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James Arthur - Sermon Chords

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ChordsBm, D, Em, G, A, F#m
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow. Using the Transpose tool, switch to E,A keys to play this song with easier chords.

  • Guitar Bm chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-4-4-3-2 Barre at fret 2.Guitar Bm chord diagram
  • Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram
  • Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram
  • Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
  • Guitar A chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-2-0Guitar A chord diagram
  • Guitar F#m | G♭m chord diagram Fingering: 2-4-4-2-2-2 Barre at fret 2.Guitar F#m | G♭m chord diagram

[Opening]
[Bm] [D] [Em] [Bm] [D] [Em]
[Bm]You don’t [D]have to say you’re [Em]sorry
[Bm]Or redeem [D]yourself to [Em]me, oh
[Bm]I’m not [D]asking for [Em]confessions
[Bm]You don’t [D]even have to [Em]speak, no

[chorus]
[G]I need you to feel that [A]you’re more than enough
[Bm]I already know you’re [D]deserving of love
[G]It’s not a question that you [A]are the one that I [Em]need

[chorus]
These are [Bm]my words, this is my [D]voice
That is [Em]my sermon, give me [Bm]your heart
Give me your [D]pain, give me [Em]your burden
Cause I can take [Bm]anything that you can [D]give
[Em]Forgiving everything that you did
These are [Bm]my words, this is my [D]voice
That is [Em]my sermon, my sermon, yeah, yeah, [Bm]yeah
My [D]sermon, yeah, yeah, [Em]yeah, my sermon, yeah, yeah, [Bm]yeah
My [D]sermon, yeah, yeah, [Em]yeah

[verse 2]
[Bm]Oh, time to turn [D]this wine to [Em]water, yeah
[Bm]Time to [D]turn this gold to [Em]lead, oh
[Bm]Time to stop [D]taking this [Em]for granted, oh
[Bm]Gotta keep my [D]family fed, [Em]for life

[chorus]
[G]I need you to feel that you’re [A]more than enough
[Bm]I already know you’re [D]deserving of love
[G]It’s not a question that you [A]are the one that I [Em]need

[chorus]
These are [Bm]my words, this is my [D]voice
That is [Em]my sermon, give me [Bm]your heart
Give me your [D]pain, give me [Em]your burden
Cause I can take [Bm]anything that you can [D]give
[Em]Forgiving everything that you did
These are [Bm]my words, this is my [D]voice
That is [Em]my sermon, my sermon, yeah, yeah, [Bm]yeah
My [D]sermon, yeah, yeah, [Em]yeah, my sermon, yeah, yeah, [Bm]yeah
My [D]sermon, yeah, yeah, [Em]yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

[verse 3]
[Bm]I don’t know nothing about the, [D]service the clergy do in the churches
[Em]I never read the book though, I knew the pages were turning
[Bm]I tried to sing the hymns, but I [D]couldn’t think of the verses
[Em]Tried to confess my sins, but, I didn’t know how to word it
[Bm]But this is my sermon fest, that I’m [D]emotionally drained
[Em]Self-medicating hoping I can cope with the pain

[verse 4]
[Bm]I need a face cause that’ll, fix [D]whatever’s broke in my brain
[Em]Who am I kidding, no I’m going insane
I wrote some quotes on this [Bm]page, just trying to reach you in a [D]hope you were late
Well [Em]I’ll probably just throw them away, ’cause I don’t know what to [Bm]say
I feel weak when I’m [D]supposed to be brave, I [Em]seem free but I’m enclosed in a cage
Though I continue to [Bm]ponder over the plastic, and I ain’t [D]gonna do any better
Do [Em]I whimper from the future, and buckle under the pressure
[Bm]I knew I stepped to the plate, and gonnna [D]take the chance with my life
Come [Em]face to face with the darkness so I can stand in the light like

[Closing]
[Bm]When I [F#m]feel your love [Em]upon me, [Bm]I know [F#m]I am truly [Em]blessed
[Bm]Sometimes [D]we’ve gotta face the [Em]darkness, [Bm]just lead me [D]to the [Em]light again

[chorus]
These are [Bm]my words, my [D]voice
That is [Em]my sermon, give me [Bm]your heart
Give me your [D]pain, give me [Em]your burden
Cause I can take [Bm]anything that you can [D]give
[Em]Forgiving everything that you did, these are [Bm]my words
This is my [D]voice, that is [Em]my sermon
My sermon, yeah, yeah, [Bm]yeah, my [D]sermon, yeah, yeah, [Em]yeah
My sermon, yeah, yeah, [Bm]yeah, my [D]sermon, yeah, yeah, [Em]yeah
My sermon, yeah, yeah, [Bm]yeah, my [D]sermon, yeah, yeah, [Em]yeah
My sermon, yeah, yeah, [Bm]yeah, my [D]sermon, yeah, yeah, [Em]yeah
That is my sermon [Bm] [D] [Em]

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ArtistJames Arthur
AlbumBack from the Edge
GenresPop
Year2016
KeyBm

How to play Sermon on Guitar (Step-by-step)

James Arthur - Sermon on guitar requires 6 chords and 10 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.

Sermon uses these transitions most often: Bm → D (43), Em → Bm (42), and D → Em (41). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with Bm - D chord transition.

1. Bm → D chord transition

Guitar Bm chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-4-4-3-2 Barre at fret 2.Guitar Bm chord diagram
Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram

To move from Bm to D;

  1. While playing Bm, lift your pinky from G string fret 4.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
  3. Slide your middle finger from B string fret 3 to E string fret 2.
  4. Lift your ring finger from D string fret 4 and place it on B string fret 3.
Bm to D

2. D → Em chord transition

Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram
Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram

To move from D to Em;

  1. While playing D, lift your index finger from G string fret 2.
  2. Lift your middle finger from E string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from B string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
D to Em

3. Em → Bm chord transition

Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram
Guitar Bm chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-4-4-3-2 Barre at fret 2.Guitar Bm chord diagram

To move from Em to Bm;

  1. Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 3.
  2. Slide your ring finger on D string from fret 2 to fret 4.
  3. Place index finger on E string fret 2.
  4. Place pinky on G string fret 4.
Em to Bm

4. Em → G chord transition

Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram
Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram

To move from Em to G;

  1. Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 3.
  2. Slide your ring finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Place index finger on A string fret 2.
Em to G

5. G → A chord transition

To move from G to A;

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to G string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 2.

6. A → Bm chord transition

To move from A to Bm;

  1. Lift your index finger from D string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to B string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from B string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 4.
  4. Place pinky on G string fret 4.

7. D → G chord transition

To move from D to G;

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.

8. A → Em chord transition

To move from A to Em;

  1. While playing A, lift your index finger from D string fret 2.
  2. Lift your middle finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from B string fret 2 to D string fret 2.

9. Bm → F#m chord transition

To move from Bm to F#m;

  1. While playing Bm, lift your middle finger from B string fret 3.
  2. Keep index finger on E string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from D string fret 4 and place it on A string fret 4.
  4. Slide your pinky from G string fret 4 to D string fret 4.

10. F#m → Em chord transition

To move from F#m to Em;

  1. While playing F#m, first lift your index finger and pinky.
  2. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 4 and place it on D string fret 2.
  3. Place middle finger on A string fret 2.

Sermon chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Sermon.

  • Sermon includes 142 chord transitions, 10 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.04% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Sermon contains 2 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Sermon connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After Bm, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (25%), A (19%), and Em (13%).
    • Bm → D: 12%
    • Bm → F#m: 4%
    After Em, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (26%), G (18%), and D (17%).
    • Em → G: 18%
    • Em → Bm: 5%
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