Say Something chords

by A Great Big World & Christina Aguilera
  • Say Something was written by Ian Axel, Chad Vaccarino and Mike Campbell. It was recorded in 2013 and released on September 3, 2013 from the album Is There Anybody Out There.
  • Music: Key of D Major in 3/4 time at ~ 46 bpm (in 3) - 1 2 3 1 2 3 ( Beats on red notes at start of each bar)
  • Chords: D, Bm, Bm7, Em, G, Gadd2, Gsus2, Aadd4
  • Gadd2: G with an added 2nd - formula 1, 2, 3, 5 as opposed to Gsus2 where you replace the third with a second - formula 1, 2, 5
  • Aadd4: A with an added 4th - formula 1, 3, 4, 5 as opposed to Asus4 where you replace the third with a fourth - formula 1, 4, 5... see charts below
Chart Legend
Numbered Circles: Fingers used to play chords   O: Optional Note
Barre Line: One finger holds down multiple strings   R: Root Note
Unmarked strings: Play open   X: Don't play string    B: Bass Note
D Major Bm Bm Bm7 Bm7 Em Aadd4 G Major Gadd2 Gsus2
D Major Bm Bm Bm7 Bm7 Em Aadd4 G Major Gadd2 Gsus2

Say Something

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              D
Intro: 3/4 |  𝅗𝅥. (D note) | x 4 

       Bm           G           D          Aadd4        
    |      |  𝄎  |     |  𝄎  |     |  𝄎  |        |  𝄎  |      

Bm                 G                       D       Aadd4      
1. Say some-thing, I'm giv-ing up on you |   | 𝄎 |       | 𝄎 |
Em             G                           D       Aadd4      
   I'll be the one   If you want me to   |   | 𝄎 |       | 𝄎 |
Bm            G                            D       Aadd4    
   Any-where, I would've fol-lowed you   |   | 𝄎 |       | 𝄎 |
Bm                 G                       D       Aadd4      
   Say some-thing, I'm giv-ing up on you |   | 𝄎 |       | 𝄎 |

       D                  Aadd4
** And I   Am feel-ing so small
          Gadd2                             D        Aadd4
   It was o-ver my head   I know nothing at all | 𝄎 |      | 𝄎 |

       D                     Aadd4
** And I   Will stum-ble and fall
             Gadd2                                 D          Aadd4
   I'm still learn-ing to love   Just start-ing to crawl | 𝄎 |      | 𝄎 |


Bm7                Gsus2                  D       Aadd4
2. Say some-thing, I'm giving up on you |   | 𝄎 |       | 𝄎 |
Bm7                 Gsus2                     D       Aadd4
   I'm sor-ry that  I  could-n't get to you |   | 𝄎 |       | 𝄎 |
Bm7            Gsus2                       D        Aadd4
   Any-where   I  would've fol-lowed you |    | 𝄎 |       | 𝄎 |
Bm7                Gsus2                   D        Aadd4
   Say some-thing, I'm giv-ing up on you |    | 𝄎 |       | 𝄎 |

       D                   Aadd4
** And I   Will swallow my pride
              Gadd2                                  D        Aadd4
   You're the one that I love   And I'm say-ing good-bye | 𝄎 |      | 𝄎 |

Bm7                Gsus2                   D       Aadd4
3. Say some-thing, I'm giv-ing up on you |   | 𝄎 |       | 𝄎 | 
Bm7                     Gsus2                    D       Aadd4  
   And I'm sor-ry that  I  couldn't get to you |   | 𝄎 |       | 𝄎 |
Bm7                Gsus2                        D       Aadd4  
   And any-where   I would have fol-lowed you |   | 𝄎 |       | 𝄎 |
Bm7               Gsus2                  D       Aadd4 
   Say something, I'm giving up on you |   | 𝄎 |       | 𝄎 |

Bm                 G                      D       Aadd4
   Say some-thing, I'm giving up on you |   | 𝄎 |       | 𝄎 |
Bm                   G           D  
   Say some-thing |     |  𝄎  |     |    |...      
                           𝄑     𝄑

Please Note: You can play A instead of Aadd4 and G instead of Gadd2 and Gsus2. Give them a go as they are all easy to play and add a nice touch to the song.

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