My friend taught me this song the way it is played, not only using chords. It is
tuning, and you can use either a regular pick, or you can finger pick. I usually finger pick
make it play a little faster.
Intro (slower):
E|-------------------------------------------|
B|-0-0h1-0-------0h1-0-----------------------|
G|---------0h2-0-------0h2-0----0---0--------|
D|---------------------------0h2—0h2—0h2-0---|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------3-|
Verse (moderately):
E|-----0--------2----|----3--------3----|
B|---1---1----3---3--|--0---0----0---0--|
G|--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-|
D|----------0--------|------------------|
A|-0-----------------|------------------|
E|-------------------|0--------0--------|
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E|-----0--------2----|----3----|
B|---1---1----3---3--|--0---0--|
G|--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-|
D|----------0--------|---------|
A|-0-----------------|---------|
E|-------------------|0--------|
Chorus (quickly): [I’m not quite sure on the strumming pattern here, but here’s the chords]
G C G Am D G G C G Am D G
E|-3---0---3---0---3---3-|-3---0---3---0---3---3-----------------|
E|-0---1---0---1---2---0-|-0---1---0---1---2---0-----------------|
B|-0---0---0---2---3---0-|-0---0---0---2---3---0-----------------|
G|-0---2---0---2---0---0-|-0---2---0---2---0---0-----------------|
D|-2---3---2---0---x---2-|-2---3---2---0---x---2-0h2-0---0h2-0---|
A|-3---x---3---x---x---3-|-3---x---3---x---x---3-------3-------3-|
That’s about the whole song, thanks for looking! Any questions or corrections, you can
me at DMJeff24@yahoo.com
