Chords of: You Decorated My Life by: Kenny Rogers. (G, C, C/G, D) are the main chords of the song. The chords are displayed instantly in real-time with a YouTube player, four synced views, instrument diagrams, loop practice and a built-in vocal-remover mixer.
“You Decorated My Life” by Kenny Rogers is in C Major and runs at about 88 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 13 different chords across 69 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are G, C, C/G, D.
G is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 34% of the 3:36 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with G → B/F# → C → G → C/G → G → C/G → G. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 5 main chords including 2 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| G | 1:14 | 34% |
| C | 0:36 | 17% |
| C/G | 0:36 | 17% |
| D | 0:20 | 9% |
| Em | 0:11 | 5% |
| G/D | 0:08 | 4% |
| Am7 | 0:08 | 4% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:05 | 2% |
G – B/F# – C – G – C/G – G – C/G – G – C/G – G – C – D – G – D – C – G – C – B – Em – G/D – Am7 – D – G – D – C – G – C – B7 – Em – G/D – Am7 – D – G – F#dim – C – G – C/G – G – C/G – G – C/G – Gmaj7 – C/G – D – G – D – C – G – …
