Thinking Out Loud, a famous sweet love song, was performed by Ed Sheeran. The song appeared in his 2nd album – X in 2014. Sheeran cooperated with Amy Wadge to write this beautiful song. It first debuted in the United States on September 24, 2014, and was the third single of the album. Sheeran referred to this romantic song as a “walking down the aisle song.”
Regarding the composition, the single created in the D major key has a 78-bpm tempo. The vocals of Sheeran are in the range of B2 to A4.
Since its release, the song hit top 40 within 19 weeks before reaching its peak at No.1 at the beginning of November. Continuously gaining success in various countries, the song held the first spot in Ireland, Australia, Denmark, New Zealand, South Africa, the Netherlands, and Slovakia. Also, it ranked No.1 in Billboard Hot 100 in the United States as well as the Hot 100 in Canada. The single was the highest-charting song of Sheeran in North America before the release of Shape of You.
The song brought a lot of awards and titles for Ed Sheeran. Here are some achievements of this song:
In 2015, the single became the first one to rank in the UK’s Top 40 for a whole year. Not to mention, it was the seventh song to have gained three platinum certificates in the country during the twentieth-first century. In the same year, the single was the first song to be streamed more than 500M times on music streaming provider Spotify as well as among the most-streamed ones in the United Kingdom. By the end of September 2019, the song has been played over 2.8M times on the platform YouTube.
Notably, the song ultimately brought two Grammy Awards including Best Pop Solo Performance and Song of the Year for Ed Sheeran.
Key of D
DWhen your D/F# legs don’t work like they G used to before A
DAnd I D/F# can’t sweep you off of your G feet A
Will your D mouth still D/F# remember the G taste of my love A
DWill your D/F# eyes still G smile from your cheeks A
Pre-chorus
And darling DI D/F# will be loving G you A till we’re D 70 D/F# G A
And baby D my D/F# heart could still fall G as A hard at 23 D D/F#
G And I’m thinking A bout how
Chorus
EM People fall in love in mystAerious D ways
EM Maybe just the touch of A hand
Well EM me I fall in love with you A every single BM day
And EM I just wanna tell you I A am
So honey D now.. D/F# G
A Take me into your loving D arm D/F#
G Kiss me under the A light of a D thousand stars D/F#
G Place your A head on my beating D heart D/F#
I’m thinking G out A loud
And maybe BM we D found G love D right EM where A we D are
Verse 2
D And when my D/F# hair’s all but gone and my G memory fades A
D And the D/F# crowds don’t remember my G name A
D When my D/F# hands don’t G play the strings the same A way
D I know D/F# you will still love me the G same A
Pre-chorus
Cause honey D your D/F# soul could never G grow A old it’s evergreen DD/F# G A
And baby D your D/F# smile’s forever in G my A mind and memory D D/F#
G And I’m thinking A bout how
Chorus
Chorus
EM People fall in love in mystAerious D ways
EM And maybe it’s all part of A plan
Well EM I’ll continue making the A same BM mistake
EM Hoping that you’ll underA stand
That baby D now.. D/F# G
A Take me into your loving D arm D/F#
G Kiss me under the A light of a D thousand stars D/F#
G Place your A head on my beating D heart D/F#
I’m thinking G out A loud
And maybe BM we D found G love D right EM where A we D are
Instrumental
D D/F# G A
D D/F# G A
D D/F# G A
D D/F# G A
Pre-chorus
So baby nDow D/F#
G Take me A into your loving D arms D/F#
G Kiss me A under the light of a D thousand D/F# stars
G Place your A head on my beating D heart D/F#
I’m thinking [chordG] out A loud
Bm D G D Em A D
That maybe BM we D found G love D right EM where A we D are
Bm D G D Em A D
Baby BM we D found G love D right EM where A we D are
Bm D G D Em A D
And BM we D found G love D right EM where A we D are
