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Nina Simone – Let It Be Me Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

ChordsG C Am F DmF/GE/G#EmG/FEG/BC/G

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[Intro]
| G           ||

[Part 1]
C                G
  God, bless the day I found you,
Am          C
  I want to stay around you,
F Dm           C    Am
  and so I beg you:
Dm G         C       F/G
  let it be me.
C                 G           E/G#
  Don't take this Heaven from one
Am            C
  if you must cling to someone,
F Dm         C     Am
  now and forever:
Dm G         C     Em      Dm
  let it be me.

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[Part 2]
G    Em           Am    Dm G
Each time we meet love,
       Em         Am     Dm     G
I find   complete love,
             Am          Am Dm
without your sweet love,
G          G/F  E       G
what would life be?
C            G            E/G#
  Don't ever leave me lonely,
Am             C         G/B
  say that you want me only,
F  Dm           C       C
   and that you always,
Dm G         C      Em      Dm
   let it be me.

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[Ending]
F         Em             Am Dm
Each time   we meet love,
G      Em Am              Dm
I find      complete love,
G       G/F  Em          Am Dm
without your sweet love,
G               E        G
what would life be?
C            G/B      G   E/G#
  Don't ever leave me lonely,
Am    F        C
  say that you love me only,
F Dm           C       Am
  and that you always,
Dm G         C       C
  let it be me.
F Dm           C/G     Am
  and that you always,
Dm N.C.        C
    let it be me.

How to play Let It Be Me: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Let It Be Me by Nina Simone on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

To play Let It Be Me by Nina Simone, think in C major (no sharps or flats). It takes 12 chords: G, C, Am, F, Dm, F/G, E/G#, Em, G/F, E, G/B and C/G.

Listen for Em – Am – Dm – G (iii – vi – ii – V in C major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is mi – lah – reh – soh. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

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