James TW - Say Something: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Say Something" 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.

F                C/E
The symptoms are so familiar
Am                  G
My feelings don't know their place
 F        C/E      Am
Cold hands, I'm shaking

Caught somewhere in the middle
Between knowing what to say
And silence, I'm breaking

    F
As we dance 'round the living room
G
Your shadow falling into mine
F
It's torture here without you
     G
With all this on my mind

Chorus:
   F              C/E
If I say something, say something
Am            G
Tip of my tongue
      F         C/E
If I tell you this
               Am            G
Promise you're not going to run
        F                C/E
When I go to open up my mouth
       Am              Bm
Gonna stop before the words come out
             F        C/E           Am
Don't wanna say something, say something 'cause
      G            F C/E
I'm scared I'm in love
Am G
Oh
F   C/E
Love
Am G
Oh

It's magical in the moment
I can't figure out the timing
If I could then I would

Surrender to my emotion
And show you the brave inside
But this feels too good

As we dance 'round the living room
Your shadow falling into mine
It's torture here without you
With all this on my mind

Chorus:
If I say something, say something
Tip of my tongue
If I tell you this
Promise you're not going to run
When I go to open up my mouth
Gonna stop before the words come out
Don't wanna say something, say something 'cause
I'm scared I'm in love
Oh
Love
Oh

                      F
I'm scared you're the one
C/E            Am
Scared this is us
G              F  C/E
Scared I'm in love
Am G
Oh

As we dance 'round the living room
Your shadow falling into mine
It's torture here without you
With all this on my mind

Chorus:
If I say something, say something
Tip of my tongue
If I tell you this
Promise you're not going to run
When I go to open up my mouth
Gonna stop before the words come out
Don't wanna say something, say something 'cause
I'm scared I'm in love
Oh
Love
Oh

I'm scared you're the one
I'm scared this is us
Don't wanna say something, say something 'cause
I'm scared I'm in love


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

C

Guitar chord C

E

Guitar chord E

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 "Say Something" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Say Something" by James TW.