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Eraser by Ed Sheeran

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Eraser by Ed Sheeran

The song is all the same riff, with slightly variation on the stop points.
Main riff:

   E                            C              D
e|----------2-3-2-0---0-------|---0-0--0-------------2-0---|
B|------------------3-0----3~-|---1-1----3-1---x-3-3-----3-|
G|----0-0-------------0-------|-x-0-0----------x-2-2-------|
D|-0--2-2---------------------|-x-2-2----------x-0-0-------|
A|-2--2-2---------------------|-x-3-3----------------------|
E|-3b-0-0---------------------|----------------------------|


Song structure 

Intro: 
repeat 2x

   E                            C              D
e|----------2-3-2-0---0-------|---0-0--0-------------2-0---|
B|------------------3-0----3~-|---1-1----3-1---x-3-3-----3-|
G|----0-0-------------0-------|-x-0-0----------x-2-2-------|
D|-0--2-2---------------------|-x-2-2----------x-0-0-------|
A|-2--2-2---------------------|-x-3-3----------------------|
E|-3b-0-0---------------------|----------------------------|
                                                I was born inside a...

verse 1:

repeat 3x
   E                            C              D
e|----------2-3-2-0---0-------|---0-0--0-------------2-0---|
B|------------------3-0----3~-|---1-1----3-1---x-3-3-----3-|
G|----0-0-------------0-------|-x-0-0----------x-2-2-------|
D|-0--2-2---------------------|-x-2-2----------x-0-0-------|
A|-2--2-2---------------------|-x-3-3----------------------|
E|-3b-0-0---------------------|----------------------------|
...small town, I lost that state of mind...

repeat 1x
   E                            C              D
e|----------2-3-2-0---0-------|---0-0--0-------------------|
B|------------------3-0----3~-|---1-1----3-1---x-3-3-------|
G|----0-0-------------0-------|-x-0-0----------x-2-2--STOP-|
D|-0--2-2---------------------|-x-2-2----------x-0-0-------|
A|-2--2-2---------------------|-x-3-3----------------------|
E|-3b-0-0---------------------|----------------------------|
                                                     You know that I've got... 

repeat 3x
   E                            C              D
e|----------2-3-2-0---0-------|---0-0--0-------------2-0---|
B|------------------3-0----3~-|---1-1----3-1---x-3-3-----3-|
G|----0-0-------------0-------|-x-0-0----------x-2-2-------|
D|-0--2-2---------------------|-x-2-2----------x-0-0-------|
A|-2--2-2---------------------|-x-3-3----------------------|
E|-3b-0-0---------------------|----------------------------|
...whisky with white lies and smoke in my lungs...

Pre chorus:
C           G               D                  Am              C
  I'm well aware of certain things that can destroy a man like me
                G                B7       B7  
  But with that said give me one more,

  Higher!


Chorus: 

repeat 1x
   E                            C              D
e|----------2-3-2-0---0-------|---0-0--0-------------2-0---|
B|------------------3-0----3~-|---1-1----3-1---x-3-3-----3-|
G|----0-0-------------0-------|-x-0-0----------x-2-2-------|
D|----2-2---------------------|-x-2-2----------x-0-0-------|
A|----2-2---------------------|-x-3-3----------------------|
E|----0-0---------------------|----------------------------|
                             I am another one to take the sting away

repeat 3x
   E                            C              D
e|----------2-3-2-0---0-------|---0-0--0-------------2-0---|
B|------------------3-0----3~-|---1-1----3-1---x-3-3-----3-|
G|----0-0-------------0-------|-x-0-0----------x-2-2-------|
D|-0--2-2---------------------|-x-2-2----------x-0-0-------|
A|-2--2-2---------------------|-x-3-3----------------------|
E|-3b-0-0---------------------|----------------------------|
                             I am another one to take the sting away
                             I am happy on my own so here I'll stay
                        Save your loving arms for a rainy day
                       

repeat 1x
   E                            C              D
e|----------2-3-2-0---0-------|---0-0--0-------------------|
B|------------------3-0----3~-|---1-1----3-1---x-3-3-------|
G|----0-0-------------0-------|-x-0-0----------x-2-2--STOP-|
D|-0--2-2---------------------|-x-2-2----------x-0-0-------|
A|-2--2-2---------------------|-x-3-3----------------------|
E|-3b-0-0---------------------|----------------------------|
             And I'll find comfort in my pain eraser


I used to think that nothing...


