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James Arthur - Impossible Chords

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

[Am] [C] [G] [F] [F] [G] [Am] [G] [Am]I remember years ago, [C]someone told me I should take [G]Caution when it comes to love, [F]I did, I did [Am]And you were strong and I was not, [C]my illusion, my mistake [G]I was careless, I forgot, [F]I did

And [F]now when all is done, there is nothing to [G]say You have gone and so [Am]effortlessly [Am]You have won, you can go ahead [G]tell them

Tell them all I [Am]know now, shout it from the [C]rooftops Write it on the [G]skyline, all we had is [F]gone now Tell them I was [Am]happy, and my heart is [C]broken All my scars are [G]open, tell them what I [F]hoped would be [Am]Impossible, [C]impossible, [G]impossible, [F]impossible

[Am]Falling out of love is hard, [C]falling for betrayal is worse [G]Broken trust and broken hearts, [F]I know, I know [Am]Thinking all you need is there, [C]building faith on love and words [G]Empty promises will wear [F]I know (I know)

And [F]now when all is done, there is nothing to [G]say And if you’re done with embarrassing [Am]me On your own, you can go ahead [G]tell them

Tell them all I [Am]know now, shout it from the [C]rooftops Write it on the [G]skyline, all we had is [F]gone now Tell them I was [Am]happy, and my heart is [C]broken All my scars are [G]open, tell them what I [F]hoped would be [Am]Impossible, [C]impossible, [G]impossible, [F]impossible

[Am]I remember years ago, [C]someone told me I should take [G]Caution when it comes to love, [F]I did

Tell them all I [Am]know now, shout it from the [C]rooftops Write it on the [G]skyline, all we had is [F]gone now Tell them I was [Am]happy, and my heart is [C]broken All my scars are [G]open, tell them what I [F]hoped would be [Am]Impossible, [C]impossible, [G]impossible, [F]impossible

[Am]I remember years ago, [C]someone told me I should take [G]Caution when it comes to love, [F]I did

Artist James Arthur
Album Europa FM 2013
Genres Pop
Year 2013
Key Am

How to Play Impossible on Guitar?

James Arthur - Impossible can be played in the key of Am using the Am, C, G, 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 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.
  • 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 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 Impossible with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.