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James Arthur - Supposed Chords

Chord reference Am, G, Dm, F
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[Am] [G] I [Dm]should’ve known better than to ever, look to heaven questioning [F]Whether Ive found it, Put it up sounded, better than it looked Now Im your [Am]friend, [G]yeah, Im stuck in this dead end

And all these words, they come too late [Dm] You could never compensate, for this [F]pain oh

I should’ve said it [Am]all when I was close to you I should’ve said it [G]all when I was close to you Like I was [Dm]supposed to do, like I was [F]supposed to do

I [Dm]should’ve known better than to be pacified, now you just pass me by [F]Im stumbling through this life like a man with no sight No sight [Am]Yeah, oh [G]like a man that lost his fight

And all these words, they come too late [Dm] You could never compensate, for this [F]pain oh

I should’ve said it [Am]all when I was close to you I should’ve said it [G]all when I was close to you Like I was [Dm]supposed to do, like I was [F]supposed to do

Its too [Dm]late, the hands of fate [F] [Am]oh the hands of fate, Oh the hands of fate Just wont wait, No, it just wont wait, No, it just wont wait Help me [G]change, the hands of [Dm]fate, no, it Just wont [F]wait oh Help me [Am]change, help me change, help me [G]change

I should’ve said it [Dm]all when I was close to you I should’ve said it [F]all when I was close to you Like I was [Am]supposed to do, like I was [G]supposed to do..

Artist James Arthur
Album Single
Genres Pop
Year 2020
Key Am

How to Play Supposed on Guitar?

James Arthur - Supposed can be played in the key of Am using the Am, G, Dm, F chords.

  • For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.
  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For Dm, To play Dm, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute G, B.
  • For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Supposed with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.