Shape of You – English Lyrics

• By: Ed Sheeran

Lyrics & Translation

Explore modern conversational English through Ed Sheeran's 'Shape of You.' This song is an excellent tool for learning colloquialisms related to dating and nightlife, featuring repetitive, rhythmic phrasing that helps with pronunciation and natural speech flow.

[English]

[music]

[music]

>> The club isn't the best place to find a

lover so the bar is where I go.

Me and my friends [music] at the table

doing shots drinking fast and then we

talk slow.

Come over and start up a conversation

[singing]

[music] with just me and trust me I'll

give it a chance. Now take my hand stop

put Van Morrison [music] on the jukebox

and then we start to dance and now I'm

singing like, "Girl you know I want

[music] your love. Your love was

handmade for somebody like me." Come on

now follow my lead. I may

[singing and music] be crazy don't mind

me. Say, "Boy let's not talk too much.

Grab [music] on my waist and put that

body [singing] on me." Come on now

follow my lead. Come on come on now

follow my lead.

I'm in love with the shape of you.

>> [music]

>> We push and pull like a magnet

although my heart is falling [singing]

too.

I'm in love with your body.

Last night you were in my room [music]

and now my bed sheets smell like you.

Everyday discovering something brand

new.

I'm in love with your body.

[music and singing]

I'm in love with your body. [music]

I'm in love with your body.

>> [music]

>> I'm in love with your body. Everyday

discovering something brand new.

I'm in love with the shape of you. And

we [music] can when we let the story

begin. We're going out on our first

date.

You and me are thrifty [singing] so go

all you can eat. Fill up your bag and I

fill up your plate. We talk for hours

and hours about the sweet and the sour

and how your family's [music] doing

okay.

Leaving getting a taxi. Kissing in the

backseat. Tell the driver make the radio

play and I'm singing like, "Girl you

know I want [music] your love. Your love

was handmade for somebody like me." Come

on now follow my

I may be crazy, don't mind [music] me.

Say, boy, let's not talk too much. Grab

on my waist and put that body on me.

Come [music] on now, follow my lead.

Come Come on now, follow my lead.

I'm [music] in love with the shape of

you.

We push and pull like a magnet

although my heart is falling [music]

too.

I'm in love with your body.

Last night you were in my room.

Now [music] my bed sheets smell like

you. Every day discovering something

brand new.

I'm in love with your body.

>> [music]

>> I'm in love with your body.

I'm in love [music] with your body.

I'm in love with your body. Every day

discovering something brand new.

I'm in love [music] with the shape of

you. Come on, be my baby. Come on. Come

on, be my baby. Come on. Come on, be my

[music] baby. Come on. Come on, be my

baby. [singing]

Come on. Come on, be my baby. Come on.

Come on, be [music] my baby. Come on.

Come on, be my baby. Come on. Come on,

be my [music] baby. Come on.

I'm in love with the shape of you.

We push and pull [music] like a magnet

although my heart is falling too.

I'm in love [music] with your body.

Last night you were in my room.

Now my bed sheets smell like you. Every

day discovering [music] something brand

new.

I'm in love with your body.

Come on, be [singing and music] my baby.

Come on.

Come on, be I'm in love with your body.

Come on, be my baby. Come on.

Come [music] on, be I'm in love with

your body.

Come on, be my baby.

Come on, be [music] I'm in love with

your body.

Every day discovering something brand

new.

I'm in love with the shape of you.

>> [music]

[music]

>> The club isn't the best place to find a

lover so the bar is where I go.

>> [music]

>> Me and my friends at the table doing

shots drinking fast and then we talk

slow. [music]

Come over and start up a conversation

[singing] with just me and trust me I'll

give it a chance now. Take my hand, stop

putting the man on the jukebox and then

we [music] start dancing now. I'm

singing like girl you know I want your

love. Your love was handmade for

somebody like me. Come on now, follow

[music] my lead. I may be crazy, don't

[singing] mind me. Say boy, let's not

[music] talk too much. Grab on my waist

and put that body on me. Come on now,

follow my lead. Come on, come on now,

follow my lead.

I'm in love [music] with the shape of

you.

