Chords for Alicia Keys - Brand New Me (Live at iTunes Festival 2012)
Tempo:
109.25 bpm
Chords used:
Am
G
F
Dm
Fm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Start Jamming...
Okay, this next song that I want to play is another new song, so I hope you don't mind hearing something new because
This one that was my declaration and this one's my autobiography
So I'm coming up with the names as I go
[Dm]
[Am] [Dm] [G]
[Am] [A]
[Dm] [G] [Am]
[Dm]
[G] [Am] [F]
[Fm] [Em] [F]
[Fm] [C]
[Em] [Am] [F]
[Em] [Am] [G]
[F] [G] [Ab]
[Am] [F] [Fm]
[Dm] [G]
[F] [Dm]
[G] [Am]
[C] [Dm]
[G] [Abm] [Am]
[F] [Fm] [C]
[F] [Fm]
[C] [Am]
[F] [Em] [G]
[F]
[Dm] [Am] [G]
[F] Okay, that's me practice.
I'm good now
[Fm] [Dm]
This song I love this song this song so so so so so so so so so so important to me
I'm very excited to sing it to y'all.
This song I actually wrote with an incredible, incredible musician who [D] is [D] named
[N] And it's called Brand New Me.
[Dm] So, it sounds like this.
[G] [A]
[Dm]
[G] [Am]
It's [G] been a while
[Am] I'm not who I was [A] before
[Dm] You [G] look surprised
[Am] Your words don't burn me [A] anymore
[Dm]
Let me [G] in to tell you
[Ab] But I guess [Am] it's clear to see
[F] Don't be mad
[Fm] It's just a brand new [C] kind of me
Can't be [F] bad
I [Fm] found a brand new [C] kind of free
[Dm] Careful [G] with your ego
[Am] He's the one that we should blame
[Dm] [G] Had to grab my heart back
God knows something had to [A] change
[Dm]
I [G] thought that you'd be happy
[Ab] I found the one [Am] thing I need
[F] Why you mad?
[Fm] It's just a brand new [C] kind of me
[F] Never bad
I [Fm] found a brand new [C] kind of free
Oh, [Em] it took a long, [Am] long road to [F] get here
[Em] It took a brave, [Am] brave girl [G] to try
[F] It took one too many [G] excuses
[Ab] One too [Am] many lies
[F] Don't be surprised
Don't [Fm] be surprised
If [Dm]
I walk [G] a little taller
[Am] If I speak [F] up when you're wrong
[Dm] If I [G] walk a little taller
[Am] I've been under you too [A] long
[Dm] If you [G] notice that I'm different
[Ab] Don't take it [Am] personally
[F] Don't be mad
[Fm] It's just a brand new kind [C] of me
Oh, [Em] it took a long, [Am] long road to [F] get here
It [Em] took a brave, brave [Am] girl [G] to try
[F] I've taken one too [G] many excuses
[Ab] One too many [Am] lies
[F] Don't be surprised
Oh, say you look surprised
Hey, [Dm] if you [Am] were a friend
You wouldn't [G] get to know [F] me
[Dm] If you [Am] were worth the while
You'd [G] be happy to [F] see me smile
[Dm] I'm [Am] not expecting salary
[G] I'm too busy finding [F]
[Dm] this
[Am] I found me, [G]
me
[Dm]
I don't [G] need your opinion
[Am] I'm not waiting for [F] your okay
[Dm] I'll [G] never be perfect
[Am] But at least now [F] I'm brave
[Dm] And [G] now I'm alive
[Ab] And I can [Am] finally breathe
[F] Don't be mad
[Fm] It's just a brand new kind of [C] free
[F] That ain't bad
I found a brand new [C] kind of me
Don't [F] be mad
[Fm] It's just a brand new time for me
[C]
This one that was my declaration and this one's my autobiography
So I'm coming up with the names as I go
[Dm]
[Am] [Dm] [G]
[Am] [A]
[Dm] [G] [Am]
[Dm]
[G] [Am] [F]
[Fm] [Em] [F]
[Fm] [C]
[Em] [Am] [F]
[Em] [Am] [G]
[F] [G] [Ab]
[Am] [F] [Fm]
[Dm] [G]
[F] [Dm]
[G] [Am]
[C] [Dm]
[G] [Abm] [Am]
[F] [Fm] [C]
[F] [Fm]
[C] [Am]
[F] [Em] [G]
[F]
[Dm] [Am] [G]
[F] Okay, that's me practice.
I'm good now
[Fm] [Dm]
This song I love this song this song so so so so so so so so so so important to me
I'm very excited to sing it to y'all.
This song I actually wrote with an incredible, incredible musician who [D] is [D] named
[N] And it's called Brand New Me.
