I Choose You chords by Sara Bareilles (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

G
D/F#
Em
C
G/B
D
Cadd9
A7
Cm
G/F#

Verse 1
G 
Let the bough break,
D/F# 
Em 
let    it come down crashing
C 
G/B 
D 
Let the sun fade out   to a dark sky
G 
D/F# 
Em 
I can't say I'd even notice it was absent
C 
G/B 
D 
'Cause I could live by the light in your eyes

Pre-chorus 1

Cadd9

I'll unfold before you

Would have strung together

Cadd9

The very first words of a lifelong

love letter

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Chorus 1

G/F#

Tell the world that we finally got it all right

Cadd9

G/B

I choose you

I will become yours

G/F#

and you will become mine

Cadd9

G/B

I choose you

Cadd9

G/B

I choose you

Interlude 1

D/F#

Yeah

G/B

Verse 2
G 
There was a time
D/F# 
Em 
when I      would have believed them
C 
G/B 
If they told me you could not   come true
D 
Just love's illusion
G 
D/F# 
But then you found me
Em 
And everything changed
C 
G/B 
D 
And I  believe in something again

Pre-chorus 2

Cadd9

My whole heart

Will be yours forever

Cadd9

This is a beautiful start

To a lifelong love letter

Chorus 2
G 
G/F# 
Tell the world that we finally got it all right
Em 
Cadd9 
G/B 
D 
I choose      you
G 
I will become yours
G/F# 
Em 
and    you will become mine
Cadd9 
G/B 
D 
I choose      you
Cadd9 
G/B 
D 
I choose      you

Bridge 1
Em 
We are not perfect
Cadd9 
we'll learn      from our mistakes
G 
And as long as it takes
D 
I will prove my love to you
Em 
Cadd9 
I am not scared of the elements
G 
I am underprepared
But I am willing
D 
And even better
D 
I get to be the other half of you

Chorus 3
G 
G/F# 
Tell the world that we finally got it all right
Em 
Cadd9 
G/B 
D 
I choose      you
G 
I will become yours
G/F# 
Em 
and    you will become mine
Cadd9 
G/B 
D 
I choose      you
Cadd9 
G/B 
D 
I choose      you
Cadd9 
G/B 
D 
I choose      you

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GuitarPianoUkulele

G
D/F#
Em
C
G/B
D
Cadd9
A7
Cm
G/F#

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: A majorBPM: 77

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

G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
D/F#: 2-x-0-2-3-x
Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
G/B: x-2-0-0-0-3
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
Cadd9: x-3-2-0-3-3
A7: x-0-2-0-2-0
Cm: x-3-5-5-4-x
G/F#: 2-x-0-0-0-x

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This is the original studio version of I Choose You by Sara Bareilles, 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 A major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Sara Bareilles's performance.