How to Play Suicide on Guitar?

James Arthur - Suicide can be played in the key of G using the G, D, Am, Cm, F, Bb 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 D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B. 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 Cm, To play Cm, press fret 3 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 3 on the A string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the D string with finger 2, press fret 3 on the high E string with finger 3, let G ring open, mute B. 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 Bb, To play A# | Bb, barre fret 1 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 4, let D ring open, mute G, B. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play Suicide with the ↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.

James Arthur - Suicide Chords

Chord reference G, D, Am, Cm, F, Bb

Rhythm tips ↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[G]It ain’t the [D]gun, it’s the [Am]man behind the trigger Gets [Cm]blood on his fingers, and [G]runs, it ain’t the [D]lie It’s the [Am]way that, the truth is denied [Cm]

But [Cm]if there is one thing that I’m guilty of It’s [D]loving and giving when you take too much If [F]somebody asked how we died [D]Please look them straight in the eye

Call it [G]suicide, [D]don’t [Am]fabricate Just [Cm]tell them babe, it was [G]suicide [D] Don’t [Am]sugarcoat it, just [Cm]let them know

[G]It ain’t the [D]knife, it’s the [Am]way that you use it [Cm]How you abuse it in fights, [G]it ain’t about the life [D] You [Am]feel you were given, as [Cm]long as you’re living it right

But [Cm]if there is one thing that I’m guilty of It’s [D]loving and giving when you take too much If [F]somebody asked how we died [D]Oh, you look them straight in the eye

Call it [G]suicide, [D]don’t [Am]fabricate Just [Cm]tell them babe, it was [G]suicide [D] Don’t [Am]sugarcoat it, just [Cm]let them know

You’ve been [F]killing me softly, and finally the pain is too much [G] And I’m all [F]out of whisky, to soak up the damage you’ve done [Cm] If there’s [Bb]anything I’m guilty of It’s loving you too much, if [D]anybody asks how we died

Call it [G]suicide, [D]don’t [Am]fabricate Just [Cm]tell them babe, it was [G]suicide [D] Don’t [Am]sugarcoat it, just [Cm]let them know

[G] [D]Oh baby [Am] [Cm]just let them know, just…

Artist James Arthur

Album James Arthur

Genres Pop

Year 2013

Key G

James Arthur - Suicide can be played in the key of G using the G, D, Am, Cm, F, Bb 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 D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
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 Cm, To play Cm, press fret 3 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 3 on the A string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the D string with finger 2, press fret 3 on the high E string with finger 3, let G ring open, mute B.
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 Bb, To play A# | Bb, barre fret 1 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 4, let D ring open, mute G, B.

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

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