Skillet – Save Me Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression

Skillet – Save Me Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression

ChordsC#mAF#mBG#E

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

[Intro]
C#m

[Verse 1]
C#m                                                     A
This is the place that no one sees
F#m                                  A
I don’t like to show (I can’t help it)
C#m                                      A
This is the darkness over me
F#m                                                  A
It’s just the world I know (I can’t stand it)

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[Pre-Chorus]
A                  B
Reachin’ for the light
A                  B             G#
Reachin’ from inside
C#m
Help me tonight

[Chorus]
E
I’m closer to the edge tonight
B                                 C#m
I’m standin’ on the ledge, so I
C#m
Hold you, reach out your hand
A                  B                                  C#m
To save (To save), to save me tonight
E
I’m damaged if you dare tonight
B                                  C#m
It feels like no one cares, so I
C#m
Can I come back for air?
A                                                  B
To save (To save), just save me
A
What are you waitin’ for?
F#m                  C#m
Someone save me

[Verse 2]
C#m                                                  A
Peel back the skin, exposed to you
F#m                                                  A
Take pleasure in the pain (Please stop starin’)
C#m
Tell me what I’m supposed to do
A                                  F#m                                  A
It ain’t easy to open up this way (I can’t help it)

[Pre-Chorus]
A                  B
Reachin’ for the light
A      B                  G#
Reachin’ from inside
C#m
Help me tonight

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[Chorus]
E
I’m closer to the edge tonight
B                                  C#m
I’m standin’ on the ledge, so I
C#m
Hold you, reach out your hand
A                  B                  C#m
To save (To save), to save me tonight
E
I’m damaged if you dare tonight
B                                  C#m
It feels like no one cares, so I
C#m
Can I come back for air?
A                                  B
To save (To save), just save me
A
What are you waitin’ for?
F#m                  C#m
Someone save me

[Pre-Chorus]
A                  B
Reachin’ for the light
A                  B                  G#
Reachin’ from inside
C#m
Help me tonight

[Chorus]
E
I’m closer to the edge tonight
B                                  C#m
I’m standin’ on the ledge, so I
C#m
Hold you, reach out your hand
A                  B                  C#m
To save, to save me tonight
E
I’m damaged if you dare tonight
B                      C#m
It feels like no one cares, so I
C#m
Can I come back for air?
A                  B                  C#m
To save (To save), just save me tonight
E
I’m closer to the edge tonight
B                                  C#m
I’m standin’ on the ledge, so I
C#m
Hold you, reach out your hand
A                  B
To save, to save me
A
What are you waitin’ for?
F#m                  C#m
Someone save me.

How to play Save Me: key, chords and progression

To play Save Me by Skillet, think in C♯ minor (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯). It takes 6 chords: C#m, A, F#m, B, G# and E.

Listen for C#m – E – B – C#m (i – III – VII – i in C♯ minor): the song comes back to it again and again. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes Am, F, Dm, G, E, C (83% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 33% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

C#m chord on guitar (x46654)
C♯mC♯ E G♯
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
F#m chord on guitar (244222)
F♯mF♯ A C♯
B chord on guitar (x24442)
BB D♯ F♯
G# chord on guitar (466544)
G♯G♯ B♯ D♯
E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B

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Save Me chords: questions

What key is Save Me in?

Save Me by Skillet is in the key of C♯ minor (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯).

What chords are in Save Me?

Save Me uses 6 chords: C#m, A, F#m, B, G#, E.

What is the chord progression of Save Me?

The main progression is C#m – E – B – C#m (i – III – VII – i).

Is Save Me easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes Am, F, Dm, G, E, C (83% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 33% without a capo).

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