James Arthur - Recovery: Guitar Chords

Learn to play 'Recovery' 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 Recovery Guitar Chords and Lyrics by James Arthur

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 'Recovery' smoothly on your guitar.

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

C#m
I don't want to play this game no more
A               E
I don't wanna play it
C#m
I don't want to stay 'round here no more
A               E
I don't wanna stay here
      B                      F#m
Like rain on a Monday morning
      B                            F#m
Like pain that just keeps on going on

Look at all the hate they keep on showing
I don't want to see that
Look at all the stones they keep on throwing
I don't want to feel that
Like Sun that will keep on burning
I used to be so discerning, oh

Chorus:
         A
In my recovery
      C#m
Im a soldier at war
        G#m
I have broken down walls
     B
I defined
I designed
      A
My recovery
       C#m
In the sound of the sea
       G#m
In the oceans of me
     B
I defined
I designed
      C#m
My recovery

C#m
Keep soaring
Keep song-writing
Keep soaring
Keep song-writing
G#m B
My recovery

And I can hear the choirs keep on singing
Tell me what they’re saying
And I can hear the phone
It keeps on ringing
I don’t want to answer
I know that I used to listen
And I know I’ve become dismissive, oh

Chorus

Keep soaring
Keep song-writing
Keep soaring
Keep song-writing
My recovery

Chorus


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

C#m

Guitar chord C#m

E

Guitar chord E

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

G#m

Guitar chord G#m

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 'Recovery' on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for 'Recovery' by James Arthur.