False Confidence chords by
Noah Kahan (Official Version)

2019Rock10.3K views

Key: Eb minorDifficulty: Intermediate

Intro 1

Bbm

Bbm

Verse 1
Bbm Bbm 
 
Db Db 
 
Gb Gb 
 
Don't take yourself so seriously
Db Db 
 
Ab/C Ab/C 
 
Bbm Bbm 
 
Look at you all   dressed up
Db Db 
 
Gb Gb 
 
for someone you never see
Db Db 
 
Ab/C Ab/C 
 
Bbm Bbm 
 
Db Db 
 
You're here  for a rea son
Gb Gb 
 
Db Db 
 
but you don't know why
Bbm Bbm 
 
Db Db 
 
Gb Gb 
 
Db Db 
 
You're split and une   ven your hands to the sky
Gb Gb 
 
Surrender yourself

Chorus 1
Bbm Bbm 
 
Db Db 
 
And I wonder why   I tear myself down
To be built back up again
F7 F7 
 
Gb Gb 
 
Oh I hope somehow,
Ab Ab 
 
I'll wake up young again
Bbm Bbm 
 
Db Db 
 
All   that's left of myself
Holes in my false confidence
F7 F7 
 
Gb Gb 
 
And now I lay myself down
Ab Ab 
 
And hope I wake up young again

Interlude 1

Bbm

Db

F7

Gb

Ab

Hope I wake up young again

Verse 2
Bbm Bbm 
 
Db Db 
 
Don't let those demons in again
Gb Gb 
 
Db Db 
 
Ab/C Ab/C 
 
(mhm hmm)
Bbm Bbm 
 
Db Db 
 
I fill the void up    with polished doubt,
Gb Gb 
 
fake sentiment
Db Db 
 
Ab/C Ab/C 
 
Bbm Bbm 
 
Db Db 
 
Gb Gb 
 
Db Db 
 
Surren   der yourself

Chorus 2
Bbm Bbm 
 
Db Db 
 
And I wonder why   I tear myself down
To be built back up again
F7 F7 
 
Gb Gb 
 
Oh I hope somehow,
Ab Ab 
 
I'll wake up young again
Bbm Bbm 
 
Db Db 
 
All   that's left of myself
Holes in my false confidence
F7 F7 
 
Gb Gb 
 
And now I lay myself down
Ab Ab 
 
And hope I wake up young again

Interlude 2

Bbm

Db

F7

Gb

Ab

Hope I wake up young again

Bbm

Db

F7

Gb

Ab

Hope I wake up young again

Verse 3
Bbm Bbm 
 
Db Db 
 
Why won't you take me seriously
Gb Gb 
 
Db Db 
 
Ab/C Ab/C 
 
Bbm Bbm 
 
Look at me all   fucked up
Db Db 
 
over someone I'll never meet
Gb Gb 
 
Db Db 
 
Ab/C Ab/C

Chorus 3
And I wonder why I tear myself down
To be built back up again
Oh I hope somehow,
I'll wake up young again
Bbm Bbm 
 
Db Db 
 
All   that's left of myself
Holes in my false confidence
F7 F7 
 
Gb Gb 
 
And now I lay myself down
Ab Ab 
 
And hope I wake up

Chorus 4
Bbm Bbm 
 
Db Db 
 
Wonder why   I tear myself down
To be built back up again
F7 F7 
 
Gb Gb 
 
Oh I hope somehow,
Ab Ab 
 
I'll wake up young again
Bbm Bbm 
 
Db Db 
 
All   that's left of myself
Holes in my false confidence
F7 F7 
 
Gb Gb 
 
And now I lay myself down
Ab Ab 
 
And hope I wake up young again

Interlude 3

Bbm

Db

F7

Gb

Ab

Hope I wake up young again

Bbm

Db

F7

Gb

Ab

Hope I wake up young again

Outro 1

Bbm

Db

Gb

Db

F7

Bbm

Db

Gb

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsBbm Db Gb Ab/C F7...

Chords

Bbm
Db
Gb
Ab/C
F7
Ab

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Bbm: x-1-3-3-2-x
Db: x-4-6-6-6-x
Gb: 2-4-4-3-2-2
Ab/C: 8-6-6-8-x-x
F7: 1-3-1-2-1-1
Ab: 4-6-6-5-4-4

Capo: 6

I don't have a capo

Transpose: 1

1

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

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This is the original studio version of False Confidence by Noah Kahan, capturing how the song was actually played on the recording. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart keeps the exact chord voicings and capo position in the original key of Eb minor. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Noah Kahan's performance.

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