Baby One More Time chords

by Britney Spears
  • Baby One More Time was written by Max Martin - Swedish songwriter, record producer and singer.
  • Recorded by Britney: 1998 at Cheiron Studios in Stockholm, Sweden.
  • Released: October 23, 1998 for her album of the same name.
  • Music: Key of Cm in 4/4 time at 93 bpm
  • Chords: Cm, Eb, Fm, Fm7, G, G7, Gsus4, Ab, Abmaj7, Bb
  • Beginners: Easier to play in the key of Am with chords - Am, C, Dm, Dm7, E, E7, Esus4, F, Fmaj7, G. Use the transposer below to transpose the chords. You will need to highlight C for the new key if you want to transpose to Am, as C Major is the relative major key for A Minor - they share the same key signature. If you are playing with the video, you will need to place a capo on the 3rd fret.
Chord Chart Legend
Fm Fm7 Cm Eb Major Eb Major G Major G Major G7 G7 Gsus4 Gsus4 Abmaj7 Abmaj7 Bb major Bb major
Fm Fm7 Cm Eb Major Eb Major G Major G Major G7 G7 Gsus4 Gsus4 Abmaj7 Abmaj7 Bb major Bb major

Baby One More Time

The Relative Major Key of Cm is highlighted (Eb) - Transpose to any other key.
                        ↓                        ↓
Intro: 4/4 || (Piano) |  Oh baby baby | (Piano)|  Oh baby baby  | (Piano)||
                                                          
Cm                      G7                 Eb
1. Oh ba-by ba-by   How was I sup-posed to know
        Fm                 G
   That some-thin' was-n't right here
Cm                    G7                      Eb
   Oh ba-by ba-by   I should-n't have let you go
       Fm                G
   And now you're out of site yeah

   Cm                         G7
** Show  me   How you want it to be
           Eb                       Fm         G7
   Tell me ba-by   'Cause I need to know now   Oh be-cause

      Cm                   G7
Chorus: My lone-li-ness is kill-ing me   (And I)
      Eb                    Fm             G           Cm
        I must con-fess   I still be-lieve   (Still be-lieve)
                                   G7 
        When I'm  not with you   I lose my mind
        Ab      Bb  Eb     Fm           G
        Give me a   sign   Hit me ba-by one more time

Cm                    G7                   Eb
2. Oh ba-by ba-by   A reas-on I breathe is you
   Fm                 G
   Boy you've got me  blind-ed
Cm                             G7                        Eb
   Oh pret-ty  ba-by   There's noth-in' that I would-n't do
        Fm            G
   It's not the way I plan-ned it


   Cm                         G7
** Show  me   How you want it to be
           Eb                       Fm         G7
   Tell me ba-by   'Cause I need to know now   Oh be-cause

      Cm                   G7
Chorus: My lone-li-ness is kill-ing me   (And I)
      Eb                    Fm             G           Cm
        I must con-fess   I still be-lieve   (Still be-lieve)
                                   G7 
        When I'm  not with you   I lose my mind
        Ab      Bb  Eb     Fm           G
        Give me a   sign   Hit me ba-by one more time

     Cm
Bridge: Oh ba-by ba-by   (Ah - Oo)
     Cm
        Oh ba-by ba-by   (Yeah-eh - Yeah)

Cm                      G7                 Eb     Fm    Gsus  G
** Oh ba-by ba-by   How was I sup-posed to know |     /          |
Abmaj7                  Bb                      Fm7    Ab    Bb
   Oh pret-ty ba-by   I should-n't have let you go   |    - (I must)| 
              Cm                     G7
   I must con-fess   That my lone-li-ness
                  Eb              Fm     G          Ab
   Is kill-ing me now   Don't you know I still be - lieve
                    Bb                     Abmaj7       Eb
   That you will be here   And give me a | sign   /  /      |
   Fm           G7
   Hit me ba-by one more time
  
     Cm                    G
Chorus: My lone-li-ness is kil-ling me   (and I)
     Eb                     Fm             G7          Cm
        I must con-fess   I still be-lieve   (Still be-lieve)
                                  G
        When I'm not with you   I lose my mind
        Ab      Bb  Eb     Fm            G
        Give me a   sign   Hit me ba-by (one more time)   

        G          Cm
        I must con-fess (my loneliness)   

                        G
        That my lone-li-ness   (Is killing me)
                       Eb
        Is kill-ing me now (I must confess)   
                  Fm     G7       Cm
        Don't you know I still be-lieve   (I still believe)
                         G7
        That you will be here   (when I'm not with you I lose my mind)
            Ab      Bb  Eb     Fm           G7            Cm
        And give me a   sign   Hit me ba-by one more time ↑

Britney Spears

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Britney Spears

Born: Britney Jean Spears on December 2, 1981 McComb, Mississippi, U.S.

Music Styles: Pop, dance-pop, teen pop, electropop

Active Years: 1992 - present

Profession: singer, dancer, actress

Instrument: vocals

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