Photograph Tab by Ed Sheeran

Photograph tab by Ed Sheeran (Ver. 3)

Guitar Tab

Capo on 4th

Intro (played with fingers – no pick)
e|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|----1p0-1----------1p0-1---------|----1p0-1----------1p0-1--------|
G|----------0---------------0------|-----------0--------------0-----|
D|------------3p2-------------3p2--|-------------3p2------------3p2-|
A|--3-----3---3----3-----3----3----|--0-----0----0----0----0----0---|
E|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|----1p0-1----------1p0-1---------|----1p0-1-----------------------|
G|----------0--------------0-------|-----------0--------------------|
D|------------3p2-------------3h2--|-------------3p2----------------|
A|---------------------------------|------------------3-------------|
E|--3-----3---3----3-----3----3----|--1-----1----1----1-------------|
                                                          Loving can

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Verse 1 (played with a pick)
   C                                 Am
e|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---|-2-----2-----2---2-----2-----2--|
D|-2-----2-----2---2-----2-----2---|-2-----2-----2---2-----2-----2--|
A|-3---x-3---x-3---3---x-3---x-3---|-0---x-0---x-0---0---x-0---x-0--|
E|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
   hurt,                  loving can hurt sometimes     But it's the

    G                                 F
e|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---|-3-----3-----3---3-----3-----3--|
A|-2-----2-----2---2-----2-----2---|-3-----3-----3---3-----3-----3--|
E|-3---x-3---x-3---3---x-3---x-3---|-1---x-1---x-1---1---x-1---x-1--|
   only thing that I know                               When it gets

C                                 Am
e|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---|-2-----2-----2---2-----2-----2--|
D|-2-----2-----2---2-----2-----2---|-2-----2-----2---2-----2-----2--|
A|-3---x-3---x-3---3---x-3---x-3---|-0---x-0---x-0---0---x-0---x-0--|
E|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
  hard,         you know it can get hard sometimes      It is the

    G                                 F
e|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---|-3-----3-----3---3-----3-----3--|
A|-2-----2-----2---2-----2-----2---|-3-----3-----3---3-----3-----3--|
E|-3---x-3---x-3---3---x-3---x-3---|-1---x-1---x-1---1---x-1---x-1--|
   only thing makes us feel alive

Pre-Chorus 1
   Am             F                   C             G
e|-0---------------1---------------|-0---------------3--------------|
B|-1---------------1---------------|-1---------------3--------------|
G|-2-----2-----2---2---------------|-0---------------0--------------|
D|-2-----2-----2---3-----3-----3---|-2---------------0-----0-----0--|
A|-0---x-0---x-0---3-----3-----3---|-3---x-3---x-3---2-----2-----2--|
E|-----------------1---x-1---x-1---|-----------------3---x-3---x-3--|
   We keep this love in a photograph We made these memories for ourselves Where our

Am             F                   C             G
e|-0---------------1---------------|-0---------------3--------------|
B|-1---------------1---------------|-1---------------3--------------|
G|-2-----2-----2---2---------------|-0---------------0--------------|
D|-2-----2-----2---3-----3-----3---|-2---------------0--------------|
A|-0---x-0---x-0---3-----3-----3---|-3---x-3---x-3---2--------------|
E|-----------------1---x-1---x-1---|-----------------3--------------|
 eyes are never closing Hearts are never broken And time's forever frozen still So you can

Chorus 1
    C                                 G
e|--0------------------------------|--3-----------------------------|
B|--1------------------------------|--3-----------------------------|
G|--0-----0-----0--0-----0-----0---|--0-----------------------------|
D|--2-----2-----2--2-----2-----2---|--0-----0-----0--0-----0-----0--|
A|--3---x-3---x-3--3---x-3---x-3---|--2-----2-----2--2-----2-----2--|
E|---------------------------------|--3---x-3---x-3--3---x-3---x-3--|
    keep me Inside the pocket of your ripped jeans Holding me closer 'til our

    Am                                F
e|--0------------------------------|--1-----------------------------|
B|--1------------------------------|--1-----------------------------|
G|--2-----2-----2--2-----2-----2---|--2-----------------------------|
D|--2-----2-----2--2-----2-----2---|--3-----3-----3--3-----3-----3--|
A|--0---x-0---x-0--0---x-0---x-0---|--3-----3-----3--3-----3-----3--|
E|---------------------------------|--1---x-1---x-1--1---x-1---x-1--|
   eyes meet       You won't ever be alone,     wait for me to come

   C  (back to fingerpicking)
e|---------------------------------|
B|----1-0-1----------1-0-1---------|
G|-----------0---------------------|
D|------------3-2------------------|
A|--3-----3---3----3-----3---------|
E|---------------------------------|
    Home                 Loving can

Verse 2 (back to using a pick)
   C                                 Am
e|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---|-2-----2-----2---2-----2-----2--|
D|-2-----2-----2---2-----2-----2---|-2-----2-----2---2-----2-----2--|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|
E|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
  heal,                  loving can mend your soul      And it's the

    G                                 F
e|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---|-3-----3-----3---3-----3-----3--|
A|-2-----2-----2---2-----2-----2---|-3-----3-----3---3-----3-----3--|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1|
   only thing that I know, know                  I swear it will get


C                                 Am
e|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---|-2-----2-----2---2-----2-----2--|
D|-2-----2-----2---2-----2-----2---|-2-----2-----2---2-----2-----2--|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|
E|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
   Easier Remember that with every piece of you      Hm, and it's the

    G                                 F
e|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---|-3-----3-----3---3-----3-----3--|
A|-2-----2-----2---2-----2-----2---|-3-----3-----3---3-----3-----3--|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1|
   only thing we take with us when we die

