How to Play Us on Guitar?

James Bay - Us can be played in the key of G using the G, Am, F, C chords. 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 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 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. For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play Us with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.

James Bay - Us Chords

Chord reference G, Am, F, C

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[G] [Am] [G] [Am] [G]Sometimes I’m [Am]beaten, [G]sometimes I’m [Am]broke ‘Cause [G]sometimes this [Am]city is [F]nothing but smoke [C] [G]Is there a [Am]secret? [G]Is there a [Am]code? Can [G]we make it [Am]better? ‘Cause [F]I’m losing hope [C]

[Am]Tell me how to be in this [C]world, tell me how to [F]breathe in and feel no [C]hurt Tell me how ’cause [F]I believe in [Am]something, [G]I believe in [C]us [G] [C]

[G]After the [Am]wreckage, [G]after the [Am]dust I [G]still hear the [Am]highway, I [F]still feel the [C]rush [G]Over the [Am]riots, [G]above all the [Am]noise [G]Through all the [Am]worry, I [F]still hear your [C]voice

[Am]Tell me how to be [G]in [C]this world, tell me how to [F]breathe in and feel no [C]hurt Tell me now ’cause [F]I believe in [Am]something, [G]I believe in [C]us [G] [Am]Tell me where the [G]light [C]goes down, so even in the [F]dark we can find our way [C]out Tell me now ’cause [F]I believe in [C]something, [G]I believe in [C]us [G] [Am]

[F]We used to be kids living just for kicks [Am] [G] [Am]Cinema seats learning how to [Am]kiss [G] [C]Running through streets that were painted gold [G]We never believed we’d grow up like [F]this

[Am]Tell me how to be [G]in [C]this world, tell me how to [F]breathe in and feel no [C]hurt Tell me now ’cause [F]I believe in [Am]something, [G]I believe in [C]us [G] [F]Tell me where the [G]light [C]goes down, that even in the [F]dark we can find our way [C]out Tell me now ’cause [F]I believe in [Am]something, [G]I believe in us [F]I believe in [C]something, and [G]I believe in [F]us

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Artist James Bay

Album Electric Light

Genres Alternative, Indie, Rock

Year 2018

Key G

James Bay - Us can be played in the key of G using the G, Am, F, C chords.

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 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 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.
For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.

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

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