Difficulty
Intermediate πͺ
Rate for accuracy
🎸
Tuning: E A D G
Intro:
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5---5(5)5-0-5-0-|-5---5---5-0-5-0-|-3---3---3-0-3-0-|-7---7---7-5-7-5-| x2 (bracketed note only played
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| in first rep)
Verse 1:
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5---5---5-0-5-0-|-3---3---3-0-3-0-|-5---5---5-0-5-0-|-0---2---3(3)5---|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
x2 (bracketed note only played
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| in first rep)
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-7---7---7-5-7-5-|-7---7---7-5-7-5-|-5---5---5-0-5-0-|-3-----5-----7-m-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Verse 2:
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|--(5)------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-m-5--05-0-5/7-|-5-m-5--05-0-5/7-|-5-m-5--05-0-5/7-|-5---0---2---3---| x2 (bracketed note only played
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| in second rep)
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5---5---5-0-5-0-|-5---5---5-0-5-0-|-3---3---3-0-3-0-|-7---7---7-5-7-5-| x2
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Verse 3:
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5---5---5-0-5-0-|-3---3---3-0-3-0-|-5---5---5-0-5-0-|-0---2---3(3)5---|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
x2 (bracketed note only played
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| in first rep)
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-7---7---7-5-7-5-|-7---7---7-5-7-5-|-5---5---5-0-5-0-|-3-----5-----7-m-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Verse 4:
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|----------(7)----|-----------------|
A|-5-m-5--05-0-5/7-|-5-m-5--05-0-5/7-|-5-m-5--05-0-5/7-|-5---0---2---3---| x2 (bracketed note only played
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| in second rep)
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5---5---5-0-5-0-|-5---5---5-0-5-0-|-3---3---3-0-3-0-|-7---7---7-5-7-5-| x2
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
[Instrumental]
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5---5---5-0-5-0-|-3---3---3-0-3-0-|-5---5---5-0-5-0-|-0---2---3---5---|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
x2
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-7---7---7-5-7-5-|-7---7---7-5-7-5-|-5---5---5-0-5-0-|-3-----5-----7-m-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Verse 5:
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-m-5--05-0-5/7-|-5-m-5--05-0-5/7-|-5-m-5--05-0-5/7-|-5---0---2--/3---| x2
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5---5---5-0-5-0-|-5---5(5)5-0-5-0-|-3---3---3-0-3-0-|-7---7---7-5-7-5-| x2 (bracketed note only played
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| in second rep)
Outro:
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5---5---5-0-5-0-|-5---5---5-0-5-0-|-3---3---3-0-3-0-|-7---7---7-5-7-5-| x7, fades out
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
/ = slide up
m = mute string (i.e. stop previous note from ringing)
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Song History
Published: May 17, 2026
Last Updated: May 17, 2026