Jun152019

Noah Kahan – Save Me Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression

ChordsG Bm C D EmG/F#

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This is the chord progression of Save Me by Noah Kahan on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Verse 1]
G
I’m so passive, too sarcastic
Bm
Shut you out just out of habit
C
I don’t know
G
So I spent five months out here treading water
Bm
Now I wonder why you bothered
C
I don’t know
C D
Let me go

[Chorus]
G Em
Why do you keep reaching for my hand?
C
Do you see something I can’t?
G D G
Why do you try to save me?
Em
This fate is well deserved
C
I only make things worse
G D G
Why do you try to save me?

[Verse 2]
G
Have I served my sentence? Learned my lesson?
Bm
Healed those wounds from my indiscretions?
C
I don’t know
G
Am I still so selfish? Exile ended?
Bm
What do you see in my misdirections?
C
I don’t know
C D
Let me go

[Bridge]
Em G
And sometimes, I pray
C
That maybe I will change
Em G/F# G D C
Into who you think I am

[Chorus]
G Em
Why do you keep reaching for my hand?
C
Do you see something I can’t?
G D G
Why do you try to save me?
Em
This fate is well deserved
C
I only make things worse
G D C
Why do you try to save me?
G D G
Why do you try to save me?

How to play Save Me: key, chords and progression

Save Me by Noah Kahan is built around G major (one sharp: F♯), with 6 chords in all: G, Bm, C, D, Em and G/F#.

The backbone of the song is G – Em – C – G (I – vi – IV – I in G major). In solfa, that is doh – lah – fah – doh. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Beginner-friendly: almost every chord here is an open shape on guitar: no capo, no barre chords needed.