Chords with lyrics
the most amazing musician to ever live. So this is the way Mike plays it (I would tab
but his is a bit harder to get.) The video shows the chords Josh plays, so if you really
to play it that way, its pretty much the same chord, but just a different variation (I
And I'm not 100% sure on Mike's variation of G, but this one sounds fine. But yeah, it's
awesome song. Here are the chords-
C majorC G+G A minorAm D MajorD G*
e|--0-----3-----0-----3-----5--------|
b|--1-----3-----1-----2-----3--------|
g|--0-----0-----2-----3-----0--------|
d|--2-----0-----2-----0-----0--------|
a|--3-----2-----0-----0-----2--------|
E MajorE|--0-----3-----0-----0-----3--------|
With the instrumentals, on the C majorC give a few little hammer ons, and same with the G.
Capo 6
Intro
G+G C majorC G+G C majorC
Verse 1
A minorAm C majorC
You're just a stones throw from me
G+G
But throwing stones could never be
D MajorD
The perfect way to start
Verse 2
A minorAm C majorC
Cos sticks and stones make broken bones
G+G
Empty words make broken homes
D MajorD
But its love that broke our hearts
Chorus 1
A minorAm C majorC G+G D MajorD
And if I knew what you were thinking
A minorAm C majorC G+G D MajorD
I would stop this boat from sinking
A minorAm C majorC G+G
But darling you are like the sand
D MajorD A minorAm
And you're slipping through my hands
C majorC G* G+G
I just don't know what you're thinking
G+G C majorC G* G+G C majorC
Verse 3
A minorAm C majorC
You're just a photo in a drawer
G+G
But photographs are not much more
D MajorD
Than ghosts we can't forget
Verse 4
A minorAm C majorC
You're just a red rag to a bull
G+G
You're just a false hope for a fool
D MajorD
But it's as close as I can get
Chorus 2
A minorAm C majorC G+G D MajorD
And if I knew what you were thinking
A minorAm C majorC G+G D MajorD
I would stop this boat from sinking
A minorAm C majorC G+G
But darling you are like the sun
D MajorD A minorAm
Setting when my evening comes
C majorC G+G
I just don't know what you're thinking
Bridge
A minorAm E minorEm
And I will stop the sky from falling
G+G
If I knew
D MajorD
If I knew
A minorAm E minorEm
And I will love you every morning
G+G
If I knew
D MajorD
If I knew
Ohoh Oh
Chorus 3
A minorAm G+G D MajorD
And if I knew what you were thinking
A minorAm G+G D MajorD
I would stop this boat from sinking
A minorAm C majorC G+G
But darling you are like the stars
D MajorD A minorAm
I know I can't reach that far.
C majorC G+G
I just don't know what you're thinking
end on G+G
Good luck guys, heres the video is you want to perfect it.