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Coco Lee – Before I Fall Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

[Intro]
Abadd9 Cm7 Dbadd9 Cm7
Fm7 Cm7 Dbadd9 Gm/C

[Verse 1]
    F         C/Bb      
My heart says we've got 
           Am7
something real.
      Abmaj7           Gm7
Can I trust the way I feel?
          Bb/C          C/Bb Am7 
'Cause my heart's been fooled    
     Dm7 Gm7  Bb/C
before.
   F      C/Bb          Am7  
Am I just seeing what I want 
    Dm7
to see?
Gm7      F/Bb
Or is it true,
          Db/Eb  Eb  Db/Eb
Could you real - ly  be.

[Chorus]
           Dbmaj7   Eb/Db
Someone to have and hold,
     Cm7              Fm7
With all my heart and soul.
  Bbm9           Eb7sus Eb7  
I need to know before I fall 
   Ab7sus Ab7
in love.
Ab/C           Dbmaj7  Eb7/Db
Someone who'll stay  around,
        Cm7             Fm7
Through all my ups and downs.
       Bbm9
Please tell me now,
   Eb7sus
Before I fall in love.

[Interlude]
Abadd9 Cm7 Dbadd9 Gm/C

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[Verse 2]
    F      C/Bb          Am7
I'm at the point of no return,
    Abmaj7           Gm7
So afraid of getting burned.
      Bb/C  C/Bb Am7   Dm7 Gm7 Bb/C
But I wanna take a chance.
    F          C/Bb        Am7   Dm7
Oh please give me a reason to believe.
Gm7            F/Bb
Say you're the one,
            Db/Eb Eb   Db/Eb
That you'll  al - ways be.

[Chorus]
           Dbmaj7   Eb/Db
Someone to have and hold,
     Cm7              Fm7
With all my heart and soul.
  Bbm9           Eb7sus Eb7  
I need to know before I fall 
   Ab7sus Ab7
in love.
               Dbmaj7  Eb7/Db
Someone who'll stay  around,
        Cm7             Fm7
Through all my ups and downs.
       Bbm9
Please tell me now,
   Eb7sus          Ab  
   Dbm/Ab Ab Eb/G
Before I fall in love.

[Bridge]
Fm             C7/E
  It's been so hard for me,
   Fm/Eb          Bb/D  Bb
To give my heart away.
   Dbm              Ebm/E Dbm/E
But I would give my everything,
Db/Eb            Eb/F
Just to hear you say.

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[Chorus]
           Dbmaj7   Eb/Db
Someone to have and hold,
     Cm7              Fm7
With all my heart and soul.
  Bbm9           Eb7sus Eb7  
I need to know before I fall 
   Ab7sus Ab7
in love.
               Dbmaj7     Eb7/Db
Someone who'll      stay  around,
        Cm7             Fm7
Through all my ups and downs.
       Bbm9
Please tell me now,
   Eb7sus
Before I fall in love.

[Coda]
Abadd9 Cm7 Dbadd9

   Db/F  Ebadd9/G Ab
Before I fall in love.

How to play Before I Fall: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Before I Fall In Love by Coco Lee on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Before I Fall by Coco Lee is centred on A♭ major (four flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭). The song uses 38 chords: Abadd9, Cm7, Dbadd9, Fm7, Gm/C, F, C/Bb, Am7, Abmaj7, Gm7, Bb/C and Dm7 and 26 more.

The backbone of the song is Cm7 – Fm7 – Bbm9 – Eb7sus (iii7 – vi7 – ii9 – V7sus4 in A♭ major). In solfa, that is mi – lah – reh – soh. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes Gadd9, Bm7, Cadd9, Em7, F#m, E, B, Abm7, Gmaj7, F#m7 (54% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 15% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Abadd9 chord on guitar (411114) — A♭add9A♭ C E♭ B♭

Cm7 chord on guitar (x35343) — Cm7C E♭ G B♭

Dbadd9 chord on guitar (x41121) — D♭add9D♭ F A♭ E♭

Fm7 chord on guitar (131111) — Fm7F A♭ C E♭

Am7 chord on guitar (x02010) — Am7A C E G

Abmaj7 chord on guitar (4x554x) — A♭maj7A♭ C E♭ G

Gm7 chord on guitar (353333) — Gm7G B♭ D F

Dm7 chord on guitar (xx0211) — Dm7D F A C

Dbmaj7 chord on guitar (x46564) — D♭maj7D♭ F A♭ C

Bbm9 chord on guitar (686668) — B♭m9B♭ D♭ F A♭ C

Eb7sus4 chord on guitar (x68696) — E♭7sus4E♭ A♭ B♭ D♭

Eb7 chord on guitar (x68686) — E♭7E♭ G B♭ D♭

Ab7sus4 chord on guitar (464644) — A♭7sus4A♭ D♭ E♭ G♭

Ab7 chord on guitar (464544) — A♭7A♭ C E♭ G♭

Dbm chord on guitar (x46654) — D♭mD♭ F♭ A♭

C7 chord on guitar (x32310) — C7C E G B♭

Ebm chord on guitar (x68876) — E♭mE♭ G♭ B♭

Ebadd9 chord on guitar (x63343) — E♭add9E♭ G B♭ F

Before I Fall chords: questions

What key is Before I Fall in?

Before I Fall by Coco Lee is centred on A♭ major (four flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭).

What chords are in Before I Fall?

Before I Fall uses 38 chords: Abadd9, Cm7, Dbadd9, Fm7, Gm/C, F, C/Bb, Am7, Abmaj7, Gm7, Bb/C, Dm7 and 26 more.

What is the chord progression of Before I Fall?

The main progression is Cm7 – Fm7 – Bbm9 – Eb7sus (iii7 – vi7 – ii9 – V7sus4).

Is Before I Fall easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes Gadd9, Bm7, Cadd9, Em7, F#m, E, B, Abm7, Gmaj7, F#m7 (54% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 15% without a capo).

How to play Before I Fall: key, chords and progression

Chord diagrams

Before I Fall chords: questions

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