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Fingerpicking style tab.

Capo: 4th fret
Pay attention in the dynamic of the notes (piano and mezzo forte).
The higher notes and 1st bass are often mf.
This "balance" marks the rhythm. (This serves to the strumming too.)

Intro:
                Chord diagramC majorC                              Em6m
e|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|----1-------1-------1-------1-----|---1-------1-------1-------1-----|
Chord diagramG+G|--------0-------0-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-------0-------0-|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|----------------------------------|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|

          Chord diagramFF              Chord diagramG+G             Chord diagramE minorEm             Chord diagramA minorAm
e|--------1--------------3-----|-------0-----|------------|------------|
Chord diagramBB|-----------------------------|-----------0-|--------1---|-----1------|
Chord diagramG+G|----2-------2------4-------4-|---0---------|----2-------|-2----------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----------------------------|-------------|------------|-------(x7)-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-----------------------------|-------------|--0---0-----|---0--------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--1---1---1------3---3---3---|-0---0---0---|------------|------------|

Verse:
(Today I'm gonna write a sad song...)
                Chord diagramC majorC                              Em6m
e|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|---1-------1-------1-------1---------|---1-------1-------1-------1-----|
Chord diagramG+G|-------0-------0-------0-------0-----|-------0-------0-------0-------0-|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---------------------------------(x2)|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|

          Chord diagramFF              Chord diagramG+G             Chord diagramE minorEm             Chord diagramA minorAm
e|-----------------------3-----|-------0------|-----------------------|
Chord diagramBB|--------1--------------------|--------------|---1-------1-----------|
Chord diagramG+G|----2-------2------4-------4-|---0-------0--|-------2-------2-------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----------------------------|--------------|------------------(x2)-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-----------------------------|--------------|-0---0---0---0---------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--1---1---1------3---3---3---|-0---0---0----|-----------------------|
(Repeat this whole sequence 2 times then add the next bar)

                   Chord diagramD MajorD
e|----1-------1-------1-------1------|
Chord diagramBB|--------3-------3-------3-------3--|
Chord diagramG+G|-----------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0----|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-----------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-----------------------------------|
(In the chorus and bridge parts, you just strum.)

(Chorus)
        Chord diagramG+G               Chord diagramE minorEm
I'm so sorry, it's not like me
       Chord diagramA minorAm           Chord diagramD MajorD
It's maturity that I'm lacking
      Chord diagramG+G               Chord diagramE minorEm
So don't, don't let me go
               Chord diagramA minorAm            Chord diagramD MajorD
Just to let me know that growing up goes slow

(After chorus)     Chord diagramG+G
e|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---0--|

  (Then back to verse fingerpicking.)

(Verse)

(Chorus)
        Chord diagramG+G               Chord diagramE minorEm
I'm so sorry, it's not like me
       Chord diagramA minorAm           Chord diagramD MajorD
It's maturity that I'm lacking
      Chord diagramG+G               Chord diagramE minorEm
So don't, don't let me go
               Chord diagramA minorAm          Chord diagramD MajorD
Just to let me know that growing up goes slow

(Bridge)
   Chord diagramE MajorE                      Chord diagramA minorAm
All the rules are meant to bend
                           Chord diagramD MajorD
And you swore you were my friend
                        Chord diagramG+G      Chord diagramE minorEm
Now I have to start all over again
  Chord diagramE MajorE                              Chord diagramA minorAm
Cause no one's going to take your place
                            Chord diagramD MajorD
And I'm scared we'll never save all the pieces
    Chord diagramG+G       Chord diagramA minorAm    Chord diagramD MajorD
of love we made


(Chorus)
        Chord diagramG+G               Chord diagramE minorEm
I'm so sorry, it's not like me
       Chord diagramA minorAm           Chord diagramD MajorD
It's maturity that I'm lacking
      Chord diagramG+G               Chord diagramE minorEm
So don't, don't let me go
               Chord diagramA minorAm            Chord diagramD MajorD
Just to let me know that I can slip and fall
      Chord diagramG+G            Chord diagramE minorEm
And you wont let me go
            Chord diagramA minorAm          Chord diagramD MajorD
Just let me know that growing up goes slow.

Chord diagramG+G               Chord diagramE minorEm
I'm so sorry, it's not like me
       Chord diagramA minorAm           Chord diagramD MajorD
It's maturity that I'm lacking
      Chord diagramG+G               Chord diagramE minorEm
So don't, don't let me go
               Chord diagramA minorAm          Chord diagramD MajorD
Just to let me know that growing up goes slow

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