Belle and Sebastian - Safety Valve: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Safety Valve" 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.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

E
I wrote a song to you
   B
I poured my soul in it
A
Now I'm feeling flat
           E       D A C#m G#m A
I want my soul back
B                    F#
Lately I just need a pal
                            A  D B7
Thanks for being my safety valve

    E                              F#
I know that there's something up there,
I can feel it
   A
I walk in the night, I look in the windows
         E                       F#
There's dinners and parties and late conversations
 A                                  B
Laughing out loud, the tears of a crowd
                   F#
Lady I just need a pal
                         A  B E C#m
Wish you'd be my safety valve

Chorus:
A               B
Hey, I've been here before
      E                C#m
I'll save you, it's a serious bore
A             F#m                 A
Hey I've been I still wrote this song for you
D            A           B
I dedicate this song to you
F#m                  A
I know you've been there all along
F#m            A       B
I wanna stay close to you
                        F#
Sometimes I just need a pal
                            A  D B7
Thanks for being my safety valve

Hell on my own is a night without prospects
You need something good to get through the day
I'm not in a good place, I know I'll get better
But just for tonight, take me away
Come and be my sacred cow
Come and be my safety valve

Chorus:
Hey, I've been there before
I'll spare you, it's a serious bore
Hey, I've been there before
I'll save you, it's a serious bore
Hey, I've been there before


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

B

Guitar chord B

B7

Guitar chord B7

C#m

Guitar chord C#m

D

Guitar chord D

E

Guitar chord E

F#

Guitar chord F#

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

G#m

Guitar chord G#m

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 "Safety Valve" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Safety Valve" by Belle and Sebastian.

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