Youre So Vain Chords

by Carly Simon
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Difficulty: beginner
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: C
Capo: no capo
Author bobmosq [a] 126.
8 contributors total, last edit on Jan 29, 2025
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Chords

Am
F
G
Em
C
Dm7

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[Intro]
Am
 
[Verse]
    Am
You walked into the party;
             F                Am
like you were walking on to a yacht
     Am
Your hat, strategically dipped below one eye;
     F                 Am
your scarf it was apricot
        F       G      Em     Am        F                 C
You had one eye in the mirror as   you watched yourself gavotte
            G                   F
And all the girls dreamed that they’d be your partner, they'd be your partner and
 
[Chorus]
C
You're so vain,
Dm7                              C
you prob'ly think this song is about you
C          Am
You're so vain,
F                                 G
I’ll bet you think this song is about you, don't you, don't you
 
[Verse]
    Am
You had me several years ago;
      F                  Am
when I was still quite naive
           Am
Well, you said that we make such a pretty pair 
     F                    Am
and that you would never leave
         F     G      Em         Am        F               C
But you gave away the things you loved and one of them was me
           G                 F
I had some dreams; they were clouds in my coffee, clouds in my coffee and
 
[Chorus]
C
You're so vain,
Dm7                              C
you prob'ly think this song is about you
C          Am
You're so vain,
F                                 G
I’ll bet you think this song is about you, don't you, don't you, don't you
 
[Solo]
| Am    | Am    | F     | Am    |
| Am    | Am    | F     | Am    |
| F  G  | Em Am | F     | C
 
            G                 F
I had some dreams; they were clouds in my coffee, clouds in my coffee and
 
[Chorus]
C
You're so vain,
Dm7                              C
you prob'ly think this song is about you
C          Am
You're so vain,
F                                 G
I’ll bet you think this song is about you, don't you, don't you
 
        Am                                    F               Am
Well, I hear you went up to Saratoga and your horse naturally won
         Am
Then you flew your Lear jet up to Nova Scotia
           F                    Am
To see the total eclipse of the sun
            F         G         Em       Am
Well you're where you should be all the time
    F                      C
and when you're not you're with
                 G           F
Some under world spy, or the wife of a close friend, wife of a close friend and
 
[Chorus]
C
You're so vain,
Dm7                              C
you prob'ly think this song is about you
C          Am
You're so vain,
F                                 G
I’ll bet you think this song is about you, don't you, don't you, don't you now
 
[Chorus]
C    Dm7  C
 
C                   Dm7                         C
You're so vain, you prob'ly think this song is about you
C                   Dm7                         C
You're so vain, you prob'ly think this song is about you...
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Youre So Vain – Carly Simon
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37 comments
80s+90srocker
It works well to play it as power chords in the verse if you want to rock it out like the foo fighters at the grammy's.... spot on chords
+6
youshotandywarh
Perfect tab. My only addition would be the two chords that come in on piano right before she starts singing the opening verse-- directly before "You walked in to the party," you should briskly strum E and G once each (and in that order) before going back to Am when she begins singing the first verse. Like I said, they're played on piano on the record, but the song doesn't sound right without them when played on guitar IMO.
+5
rzm87
the solo is incorrect. it should follow the verse chord progression.
+4