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Justin Bieber – Somebody Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

ChordsC D Em G

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[Intro]
C D Em

[Verse 1]
C
  Every time I wake up next to you,
I talk to God
D
  And I'm so damn grateful
'cause you make up for all
                Em
the things I'm not
Didn't know I need nothing,
'til I needed you
C
  In a world that's spinnin',
it ain't easy lettin' go
D
  Eight billion people always
                          Em
just lookin' for hand to hold
Everyone's tryna find someone
to hold on to

[Pre-Chorus]
C
  It's okay, it's okay, we all try
       D
 to pretend that we're brave
C
  When I awake, I'm stronger,
                   D
because of you at end of the day

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[Chorus]
                   C
Everybody need somebody
                D
Somebody will remind you
that you're not alone
                          Em
We gon defend you like an army
              D
and never let go
                  C
Everybody need somebody
                 D
Somebody to wake up to when everyone's gone
                            Em
So if you need me, then you got me
            D                     G
I'll be the shoulder that you cry on
                   C  D
Everybody need some
               Em  D  G
Everybody need some

[Verse 2]
C
  Every time I look at you,
I'm lookin' at a star
D
  It's the way you light up
every room just being who you are
Em
  Didn't know I need nothing,
'til I needed you
C
  But before I met you,
I never believed in magic
D
  You stole my heart before
 anyone knew you had it
Em
I know that you know,
that what we got, it don't come easy

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[Pre-Chorus]
C
  It's okay, it's okay, we all
          D
try to pretend that we're brave
C
  When I awake, I'm stronger,
                   D
because of you at end of the day

[Chorus]
                   C
Everybody need somebody
                D
Somebody will remind you
that you're not alone
                          Em
We gon defend you like an army
              D
and never let go
                  C
Everybody need somebody
                 D
Somebody to wake up to
when everyone's gone
                            Em
So if you need me, then you got me
            D                     G
I'll be the shoulder that you cry on
                   C  D
Everybody need some
               Em  D  G
Everybody need some

How to play Somebody: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Somebody by Justin Bieber on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

Somebody by Justin Bieber is written in G major (one sharp: F♯) and moves through 4 chords: C, D, Em and G.

Most of the song cycles through C – D – Em – D (IV – V – vi – V in G major). In solfa, that is fah – soh – lah – soh. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Beginner-friendly: on guitar every chord is an open shape, which makes this a good song to learn early on.