Tabs
e|------------------------|
BB|9/10-5/777777-222555555-|
G+G|9/11-6/777777-222444444-|
D MajorD|9/11-6/777777-222666666-|
A augmentedA|7/9--4/555555-000444444-|
E MajorE|------------------------|x3
e|-------------------|
BB|222333333333222222-|
G+G|222444444444222222-|
D MajorD|222444444444222222-|
A augmentedA|000222222222000000-|
E MajorE|-------------------|x1
If you find sliding the chords too tricky, then play this which sounds pretty much as good
e|------------------------|
BB|9/10-5/777777-222555555-|
G+G|9/11-6/777777-222444444-|
D MajorD|------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------|x3
e|-------------------|
BB|222333333333222222-|
G+G|222444444444222222-|
D MajorD|-------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------|x1
Break between Verse 1 and 2 I think is like this
e|----------------------|
BB|9/10-5/777777-3332222-|
G+G|9/11-6/777777-4442222-|
D MajorD|9/11-6/777777-4442222-|
A augmentedA|7/9--4/555555-2220000-|
E MajorE|----------------------|x1
or
e|----------------------|
BB|9/10-5/777777-4442222-|
G+G|9/11-6/777777-4442222-|
D MajorD|----------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------|x1
Verse again
Pre-Chorus "But i've got a plan"
e|2~-4~-5~-|
BB|3~-5~-7~-|
G+G|4~-6~-7~-|
D MajorD|4~-6~-7~-|
A augmentedA|2~-4~-5~-|
E MajorE|---------|
Chorus
e|000000222222777777555555-|
BB|000000222222777777555555-|
G+G|111111222222777777666666-|
D MajorD|222222444444999999777777-|
A augmentedA|222222444444999999777777-|
E MajorE|000000222222777777555555-|
e|000000222222777777555444-|
BB|000000222222777777555444-|
G+G|111111222222777777666555-|
D MajorD|222222444444999999777666-|
A augmentedA|222222444444999999777666-|
E MajorE|000000222222777777555444-|
e|222222777777777777555555-|
BB|222222777777777777555555-|
G+G|222222777777777777666666-|
D MajorD|444444999999999999777777-|
A augmentedA|444444999999999999777777-|
E MajorE|222222777777777777555555-|
"But its too hard to ask..."
e|0--4--2~----0~-----|
BB|2--5--3~----0~-----|
G+G|2--4--4~----1~-----|
D MajorD|2--6--4~----2~-----|
A augmentedA|0--4--2~----2~-----|
E MajorE|------------0~-----|
During the "You wait I wait" bit you play the verse :)
/=slide up
Other versions of The Writer
Alternative guitar chords and tabs for The Writer by Ellie Goulding
