Justin Bieber – Afraid To Say Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Justin Bieber – Afraid To Say Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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ChordsAmGCFmaj7

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[Intro]
Am G C Fmaj7
Am G C Fmaj7
Am

[Verse 1]
G             C       Fmaj7      Am
I'm afraid to say the wrong thing
G          C    Fmaj7      Am
Criticized from every angle
    G    C        Fmaj7
And I'm afraid to lay it
           Am
on the line
G   C         Fmaj7
And selfishly I wanna hold back

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[Chorus]
Am            G       C    Fmaj7
Do we got the room to make mistakes?
Am            G   C             Fmaj7
Are we judged for everything we said?
(Ooh, ooh, ooh)
Am      G        C    Fmaj7
I wanna grow but I'm afraid
(Ooh, ooh, ooh)
Am          G      C      Fmaj7
And will it always be the same?
(Ooh, ooh, ooh)
Am                C
Does what I gotta say even matter?
Fmaj7
 (Ooh, ooh, ooh)
Am            G
Is life about climbing up
    C     Fmaj7
the ladder
Am                  G
And can we even see lives that
    C         Fmaj7
are shattered?
Am                      G
'Cause I'm really tryna silence
    C       Fmaj7
the chatter
Am           G         C      Fmaj7
What have we done with society?
Am        G              C       Fmaj7
When everybody's getting canceled
Am                 G
And can't there be room
    C       Fmaj7
for maturity?
Am                 G
'Cause writing 'em off is
        C     Fmaj7
not the answer

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[Chorus]
Am            G       C    Fmaj7
Do we got the room to make mistakes?
(Ooh, ooh, ooh, do we?)
Am            G   C             Fmaj7
Are we judged for everything we said?
(Ooh, ooh, ooh, oh, are we?)
Am      G        C    Fmaj7
I wanna grow but I'm afraid
(Ooh, ooh, ooh)
Am          G      C      Fmaj7
And will it always be the same?
(Ooh, ooh, ooh)
Am                C
Does what I gotta say even matter?
Fmaj7
 (Ooh, ooh, ooh)
Am            G
Is life about climbing up
    C     Fmaj7
the ladder
Am                  G
And can we even see lives
         C         Fmaj7
that are shattered?
Am                      G
'Cause I'm really tryna silence
    C       Fmaj7
the chatter
Am           G         C      Fmaj7
What have we done with society?
Am        G              C
When everybody's getting canceled
Fmaj7
 (Oh, oh-oh, oh-oh)
Am                 G
And can't there be room
    C       Fmaj7
for maturity?
Am                 G
'Cause writing 'em off is
        C     Fmaj7
not the answer

[Verse 2]
         Am              G C Fmaj7
We can't write people off
God never writes us off
            Am          G
Even in our darkest days,
             C               Fmaj7
even when we least deserve it
Even when we're doing that stupid
                 Am
thing we wish we weren't doing
    G     C                  Fmaj7
God never writes us off, ever
                          Am
He's with us in our pain, He's with
us in our struggle
G            C      Fmaj7
He's with us in our bad decisions
He's with us all the time,
Am                    G
He never writes us off
C                        Fmaj7
 (He never writes us off)

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[Outro]
                          Am
You formed the whole of me
      G        C
(Ooh, ooh-ooh, oh, oh)
Fmaj7           Am
Inward and out (Ooh, ooh-ooh, oh, oh)
     G         C
I am awesomely and wonderfully
       Fmaj7
created (Ooh, ooh-ooh, oh, oh)
Am             G         C    Fmaj7
Your creations are spectacular
                        Am
You skillfully designed me
(Ooh, ooh-ooh, oh, oh)
    G  C    Fmaj7
You saw the essence of me,
                   Am
before I was formed
G      C        Fmaj7
Before I existed, all of my days
            Am           G C
were written in your book
Fmaj7        Am  G C Fmaj7
Psalms 139:13-16
Am G C Fmaj7

How to play Afraid To Say: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Afraid To Say by Justin Bieber on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Afraid To Say by Justin Bieber is written in A minor (no sharps or flats) and moves through 4 chords: Am, G, C and Fmaj7.

Most of the song cycles through Am – G – C – Fmaj7 (i – VII – III – VImaj7 in A minor). Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Beginner-friendly: every chord is an open chord on guitar, so you can play it without a capo or barre chords.

Chord diagrams

Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
Fmaj7 chord on guitar (xx3210)
Fmaj7F A C E

Afraid To Say chords: questions

What key is Afraid To Say in?

Afraid To Say by Justin Bieber is in the key of A minor (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in Afraid To Say?

Afraid To Say uses 4 chords: Am, G, C, Fmaj7.

What is the chord progression of Afraid To Say?

The main progression is Am – G – C – Fmaj7 (i – VII – III – VImaj7).

Is Afraid To Say easy to play on guitar?

Yes. Every chord is an open chord, so it suits beginners.

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