Jun42018

James Arthur – You Deserve Better Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

ChordsD E F#m

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This is the chord progression of You Deserve Better by James Arthur on Piano, Guitar, Ukulele and Keyboard.

[Verse 1]
D    E    F#m
I’m just not sure my heart is working
D E    F#m
And yours is beating double time
D    E    F#m
Deep down you know I ain’t even worth it
D    E    F#m
It’s not enough, babe, all I do is make you cry

[Pre-Chorus]
D E F#m
Like ooh-woah, ooh-woah
D E F#m
I know I do this every time
D E F#m
Like ooh-woah, I know
D E F#m
That I just got to say what’s on my mind

[Chorus]
D          E
You deserve better, better, better than me
F#m
Might be what you want, but I’m not what you need
D E    F#m
You’re better, better than you even realize
D          E
You deserve better, better, better than me
F#m
Might be what you want, but I want you to see
D    E    F#m
You’re better off without me in your life

[Post-Chorus]
D E    F#m
And I hope you’ll find somebody else
D    E F#m
That’ll love you like nobody else
D       E       F#m
And I hope he gives you something real, oh, I love you still
D    E    F#m
But you deserve better, better, better, better

[Verse 2]
D    E    F#m
Give up on me, ’cause, babe, I’m hopeless
D    E    F#m
The more it hurts, the more it’s right
D    E    F#m
You know I loved, I just never showed it
D       E    F#m
It’ll be too late when you’re with some other guy

[Pre-Chorus]
D E F#m
Like ooh-woah, ooh-woah
D E F#m
I know I do this every time
D E F#m
Like ooh-woah, I know
D E F#m
That I just got to say what’s on my mind

[Chorus]
D          E
You deserve better, better, better than me
F#m
Might be what you want, but I’m not what you need
D    E    F#m
You’re better, better than you even realize
D          E
You deserve better, better, better than me
F#m
Might be what you want, but I want you to see
D    E    F#m
You’re better off without me in your life

[Post-Chorus]
D E    F#m
And I hope you’ll find somebody else
D    E F#m
That’ll love you like nobody else
D       E    F#m
And I hope he gives you something real, oh, I love you still
D    E    F#m
But you deserve better, better, better, better

[Bridge]
D E F#m D E
F#m D E
Might be what you want, but not what you need
F#m D E F#m
Baby, oh yeah

[Chorus]
D       E
You deserve better, better, better than me
F#m
Might be what you want, but I’m not what you need
D    E    F#m
You’re better, better than you even realize
D       E
You deserve better, better, better than me
F#m
Might be what you want, but I want you to see
D    E    F#m
You’re better off without me in your life

[Post-Chorus]
D    E F#m
And I hope you’ll find somebody else
D E    F#m
That’ll love you like nobody else
D       E       F#m
And I hope he gives you something real, oh, I love you still
D    E    F#m
But you deserve better, better, better, better

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How to play You Deserve Better: key, chords and progression

You Deserve Better by James Arthur is written in F♯ minor (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯) and moves through 3 chords: D, E and F#m.

Most of the song cycles through D – E – F#m – D (VI – VII – i – VI in F♯ minor). Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes C, D, Em (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 67% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.