Learn to play "To Be Forgiven" 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.
Chorus: Fmaj7 I'm going down Fmaj7 Fm7 Won't you help me (wont you help me now) Fmaj7 Fm7 Save me (save me..save me..) from myself Fmaj7 Fm7 I hear the sound of a memory Fmaj7 Fm7 Maybe ( maybe..maybe..) time will tell Bmaj7 Emaj7 Suddenly my life is like a river Bmaj7 Emaj7 Taking me places I don't want to go Emaj7 Amaj7 Dmaj7 But like all good men who swim too well Dmaj7 Amaj7 Dmaj7 It takes all that I have just to cry for help Dmaj7 Gmaj7 Gm6 Then that voice in my head Gm6 A7sus4 A7 Tells me no I'm going down Won't you help me Save me from myself I look around for a fantasy Maybe Who can tell? Chorus: Let me live my life beside the river Take me to places where a child can grow And then Maybe the boy inside will forsake me Maybe The child in me Will just let me go I'm going down The cold, cold water is rushing in I'm going down And I would beg to be forgiven If I knew my sin If I knew my sin Save me Save me Save me Save me I'm going down I'm going down I'm going down I'm going down You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsAm Amaj7 A7 A7sus4 Dm Dmaj7 Em Emaj7 Fm Fmaj7 Fmaj Fm7 Gm Gmaj7 Gmaj Gm6 Bm Bmaj7 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 "To Be Forgiven" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "To Be Forgiven" by George Michael.