[Dm] So, it sounds like this.
[G] [A]
[Dm]
[G] [Am]
It's [G] been a while
[Am] I'm not who I was [A] before
[Dm] You [G] look surprised
[Am] Your words don't burn me [A] anymore
[Dm]
Let me [G] in to tell you
[Ab] But I guess [Am] it's clear to see
[F] Don't be mad
[Fm] It's just a brand new [C] kind of me
Can't be [F] bad
I [Fm] found a brand new [C] kind of free
[Dm] Careful [G] with your ego
[Am] He's the one that we should blame
[Dm] [G] Had to grab my heart back
God knows something had to [A] change
[Dm]
I [G] thought that you'd be happy
[Ab] I found the one [Am] thing I need
[F] Why you mad?
[Fm] It's just a brand new [C] kind of me
[F] Never bad
I [Fm] found a brand new [C] kind of free
Oh, [Em] it took a long, [Am] long road to [F] get here
[Em] It took a brave, [Am] brave girl [G] to try
[F] It took one too many [G] excuses
[Ab] One too [Am] many lies
[F] Don't be surprised
Don't [Fm] be surprised
If [Dm]
I walk [G] a little taller
[Am] If I speak [F] up when you're wrong
[Dm] If I [G] walk a little taller
[Am] I've been under you too [A] long
[Dm] If you [G] notice that I'm different
[Ab] Don't take it [Am] personally
[F] Don't be mad
[Fm] It's just a brand new kind [C] of me
Oh, [Em] it took a long, [Am] long road to [F] get here
It [Em] took a brave, brave [Am] girl [G] to try
[F] I've taken one too [G] many excuses
[Ab] One too many [Am] lies
[F] Don't be surprised
Oh, say you look surprised
Hey, [Dm] if you [Am] were a friend
You wouldn't [G] get to know [F] me
[Dm] If you [Am] were worth the while
You'd [G] be happy to [F] see me smile
[Dm] I'm [Am] not expecting salary
[G] I'm too busy finding [F]
[Dm] this
[Am] I found me, [G]
me
[Dm]
I don't [G] need your opinion
[Am] I'm not waiting for [F] your okay
[Dm] I'll [G] never be perfect
[Am] But at least now [F] I'm brave
[Dm] And [G] now I'm alive
[Ab] And I can [Am] finally breathe
[F] Don't be mad
[Fm] It's just a brand new kind of [C] free
[F] That ain't bad
I found a brand new [C] kind of me
Don't [F] be mad
[Fm] It's just a brand new time for me
[C]
Key:
Am
G
F
Dm
Fm
Am
G
F
Okay, this next song that I want to play _ is another new song, so I hope you don't mind hearing something new because _
_ _ _ _ This one _ that was my declaration and this one's my autobiography
_ _ _ So I'm coming up with the names as I go
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [G] _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [F] _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ [Ab] _ _
[Am] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Dm] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ [Am] _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ [F] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [G] _
_ [F] _ _ Okay, that's me practice.
I'm good now
_ [Fm] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ This song I love this song this song so so so so so so so so so so important to me _ _
_ I'm very excited to sing it to y'all.
This song I actually wrote with an incredible, incredible musician who [D] is [D] _ named_ _ _ _
[N] _ And _ _ _ _ _ _ it's called Brand New Me.
[Dm] So, it sounds like this.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ It's [G] been a while
[Am] I'm not who I was [A] before _
_ [Dm] _ You [G] look surprised
[Am] Your words don't burn me [A] anymore
_ _ [Dm] _
Let me [G] in to tell you
[Ab] But I guess [Am] it's clear to see
[F] Don't be mad
[Fm] It's just a brand new [C] kind of me
_ _ _ Can't be [F] bad
I [Fm] found a brand new [C] kind of free
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ Careful [G] with your ego
[Am] He's the one that we should blame
_ [Dm] _ _ [G] Had to grab my heart back
God knows something had to [A] change
_ [Dm] _
I [G] thought that you'd be happy
[Ab] I found the one [Am] thing I need
_ [F] Why you mad?
