This is about as close as you can get to the lead with a guitar. This pattern is played through most of the entire song. Intro: e|--------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----2-------2-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0------| G|---------0-------------------------------2---------------0----------| D|-------4---4-------------4-------------4---4-------4---4---4---4----| A|---2-----------2---5---5---5---5---5-----------5-0------------------| E|-0---------------3---------------3----------------------------------| CHORDS: Use these if you want to strum chords instead of playing the above pattern. All chords relative to capo. NOTE: These chords may not be 100% correct, but they're in-key and sound good.
Em6add9 for 4 counts, Gmaj7add9 for 8 counts, A7add6 for 4 counts for the verses and choruses. Em6add9 Gmaj7add9 A7add6 e|----X----|----X----|----X---------| B|----2----|----0----|----2---------| G|----0----|----2----|----0---------| D|----4----|----4----|----4---------| A|----2----|----5----|----0---------| E|----0----|----3----|----X---------| Dmaj7/G for 4 counts, Bmin9/E for 4 counts, B7sus2 for 8 counts for the outro. Dmaj7/G Bmin9/E B7sus2 e|----X----|----X----|----X---------| B|----2----|----2----|----2---------| G|----2----|----2----|----2---------| D|----4----|----0----|----4---------| A|----5----|----2----|----2---------| E|----3----|----0----|----X---------| NOTE: There are other chords played during the bridge when he sings "...and understood why you could not love"