade, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of E minor. It suits players who want to learn Keep Looking the way Sade intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.