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Carpenters – Don’t Be Afraid Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsG F C Am D7 Dm7 Em E/Ab Dm Gm A7 Fm AEF#m

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Key: G
[Intro]
G   F   G    F
 Aaah
G   F   G    F
 Aaah

[Verse 1]
C          G
Don't be afraid to
 Am           G
love and get love
      C   G  Am  G
returned
C          G
Don't be afraid to
 Am        D7
 tell everyone you've
 Dm7    Em  F  G
 learned

[Chorus]
     Dm7
That love is a
        G
groovy thing
   Dm7
It knows how to
          G
make you sing
E/Ab    Am
And it fills up
your life with
D7             Dm7  G
  Sunshine and joy

[Verse 2]
C          G       Am
Don't be afraid to give
         G      C
all you got to give
  G  Am     G
C            G
One of these days you'll
 Am              D7
 find that's the way
    Dm  Em F  G
 to live

[Bridge]
    Dm7       G
And living is what we
  Gm           A7
all were put on this
   Dm         Em  Fm
earth to do
               G
So come on and live
and be happy

Don't be afraid to
     G   F   G    F
love
 G  F   G    F

[Instrument]
A    E   F#m
E   A   E   F#m  E

C   G   Am   D7
  Dm   Em   F   G

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Dm7              G
Love is a groovy thing
   Dm7                   G
It knows how to
make you sing
E/Ab   Am
And it fills up
your life with
D7             Dm7
  Sunshine and joy
               F G
(Sunshine and joy)

[Verse 3]
C          G       Am
Don't be afraid to give all
     G      C   G  Am    G
you got to give
C            G
One of these days you'll
 Am              D7
find that's the way
    Dm  Em  F  G
 to live

[Outro]
    Dm7       G
And living is what we
 Gm           A7
all were put on this
  Dm         Em  F
earth to do
               C
So come on and live
               F
and be happy (Live
 and be happy)
G
Live and be happy
  F                 G
(Live and be happy)
N.C.               C
Don't be afraid to love
(Don't be afraid to love)
(Don't be afraid to love)
(Don't be afraid to love)

How to play Don’t Be Afraid: key, chords and progression

These are Don’t Be Afraid chords by Carpenters on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

Don’t Be Afraid by Carpenters is in the key of C major (no sharps or flats). The song uses 15 chords: G, F, C, Am, D7, Dm7, Em, E/Ab, Dm, Gm, A7 and Fm and 3 more.

The backbone of the song is G – C – G – Am (V – I – V – vi in C major). In solfa, that is soh – doh – soh – lah. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Good to know: F, Gm, Fm and F#m are played as barre or movable shapes on guitar. Practise the change into them slowly; on piano and ukulele the same chords are easier.