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Submitted by Erlend This version was played live on The One show: https://youtu.be/vFSyaa48cF4 This picking pattern is 6-3-2-3 throughout the whole song. When the D and Am chord is played the picking is 4- 3-2-3. The timings should come along easy when listening to the song. Chords relating to capo and how Ed plays them: G- 3 Bm- - C- - Em- 0 D- - Am- - 2 2 3 2 - - 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 2 3 3 1 3 3 1 3 3 0 3 3 - Intro: G Bm C G Bm C Verse 1: G Bm C I took the supermarket flowers from the windowsill G Bm C Threw the day old tea from the cup Em D C G Packed up the photo album Matthew had made C D G Memories of a life that's been loved G Bm C Took the get well soon cards and stuffed animals G Bm C Poured the old ginger beer down the sink Em D C G Dad always told me don't you cry when you're down C D G But mum there's a tear every time that I blink
Pre-Chorus 1: Am C G D Oh I’m in pieces it’s tearing me up but I know Am C G D A heart that’s broke is a heart that’s been loved Chorus 1: G Bm C So I’ll sing Hallelujah D G Bm C You were an angel in the shape of my mum D When I fell down you’d be there Em C G D Holding me up, spread your wings as you go Em C G D And when God takes you back, he’ll say Hallelujah, you’re home G Bm C D G Bm C Verse 2: G Bm C I fluffed the pillows, made the beds, stacked the chairs up G Bm C Folded your nightgowns neatly in a case D Em D C G John said he’d drive then put his hand on my cheek C D G And wiped a tear from the side of my face Pre-Chorus 2: Am C G D And I hope that I see the world as you did cause I know Am C G D A life with love is a life that’s been lived Chorus 2: G Bm C So I’ll sing Hallelujah D G Bm C You were an angel in the shape of my mum D When I fell down you’d be there Em C G D Holding me up, spread your wings as you go Em C G D And when God takes you back, he’ll say Hallelujah, you’re home Chorus 3: G Bm C Hallelujah G Bm C You were an angel in the shape of my mum Em C G D You got to see the person I have become, spread your wings and I know that when Em C G D G
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Chords: D, Am, G, Bm, C, Em, A