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Joshua Bassett – Set Me Free Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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[Verse 1]
A
I don't know what I did
                 Am
to deserve all this
I don't wanna be rude or
           A7
on the defensive
But I've been goin'
            D
through it too
A
And I know you feel used,
                    Am
I know you've been hurt
Anything I did to make
           A7
you feel worse
                        D
I'd take it all back if I could

[Pre-Chorus]
 Em                      G
And nothin' I say will ease
the pain
 Em
But why must I hurt
             G
for you to feel okay?

[Chorus]
                       F#m
You don't get to take all
        Bm  A    D
of me (Set me free)
             E
And I don't need your
  F#m    Bm  A   D
apology (Let me be)
    E       F#m               A
I don't recognize you, not anymore
                 D
You're not the love
that I fell for
E                     F#m
You don't get to take all
       Bm  A    D
of me (Set me free)

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[Verse 2]
A
I've been runnin' away,
                     Am
I've been facin' my fears
Tell my mom I'm okay while
                  A7
I'm holdin' back tears
                      D
It's been a fuckin' year
A
And I've been doin' my time,
                     Am
I've been workin' on me
Wasn't sure I'd survive,
               A7
never felt so weak
And nothin' really
           D
seemed to help it

[Pre-Chorus]
 Em                      G
And nothin' I say will ease
the pain
 Em
Why do I gotta hurt for
         G
you to feel okay?

[Chorus]
                       F#m
You don't get to take all of
     Bm  A    D
me (Set me free)
             E          F#m
And I don't need your apology
 Bm  A   D
(Let me be)
    E       F#m
I don't recognize you,
       A
not anymore
                 D
You're not the love that
I fell for
E                     F#m
You don't get to take all
       Bm  A    D
of me (Set me free)

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[Bridge]
            F#m
I hope you know that I
       Bm    A          D
still care about you dearly
      E        F#m
But I've gotta lock the
           Bm   A        D
door and throw away the key
    E
And I hope you know that I
       Bm    A           D
still care about you, darlin'
E        F#m          Bm
I won't ever let you hurt
    A        D
me how you hurt me
Again, ever again

[Chorus]
You don't get to take
 F#m        Bm  A    D
all of me (Set me free)
             E
And I don't need
       F#m    Bm  A   D
your apology (Let me be)
    E       F#m
I don't recognize you,
       A
not anymore
                 D
You're not the love
that I fell for
E                     F#m
You don't get to take all
       Bm  A    D
of me (Set me free)

[Outro]
           E
You don't get to
      F#m
take all of me
Bm  A    D
Set me free

How to play Set Me Free: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Set Me Free by Joshua Bassett on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Set Me Free by Joshua Bassett is centred on D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯). The song uses 9 chords: A, Am, A7, D, Em, G, F#m, Bm and E.

Listen for F#m – Bm – A – D (iii – vi – V – I in D major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is mi – lah – soh – doh. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

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