Jorja Smith – By Any Means (Guitar)
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Chords
Use a capo in fret 4 to play easier chords: ... Em7 G/D Cmaj7 Cmaj7 (D6)
(For that select "-4" in the transposing tool below.)
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Click "simplify" down below to play standard chords without extensions.
For that simplified version in capo 4 skip the C#7b5 chord or play A/C# instead.
Another nice option:
Use tuning Eb-Ab-Db-Gb-Bb-Eb to play easier chords: ... Am7 Cmaj7/G Fmaj7 Fmaj7 (G6)
(For that select "+1" in the transposing tool below.)
One guitar holds that F# note, so you could play Emaj9 instead of Emaj7 to insert that note into all chords.
Coming from Emaj7 = x79897, this is how I'd play that transitional F#6 chord: x9887x
Feel free to integrate that chord into the full progression (not just within the Post-Chorus):
G#m7 / Bmaj7/F# / Emaj7 / Emaj7 F#6
[Intro]
G#m D#m E E
G#m7 Oh-oh F# Fm7b5 E Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh G#m7 So go ahead and fix your crown F# Fm7b5 E Then watch it all burn in smoke, oh, oh G#m7 Go ahead and stand your ground F# Fm7b5 E We're on the long road to freedom, oh, no
[Verse 1]
G#m7 Too much time tryna figure out why Bmaj7/F# Too much time to be patient Emaj7 All this time you be feeding us lies Emaj7 Ain't no truth in your statements G#m7 Too much pain in these little white lies Bmaj7/F# You left here Emaj7 All this time tryna figure out how Emaj7 We still here G#m7 I take pride in the things that we've done Bmaj7/F# Side by side in the revolution Emaj7 Won't stay silent for things that I love Emaj7 'Cause we know dem nuh care about us G#m7 White men can't jump but at least they can run Bmaj7/F# Broke these chains just to put our hands up Emaj7 They can never see the kingdom coming Emaj7 You wanna see us all amount to nothing, no
[Pre-Chorus]
G#m7 Bmaj7/F# Emaj7 I can see your face, see the light in your eyes Emaj7 G#m7 I can see the change, feel the heat of the fire Bmaj7/F# Emaj7 If you can feel the pain, then you know you're alive Emaj7 Both feet on the line
[Chorus]
G#m7 Bmaj7/F# By any means, I will fight (for you, for you), oh, no Emaj7 Emaj7 By any means, I will fight (for you, for you) G#m7 Bmaj7/F# By any means, I will fight (for you, for you) Emaj7 Emaj7 By any means, I will fight (for you, for you)
[Post-Chorus]
G#m7 Bmaj7/F# I've spent too many days in my head now Emaj7 Did you think we would forget, how? Emaj7 Too many destinies, too many sentences F#6 G#m7 Read now, read now Bmaj7/F# See all this pain in the headlines Emaj7 But I have cried for the last time
But know what happens, see
Emaj7 F#6 G#m7 You would be blind if it was just an eye for an eye
[Verse 2]
Bmaj7/F# And what if we changed the world? Emaj7 We rise from the flames the victor Emaj7 It's far from a perfect picture G#m7 I know we're sinful but we are human Bmaj7/F# Would you be grateful if you took my place? Emaj7 Say my name (say my name) Emaj7 There is redemption in the steps we take G#m7 Say, one life and I'm gonna use it (oh) Bmaj7/F# Innocent 'til I am proven (oh, no) Emaj7 One last chance and you blew it (oh) Emaj7 One last dance in the ruins (oh) G#m7 So much hate in your movements (oh, no) Bmaj7/F# Told me I couldn't prove it (no) Emaj7 One last prayer for the sinners (ooh) Emaj7 You only learn what you witness (ooh, ooh-ooh)
[Pre-Chorus]
G#m7 Bmaj7/F# Emaj7 I can see your face, see the light in your eyes Emaj7 G#m7 I can see the change, feel the heat of the fire Bmaj7/F# Emaj7 If you can feel the pain, then you know you're alive Emaj7 Both feet on the line
[Chorus]
G#m7 Bmaj7/F# By any means, I will fight (for you, for you), oh, no Emaj7 Emaj7 By any means, I will fight (for you, for you) G#m7 Bmaj7/F# By any means, I will fight (for you, for you) Emaj7 Emaj7 By any means, I will fight (for you, for you)
[Post-Chorus]
G#m7 Bmaj7/F# I've spent too many days in my head now Emaj7 Did you think we would forget, how? Emaj7 Too many destinies, too many sentences F#6 G#m7 Read now, read now Bmaj7/F# See all this pain in the headlines Emaj7 But I have cried for the last time
But know what happens, see
Emaj7 F#6 You would be blind if it was just an eye for an eye