James Blunt - 2005: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "2005" 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.

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C                              G/B
I woke up this morning and realized
                F                        C
All I do is apologize for a song I wrote in 2005
                    C                      G/B
Didn't come with a warning, but fame is unkind
           F
Put me on top of the world,
                           C
couple of girls, and then left me behind

                     Dm
Sure, let's take a photograph
                          C/E
You can show it to your friends and laugh
                       Am
I'll tell you what I'm doing now
                            G
But you don't really wanna know

Chorus:
               C
I wrote you a love song,
                             G/B
now it's something that you hate on
                          Am
And I'm sad the record's broken
       F                                C
But I don't think I can write a better love song
                   G/B
Without it I'd be no one,
                        Am
and now that you've forgotten me
 F
Tell me how to write one better

I'm not gonna lie
Say it didn't work out
'cause I live in a big house
Made a few pounds
Nice car on the drive
And I went round the world once or twice
Saw the sunset and sunrise
But for big highs, there's a big price
When all you do is criticise

Sure, let's take a photograph
You can show it to your friends and laugh
I'd tell you what I'm doing now
But you don't really wanna know

Chorus:
I wrote you a love song
Now it's something that you hate on
And I'm sad the record's broken
But I don't think
I can write a better love song
Without it I'd be no one
And now that you've forgotten me
Tell me how to write one better

   F
I don't think I can write
          C    G/B   Am   F
a better love song, love song

Chorus:
I wrote you a love song
Now it's something that you hate on
And I'm sad the record's broken
But I don't think
I can write one better love song
Now it's something that you hate on
And I'm sad the record's broken
But I don't think
I can write a better love song
Without it I'd be no one
And now that you've forgotten me
Just tell me how to write one better

I woke up this morning
And realised
All I do is apologise
For a song I wrote in 2005


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

E

Guitar chord E

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

B

Guitar chord B

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 "2005" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "2005" by James Blunt.