James Bay - Give Me The Reason: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Give Me The Reason" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. 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.

Learn Give Me The Reason Guitar Chords and Lyrics by James Bay

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Give Me The Reason" smoothly on your guitar.

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

Chorus:
             D#
Give me the reason
        A#/D      Cm
Am I staying or leaving?
Cm7/A#        G#
Give me the reason to give it one more try
                     A#
Don't wanna say goodbye

D#                   A#/D
Feels like yesterday
Cm                                          Cm7/A#
You and I, we were walking around New York City
G#                                        A#
Hand in hand, man, it was so pretty that day

Standing on the corner in your favorite dress
I was trying to take our picture, my hair was such a mess
Oh, but we laughed so hard
Then you broke my heart

          D#
I can't stand to see those tears in your eyes
A#/D          Cm
We should be dancing like we did that night
Cm7/A#       G#
Give me the reason to give it one more shot
                             A#
And I'll give it all that I got

Oh, I'd hate to lay that weight on your heart
After all that we did to everything that we are
Give me the reason to give it one more try
Don't wanna say goodbye

Chorus

'Cause I've got nothing left
Without your foot on the drum that beats inside my chest
I feel like mirrors and smoke
All of my words are broke, I wanna just throw me in the ocean
It's not that I couldn't see you were in pain
I wish we could talk, maybe no one's to blame
I still want you now, I still need you now
I'm not fooling around

I can't stand to see those tears in your eyes
We should be dancing like we did that night
Give me the reason to give it one more shot
And I'll give it all that I got
Oh, I'd hate to lay that weight on your heart
After all that we did to everything that we are
Give me the reason to give it one more try
Don't wanna say goodbye

Chorus

         Cm7
I can't stand to see those tears in your eyes
              G#
We should be dancing like we did that night
                D#
I want you to know that
                          A#
We don't have to say goodbye

Chorus


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

A#

Guitar chord A#

Cm

Guitar chord Cm

Cm7

Guitar chord Cm7

D

Guitar chord D

D#

Guitar chord D#

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 "Give Me The Reason" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Give Me The Reason" by James Bay.