Mean Mary – I Can Be Brave Chords on Piano and Ukulele

Mean Mary – I Can Be Brave Chords on Piano and Ukulele

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These are I Can Be Brave by Mean Mary on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar & Keyboard.

[Intro]
C  G  Am  F

[Verse 1]
     C
I’ve been beat up, I’ve
G
been knocked down, till I’ve
   Am
forgotten what it was to
     F
walk tall
    C
I’m scared of the dark, I’m
 G
scared

of the light, and I’m
 Am
frightened
                    F
by my shadow on the wall
    C
I’m down on my knees when I
G
beg you,
              Am
Lord, can you save a weak
coward
     F
like me
    C
You don’t make me wait, You
     G
just lift me
                 Am
up, and you keep lifting till
You know
      F
I can see

[Chorus]
           C       G
That I can be a hero
  Am
A champion of the
 F
frightened
soul
           C        G
I can face monsters
           Am  G     F
I can move mountains whole
         C
I can be strong, I can right
 G
wrong
           Am
I can walk straight into a
         F
crashing wave
         C     G
I can be brave
             Am F
Oh, I can be brave
         C     G  Am  F
I can be brave

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[Verse 2]
     C             G
I’ve been beat up, I’ve been
                          Am
knocked down but they can not
                F
keep me down today
        C           G
Because you told me you’d walk
                      Am
with me and you’ll be walking
                   F
with me all of the way
   C                 G
So why should I fear when
Satan comes,
        Am
we can take on all the armies
         F
he can bring
     C            G
Just take my hand and lead
me on,
        Am
let the whole world know
my Father
     F
is a king

[Chorus]
           C       G
That I can be a hero
  Am
A champion of the
F
frightened soul
           C       G
I can face monsters
           Am  G
I can move mountains
F
whole
         C
I can be strong,
I can
      G
right wrong
           Am
I can walk straight
into
            F
a crashing wave
         C     G
I can be brave
             Am    F
Oh, I can be brave
         C     G Am F
I can be brave

[Outro]
           C       G
Oh, I can be a hero
           Am     F
I can be a wonder
           C        G
I can move mountains
           Am      F
I can make thunder
         C
I can be strong, I can
      G
right wrong
           Am
I can walk straight into
   F
a crashing wave
         C     G
I can be brave
             Am  F  C
Oh, I can be brave

How to play I Can Be Brave: key, chords and progression

I Can Be Brave by Mean Mary is written in C major (no sharps or flats) and moves through 4 chords: C, G, Am and F.

Most of the song cycles through F – C – G – Am (IV – I – V – vi in C major), a rotation of the four-chord pop progression that starts on the IV chord. In solfa, that is fah – doh – soh – lah. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes G, D, Em, C (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C

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I Can Be Brave chords: questions

What key is I Can Be Brave in?

I Can Be Brave by Mean Mary is in the key of C major (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in I Can Be Brave?

I Can Be Brave uses 4 chords: C, G, Am, F.

What is the chord progression of I Can Be Brave?

The main progression is F – C – G – Am (IV – I – V – vi), a rotation of the four-chord pop progression that starts on the IV chord.

Is I Can Be Brave easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes G, D, Em, C (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo).

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