Ok, so here is my first attempt at chording. It started with a version by Timberwo7ves
under this artist. I believed there were some errors in chord placement, as well as the
that was listed, I believe is better served with a C#m. As well, under "Rachel Yamagata"
there is a true tablature, that I reprinted (Thanks to Midori for the tab), but
tab had the same error, using C# instead of C#m. However, if you look at the tab below,
I did correct the "C#" to a "C#m", I didn't change the tab itself, because it was
correctly finger picking a tab that was a C#m shape. Regarding the Timberwo7ves
I then chorded out the second and third verses as well to make it complete. Hope it
The chord placements are probably the best for the picking arrangement that I heard on
recording between Rachael and Ray Lamontagne.
A E F#m C#m
-Oh lover, hold on
D E A E
-Till I come back again
A E F#m C#m
-For these arms are growing tired
D E A E
-And my tales are wearing thin
A E F#m C#m
-If you're patient, I will surprise
D E A E
-When you wake up, I'll have come
A E F#m C#m
-All the anger, will settle down
D E A E
-And we'll go do all the things we should have done
D E
/Yes, I remember what we said
A F#m
/As we lay down to bed
A E A
/I'll be here if you will only come back home
A E F#m C#m
-Oh lover, I'm lost
D E A E
-Because the road I've chosen beckons me away
A E F#m C#m
-Oh lover, don't you roam
D E A E
-Now I'm fighting words I never thought I'd say
D E
/But I remember what we said
A F#m
/As we lay down to bed
A E A
/I'll forgive you oh, if you just come back home
D E A F#m D E
A A } x2
/Hmmmmm, Hmmmmmmmm, Hmmmmmmm, Hmmm }
A E F#m C#m
-Oh lover, I'm old
D E A E
-You'll be out there and be thinking just of me
A E F#m C#m
-And I will find you down the road
D E A E
-And we'll return back home to where we're meant to be
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/r/rachael_yamagata/duet_crd_ver_2.html ]
D E
/Cause I remember what we said
A F#m
/As we lay down to bed
A E A
/We'll be back soon as we make history.
And here is the picking tablature from Midori, with a correction.
Intro A
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------2-------2-------2-------2----------------------|
G|--------------2-------2-------2-------2----------------------|
D|------------2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2...-----------------|
A|----------0-------0-------0-------0--------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse A E F#m C#m
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------2----------0----------2----------5-------------|
G|--------------2----------1----------2----------6-------------|
D|------------2---2------2---2------4---4------6---6-----------|
A|----------0--------------------------------4-----------------|
E|--------------------0----------2-----------------------------|
D E A E
e|--------------2----------------------------------------------------| first time,
B|--------------3----------0----------2----------0-------------------| repeat Verse
G|------------2---2--------1----------2----------1-------------------| & end on A.
D|----------0------------2---2------2---2------2---2-----------------|
A|--------------------------------0----------------------------------| all others,
E|--------------------0---------------------0------------------------| end on A.
Chorus D E A D
e|--------------2--------------------------------2-------------|
B|--------------3----------0----------2----------3-------------|
G|------------2---2--------1----------2--------2---2-----------|
D|----------0------------2---2------2---2----0-----------------|
A|--------------------------------0----------------------------|
E|--------------------0----------------------------------------|
E E A
e|------------------------------------2------------------------|
B|--------------0----------0----------2------------------------|
G|--------------1----------1--------2---2----------------------|
D|------------2---2------2---2----0-------0...-----------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------0----------0----------------------------------------|
Bridge (hmms) D E A F#m
e|--------------2----------------------------------------------|
B|--------------3----------0----------2----------2-------------|
G|------------2---2--------1----------2----------2-------------|
D|----------0------------2---2------2---2------4---2-----------|
A|--------------------------------0----------------------------|
E|--------------------0---------------------2------------------|
D E A A
e|--------------2----------------------------------------------|
B|--------------3----------0----------2----------2-------------|
G|------------2---2--------1----------2----------2-------------|
D|----------0------------2---2------2---2------2---2-----------|
A|--------------------------------0----------0-----------------|
E|--------------------0----------------------------------------|
