Emeli Sande - Brighter Days: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Brighter Days" 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.

D#           A#
We've seen it all
D#              A#
The tears have fallen
D#         Gm      Cm A# F
And every step is on the edge

And we're so confused
We don't understand
It feels like this night won't end

Chorus:
                D#            A#     D#        A#
But there's gonna be brighter days, brighter days
D#         Gm                    Cm A#   F
I'll keep you lifted when you're losing faith
                D#         A#     D#      A#
There's gonna be brighter days, brighter days
D#         Gm                     Cm     A#    F
Though it seems distant, know the world will change
            D#         A#
To brighter days (Ooh-ooh)
            D#         A#
To brighter days (Ooh-ooh)
            D#         Gm
To brighter days (Ooh-ooh)
     Cm    A#    F
The world will change

So don't you worry, there's still hope left
If the pain gets heavy, if you need a friend
I'll be holding you steady, my love won't end
And I'll be counting the seconds until we meet again

Chorus:
Yeah, there's gonna be brighter days, brighter days
I'll keep you lifted when you're losing faith
There's gonna be brighter days, brighter days
Though it seems distant, know the world will change
To brighter days (Ooh-ooh)
To brighter days (Ooh-ooh)
To brighter days (Ooh-ooh)
The world will change
To brighter days (Ooh-ooh)
To brighter days (Ooh-ooh)
To brighter days (Ooh-ooh)
The world will change

Cm                   D#                         A#
All of a sudden the sun will start to shine on you
                               F
Know you've been running, but now it's
time for your breakthrough
Cm                                D#                     A#
I'll tell you something, it's not all for nothing, it's true
                    F
Hey, you'll see it soon

Chorus:
There's gonna be brighter days, brighter days
I'll keep you lifted when you're losing faith
There's gonna be brighter days, brighter days
Though it seems distant, know the world will change
To brighter days (Ooh-ooh)
To brighter days (Ooh-ooh)
To brighter days (Ooh-ooh)
The world will change (The world will change)
To brighter days (Ooh-ooh)
To brighter days (Ooh-ooh)
To brighter days (Ooh-ooh)
The world will change

To brighter days


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

Cm

Guitar chord Cm

D#

Guitar chord D#

F

Guitar chord F

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

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 "Brighter Days" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Brighter Days" by Emeli Sande.