Not In That Way chords by
Sam Smith (Official Version)

2014Pop1.2K views

Key: D majorDifficulty: Intermediate

Intro 1

Eb

Gm

Cm

Ab

Verse 1
Eb Eb 
 
Gm Gm 
 
Cm Cm 
 
Ab Ab 
 
And I hate to say I love you
Eb Eb 
 
Gm Gm 
 
Cm Cm 
 
Ab Ab 
 
When it's so  hard for me
Eb Eb 
 
Gm Gm 
 
Cm Cm 
 
Ab Ab 
 
And I hate to say I want you
Eb Eb 
 
Gm Gm 
 
When you make it so clear
Cm Cm 
 
Ab Ab 
 
You don't want me

Chorus 1

Cm

I'd never ask you cause deep down

Bb

Eb

Ab

I'm certain I know what you'd say

You'd say I'm sorry believe me

Bb

Eb

Bb

I love you but not in that way

Verse 2

Eb

Gm

Cm

Ab

And I hate to say I need you

Eb

Gm

I'm so reliant, I'm so dependent

Cm

Ab

I'm such a fool

Bridge 1

Cm

Bb

When you're not there

Eb

Bb

Ab

I find myself singing the blues

Can't bear

Cm

Bb

Can't face the truth

Verse 3

Eb

Gm

Cm

Ab

You will never know that feeling

Eb

Gm

You will never

Cm

Ab

see through these eyes

Chorus 2
Cm Cm 
 
I'd never ask you cause deep down
Bb Bb 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Ab Ab 
 
I'm certain I know what you'd say
You'd say I'm sorry believe me
Bb Bb 
 
Bdim Bdim 
 
Cm Cm 
 
Gsus4 Gsus4 
 
I love you but not    in that way
Ab Ab 
 
You'd say I'm
Bb Bb 
 
Believe me I love you
Eb Eb 
 
But not in that way

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsEb Gm Cm Ab Bb...

Chords

Eb
Gm
Cm
Ab
Bb
Bdim
Gsus4

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

Eb: x-6-8-8-8-x
Gm: 3-5-5-3-3-3
Cm: x-3-5-5-4-x
Ab: 4-6-6-5-4-4
Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x
Bdim: x-2-3-x-3-x
Gsus4: 3-x-0-0-1-3

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 1

1

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

Barre chords ask a lot of the fretting hand. The barre course walks through hand position, pressure, and the cleanest way to land each shape. Practice barre chords

Sus2 and sus4 swap the third in a chord for a second or fourth. The sus course covers the shapes and how to drop them into a progression. Practice sus chords

This is the definitive original version of Not In That Way by Sam Smith, 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 D major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Sam Smith's performance.

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