Intro riff – form an A major chord on the 4th string (i.e D-shaped chord with a bar
across 7th fret)
4/4 time
A
e–9——-9—-9-10f9——7h9——!
b–10——10———-10——-10—!
g–9——-9————–9——–9-!
D–7——-7————————-!
A————————————!
E————————————!
1 2 3 4
Verse 1 – fingerpicked chords, i.e. all notes in the chord played on each beat:-
A A/G# A/F# A/E
e–9—-9—-9—-9—!–9—-9—-9—-9—!
b–10—10—10—10–!–10—10—10—10–!
g–9—-9—-9—-9—!–9—-9—-9—-9—!
D–7—-7—-6—-6—!———————!
A———————!–9—-9—-7—-7—!
E———————!———————!
You sheltered me from harm
D Dm A E
e–5—-5—-5—-5—!–9—-9—-7—-7—!
b–7—-7—-6—-6—!–10—10—9—-9—!
g–7—-7—-7—-7—!–9—-9—-9—-9—!
D–7—-7—-7—-7—!–7—-7—-9—-9—!
A–5—-5—-5—-5—!————7—-7—!
E———————!———————!
Kept me warm Kept me warm……
Repeat the above with:-
You gave your life to me, set me free, set me free
Pre-chorus
Chord strums
!Bm D !E !
The finest years I ever knew
!Bm D !E D !
Were all the years I had with you And I would give…
Chorus
!A Bm !E D !
Every_____thing I Own. Give up my
!A Bm !E D !
House, my heart my home And I would give
!A Bm !E !
Every______thing I Own Just to
!D !E !
Have you back again.
Intro riff
Verse 2
First 4 bars same as verse 1:-
You taught me how to love, what it’s of, what it’s of
But then:-
!A A/G# !F#m !
You never said too much but still you showed the way
!G D !A !
And I knew From watching you.
Pre-chorus – chords as before, but with:-
Nobody else could ever know, the part of me that can’t let go.
Chorus (as before)
Bridge
(Is there..)
F#m A/E
e–2—-2—-2—-2—!–0—-0—-0—-0—!
b–2—-2—-2—-2—!–2—-2—-2—-2—!
g–2—-2—-2—-2—!–2—-2—-2—-2—!
D–4—-4—-4—-4—!–2—-2—-2—-2—!
A–4—-4—-4—-4—!———————!
E–2—-2—-2—-2—!–0—-0—-0—-0—!
someone you know, you’re loving them so, but
Dmaj7
e–2—-2—-2—-2—!–2—-2—-2—-2—!
b–2—-2—-2—-2—!–2—-2—-2—-2—!
g–2—-2—-2—-2—!–2—-2—-2—-2—!
D–0—-0—-0—-0—!–0—-0—-0—-0—!
A———————!———————!
E———————!———————!
Taking them all for granted. You may
Bm D/A
e–2—-2—-2—-2—!–2—-2—-2—-2—!
b–3—-3—-3—-3—!–3—-3—-3—-3—!
g–4—-4—-4—-4—!–2—-2—-2—-2—!
D–4—-4—-4—-4—!–0—-0—-0—-0—!
A–2—-2—-2—-2—!–0—-0—-0—-0—!
E———————!———————!
lose them one day, someone takes them away, and they don’t
G E (strum) D (strum)
e–3—-3—-3—-3—!–0—-0—-2—-2—!
b–3—-3—-3—-3—!–0—-0—-3—-3—!
g–4—-4—-4—-4—!–1—-1—-2—-2—!
D–5—-5—-5—-5—!–2—-2—-0—-0—!
A———————!–2—-2————-!
E–3—-3—-3—-3—!–0—-0————-!
hear the words you long to say. And I would…
Repeat chorus and end
