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

2014Pop1.2K views

Key: D majorDifficulty: Intermediate

Intro 1

Ab

Cm

Fm

Db

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

Chorus 1

Fm

I'd never ask you cause deep down

Eb

Ab

Db

I'm certain I know what you'd say

You'd say I'm sorry believe me

Eb

Ab

Eb

I love you but not in that way

Verse 2

Ab

Cm

Fm

Db

And I hate to say I need you

Ab

Cm

I'm so reliant, I'm so dependent

Fm

Db

I'm such a fool

Bridge 1

Fm

Eb

When you're not there

Ab

Eb

Db

I find myself singing the blues

Can't bear

Fm

Eb

Can't face the truth

Verse 3

Ab

Cm

Fm

Db

You will never know that feeling

Ab

Cm

You will never

Fm

Db

see through these eyes

Chorus 2
Fm Fm 
 
I'd never ask you cause deep down
Eb Eb 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Db Db 
 
I'm certain I know what you'd say
You'd say I'm sorry believe me
Eb Eb 
 
Edim Edim 
 
Fm Fm 
 
Csus4 Csus4 
 
I love you but not    in that way
Db Db 
 
You'd say I'm
Eb Eb 
 
Believe me I love you
Ab Ab 
 
But not in that way

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsAb Cm Fm Db Eb...

Chords

Ab
Cm
Fm
Db
Eb
Edim
Csus4

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

Ab: 4-6-6-5-4-4
Cm: x-3-5-5-4-x
Fm: x-x-3-1-1-1
Db: x-4-6-6-6-x
Eb: x-6-8-8-8-x
Edim: x-x-2-3-x-3
Csus4: x-3-3-0-1-x

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 6

6

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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