We push and pull like a magnet, too.

Although my heart is [music] falling,

too.

I'm in love with your body.

Last night you were in my room. [music]

And now my bed sheets smell like you.

Every day discovering something brand

new.

I'm in love with [music] your body.

I'm in [music] love with your body.

I'm in love with your body. [music]

I'm in love with [music] your body.

Where every day discovering something

brand new.

I'm in love [music] with the shape of

you. When we came and we let the story

begin. We're going out on our first

date.

>> [music]

>> But you and me are thrifty so go all you

can eat. Fill up your bag and I'll fill

up your plate.

We talk for hours and hours about the

sweet and the sour and how your family's

[music]

doing okay.

And leaving getting a taxi. Kissing in

the backseat. Tell the driver make the

radio play and [music] I'm singing like

girl you [singing] know I want your

love. Your love was handmade for

somebody [music] like me. Come on now,

follow my lead. I may be crazy, don't

mind me. Say, boy, let's [music] not

talk too much. Grab on my waist and put

that body on me. Come on, now, follow my

lead. Come Come on, now, follow my lead.

I'm in love with the shape of you.

[music]

We push and pull like a magnet do.

Although my heart is falling, too.

I'm in love with your

[music and singing] body.

Last night you were in my room.

Yeah, my bed sheets smell [music] like

you. Every day discovering something

brand new.

Well, I'm in love with your body.

>> [music]

>> Well, I'm in love with your body.

>> [music]

>> Well, I'm in love with your body.

Well, [music] I'm in love with your

body. Every day discovering something

brand new.

I'm in [music] love with the shape of

you. Come on, be my baby, [singing]

come on. Come on, [music] be my baby,

come on. Come on, be my baby, come on.

Come on, be my baby, come on. Come

[music] on, be my baby, come on. Come

on, be my baby, come on. Come on, be my

baby, [music] come on. Come on, be my

baby, [singing] come on.

I'm in love with the shape of you.

Push and pull like a magnet do.

Although my heart is falling, too.

I'm in love with your body.

>> [music]

>> Last night you were in my room.

Yeah, my bed sheets smell like you.

Every day discovering something brand

new.

Well, I'm in love with your body.

>> [music]

>> I'm in love with your body.

I'm [music] in love with your body.

I'm in [music] love with your body.

Every day discovering something brand

new.

I'm in love with the shape of you.

>> [music]

[music]

>> The club isn't the best place to find a

lover, so the bar is where I go. [music]

Me and my friends at the table doing

shots, drinking fast, and then we talk

slow.

Come over and start up a conversation

with just me, and trust me, I'll give it

a chance. Now, [music] take my hand.

Stop, put the man on the jukebox, and

then we start to dance, and [music] now

I'm singing like, "Girl, you know I want

your love. Your love was handmade for

somebody like me. Come on now, follow my

lead. I [music] may be crazy, don't

[singing] mind me." Say, "Boy, let's not

talk too much. Grab on my waist and put

that [music] body on me." Come on now,

follow my lead. Come on come on now,

follow my lead.

>> [music]

>> I'm in love with the shape of you. We

push and pull like a magnet.

>> [music]

>> Although my heart is falling too.

I'm in love with your body. And last

night you were [music] in my room. And

now my bed sheets smell [singing] like

you. Every day discovering something

brand new.

I'm [music] in love with your body.

I'm in love with your body.

>> [music]

>> I'm in love with your body.

>> [singing]

[music]

>> I'm in love with your body. Every day

discovering something brand new.

I'm in love with the [music] shape of

you. When we came, we let the story

begin. We're going out on our first

date.

>> [music]

>> You and me are thrifty, so go all you

can eat. Fill up your bag, and I'll fill

up the plate. We talk for hours and

[music] hours about sweet and sour, and

how your family's doing okay.

And leaving, getting a taxi, [music]

kissing the backseat till the driver

make the radio play. And I'm singing

like, "Girl, you know I want your love.

Your love was handmade [music] for

somebody like me. Come on now, follow my

lead. I may be [music] crazy, don't mind

me. Say, boy, let's not talk too much.

