James Arthur feat. Travis Barker – You Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

James Arthur feat. Travis Barker – You Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

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This is the chords of You by James Arthur feat. Travis Barker on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
Am
Fighting, living, dying
Am
For what? For freedom
Am
That’s what which men have fought since time began
To be free

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[Verse 1]
Am
They’ve been making blanked statements, scaring everyone
Am
They’ve been making you feel like you never did belong
F
Yeah, he said, and she said, yeah, they say a lot
F
So many things, they just think you forgot
Am
Who you are, and what you do, and where you’re coming from
Am
I just thought I could remind you with a simple song
F
Look at body language, can start to rebuff
F
To where we’re using weapons, hatred, not love
G
Not you

[Chorus]
F                                   Dm
You are in the wilderness, looking for your own purpose
Am
And you became a butterfly, a butterfly
G
I knew you always would
F
They were throwing sticks and stones
Dm
Words can never break your bones
Am
You can spread your wings and fly, wings and fly
G
I knew you always would
F                                 Dm
I knew you always would
F                                                                 Dm
I knew there always was nothing wrong with being
Am
You, you, you, you, you, you, you, you

[Verse 2]
Am
All you ever see [?] enemies
Am
Telling you to lose your individuality
F
Look, do this and do that, ’till you’ve lost your way
F
‘Till you need to fight or a means of escape
Am
They want you to stare into your screen and see yourself
Am
Blow smoke into your mirror till you imagine your own world
F
So don’t let them catch you with lies and deceit
F                                                 G
They can’t take your soul or your desire for freedom

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[Chorus]
F Dm
You are in the wilderness, looking for your own purpose
Am
And you became a butterfly, a butterfly
G
I knew you always would
F
They were throwing sticks and stones
Dm
Words can never break your bones
Am
You can spread your wings and fly, wings and fly
G
I knew you always would
F Dm
I knew you always would
F Dm
I knew there always was nothing wrong with being (yeah, yeah)

[Bridge]
Am
You said I wanna be
F
I’m gonna be everything they said I couldn’t be
Am Am
Everything that I said I would be when I picked up a pen and I started to speak
F
I hear the beat
My melody
F
I just pour all my heart into these sheets
F
I cannot just be a star in the streets
F
Man, I knew what was different, I had that belief
F
Nowhere to live, nothing to eat
F
You were so hungry that you couldn’t sleep
Dm
You couldn’t breathe
I couldn’t be
Dm
All of this shit was happ’nin’ to me
F
I would do drugs, I was a thief
F
Still on the run from the [?] police
Am Am
You were the mission that was given to me by the powers to be

[Post-Bridge]
F Dm
You are in the wilderness, looking for your own purpose
Am
And you became a butterfly, a butterfly
G
I knew you always would

[Chorus]
F Dm
You are in the wilderness, looking for your own purpose
Am
And you became a butterfly, a butterfly
G
I knew you always would
F
They were throwing sticks and stones
Dm
Words can never break your bones
Am
You can spread your wings and fly, wings and fly
G
I knew you always would
F Dm
I knew you always would
F Dm
I knew you always would
F Dm
I knew there always was nothing wrong with being
Am
You, you, you, you, you, you, you, you

How to play You: key, chords and progression

You by James Arthur feat. Travis Barker is centred on A minor (no sharps or flats). The song uses 4 chords: Am, F, G and Dm.

The progression the song keeps returning to is F – Dm – Am – G (VI – iv – i – VII in A minor). Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes Em, C, D, Am (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
Dm chord on guitar (xx0231)
DmD F A

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You chords: questions

What key is You in?

You by James Arthur feat. Travis Barker is centred on A minor (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in You?

You uses 4 chords: Am, F, G, Dm.

What is the chord progression of You?

The main progression is F – Dm – Am – G (VI – iv – i – VII).

Is You easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes Em, C, D, Am (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo).

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