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Phoenix

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[Intro]
E  Bm  A  Am
[Verse]
 C#m7Let me, let me begin
Let me beC#m7gin, with an Bm7I.O.AU
Oh, I owe Ameverything to
 C#m7Lately, lately my friend
Lately, you C#m7think I'm igBm7noring Ayou
But I've been Amtrying to pull through
[Prechorus]
 BAll of the pain, I know you're C#mlooking down, down on me
I could have Abeen someone
I hurt everyone 
Pushed aBway everyone who got near
[Chorus]
ETell me something that I Bmdon't know
I couldn't let Ayou go
Fell on my knAmees, turned my face to the rain
 EAnd that's when you hearBmd my calls
Sold me my stAubborn soul
Phoenix is rAmising, it's rising again
 EWoah
 BmWoah
 AWoah Amoo-oo
[Verse 2]
 C#m7Save me, save me again
Save me the C#m7way that you Bm7did beAfore
Cause no one Amever could have loved me more
 C#m7Give me, give me the strength
Give me the C#m7strength when I Bm7need it Amore
Give me the Amreason that I'm looking for
[Prechorus]
 BI was in pain, they were C#mlooking down, down on me
I could have Abeen someone
I hurt everyone
Pushed aBway everyone that was near
[Chorus]
ETell me something that I Bmdon't know
I couldn't let Ayou go
Fell on my knAmees, turned my face to the rain
 EAnd that's when you hearBmd my calls
Sold me my stAubborn soul
Phoenix is rAmising, it's rising again
 EWoah
 BmWoah
 AWoah Amoo-oo (Rising)
 EWoah (it's rising)
 BmWoah (it's rising)
AWoah Amoo-oo
[Bridge]
 BYou took the pain
When my wC#morld caved down on me
Now I Ahave someone
Cause you Bcame and you showed me the woErld
B  A  Am
[Chorus/Outro]
 ETell me something that I Bmdon't know
I couldn't let Ayou go (I couldn't let)
Fell on my Amknees (on my knees)
Turned my face to the rain
 EAnd that's when you heard Bmmy calls
Sold me my stAubborn soul (you sold me the soul)
Phoenix is rAmising, it's rising again (phoenix is rising)
ETell me something that I Bmdon't know
I couldn't let Ayou go
Fell on my Amknees, turned my face to the rain
 EAnd that's when you heard Bmmy calls
Sold me my stAubborn soul
Phoenix is Amrising

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Phoenix

by James Arthur

Lyrics & chords · Original key

[Intro]

E Bm A Am

[Verse]

C#m7

Let me, let me begin

C#m7 Bm7 A

Let me begin, with an I.O.U

Oh, I owe everything to

C#m7

Lately, lately my friend

C#m7 Bm7 A

Lately, you think I'm ignoring you

But I've been trying to pull through

[Prechorus]

B C#m

All of the pain, I know you're looking down, down on me

I could have been someone

I hurt everyone

Pushed away everyone who got near

[Chorus]

E Bm

Tell me something that I don't know

I couldn't let you go

Fell on my knees, turned my face to the rain

E Bm

And that's when you heard my calls

Sold me my stubborn soul

Phoenix is rising, it's rising again

Woah

A Am

Woah oo-oo

[Verse 2]

C#m7

Save me, save me again

C#m7 Bm7 A

Save me the way that you did before

Cause no one ever could have loved me more

C#m7

Give me, give me the strength

C#m7 Bm7 A

Give me the strength when I need it more

Give me the reason that I'm looking for

[Prechorus]

B C#m

I was in pain, they were looking down, down on me

I could have been someone

I hurt everyone

Pushed away everyone that was near

[Chorus]

E Bm

Tell me something that I don't know

I couldn't let you go

Fell on my knees, turned my face to the rain

E Bm

And that's when you heard my calls

Sold me my stubborn soul

Phoenix is rising, it's rising again

Woah

A Am

Woah oo-oo (Rising)

Woah (it's rising)

A Am

Woah oo-oo

[Bridge]

You took the pain

C#m

When my world caved down on me

Now I have someone

B E

Cause you came and you showed me the world

B A Am

[Chorus/Outro]

E Bm

Tell me something that I don't know

I couldn't let you go (I couldn't let)

Fell on my knees (on my knees)

Turned my face to the rain

E Bm

And that's when you heard my calls

Sold me my stubborn soul (you sold me the soul)

Phoenix is rising, it's rising again (phoenix is rising)

E Bm

Tell me something that I don't know

I couldn't let you go

Fell on my knees, turned my face to the rain

E Bm

And that's when you heard my calls

Sold me my stubborn soul

Phoenix is rising

About Phoenix Chords by James Arthur

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