Grab on my waist and put that body

[music] on me. Come on now, follow my

lead. Come come on now, follow my lead.

>> [music]

>> I'm in love with the shape of you.

We push and pull like a magnet do.

Although my heart [music] is falling

too.

I'm in love with your body.

Last night you were in my room.

Now my bedsheets smell like you. Every

day [music] discovering something brand

new.

Well, I'm in love with your body.

Well, I'm in love with [music] your

body.

Well, I'm in love with your body.

>> [music]

[singing]

>> Well, I'm in love with your body. Every

day discovering something brand new.

I'm [music] in love with the shape of

you. Come on, be my baby.

>> [applause]

>> Come on, be my baby. Come on. Come on,

be my baby. Come on. Come on, be my

baby. Come on. Come on, be my baby. Come

on. Come on, be my baby. Come on.

Come [music] on, be my baby. Come on.

Come on, be my baby. Come on.

I'm in love with the shape [music] of

you.

We push and pull like a magnet do.

Although my heart is falling too.

I'm in love with your body.

Last night [music] you were in my room.

Now my bedsheets smell like you. Every

day discovering something brand new.

Well, I'm in love with [music] your

body.

I'm in love with your body.

>> [music]

>> I'm in love with your body.

>> [music]

>> I'm in love with your body.

Every day discovering something brand

new.

I'm in love [music] with the shape of

you.

>> [music]

[music]

>> A club isn't the best place to find

[music] a lover so the bar is where I

go.

Me and my friends at the table doing

shots drinking fast and then we talk

[music] slow.

Come over and start up a conversation

with [singing] just me and trust me I'll

give it a chance. [music] Now take my

hand so put on the man on the jukebox

and then we start to dance and now I'm

singing like girl you know I want

[music] your love. Your love was

handmade for somebody like me. Come on

now follow my lead.

>> [singing]

>> I may be crazy [music] don't mind me say

boy let's not talk too much. Grab on my

waist and put that body [singing] on me.

Come on now follow [music] my lead. Come

come on now follow my lead.

I'm in love with the shape of you.

>> [music]

>> We push and pull like a magnet.

Although my heart is falling too.

I'm in love with your body.

And last night you were in my room.

[music] And now my bed sheets smell like

you. Every day discovering something

brand new.

I'm in love with your body. [singing]

I'm in love with your body. [music]

I'm in love with your body.

I'm in love [music] with your body.

Every day discovering something brand

new.

>> [music]

>> I'm in love with the shape of you. We

came and we let the story begin. We're

going out on our first date.

>> [music]

>> You and me are thrifty [singing] so go

all you can eat. Fill up your bag and

I'll fill up my plate. We talk for hours

and hours about sweet and the sour and

how your family's [music] doing okay.

And we leave and get in the taxi. Kiss

in the backseat tell the driver make the

radio play. And I'm singing like girl

you You I want [music] your love. Your

love was handmade for somebody like me.

Come on now, follow my lead. I may be

crazy, don't mind [music] me. Say, boy,

let's not talk too much. Grab on my

waist and put that body on me. Come

[music] on now, follow my lead. Come on

come on now, follow my lead.

>> [music]

>> I'm in love with the shape of you.

We push and pull like a magnet do.

Although my heart is falling [music]

too.

I'm in love with your body. [singing]

Last night you were in my room.

>> [music]

>> Now my bed sheets smell like you.

Everyday discovering something brand

new.

Well, I'm in love with your body.

>> [music]

>> Well, I'm in love with your body.

Well, I'm in love [music] with your

body.

Well, I'm in love with your body.

Everyday discovering something brand

new.

I'm in love [music] with the shape of

you. Come on, be my baby. Come on. Come

on, be my baby. Come on. Come on, be my

[music] baby. Come on. Come on, be my

baby. [singing]

Come on. Come on, be my baby. Come on.

Come on, be [music] my baby. Come on.

Come on, be my baby. Come on.

Come [music] on, be my baby. Come on.

I'm in love with the shape of you.

We push and pull [music] like a magnet

do.

Although my heart is falling too.

I'm in love [music] with your body.

Last night you were in my room.

Now my bed sheets smell like you.

