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Yahya – Keep you safe Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

ChordsC#m7 Cm7 Bm7 G#E13sus4 A G#m7 Gm7 F#m7 B7b9 Am EA/G#B

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These are the chords for Keep you safe by Yahya on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Intro:
EMaj7, D#m7b5, G#, C#m7,
C#m7 - Cm7 - Bm7,
E13sus4, A, Am, E, B7 (Open Chord)

[Verse]
EMaj7   D#m7b5
I             Can't
G#
Show you how  to
C#m7  C#m7  Cm7  Bm7
Love    your-  self
E13sus4         A    G#m7
But I promise you I'll
  Gm7  F#m7
Be the    one
G#m7  A      B7b9
By       your side

//
EMaj7   D#m7b5
I            Won't
G#                    C#m7
Tell you the      truth
  C#m7  Cm7  Bm7
A-        bout  love
E13sus4           A           Am
It's so         difficult For me
                          EMaj7    E7
Babe, I don't want you to get hurt

//
A                        G#m7
When I first met you
                    F#m7
I know that we
     G#m7  A       E
Can     be Together forever
A                        G#m7
Night we spent so long
                       B7b9
Until you're asleep On my lip

//
           EMaj7  D#m7b5  C#m7  B7
Cause I've
A
Been waiting
A/G#
For this so long
      F#m7
      B7 (Open Chord)
Oh long...

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        EMaj7   D#m7b5   C#m7  B7
And I
A          Am
Will Always Keep you safe
E         B7 (Open Chord)

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EMaj7   D#m7b5
If           We
G#          C#m7  C#m7
Ever get in
   Cm7  Bm7
To        a         fight
E13sus4        A
Listen to me babe
G#m7   G#m7   Gm7  F#m7   G#m7
Don't     Let         it
A      B7b9
take      O-        ver    us

//
EMaj7   D#m7b5
If           You
G#
Missed the way we
C#m7   C#m7  Cm7  Bm7
Used    to      be
E13sus4          A
Put us on the phone
      Am
Instead Of you just cryin' all night
EMaj7   E7

//
A                          G#m7
When I first met you
                     F#m7
I know that we
     G#m7  A       EMaj7
Can     be Together forever
A                            G#m7
Night we spent so long
                       B7b9
Until you're asleep On my lip

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            EMaj7  D#m7b5  C#m7  B7
Cause I've
A
Been waiting
A/G#
For this so long
      F#m7      B
7 (Open Chord)
Oh long...

//
        EMaj7  D#m7b5  C#m7  B7
And I
A          Am
Will Always Keep you safe
E       B7 (Open Chord)


Outro:
EMaj7, D#m7b5, G#, C#m9

How to play Keep you safe: key, chords and progression

Keep you safe by Yahya is in the key of E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯). The song uses 19 chords: EMaj7, D#m7b5, G#, C#m7, Cm7, Bm7, E13sus4, A, G#m7, Gm7, F#m7 and B7b9 and 7 more.

The progression the song keeps returning to is EMaj7 – D#m7b5 – G# – C#m7 (Imaj7 – vii°ø7 – III – vi7 in E major). In solfa, that is doh – te – mi – lah. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes Dmaj7, C#m7b5, F#, Bm7, Bbm7, Am7, D7, G, F#m7, Fm7 (47% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 29% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

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

D#m7b5 chord on guitar (xx1222) — D♯m7♭5D♯ F♯ A C♯

G# chord on guitar (466544) — G♯G♯ B♯ D♯

C#m7 chord on guitar (x46454) — C♯m7C♯ E G♯ B

Cm7 chord on guitar (x35343) — Cm7C E♭ G B♭

Bm7 chord on guitar (x24232) — Bm7B D F♯ A

E7 chord on guitar (020100) — E7E G♯ B D

G#m7 chord on guitar (464444) — G♯m7G♯ B D♯ F♯

Gm7 chord on guitar (353333) — Gm7G B♭ D F

F#m7 chord on guitar (242222) — F♯m7F♯ A C♯ E

B7b9 chord on guitar (x21212) — B7♭9B D♯ F♯ A C

B7 chord on guitar (x21202) — B7B D♯ F♯ A

C#m9 chord on guitar (x42440) — C♯m9C♯ E G♯ B D♯

Keep you safe chords: questions

What key is Keep you safe in?

Keep you safe by Yahya is in the key of E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯).

What chords are in Keep you safe?

Keep you safe uses 19 chords: EMaj7, D#m7b5, G#, C#m7, Cm7, Bm7, E13sus4, A, G#m7, Gm7, F#m7, B7b9 and 7 more.

What is the chord progression of Keep you safe?

The main progression is EMaj7 – D#m7b5 – G# – C#m7 (Imaj7 – vii°ø7 – III – vi7).

Is Keep you safe easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes Dmaj7, C#m7b5, F#, Bm7, Bbm7, Am7, D7, G, F#m7, Fm7 (47% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 29% without a capo).

How to play Keep you safe: key, chords and progression

Chord diagrams

Keep you safe chords: questions

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