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Safe Bet – Square One Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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[Intro]

[Verse 1]
Emaj7    F#   B  F#     
Uncertainty runs through 
    B
my veins every day
         G#m         
Finding so many ways 
   E  Emaj7
to control me
E      F#  B  F#   B
And my inability to create
 F#                  A   
Afraid that it will never 
         Emaj7
be worthwhile
                       F#  
I’ve grown so fucking tired 
 B   F#        B
and dull from sitting around
          G#m            A    
Got disheartened by the sound 
   Emaj7
of my own voice
      F#        B       F   
As if I’ve been talking shit 
   B
to myself
     F#          A     
I guess I fell further 
       Emaj7    Em      B
than imagined

[Chorus]
B             F#              A
Somehow I get caught in the wake
               Emaj7    E   B
Every day, of my flaws
B
To find out how I function
      F#         A
I’ll dissect myself
                      Emaj7     G
What the hell’s going on?

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[Verse 2]
  A           E
What’s going on with me?
                F#    
I can’t see the point 
   B  F#
in anything when
B                     G#m
All that I do is give up
                 E
Cause I’m losing my grip on this
        F#          B     F#
As if I ever had it to begin with
  B                F#         
A lowerеd sense of confidencе 
   A             Emaj7    Em   B
is such a major setback

[Chorus]
B             F#             A
Somehow I get caught in the wake
               Emaj7    E    B
Every day, of my flaws
B
To find out how I function
     F#         A
I’ll dissect myself
                      Emaj7   E    B
What the hell’s going on?
B                  F#   
Oh no, I thought I made 
         A
so much progress
             Emaj7   E   B
I’m coming undone
B
In self sabotaging
      F#         A     
I’ve fallen off track, 
                  Emaj7    G    A
headed back to square one

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[Outro]
Emaj7
     E
I'm headed back
          Emaj7
I'm headed back
           E
I'm headed back
            Emaj7         Em
Now I'm headed back

How to play Square One: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Square One by Safe Bet on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Square One by Safe Bet keeps coming home to B major (five sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯). You need 9 chords: Emaj7, F#, B, G#m, E, A, F, Em and G.

The backbone of the song is B – F# – A – Emaj7 (I – V – ♭VII – IVmaj7 in B major). Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes Dmaj7, E, A, F#m, D, G, Eb, Dm, F (67% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 44% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Emaj7 chord on guitar (021100) — Emaj7E G♯ B D♯

F# chord on guitar (244322) — F♯F♯ A♯ C♯

G#m chord on guitar (466444) — G♯mG♯ B D♯

Square One chords: questions

What key is Square One in?

Square One by Safe Bet is centred on B major (five sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯).

What chords are in Square One?

Square One uses 9 chords: Emaj7, F#, B, G#m, E, A, F, Em, G.

What is the chord progression of Square One?

The main progression is B – F# – A – Emaj7 (I – V – ♭VII – IVmaj7).

Is Square One easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes Dmaj7, E, A, F#m, D, G, Eb, Dm, F (67% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 44% without a capo).

How to play Square One: key, chords and progression

Chord diagrams

Square One chords: questions

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