Everyday discovering [music] something

brand new.

Well, I'm in love with your body.

>> [singing]

>> Come on, be [music] my baby. Come on.

Come on, be my I'm in love with your

body.

Come on, be my baby. Come on.

>> [music]

>> I'm in love with your body.

Come on, be my baby.

>> [music]

>> I'm in love with your body.

Everyday discovering something brand

new.

Well, I'm in love with the shape of you.

>> [music]

[music]

>> A club isn't the best place to find a

lover so the bar is where I go.

>> [music]

>> Me and my friends at the table doing

shots drinking fast and then we talk

slow. [music]

Come over and start up a conversation

[singing] with just me and trust me I'll

give it a chance. Now put my hand on

your shoulder, put another man on the

jukebox and then we start to dance and

now I'm [music] singing like girl you

know I want your love. Your love was

handmade for somebody like me. Come on

now follow [music] my lead. I may be

crazy don't [singing] mind me. Say boy,

let's not [music] talk too much. Grab on

my waist and put that body on me. Come

on now follow my lead. Come come on now

follow my lead.

I'm in love [music] with the shape of

you. We push and pull like a magnet

Although my heart is [music] falling

too.

I'm in love with your body.

And last night you were in my room

[music]

And now my bed sheets smell like you.

Everyday discovering something brand

new.

Well, I'm in love with [music] your

body.

I'm in [music] love with your body.

I'm in love with your body. [music]

I'm in love with [music] your body.

Everyday discovering something brand

new.

I'm in love [music] with the shape of

you. One week and we let the story

begin. We're going out on our first

date.

>> [music]

>> You and me are thrifty so go all you can

eat. Fill up your bag and I'll fill up

your plate.

We talk for hours and hours about sweet

and sour and how your family [music] is

doing okay.

And leaving getting a taxi. Kissing in

the backseat tell the driver make the

radio play and [music] I'm singing like

girl you [singing] know I want your

love. Your love was handmade for

somebody [music] like me. Come on now,

follow my lead. I may be crazy, don't

mind me." Say, "Boy, let's [music] not

talk too much. Grab on my waist and put

that body on me." Come on now, follow my

lead. Come on Come on now, follow my

lead.

I'm in love with the shape of you.

[music]

We push and pull like a magnet.

Although my heart is falling too.

I'm in love with your

[music and singing] body.

Last night you were in my room.

Now my bed sheets smell like you. Every

day discovering [music]

something brand new.

Well, I'm in love with your body.

>> [music]

>> I'm in love with your body.

>> [music]

>> I'm in love with your body.

I'm [music] in love with your body.

Every day discovering something brand

new.

I'm in [music] love with the shape of

you. Come on, be my baby, [singing] come

on. Come on, be my baby, come on. Come

on, be my baby, come on. Come on, be my

baby, come on. Come [music] on, be my

baby, come on. Come on, be my baby, come

on.

Come on, be my baby, [music] come on.

Come on, be my baby, [singing] come on.

I'm in love with the shape of you.

We push and pull like a magnet.

Although my heart is falling too.

I'm in love with your body.

>> [music]

>> Last night you were in my room.

Now my bed sheets smell like you. Every

day discovering something brand new.

Well, I'm in love with your body. Come

on, be my baby, [music] come on. I'm in

love with your body.

Come on, be my baby, come on.

I'm [music] in love with your body. Come

on, be my baby, come on.

I'm in [music] love with your body.

Every day discovering something brand

new.

I'm in love with the shape of you.

>> [music]

[music]

[music]

[music]

>> Hey my polar cover.

Hey [music]

Hey [singing]

>> [music]

[music]

[music]

>> Ah

>> [music]

[music]

[music]

>> The club isn't the best place to find a

lover so the bar is where I go. [music]

Me and my friends at the table doing

shots drinking fast and then we talk

slow.

Come over and start up a conversation

with just me and [music] trust me I'll

give it a chance. Now take my hand place

it on the man on the jukebox and then we

start to dance and [music] now I'm

singing like girl you know I want your

love. Your love was handmade for

somebody [music] like me. Come on now

follow my lead. I may be crazy don't

[music and singing] mind me say boy

let's not talk too much. Grab on my

waist and put that [music] body on me.

