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[Intro]
|       Bm|  G       D|
[Verse 1]
BmI don't want to play this game no more
GI don't wanna Dplay it
BmI don't want to stay 'round here no more
GI don't wanna Dstay here
Like Arain on a Monday morningG  
Like Apain that just keeps on going Gon
BmLook at all the hate they keep on showing
GI don't want to Dsee that
BmLook at all the stones they keep on throwing
GI don't want to Dfeel that
Like ASun that will keep on burningG  
I Aused to be so discerning, Goh
[Chorus]
In my Bmrecovery
Im a Gsoldier at war
I have Abroken down walls
I Gdefined
I Adesigned
My Bmrecovery
In the Asound of the sea
In the Goceans of me
I Gdefined
I Adesigned
My Bmrecovery
Keep soaring,
Keep songwriting
My recovery
[Verse 2]
And BmI can hear the choirs keep on singing
GTell me what they’re Dsaying
And BmI can hear the phone It keeps on ringing
GI don’t want to Danswer
I Aknow that I used to listenG  
And I Aknow I’ve become dismissiveG  
[Chorus]
In my Bmrecovery
Im a Gsoldier at war
I have Abroken down walls
I Gdefined
I Adesigned
My Bmrecovery
In the Asound of the sea
In the Goceans of me
I Gdefined
I Adesigned
My Bmrecovery
Keep soaring,
Keep songwriting
My recovery
In my Bmrecovery
Im a Gsoldier at war
I have Abroken down walls
I Gdefined
I Adesigned
My Bmrecovery
In the Asound of the sea
In the Goceans of me
I Gdefined
I Adesigned
My Bmrecovery
Keep soaring,
Keep songwriting
My recovery

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Recovery

by James Arthur

Lyrics & chords · Original key

[Intro]

Bm G D

| | |

[Verse 1]

I don't want to play this game no more

G D

I don't wanna play it

I don't want to stay 'round here no more

G D

I don't wanna stay here

A G

Like rain on a Monday morning

A G

Like pain that just keeps on going on

Look at all the hate they keep on showing

G D

I don't want to see that

Look at all the stones they keep on throwing

G D

I don't want to feel that

A G

Like Sun that will keep on burning

A G

I used to be so discerning, oh

[Chorus]

In my recovery

Im a soldier at war

I have broken down walls

I defined

I designed

My recovery

In the sound of the sea

In the oceans of me

I defined

I designed

My recovery

Keep soaring,

Keep songwriting

My recovery

[Verse 2]

And I can hear the choirs keep on singing

G D

Tell me what they’re saying

And I can hear the phone It keeps on ringing

G D

I don’t want to answer

A G

I know that I used to listen

A G

And I know I’ve become dismissive

[Chorus]

In my recovery

Im a soldier at war

I have broken down walls

I defined

I designed

My recovery

In the sound of the sea

In the oceans of me

I defined

I designed

My recovery

Keep soaring,

Keep songwriting

My recovery

In my recovery

Im a soldier at war

I have broken down walls

I defined

I designed

My recovery

In the sound of the sea

In the oceans of me

I defined

I designed

My recovery

Keep soaring,

Keep songwriting

My recovery

About Recovery Chords by James Arthur

Learn how to play Recovery by James Arthur with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Recovery chords”, “Recovery guitar chords”, or “James Arthur Recovery chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Recovery chords and for experienced players who want accurate Recovery lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include Bm, G, D, A.

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What key is "Recovery" in?

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