[Fm] It's just a brand new [C] kind of me
_ _ _ [F] Never bad
I [Fm] found a brand new [C] kind of free
_ _ Oh, [Em] it took a long, [Am] long road to _ [F] get here _
[Em] It took a brave, [Am] brave girl [G] to try
_ _ _ [F] It took one too many [G] excuses
_ [Ab] One too [Am] many lies
[F] Don't be surprised _ _ _
Don't [Fm] be surprised
_ If _ [Dm]
I walk [G] a little taller
[Am] If I speak [F] up when you're wrong
_ [Dm] If I [G] walk a little taller
[Am] I've been under you too [A] long
[Dm] If you [G] notice that I'm different
[Ab] Don't take it [Am] personally
_ [F] Don't be mad
[Fm] It's just a brand new kind [C] of me _ _
Oh, [Em] it took a long, [Am] long road to [F] get _ here
It [Em] took a brave, brave [Am] girl [G] to try _
_ _ [F] I've taken one too [G] many excuses
_ [Ab] One too many [Am] lies
[F] Don't be surprised
Oh, say you look surprised
_ _ Hey, [Dm] _ if you [Am] were a friend
You wouldn't [G] get to know [F] me _ _ _
[Dm] _ If you [Am] were worth the while
You'd [G] be happy to [F] see me smile
_ [Dm] _ I'm [Am] not expecting salary
[G] I'm too busy finding [F] _ _ _
_ [Dm] this
[Am] I found me, _ [G] _
me
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _
I don't [G] need your opinion
_ [Am] I'm not waiting for [F] your okay
_ _ [Dm] _ _ I'll [G] never be perfect
[Am] But at least now [F] I'm brave
_ [Dm] _ And [G] now I'm alive _
[Ab] And I can [Am] finally _ breathe
[F] Don't be mad
[Fm] It's just a brand new kind of [C] free _
_ _ _ [F] That ain't bad
I found a brand new [C] kind of me _ _ _ _
Don't [F] be mad
[Fm] It's just a brand new time for me
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ This one _ that was my declaration and this one's my autobiography
_ _ _ So I'm coming up with the names as I go
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [G] _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [F] _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ [Ab] _ _
[Am] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Dm] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ [Am] _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ [F] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [G] _
_ [F] _ _ Okay, that's me practice.
I'm good now
_ [Fm] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ This song I love this song this song so so so so so so so so so so important to me _ _
_ I'm very excited to sing it to y'all.
This song I actually wrote with an incredible, incredible musician who [D] is [D] _ named_ _ _ _
[N] _ And _ _ _ _ _ _ it's called Brand New Me.
[Dm] So, it sounds like this.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ It's [G] been a while
[Am] I'm not who I was [A] before _
_ [Dm] _ You [G] look surprised
[Am] Your words don't burn me [A] anymore
_ _ [Dm] _
Let me [G] in to tell you
[Ab] But I guess [Am] it's clear to see
[F] Don't be mad
[Fm] It's just a brand new [C] kind of me
_ _ _ Can't be [F] bad
I [Fm] found a brand new [C] kind of free
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ Careful [G] with your ego
[Am] He's the one that we should blame
_ [Dm] _ _ [G] Had to grab my heart back
God knows something had to [A] change
_ [Dm] _
I [G] thought that you'd be happy
[Ab] I found the one [Am] thing I need
_ [F] Why you mad?
[Fm] It's just a brand new [C] kind of me
_ _ _ [F] Never bad
I [Fm] found a brand new [C] kind of free
_ _ Oh, [Em] it took a long, [Am] long road to _ [F] get here _
[Em] It took a brave, [Am] brave girl [G] to try
_ _ _ [F] It took one too many [G] excuses
_ [Ab] One too [Am] many lies
[F] Don't be surprised _ _ _
Don't [Fm] be surprised
_ If _ [Dm]
I walk [G] a little taller
[Am] If I speak [F] up when you're wrong
_ [Dm] If I [G] walk a little taller
[Am] I've been under you too [A] long
[Dm] If you [G] notice that I'm different
[Ab] Don't take it [Am] personally
_ [F] Don't be mad
[Fm] It's just a brand new kind [C] of me _ _
Oh, [Em] it took a long, [Am] long road to [F] get _ here
It [Em] took a brave, brave [Am] girl [G] to try _
_ _ [F] I've taken one too [G] many excuses
_ [Ab] One too many [Am] lies
[F] Don't be surprised
Oh, say you look surprised
_ _ Hey, [Dm] _ if you [Am] were a friend
You wouldn't [G] get to know [F] me _ _ _
[Dm] _ If you [Am] were worth the while
You'd [G] be happy to [F] see me smile
_ [Dm] _ I'm [Am] not expecting salary
[G] I'm too busy finding [F] _ _ _
_ [Dm] this
[Am] I found me, _ [G] _
me
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _
I don't [G] need your opinion
_ [Am] I'm not waiting for [F] your okay
_ _ [Dm] _ _ I'll [G] never be perfect
[Am] But at least now [F] I'm brave
_ [Dm] _ And [G] now I'm alive _
[Ab] And I can [Am] finally _ breathe
[F] Don't be mad
[Fm] It's just a brand new kind of [C] free _
_ _ _ [F] That ain't bad
I found a brand new [C] kind of me _ _ _ _
Don't [F] be mad
[Fm] It's just a brand new time for me
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _