James Arthur - You: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "You" 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.

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
So many things, they just think you forgot
Am
Who you are, and what you do, and where you're coming from
I just thought I could remind you with a simple song
F
Look at body language, can start to rebuff
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

All you ever see on CNN are enemies
Telling you to lose your individuality
Look, do this and do that, till you've lost your way
Till you need a vice or a means of escape
They want you to stare into your screen and see yourself
Blow smoke into your mirror till you're mentally unwell
So don't let them catch you with lies and deceit
They can't take your soul or desire for freedom
You

Chorus:
You were in the wilderness
Looking for your own purpose
Then you became a butterfly, a butterfly
I knew you always would
'Cause they were throwing sticks and stones
But words could never break your bones
You just spread your wings and fly, your wings and fly
I knew you always would
I knew you always were
I knew there always was nothing wrong with being

Yeah, yeah
You said I wanna be, I'm gonna be
Everything they said that I couldn't be
Everything that I said I would be,
when I picked up a pen and I started to speak
I hear the beat, my melody
I just poured all of my heart in these sheets
I could not just be a star in the street
Man, I knew I was different, I had the belief
Nowhere to live, nothing to eat
You were so hungry that you couldn't sleep
You couldn't breathe, how could it be
All of this shit was happening to me?
I would do drugs, I was a thief
Still on the run from the karma police
You were the mission that's given to me
By the powers that be minus Devil, G-O-D

Chorus:
You were in the wilderness
Looking for your own purpose
And you became a butterfly, a butterfly
I knew you always were
'Cause they were throwing sticks and stones
But words will never break your bones
You just spread your wings and fly, your wings and fly
I knew you always would
I knew you always were
I knew you always would
I know there always was nothing wrong with being
You, you, you, you, you, you, you, you


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

D

Guitar chord D

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

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 "You" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "You" by James Arthur.