Come on now follow my lead. Come on come

on now follow my lead.

>> [music]

>> I'm in love with the shape of you.

We push and pull like a magnet do.

Although my heart [music] is falling

too.

I'm in love with your body.

And last night you were in my room. And

now my [music] bed sheets [singing]

smell like you. Every day discovering

something brand new.

Well [music] I'm in love with your body.

I'm in love with your body.

>> [music]

>> I'm in love with your body.

>> [singing]

[music]

>> Well I'm in love with your body. Every

day discovering something brand new.

I'm in love with the [music] shape of

you. We came and we let the story begin.

We're going out on our first date.

>> [music]

>> You and me are thrifty so go all you can

eat. Fill up your bag and I'll fill up

my plate. We talk for hours and [music]

hours about the sweet and the sour and

how your family's doing okay.

And leaving [music] getting a taxi, gets

in the backseat tell the driver make the

radio play. And I'm singing like, "Girl,

you know I want your love. Your love was

handmade [music] for somebody like me.

Come on now, follow my lead. I may be

crazy, don't mind me." Say, "Boy,

[music]

let's not talk too much. Grab on my

waist and put that body [music] on me.

Come on now, follow my lead. Come on

Come on now, follow my lead."

I'm in [music] love with the shape of

you.

We push and pull like a magnet

Although my heart is falling too.

>> [music]

>> I'm in love with your body.

Last night you were in my room.

Now my bed sheets smell like you. Every

[music] day discovering something brand

new.

Well, I'm in love with your body.

[singing]

>> [music]

>> Well, I'm in love with your body.

>> [music]

>> Well, I'm in love with your body.

>> [singing]

>> Well, I'm in love with your body.

[music]

Every day discovering something brand

new.

I'm in love with the shape of you. Come

on, be my [music] baby. Come on. Come

on, be my baby. Come on. Come on, be my

baby. Come on. Come on, be my baby. Come

on. Come on, be [music] my baby. Come

on. Come on, be my baby. Come on.

Come [music] on, be my baby. Come on.

Come on, be my baby. [singing]

Come on.

I'm in love with the shape [music] of

you.

We push and pull like a magnet

Although my heart is falling too.

I'm in love with your [music] body.

Last night you were in my room.

Now my bed sheets smell like you.

[music] Every day discovering something

brand new.

Well, I'm in love with your body. Come

on, be my baby. Come on.

Come on, be my baby. I'm in love with

your body.

Come on, be my

>> [music]

>> baby. Come on.

Come on, be my baby.

with your body. Come on, be my baby.

>> [music]

>> I'm in love with your body.

Every day discovering something brand

new.

I'm in [music] love with the shape of

you.

>> [music]

>> A club isn't the best place to find a

lover, so the bar is where I go.

Me and my friends [music] sat at the

table doing shots, drinking fast and

then we talk slow.

Come over and start up a conversation

with just me and trust me, I'll give it

a chance. [music] Now, take my hand and

stop putting the man on the jukebox and

then we start to dance and now I'm

singing like, "Girl, you know I want

your love. Your love was handmade for

somebody like [music] me. Come on now,

follow my lead.

>> [singing]

>> I may be crazy, don't mind me." Say,

"Boy, let's not talk too much. Grab

[music] on my waist and put that body on

me. Come on now, follow my lead. Come

come on now, follow my lead.

I'm [music] in love with the shape of

you. We push and pull like a magnet do.

Although my heart [music] is falling

too.

I'm in love with your body.

Last night you were in my room

and now [music] my bed sheets smell like

you. Every day discovering something

brand new.

I'm in love with your body. Oh

>> [singing]

[music]

>> I'm in love with your body.

I'm in love with your body.

>> [music]

>> I'm in love with your body. Every day

discovering something brand new.

I'm in love with the shape of you. When

we [music] came we let the story begin.

We're going out on our first date.

You and [music] me are thrifty,

[singing] so go all you can eat. Fill up

your bag and I'll fill up your plate. We

talk for hours and hours It's sweet and

sour and how your family's [music] doing

okay.

