Brave Chords
Brave by Sara Bareilles is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, Em, C and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: G
G
You can be amazing
G
You can turn a phrase into a weapon or a drug
Em
You can be the outcast
Em
Or be the backlash of somebody?s lack of love
C
Or you can start speaking up
G
Nothing?s gonna hurt you the way that words do
G
And they settle ?neath your skin
Em
Kept on the inside and no sunlight
C
Sometimes a shadow wins
D
But I wonder what would happen if you
G
Say what you wanna say
Em C
And let the words fall out
D
Honestly I wanna see you be brave
G
With what you want to say
Em C
And let the words fall out
D
Honestly I wanna see you be brave
G
I just wanna see you
Em
I just wanna see you
C
I just wanna see you
D
I wanna see you be brave
G
I just wanna see you
Em
I just wanna see you
C
I just wanna see you
D
I wanna see you be brave
G
Everybody?s been there, everybody?s been stared down
G
By the enemy
Em
Fallen for the fear and done some disappearing
Em
Bow down to the mighty
C
Don?t run, stop holding your tongue
G
Maybe there?s a way out of the cage where you live
Em
Maybe one of these days you can let the light in
C D
Show me how big your brave is
G
Say what you wanna say
Em C
And let the words fall out
D
Honestly I wanna see you be brave
G
With what you want to say
Em C
And let the words fall out
D
Honestly I wanna see you be brave
Em G
And since, your history of silence
C
Won?t do you any good
C
Did you think it would?
Em G
Let your words be anything but empty
C D
Why don?t you tell them the truth?
G
Say what you wanna say
Em C
And let the words fall out
D
Honestly I wanna see you be brave
G
With what you want to say
Em C
And let the words fall out
D
Honestly I wanna see you be brave
G
I just wanna see you
Em
I just wanna see you
C
I just wanna see you
D
I wanna see you be brave
G
I just wanna see you
Em
I just wanna see you
C
I just wanna see you
D
I wanna see you be brave
G
I just wanna see you
Em
I just wanna see you
C
I just wanna see you
D
I wanna see you be brave
G
I just wanna see you
Em
I just wanna see you
C
I just wanna see you
D
I wanna see you be brave