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jxdn feat. Machine Gun Kelly – Wanna Be Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

ChordsG C Em DG/B

KeyKeyCapo

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[Intro]
| G  | G  |

[Chorus]
           G
I wanna be alright
           C
I wanna be okay
                 Em         D
I'm sick of the nightmares
                 C
I'm sick of the bad days, I wanna be

[Verse 1]
G/B   C
 Sedated, isolated
G
 Lookin' in the mirror and I hate it
G/B         C
 Depressed, I never say it
G
 Find me face down on the pavement

[Pre-Chorus]
           G/B     C
Maybe it's all my fault
                      G
There's no one I can call for help
                     G/B       C
It's really gettin' worse than I
thought
            D
And I'm done
                                G
No prescription makes me better

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[Chorus]
           G
I wanna be alright
           C
I wanna be okay
                 Em         D
I'm sick of the nightmares
                 C
I'm sick of the bad days
                  G
Lookin' for direction
(Lookin' for direction)
                 C
I'm headed the wrong way
(I'm headed the wrong way)
           Em
I wanna be alright
(I wanna be alright)
D             C
 I wanna be okay, I wanna be
 (I wanna be okay)

[Verse 2]
G/B     C
 Lobotomized then forget this
G
 Friday night, made a death wish
G/B    C
 Saturday felt like shit
G
 I do this to myself
 'cause I'm anxious
 (Damn)
G/B   C
 I   saw a movie and
                  G
 I wished it was my life
And then I heard a song that
                    G/B
I wish I wrote for you
 C                           D
Cigarettes rotting me on the inside
                                 G
An X-Ray showin' I got more bad news
(Fuck)

[Chorus]
           G
I wanna be alright
           C
I wanna be okay
                 Em         D
I'm sick of the nightmares
                 C
I'm sick of the bad days
                  G
Lookin' for direction
(Lookin' for direction)
                 C
I'm headed the wrong way
(I'm headed the wrong way)
           Em
I wanna be alright
(I wanna be alright)
D             C
 I wanna be okay, I wanna be
 (I wanna be okay)

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[Bridge]
G/B             C
 I don't wanna feel like this anymore
G
 I don't wanna feel like this anymore
G/B             C
 I don't wanna feel like this anymore
G
 I don't wanna feel like this

[Chorus]
              G
I wanna be alright
(I wanna be alright)
           C
I wanna be okay (I wanna be okay)
                 Em
I'm sick of the nightmares
(I'm sick of the nightmares)
D                 C
 I'm sick of the bad days
 (I'm sick of the bad days)
                  G
Lookin' for direction
(Lookin' for direction)
                 C
I'm headed the wrong way (
I'm headed the wrong way)
           Em
I wanna be alright
(I wanna be alright)
D             C
 I wanna be okay (I wanna be)
          Em   D   C
I wanna be

How to play Wanna Be: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Wanna Be by jxdn feat. Machine Gun Kelly on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Wanna Be by jxdn feat. Machine Gun Kelly is centred on G major (one sharp: F♯). The song uses 5 chords: G, C, Em, D and G/B.

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

Beginner-friendly: every chord is an open chord on guitar, so you can play it without a capo or barre chords.