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Why Don’t We – Be Myself Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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[Intro]
C Em F Fm (2x)

[Verse 1]
           C
Where do I start?
Em         F
 All these thoughts inside
          Fm
 my head, colliding
C                         F
I decide I'm stayin' in tonight
                       C
They say, "Follow your heart"
E         F
 But it's beating uncontrollably
  C
I can't hear what it's
                F
tellin' me this time

[Pre-Chorus]
      C              E
We're dancin' on the edge
   F         Fm
of anxiety's ledge
            C          Em       F
And I might fall again, I might fall
      C            E       F
We're walkin' on a rope of worry
    Fm
and I hope
             C          Em       F
That I don't fall again, I don't fall,
oh

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[Chorus]
C       E         F
Take me somewhere I can be
C      Em   F
 I can be myself
    C       Em        F
Oh, take me somewhere I am free
C        Em   F
 Free to be myself, and nothin' else
C Em F C Em F

[Verse 2]
               C    E      F
I've never had pride for myself
and I'm proud of that
       C               Em
'Cause I know that I'm just
         F
somebody else
            C              E
So why do I try? (Why do I try?)
       F
Try to find my validation in
     C           Em
what everybody's sayin'
            F
I need some help

[Pre-Chorus]
      C              E
We're dancin' on the edge
   F
of anxiety's ledge
            C          Em       F
And I might fall again, I might fall
      C            E       F
We're walkin' on a rope of worry
and I hope
             C          Em
That I don't fall again,
        F
I don't fall, oh

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[Chorus]
C       E         F
Take me somewhere I can be
C      Em   F
 I can be myself
    C       E         F
Oh, take me somewhere I am free
C        Em   F
 Free to be myself, and nothin' else
C Em F  C Em F  C Em F  C Em F

[Outro]
      C              Em
We're dancin' on the edge
   F
of anxiety's ledge
            C          E        F
And I might fall again, I might fall

How to play Be Myself: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Be Myself by Why Don’t We on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Be Myself by Why Don’t We is in the key of C major (no sharps or flats). The song uses 5 chords: C, Em, F, Fm and E.

The progression the song keeps returning to is C – Em – F – C (I – iii – IV – I in C major). In solfa, that is doh – mi – fah – doh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Good to know: on guitar, F and Fm need a barre or movable shape. Take the change into them slowly at first; piano and ukulele players have it easier.