James Arthur – Avalanche Chords on Piano & Ukulele

James Arthur – Avalanche Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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ChordsBmDGAEmF#m

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These are the chords for Avalanche by James Arthur on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

[Verse 1]
Bm           D
  Paradise, sleeping in
 under bright white snow
G
 I'm alive, this could
be it for all we know
Bm            A
 I'm a mess, don't know
              D
 what I would do without you
G
 I could cry, leading
you down the same old road

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[Pre-Chorus]
Bm
I just never see it coming
     D
Only butterflies until the
                       G          G
 bullets fly around my head again
Bm
Sick of running in a circle
         D
All the stomach pains,
I'm tired of medicating
        G
 the adrenaline

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[Chorus]
           D
Under this avalanche with you
Em
Avalanche with you
  G
I feel the world collapsing down
A         Bm
But after all that
 I've been through
F#m         A        D
Long as I'm with you
G
Nobody can hurt me now
          D
It's been breaking me,
breaking me
Em
Tired to the bone
       G
You're saving me,
                    A
say to me I'm not alone
        Bm
In this avalanche with you
F#m       A
Avalanche with you
G                    Em
Nobody can hurt us now

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[Verse 2]
Bm           A
  You and I, maybe we'll
      D
disappear like ghosts
G
  Intertwined, in a couple
of years they'll
write our stone

Bm            A
  Here lies a lucky man
         D
who was losing all hope
G
  A real life and a beautiful
soul who never let go

[Pre-Chorus]
Bm
I just never see the warning
     D
Only butterflies until the
                       G
bullets fly around my head again, oh
Bm
Sick of running in a circle
         D
All the stomach aches, I'm tired
                    G
 of medicating the adrenaline

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[Chorus]
           D
Under this avalanche with you
Em
Avalanche with you
  G
I feel the world collapsing down
A         Bm
But after all that
 I've been through
F#m         A        D
Long as I'm with you
G
Nobody can hurt me now
          D
It's been breaking me,
 breaking me
Em
Tired to the bone
       G
You're saving me,
                    A
say to me I'm not alone
        Bm
In this avalanche with you
F#m       A
Avalanche with you
G                    Em
Nobody can hurt us now

[Bridge]
A
 I think of all the
wasted nights
Em                 A
  Think of all the tears
you cried
G
  Because of me, because of us
Bm          D
Ash to ash, dust to dust

A
  I don't wanna waste more time
Em                D
  We will make it out alive
G                   Em
Hold my head, I'll sleep forever

[Chorus]
           D
Under this avalanche
 with you
Em
Avalanche with you
  G
I feel the world
              A
collapsing down
          Bm
But after all that
I've been through
F#m         A
Long as I'm with you
G
Nobody can hurt me now
          D
It's been breaking me,
 breaking me
Em
Tired to the bone
       G
You're saving me,
                    A
 say to me I'm not alone
        Bm
In this avalanche with you
F#m       A
Avalanche with you
G                    Em    D
Nobody can hurt us now

How to play Avalanche: key, chords and progression

Avalanche by James Arthur is centred on D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯). The song uses 6 chords: Bm, D, G, A, Em and F#m.

The progression the song keeps returning to is D – Em – G – A (I – ii – IV – V in D major). In solfa, that is doh – reh – fah – soh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes Am, C, F, G, Dm, Em (83% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 67% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Bm chord on guitar (x24432)
BmB D F♯
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
Em chord on guitar (022000)
EmE G B
F#m chord on guitar (244222)
F♯mF♯ A C♯

Avalanche chords: questions

What key is Avalanche in?

Avalanche by James Arthur is centred on D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯).

What chords are in Avalanche?

Avalanche uses 6 chords: Bm, D, G, A, Em, F#m.

What is the chord progression of Avalanche?

The main progression is D – Em – G – A (I – ii – IV – V).

Is Avalanche easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes Am, C, F, G, Dm, Em (83% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 67% without a capo).

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