Phoenix
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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
Am
Oh, I owe everything to
C#m7
Lately, lately my friend
C#m7 Bm7 A
Lately, you think I'm ignoring you
Am
But I've been trying to pull through
Pre-Chorus
B C#m
All of the pain, I know you're looking down, down on me
A
I could have been someone
I hurt everyone
B
Pushed away everyone who got near
[Refrão]E Bm
Tell me something that I don't know
A
I couldn't let you go
Am
Fell on my knees, turned my face to the rain
E Bm
And that's when you heard my calls
A
Sold me my stubborn soul
Am
Phoenix is rising, it's rising again
E
Woah
Bm
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
Am
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
Am
Give me the reason that I'm looking for
Pre-Chorus
B C#m
I was in pain, they were looking down, down on me
A
I could have been someone
I hurt everyone
B
Pushed away everyone that was near
[Refrão]E Bm
Tell me something that I don't know
A
I couldn't let you go
Am
Fell on my knees, turned my face to the rain
E Bm
And that's when you heard my calls
A
Sold me my stubborn soul
Am
Phoenix is rising, it's rising again
E
Woah
Bm
Woah
A Am
Woah oo-oo (Rising)
E
Woah (it's rising)
Bm
Woah (it's rising)
A Am
Woah oo-oo
Bridge
B
You took the pain
C#m
When my world caved down on me
A
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
A
I couldn't let you go (I couldn't let)
Am
Fell on my knees (on my knees)
Turned my face to the rain
E Bm
And that's when you heard my calls
A
Sold me my stubborn soul (you sold me the soul)
Am
Phoenix is rising, it's rising again (phoenix is rising)
E Bm
Tell me something that I don't know
A
I couldn't let you go
Am
Fell on my knees, turned my face to the rain
E Bm
And that's when you heard my calls
A
Sold me my stubborn soul
Am
Phoenix is rising
How to play Phoenix
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.