State Champs - The Recipe: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "The Recipe" 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.

G
Who decided when the words came out?
You said I couldn't have these selfish doubts,
    C
I know
                                       G
But I'm thinking it's the fact that I can

G
You're self-destructing from the inside out
                                        C
And never find a way to talk it out, I know
                                       G
But I'm thinking it's the fact that I can

D                             C               G
But you wouldn't waste away those thoughts I never
had
D                        C
And you wouldn't waste away

Chorus:
G                                      D
Because it's honesty and things you promise me
       Em                     C
Always on a list and growing constantly

You know you're beautiful without that dress
If time is fleeting let's embrace this mess, I know
And if that's a fact you won't need it at all

But you wouldn't waste away those thoughts
I never had
And you wouldn't waste away

Chorus:
G                                     D
Because it's honesty and things you promise me
       Em                     C
Always on a list and growing constantly
Then I said
G                               D
"I thought our love was just a recipe
Em7                                 C
Who would've thought that it'd mean everything?"
            G                             D
And in the morning light we'll turn the wrongs
to right
 Em                            C
Rearrange the odds and we can save tonight, oh
G                              D
I thought our love was just a recipe
Em7                                 C
Who would've thought that it'd mean everything
to me?

Em
I wanna know what it's like
D                            C
To barely sleep through the night
                G
And not have a care at all
Em
And though I know it's been said
D                            C
I've had these doubts in my head
           G
But none that I can recall

Em
I wanna know what it's like
D                            C
To barely sleep through the night
And not have a care at all
Em
And though I know it's been said
D                            C
I've had these doubts in my head
     G                 D
But none that I can recall

Chorus:
Because it's honesty and things you promise me
Always on a list and growing constantly
Then I said
"I thought our love was just a recipe
Who would've thought that it'd mean everything?"
And in the morning light we'll
turn the wrongs to right
Rearrange the odds and we can save tonight, oh
I thought our love was just a recipe
Who would've thought that
it'd mean everything to me?

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C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

Em

Guitar chord Em

Em7

Guitar chord Em7

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 "The Recipe" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "The Recipe" by State Champs.