James Arthur - Phoenix: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Phoenix" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

C#m7
Let me, let me begin
         C#m7         Bm7 A
Let me begin, with an I.O.U
          Am
Oh, I owe everything to
C#m7
Lately, lately my friend
            C#m7        Bm7    A
Lately, you think I'm ignoring you
              Am
But I've been trying to pull through

B                               C#m
All of the pain, I know you're looking down, down on me
              A
I could have been someone
I hurt everyone
         B
Pushed away everyone who got near

Chorus:
 E                     Bm
Tell me something that I don't know
            A
I couldn't let you go
             Am
Fell on my knees, turned my face to the rain
E                   Bm
And that's when you heard my calls
             A
Sold me my stubborn soul
            Am
Phoenix is rising, it's rising again
E
Woah
Bm
Woah
A     Am
Woah oo-oo

Save me, save me again
Save me the way that you did before
Cause no one ever could have loved me more
Give me, give me the strength
Give me the strength when I need it more
Give me the reason that I'm looking for

I was a pain, they were looking down, down on me
I could have been someone
I hurt everyone
Pushed away everyone that was near

Chorus:
Tell me, something that I don't know
I couldn't let you go
Fell on my knees
Turned my face to the rain
That's when you heard my call
Sold me my stubborn soul
The phoenix is rising, it's rising again
Oo, oo, oo
Woah, oo, oo
Woah, oo, oo
Rising, woah, oo, oo
It's rising, woah, oo, oo
It's rising, woah, oo, oo

B
You took the pain
         C#m
When my world caved down on me
       A
Now I have someone
           B                          E
Cause you came and you showed me the world

Chorus:
Tell me, something that I don't know
I couldn't let you go (I couldn't let)
Fell on my knees (on my knees)
Turned my face to the rain
That's when you heard my call
Sold me my stubborn soul (you sold me my soul)
Phoenix is rising, it's rising again (phoenix is rising)
Tell me, something that I don't know
I couldn't let you go
Fell on my knees
Turned my face to the rain
That's when you heard my call
Sold me my stubborn soul
Phoenix is rising


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

Am

Guitar chord Am

C#m

Guitar chord C#m

C#m7

Guitar chord C#m7

E

Guitar chord E

B

Guitar chord B

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

Bm7

Guitar chord Bm7

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Phoenix" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Phoenix" by James Arthur.