Gavin James - Nervous: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Nervous" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. 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.

Learn Nervous Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Gavin James

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Nervous" smoothly on your guitar.

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

    Em               C                  G      D
I promise that I'll hold you when it's cold out
         Em               C              G  D/F#
When we loose our winter coats in the spring
        Em            C               G      Bm
'Cause lately I was thinking I never told you
     C                              G   D/F#
That every time I see you my heart sings
       Em               C           G    D
'Cause we lived at the carnival in summer
     Em                 C           G        D/F#
We scared ourselves to death on a ghost train
      Em             C             G         Bm
And just like every Ferris wheel stops turning
      C                          G  D
Oh I guess we had an expiration date
   C              Cm                 G
So I won't say I love you, it's too late

Em   C     G      D
Ooooohhhooooohhhhhh
Em   C     G      G D/F#
Oooohhhhhhoooooohhhhh
Em   C     G      Bm
Ooooooohhhooooooohhhh
C      Cm      G     G D/F#
Oooohhhooohhhhhooohhhhh

'Cause every time I saw you I got nervous
Shivering and shaking at the knees
And just like every song I haven't heard yet no
I didn't know the words in front of me

             D      Em
In front of me, and oh
              C
But, I don't wanna know oo oh
                 G  Bm C
Who'll take you home?
                 G  Bm C
Who'll take you home?
                 Em  D G  C
Who'll take you home, home?
     Cm
If I let you go

Em   C     G      D
Ooooohhhooooohhhhhh
Em   C     G      G D/F#
Oooohhhhhhoooooohhhhh
Em   C     G      Bm
Ooooooohhhooooooohhhh
C      Cm      G     G D/F#
Oooohhhooohhhhhooohhhhh

Now that you're on someone else's shoulders
The winter winds are colder on my own
Maybe we will meet when we get older
Maybe we won't
So I won't say I love you if you don't
Oh you don't

Oooooohhhhh
So I won't say I love you if you don't


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

C

Guitar chord C

Cm

Guitar chord Cm

D

Guitar chord D

Em

Guitar chord Em

F#

Guitar chord F#

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 "Nervous" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Nervous" by Gavin James.

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