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SONG NAME - Band Name
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Tabbed by: David Barry
E-mail: davebarry13@hotmail.com
Capo: 2nd
Tuning: Standard
This is how i play the song. For the intro i like to do a bit of picking but Ed
Sheeran, in his acoustic versions, goes straight to strumming.
I think it sounds good, and is pretty accurate. Hope you like it.
( Try to use some palm muting as well, makes it sound more like the original :) )
INTRO:
now start strumming straight
after open E. with Em chord.
e|----3-------------3-----------------------------------------3-3--3-3--3-3-|
B|------3-----3-------3-----3-----3-3-----3-------3------3----3-3--3-3--3-3-|
G|----0-----0-------0-----0-------0-----0-------0------0------0-0--0-0--0-0-|
D|------------------------------------------------------------2-2--2-2--2-2-|
A|------------------------------------------------------------2-2--2-2--2-2-|
E|--3-----3-------3-----3-------3-----3-------3------2------0-----0----0----|
e|----3-3----3-3----3-3----3-3----3-3------------------|
B|----3-3----3-3----3-3----3-3----3-3------------------|
G|----0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0------------------|
D|----2-2----0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0------------------|
A|--3-3-3----2-2----2-2----2-2----2-2------------------|
E|---------3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3------------------|
The strumming should always be at least semi-muted with the odd outbreak of loud strokes.
VERSE 1:
e|----3-3----3-3----3-3----3-3----3-3----3-3----3-3---|
B|----3-3----3-3----3-3----3-3----3-3----3-3----3-3---|
G|----0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0----2-2---|
D|----0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0---|
A|----2-2----2-2----2-2----2-2----2-2----2-2----0-0---|
E|--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--2-2-2---|
White lips, pale face, breathing in...
e|----3-3----3-3----3-3----3-3----3-3----3-3----2-2----2-2----2-2----------|
B|----3-3----3-3----3-3----3-3----3-3----3-3----2-2----2-2----2-2----------|
G|----0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0----------|
D|----2-2----2-2----2-2----2-2----2-2----0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0----------|
A|----2-2----2-2----2-2--3-3-3--3-3-3----2-2----2-2----2-2----2-2----------|
E|--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0----------------3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3----------|
Snowflakes, burnt lungs, sour taste.
Lights gone, days end, struggling to pay rent
Long nights, strange men.
CHORUS (1st part):
e|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------------|
B|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1----------------|
G|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------------|
D|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------------|
A|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
They say, she's in the class A-team, stuck in her...
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/e/ed_sheeran/the_a_team_tab_ver_4.html ]
e|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----------------|
B|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----------------|
G|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------------|
D|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------------|
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------------|
E|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------------|
Daydream, been this way since eighteen but lately her...
CHORUS (2nd part)
e|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----------------|
B|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----------------|
G|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------------|
D|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------------|
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
Face seems, slowly sinking, wasting, crumbling like...
e|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----------------|
B|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----------------|
G|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------------|
D|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------------|
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------------|
E|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------------|
Pastries, and they scream, the worst things in life come free to us, cause she's...
-Now repeat chorus (2nd part) for the rest of the chorus.
-Once the chorus is finished go back to the verse.
-The rest of the song repeats itself.
-For the bridge after the second chorus just repeat the same chords used for the chorus.
LYRICS:
White lips, pale face
Breathing in snowflakes
Burnt lungs, sour taste
Light's gone, day's end
Struggling to pay rent
Long nights, strange men
And they say
She's in the Class A Team
Stuck in her daydream
Been this way since 18
But lately her face seems
Slowly sinking, wasting
Crumbling like pastries
And they scream
The worst things in life come free to us
Cos we're just under the upperhand
And go mad for a couple grams
And she don't wanna go outside tonight
And in a pipe she flies to the Motherland
Or sells love to another man
It's too cold outside
For angels to fly
Angels to fly
Ripped gloves, raincoat
Tried to swim and stay afloat
Dry house, wet clothes
Loose change, bank notes
Weary-eyed, dry throat
Call girl, no phone
And they say
She's in the Class A Team
Stuck in her daydream
Been this way since 18
But lately her face seems
Slowly sinking, wasting
Crumbling like pastries
And they scream
The worst things in life come free to us
Cos we're just under the upperhand
And go mad for a couple grams
And she don't wanna go outside tonight
And in a pipe she flies to the Motherland
Or sells love to another man
It's too cold outside
For angels to fly
An angel will die
Covered in white
Closed eye
And hoping for a better life
This time, we'll fade out tonight
Straight down the line
And they say
She's in the Class A Team
Stuck in her daydream
Been this way since 18
But lately her face seems
Slowly sinking, wasting
Crumbling like pastries
They scream
The worst things in life come free to us
And we're all under the upperhand
Go mad for a couple grams
And we don't wanna go outside tonight
And in a pipe we fly to the Motherland
Or sell love to another man
It's too cold outside
For angels to fly
Angels to fly
To fly, fly
For Angels to fly to fly to fly
For Angels to die
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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