Leaving, getting a taxi, kissing in the

backseat, tell the driver make the radio

play and I'm singing like Girl, you know

I want [music] your love. Your love was

handmade for somebody like me. Come on

now, follow [music] my lead. I may be

crazy, don't mind me. Say, boy, let's

not [music] talk too much. Grab on my

waist and put that body on me. Come on

now, follow my lead. Come on come on

now, follow my lead.

I'm in love [music] with the shape of

you.

We push and pull like a magnet do.

Although my heart is falling too.

I'm in love with your body.

Last night you were in my room.

Now [music] my bed sheets smell like

you. Every day discovering something

brand new.

Well, I'm in love with your body.

>> [music]

>> I'm in love with your body.

I'm in love with [music] your body.

I'm in love with your body. Every day

discovering [music] something brand new.

I'm in love with the shape of you. Come

on, be my baby. Come [applause] on. Come

on, be my baby. Come on. Come on, be my

[music] baby. Come on. Come on, be my

baby. [singing]

Come on. Come on, be my baby. Come

[music] on. Come on, be my baby. Come

on.

Come on, be my baby. Come on. Come on,

be my [music] baby. Come on.

I'm in love with the shape of you.

We push and pull [music] like a magnet

do.

Although my heart is falling too.

>> [music]

>> I'm in love with your body.

Last night you were in my room.

Now my bed sheets [music] smell like

you. Every day discovering something

brand new.

Well, I'm in love with your body.

[singing]

>> [music]

>> I'm in love with your body.

>> [music]

>> I'm in love with your body. body.

Come on. Be my baby.

Come on. Be my [music] baby. I'm in love

with your body.

Every day discovering something brand

new.

I'm in love with the shape of you.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
club /klʌb/ A2	noun - a place for dancing and drinking at night
lover /ˈlʌv.ər/ B1	noun - a romantic or sexual partner
conversation /ˌkɒn.vəˈseɪ.ʃən/ A2	noun - a talk between two or more people
handmade /ˌhændˈmeɪd/ B2	adjective - made by hand rather than by machine
waist /weɪst/ B1	noun - the part of the body above the hips
magnet /ˈmæɡ.nət/ B2	noun - an object that attracts iron or steel
discovering /dɪˈskʌv.ər.ɪŋ/ B1	verb - finding something for the first time
thrifty /ˈθrɪf.ti/ C1	adjective - using money carefully and wisely
crazy /ˈkreɪ.zi/ A2	adjective - foolish or behaving strangely
shape /ʃeɪp/ A2	noun - the physical form of something
dance /dɑːns/ A1	verb - to move rhythmically to music
jukebox /ˈdʒuːk.bɒks/ C1	noun - a coin-operated machine that plays music
lead /liːd/ A2	verb - to show the way or guide
brand /brænd/ A2	adjective - completely new (often 'brand new')
sour /saʊər/ B1	adjective - having an acid, sharp taste

Key Grammar Structures

• The club isn't the best place to find a lover

  ➔ Superlative form of adjectives

  ➔ Using 'the' + 'best' to indicate the highest degree of quality.

• Your love was handmade for somebody like me

  ➔ Passive Voice (Past Simple)

  ➔ The subject 'love' receives the action 'handmade'.

• I'm in love with the shape of you

  ➔ Prepositional phrases indicating state

  ➔ Using 'in' + noun to describe an emotional state or condition.

• Although my heart is falling too

  ➔ Concessive clause with 'Although'

  ➔ 'Although' is used to introduce a contrast or concession.

• Everyday discovering something brand new

  ➔ Present participle as a modifier

  ➔ The 'ing' form 'discovering' describes the action happening continuously.

• You and me are thrifty so go all you can eat

  ➔ Relative clause (omitted 'that')

  ➔ Implied 'that' after 'all' (all [that] you can eat).

• Tell the driver make the radio play

  ➔ Causative structure (bare infinitive)

  ➔ The verb 'make' is followed by an object and a bare infinitive 'play'.

• I'm in love with your body

  ➔ Present Continuous for state (non-action emphasis)

  ➔ Emphasizing the ongoing nature of the affection.