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Sara Bareilles - A Safe Place To Land Chords

Chord reference G, D, Em, C, Am, Gm
Rhythm tips ↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

When holding your [G]breath is [D]safer than [Em]breathing When letting [C]go is [G]braver than [Am]keeping When [C]innocent [D]words turn to [Em]lies And you [C]can’t hide by [D]closing your [G]eyes

When [G]pain is [D]all that they [Em]offer Like a [C]kiss from the [G]lips of a [Am]monster You know the [C]famine so [D]well, but never [Em]met the feast When [C]home is the [D]belly of a [D]beast

The [C]ocean is wild and [Em]over your head And the [C]boat [C]beneath you [Am]is sinking Don’t need [C]room for your [D]bags, hope is [Em]all that you have So say the [Am]Lord’s Prayer twice, hold your [Am]babies tight [D]Surely someone will reach out a [D]hand And [C]show you a [D]safe place to [G]land

Oh, [G]imagine [D]yourself in a [Em]building Up in [C]flames, being [C]told to [Am]stand still The [C]window’s wide [D]open, this is [Em]leap is on faith You don’t [C]know who will catch you, but maybe [D]somebody will

The [C]ocean is wild and [Em]over your head And the [C]boat [C]beneath you [Am]is sinking Don’t need [C]room for your [D]bags, hope is [Em]all that you have So say the [Am]Lord’s Prayer twice, hold your [Am]babies tight [D]Surely someone will reach out a [D]hand And [C]show you a [D]safe place to [G]land

Be the [Em]hand of a hopeful stranger Little [G]scared, but you’re strong enough Be the [C]light in the dark of this danger ‘Til the [G]sun [Gm]comes [D]up

Be the [Em]hand of a hopeful stranger Little [G]scared but you’re strong enough Be the [C]light in the dark of this danger ‘Til the [G]sun [Gm]comes [D]up

Be the [Em]hand of a hopeful stranger You’re [G]scared but you’re strong enough Be the [C]light in the dark of this danger ‘Til the [G]sun [Gm]comes [D]up

‘Til the [Em]sun comes up (Oh) ‘Til the [G]sun comes up (‘Til the sun) ‘Til the [C]sun comes up (Ooh) ‘Til the [G]sun (‘Til the sun) [Gm] Comes up [G]

Album Amidst the Chaos
Genres Pop
Year 2019
Key G

How to Play A Safe Place To Land on Guitar?

Sara Bareilles - A Safe Place To Land can be played in the key of G using the G, D, Em, C, Am, Gm chords.

  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
  • For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.
  • For Gm, To play Gm, press fret 3 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the A string with finger 2, press fret 3 on the B string with finger 3, press fret 3 on the high E string with finger 3, let D, G ring open.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play A Safe Place To Land with the ↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.