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Shawn Mendes - There’s Nothing Holdin’ Me Back Ukulele Chords

Chord reference D, G, Bm, A
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[G] [Bm] [A] [D] [G] [Bm] [A] I [G]wanna follow where [D]she goes [Bm] [D] I [A]think about her and [D]she knows [A]it [D] I [G]wanna let it take[D]control[Bm] [D] ‘Cause[A]every time that she [D]gets closer [A]

She [G]pulls me in [D]enough [Bm]to keep me [D]guessing [A] [D] And [G]maybe I should [D]stop [Bm]and start [D]confessing [A] [D] Confessing[A]

Oh, [G]I’ve been shaking, [D]I [Bm]love you when you go crazy[D] You [A]take all my inhibitions [D]baby, [A]there’s nothing holding me back[D] You [G]take me places [D]that tear [Bm]up my reputation[D] Manipulate [A]my decisions [D] Baby, [A]there’s nothing [D]holding me back [G] [D] [Bm] [D] [A] [D] There’s [A]nothing holding me [D]back [G] [D] [Bm] [D] [A] [D] There’s [A]nothing holding me [D]back [G] [D] [Bm] [D] [A] [D]

She says that she is never [D]afraid [Bm] [D] Just [A]picture everybody [D]naked [A] [D] She [G]really doesn’t like [D]to wait [Bm] [D] Not [A]really into [D]hesitation [A] [D]

She [G]pulls me in [D]enough [Bm]to keep me [D]guessing [A] [D] And [G]maybe I should [D]stop [Bm]and start [D]confessing [A] [D] Confessing[A]

Oh, [G]I’ve been shaking, [D]I [Bm]love you when you go crazy[D] You [A]take all my inhibitions [D]baby, [A]there’s nothing holding me back[D] You [G]take me places [D]that tear [Bm]up my reputation[D] Manipulate [A]my decisions [D] Baby, [A]there’s nothing [D]holding me back [G] [D] [Bm] [D] [A] [D] There’s [A]nothing holding me [D]back [G] [D] [Bm] [D] [A] [D] There’s [A]nothing holding me [D]back [G] [D] [Bm] [D] [A] [D]

‘Cause if we lost [G]our minds and we [D]took [Bm]it way too far I [D]know we’d be [A]alright, I [D]know we [A]would be alright [D] ‘Cause if you are by [G]my side and [D]we stumbled [Bm]in the dark [D] I know we’d be [A]alright, [D]I know we’d [A]be alright [D] ‘Cause if we lost [G]our minds and we [D]took [Bm]it way too far I [D]know we’d be [A]alright, I [D]know we’d [A]be alright ‘Cause if you are by [G]my side and [D]we stumbled [Bm]in the dark[D] I know we’d [A]be alright, [D]I know we’d [A]be alright [D]

Oh, [G]I’ve been shaking, [D]I [Bm]love you when you go crazy[D] You [A]take all my inhibitions [D]baby, [A]there’s nothing holding me back[D] You [G]take me places [D]that tear [Bm]up my reputation[D] Manipulate [A]my decisions [D] Baby, [A]there’s nothing [D]holding me back [G] [D] [Bm] [D] [A] [D] There’s [A]nothing holding me [D]back [G] [D] [Bm] [D] [A] [D] There’s [A]nothing holding me [D]back [G] [D] [Bm] [D] [A] [D]

Artist Shawn Mendes
Album Illuminate
Genres Alternative, Indie
Year 2016
Key G

How to Play There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back on Ukulele?

Shawn Mendes - There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back can be played in the key of G using the D, G, Bm, A chords.

  • For D, To play D, barre fret 2 across G–E with finger 1, leave A open.
  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the C string with finger 2, press fret 3 on the E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, leave G open.
  • For Bm, To play Bm, barre fret 2 across C–A with finger 1, press fret 4 on the G string with finger 2.
  • For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the C string with finger 2, leave E, A open.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.