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To Be Forgiven chords by
George Michael
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Key: F major•
Intro 1
D
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Dm
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D
D

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D
D

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Verse 1
D
D

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I'm going down
Dm
Dm

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Won't you help me (won't you

help me now?)
D
D

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Save me (save me,
Dm
Dm

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D
D

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save me) from myself
Dm
Dm

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I hear the sound of the memory
D
D

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Maybe (maybe, maybe)
Dm
Dm

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time will tell
Verse 2
Ab
Ab
4

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C#
C#
4

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Ab
Ab
4

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Suddenly, my life is like a river
C#
C#
4

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Taking me places I don't want to go
F#
F#
2

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B
B
2

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But like all good men who swim too well
F#
F#
2

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B
B
2

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It takes all that I have just to cry for help
E
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Em
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Then that voice in my head tells
F#sus4
F#sus4
2

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E
E

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F#sus4
F#sus4
2

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me no
F#
F#
2

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Verse 3
D
D

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I'm going down
Dm
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Won't you help me (won't you

help me now?)
D
D

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Save me (save me,
Dm
Dm

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D
D

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save me) from myself
Dm
Dm

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I look around for a fantasy
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Maybe, who can tell?
Verse 4
Ab
Ab
4

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Let me live my life beside the
Db
Db
4

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Ab
Ab
4

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river (the river)
Db
Db
4

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Take me to places where a child can grow
F#
F#
2

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B
B
2

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F#
F#
2

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And then maybe the boy
B
B
2

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inside will forsake me
E
E

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Em
Em

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F#sus4
F#sus4
2

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F#
F#
2

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Maybe the child in me will just let me go
Gm
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3

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Interlude 1
Dm
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Eb
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6

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Cm
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3

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D
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Gm
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3

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Eb
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6

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Em
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A
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Em
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A

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D
D

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Verse 5
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D

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I'm going down
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D
D

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The cold, cold water is rushing in

I'm going down
Dm
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And I would beg to be forgiven
Verse 6
D
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If I knew my sin
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If I knew my sin
D
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Dm
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Save me (save me)
D
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Save me (save me)

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D
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Dm
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I'm going down

I'm going down
D
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I'm going down
Dm
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I'm going down
Outro 1
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

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Chords

  • D

  • Dm

  • Ab

    4

  • C#

    4

  • F#

    2

  • B

    2

  • E

  • Em

  • F#sus4

    2

  • Db

    4

  • Gm

    3

  • Eb

    6

  • Cm

    3

  • A

Capo: 3

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of To Be Forgiven by George Michael is F major.

The primary chords used in To Be Forgiven are F, Fm, Cb, E, A, D.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 3 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like F, Fm, Cb, E, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of To Be Forgiven is approximately 95 beats per minute.

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