Verse 2:

repeat 1x
   E                            C              D
e|----------2-3-2-0---0-------|---0-0--0-------------2-0---|
B|------------------3-0----3~-|---1-1----3-1---x-3-3-----3-|
G|----0-0-------------0-------|-x-0-0----------x-2-2-------|
D|----2-2---------------------|-x-2-2----------x-0-0-------|
A|----2-2---------------------|-x-3-3----------------------|
E|----0-0---------------------|----------------------------|
   ...could be better than touring the world with my songs...

repeat 6x
e|----------2-3-2-0---0-------|---0-0--0-------------2-0---|
B|------------------3-0----3~-|---1-1----3-1---x-3-3-----3-|
G|----0-0-------------0-------|-x-0-0----------x-2-2-------|
D|-0--2-2---------------------|-x-2-2----------x-0-0-------|
A|-2--2-2---------------------|-x-3-3----------------------|
E|-3b-0-0---------------------|----------------------------|


repeat 1x
   E                            C              D
e|----------2-3-2-0---0-------|---0-0--0-------------------|
B|------------------3-0----3~-|---1-1----3-1---x-3-3-------|
G|----0-0-------------0-------|-x-0-0----------x-2-2--STOP-|
D|-0--2-2---------------------|-x-2-2----------x-0-0-------|
A|-2--2-2---------------------|-x-3-3----------------------|
E|-3b-0-0---------------------|----------------------------|


Pre chorus:
C           G               D                  Am              C
  I'm well aware of certain things that can destroy a man like me
                G                B7       B7  
  But with that said give me one more,

  Higher!



Chorus: 

repeat 5x
   E                            C              D
e|----------2-3-2-0---0-------|---0-0--0-------------2-0---|
B|------------------3-0----3~-|---1-1----3-1---x-3-3-----3-|
G|----0-0-------------0-------|-x-0-0----------x-2-2-------|
D|-0--2-2---------------------|-x-2-2----------x-0-0-------|
A|-2--2-2---------------------|-x-3-3----------------------|
E|-3b-0-0---------------------|----------------------------|
                             I am another one to take the sting away
                             I am happy on my own so here I'll stay
                      Save your loving arms for a rainy day
             And I'll find comfort in my pain eraser
             And I'll find comfort in my pain eraser                     

repeat 1x
   E                            C              D
e|----------2-3-2-0---0-------|---0-0--0-------------------|
B|------------------3-0----3~-|---1-1----3-1---x-3-3-------|
G|----0-0-------------0-------|-x-0-0----------x-2-2-------|
D|-0--2-2---------------------|-x-2-2----------x-0-0-------|
A|-2--2-2---------------------|-x-3-3----------------------|
E|-3b-0-0---------------------|----------------------------|
             And I'll find comfort in my pain eraser


Bridge:

repeat 3x
e|----------2-3-2-0---0-------|---0-0--0-------------2-0---|
B|------------------3-0----3~-|---1-1----3-1---x-3-3-----3-|
G|----0-0-------------0-------|-x-0-0----------x-2-2-------|
D|-0--2-2---------------------|-x-2-2----------x-0-0-------|
A|-2--2-2---------------------|-x-3-3----------------------|
E|-3b-0-0---------------------|----------------------------|
                    Welcome to the new show I guess you know I've been away
                    Where I'm heading who knows My heart will stay the same
                    Welcome to the new show I guess you know I've been away
         Where I'm heading who knows 

repeat 1x
e|----------2-3-2-0---0-------|---0------------------------|
B|------------------3-0----3~-|---1------------------------|
G|----0-0-------------0-------|-x-0----STOP----------------|
D|-0--2-2---------------------|-x-2------------------------|
A|-2--2-2---------------------|-x-3------------------------|
E|-3b-0-0---------------------|----------------------------|
                                     My pain eraser


Outro:

repeat 3x
e|----------2-3-2-0---0-------|---0-0--0-------------2-0---|
B|------------------3-0----3~-|---1-1----3-1---x-3-3-----3-|
G|----0-0-------------0-------|-x-0-0----------x-2-2-------|
D|-0--2-2---------------------|-x-2-2----------x-0-0-------|
A|-2--2-2---------------------|-x-3-3----------------------|
E|-3b-0-0---------------------|----------------------------|
             And I'll find comfort in my pain eraser

repeat 1x
e|----------2-3-2-0---0-------|---0-0--0-------------------|
B|------------------3-0----3~-|---1-1----3-1---------------|
G|----0-0-------------0-------|-x-0-0----------STOP--------|
G|----0-0-------------0-------|-x-0-0----------------------|
A|-2--2-2---------------------|-x-3-3----------------------|
E|-3b-0-0---------------------|----------------------------|
             And I'll find comfort in my pain eraser

Note: the lyrics are not perfectly aligned with the tab, but they are sung pretty fast and 
this is the best I can do.


| b     bend
| ~     let ring
| x     muted

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Eraser Tab Info

Eraser Tab by Ed Sheeran

Last Updated: February 8, 2026

Capo: 4