James Arthur – Finally Feel Good Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression

James Arthur – Finally Feel Good Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression

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This is the chords of Finally Feel Good by James Arthur on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
E B G#m F#

[Verse 1]
E                              B                G#m                F#                        E
I wanna wake up sober, see what the sunrise means to me
B                                            G#m                              F#
‘Cause I’ve been getting colder and nothing means anything
E                B                G#m                F#                E
I wanna’really hold ya and feel the groundbeneath my feet
B                                            G#m                              F#
‘Cause when it’s all all over, don’t wanna miss anything

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[Pre-Chorus 1]
E                              B
I’m putting out cigarettes on my bed
G#m                                            F#
Only friends never up in my head
E                              B                F#
When you hit bottom only place to go is up

[Chorus]
E       B                G#m                F#
When I found me I was smiling
E                B                G#m                F#
And through the crying I finally feel good
E                B                G#m                F#
When I broke free from the old me
E                B                G#m      F#
I was singing “I finally feel good”

[Verse 2]
E                B                G#m                F#                E
I was gettin’ closer but I was gettin’ in my way
B                                            G#m                              F#
We’re only gettin’ older, I keep on making the same mistakes
E            B     G#m                   F#                   E
Self-inflicted torture, it no longer gets me high
B                                     G#m                                     F#
And finally I want to follow my own lullaby

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[Pre-Chorus 2]
E                                     B
Trying to remember what my mother said
G#m                                     F#
Middle finger up to my twisted head
E                                     B                                     F#
When you hit bottom, only place to go is up

[Chorus]
E             B     G#m                   F#
When I found me I was smiling
E                   B                   G#m                   F#
And through the crying I finally feel good
E            B          G#m       F#
When I broke free from the old me
E       B          G#m                   F#
I was singing “I finally feel good”

[Bridge]
E                                     B                   G#m                   F#
Oh, oh (Ha-ah-ah, ha-ah-ah) A duplicate of my own skin
E                                     B                   G#m                   F#
(Ha-ah-ah, ha-ah-ah) It finally feels like home, yeah
E                        B                   G#m                   F#
(Ha-ah-ah, ha-ah-ah) I can’t tell if myself, yeah
E                   B         G#m                   F#
(Ha-ah-ah, ha-ah-ah) You don’t have to be alone

[Chorus]
E B G#m F#
When I found me I was smiling
E B G#m F#
And through the crying I finally feel good
E B G#m F#
When I broke free from the old me
E B G#m F#
I was singing “I finally feel good”

[Refrain]
E B G#m F#
(Ha-ah-ah, ha-ah-ah)
E B G#m F#
(Ha-ah-ah, ha-ah-ah)
E B G#m F#
(Ha-ah-ah, ha-ah-ah)
E B G#m F#
(Ha-ah-ah, ha-ah-ah)

How to play Finally Feel Good: key, chords and progression

To play Finally Feel Good by James Arthur, think in B major (five sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯). It takes 4 chords: E, B, G#m and F#.

The backbone of the song is E – B – G#m – F# (IV – I – vi – V in B major). In solfa, that is fah – doh – lah – soh. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes C, G, Em, D (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 25% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
B chord on guitar (x24442)
BB D♯ F♯
G#m chord on guitar (466444)
G♯mG♯ B D♯
F# chord on guitar (244322)
F♯F♯ A♯ C♯

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Finally Feel Good chords: questions

What key is Finally Feel Good in?

Finally Feel Good by James Arthur is in the key of B major (five sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯).

What chords are in Finally Feel Good?

Finally Feel Good uses 4 chords: E, B, G#m, F#.

What is the chord progression of Finally Feel Good?

The main progression is E – B – G#m – F# (IV – I – vi – V).

Is Finally Feel Good easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes C, G, Em, D (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 25% without a capo).

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