Alicia Keys - Brand New Me: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Brand New Me" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

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Dm            G             Am
It's been a while, I'm not who I was before
Dm            G                       Am
You look surprised, your words don't burn me anymore
Dm               G               Am
Been meaning to tell you, but I guess it's
clear to see

          F                  Fm                C
Don't be mad, it's just the brand new kind of me
          F              Fm                 C
Can't be bad, I found a brand new kind of free

Careful with your ego, he’s the one that
we should blame
Had to grab my heart back,
God knew something had to change
I thought that you’d be happy
I found the one thing I need

Why you mad? It’s just the brand new kind of me

Chorus:
               Em        Am      F
Oh, it took a long long time to get here
           Em           Am       G
It took a brave, brave girl to try
        F               G     E/G#         Am
It took one too many excuses, one too many lies
 G            F                   Fm
Don't be surprised, don't be surprised

If I talk a little louder,
if I speak up when you're wrong
If I walk a little taller,
I been under you too long
If you notice that I'm different,
don't take it personally
Don't be mad, it's just a brand new kind of me
And it ain't bad, I found a brand new kind of free

Chorus:
It took a long, long road to get here
It took a brave, brave girl to try
I've taken one too many excuses, one too many lies
Don't be surprised, see you look surprised

Dm                   Am                      G
Hey, if you were a friend, you want to get know me
  F
again
Dm                   Am                   G
If you were worth a while, yu'd be happy to see me
  F
smile
Dm                 Am                 G         F
I'm not expecting sorry I'm too busy finding myself
  Dm          Am          G
I got this I found me, I found me, yeah

I don’t need your opinion,
I’m not waiting for your okay
I’ll never be perfect, but at least now I’m brave
Now my heart is open, and I can finally breathe

Don’t be mad, it’s just a brand new kind of free
That ain't bad, I found a brand new kind of me
Don't be mad, it's just a brand new time for me


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

E

Guitar chord E

Em

Guitar chord Em

F

Guitar chord F

Fm

Guitar chord Fm

G

Guitar chord G

G#

Guitar chord G#

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Brand New Me" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Brand New Me" by Alicia Keys.