Pre-Chorus 2
   Am             F                   C             G
e|-0-----0---------1-----1---------|-0-----0--------3-----3---------|
B|-1-----1---------1-----1---------|-1-----1--------3-----3---------|
G|-2-----2-----2---2-----2---------|-0-----0---0----0-----0---------|
D|-2-----2-----2---3-----3-----3---|-2-----2---2----0-----0-----0---|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-----3-----3---|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--2-----2-----2---|
E|-----------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
   Hm, we keep this love in this photograph We made these memories for ourselves Where our

   Am              F                   C             G
e|-0-----0---------1-----1---------|-0-----0---------3--------------|
B|-1-----1---------1-----1---------|-1-----1---------3--------------|
G|-2-----2-----2---2-----2---------|-0-----0-----0---0--------------|
D|-2-----2-----2---3-----3-----3---|-2-----2-----2---0--------------|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-----3-----3---|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2--------------|
E|-----------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----------------3--------------|
  eyes are never closing Hearts were never broken And time's forever frozen still So you can

Chorus 2
   C                                 G
e|-0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---|-3-----3-----3---3-----3-----3--|
B|-1-----1-----1---1-----1-----1---|-3-----3-----3---3-----3-----3--|
G|-0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---|-0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0--|
D|-2-----2-----2---2-----2-----2---|-0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0--|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-----2-----2---2-----2-----2--|
E|---------------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|
  keep me Inside the pocket of your ripped jeans  Holding me closer 'til our

   Am                                F
e|-0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---|-1-----1-----1---1-----1-----1--|
B|-1-----1-----1---1-----1-----1---|-1-----1-----1---1-----1-----1--|
G|-2-----2-----2---2-----2-----2---|-2-----2-----2---2-----2-----2--|
D|-2-----2-----2---2-----2-----2---|-3-----3-----3---3-----3-----3--|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-----3-----3---3-----3-----3--|
E|---------------------------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1|
   eyes meet      You won't ever be alone                 And if you

   C                                 G
e|-0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---|-3-----3-----3---3-----3-----3--|
B|-1-----1-----1---1-----1-----1---|-3-----3-----3---3-----3-----3--|
G|-0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---|-0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0--|
D|-2-----2-----2---2-----2-----2---|-0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0--|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-----2-----2---2-----2-----2--|
E|---------------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|
   hurt me   That's okay baby, only words bleed Inside these pages you just

   Am                                F
e|-0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---|-1-----1-----1---1-----1-----1--|
B|-1-----1-----1---1-----1-----1---|-1-----1-----1---1-----1-----1--|
G|-2-----2-----2---2-----2-----2---|-2-----2-----2---2-----2-----2--|
D|-2-----2-----2---2-----2-----2---|-3-----3-----3---3-----3-----3--|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-----3-----3---3-----3-----3--|
E|---------------------------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1|
   hold me  And I won’t ever let you go          Wait for me to come

   Am                                F
e|-0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---|-1-----1-----1---1-----1-----1--|
B|-1-----1-----1---1-----1-----1---|-1-----1-----1---1-----1-----1--|
G|-2-----2-----2---2-----2-----2---|-2-----2-----2---2-----2-----2--|
D|-2-----2-----2---2-----2-----2---|-3-----3-----3---3-----3-----3--|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-----3-----3---3-----3-----3--|
E|---------------------------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1|
   Home         Wait for me to come home        Wait for me to come

   C                                 G
e|-0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---|-3-----3-----3---3-----3-----3--|
B|-1-----1-----1---1-----1-----1---|-3-----3-----3---3-----3-----3--|
G|-0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---|-0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0--|
D|-2-----2-----2---2-----2-----2---|-0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0--|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-----2-----2---2-----2-----2--|
E|---------------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|
  Home          Wait for me to come home                Oh, you can

C                                 G
e|-0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---|-3-----3-----3---3-----3-----3--|
B|-1-----1-----1---1-----1-----1---|-3-----3-----3---3-----3-----3--|
G|-0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---|-0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0--|
D|-2-----2-----2---2-----2-----2---|-0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0--|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-----2-----2---2-----2-----2--|
E|---------------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|
  fit me Inside the necklace you got when you were sixteen Next to your heartbeat where I

   Am                                F
e|-0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---|-1-----1-----1---1-----1-----1--|
B|-1-----1-----1---1-----1-----1---|-1-----1-----1---1-----1-----1--|
G|-2-----2-----2---2-----2-----2---|-2-----2-----2---2-----2-----2--|
D|-2-----2-----2---2-----2-----2---|-3-----3-----3---3-----3-----3--|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-----3-----3---3-----3-----3--|
E|---------------------------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1|
  should be Keep it deep within your soul               And if you

   C                                 G
e|-0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---|-3-----3-----3---3-----3-----3--|
B|-1-----1-----1---1-----1-----1---|-3-----3-----3---3-----3-----3--|
G|-0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---|-0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0--|
D|-2-----2-----2---2-----2-----2---|-0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0--|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-----2-----2---2-----2-----2--|
E|---------------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|
 hurt me Well, that's okay baby, only words bleed Inside these pages you just

   Am                                F
e|-0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---|-1-----1-----1---1-----1-----1--|
B|-1-----1-----1---1-----1-----1---|-1-----1-----1---1-----1-----1--|
G|-2-----2-----2---2-----2-----2---|-2-----2-----2---2-----2-----2--|
D|-2-----2-----2---2-----2-----2---|-3-----3-----3---3-----3-----3--|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-----3-----3---3-----3-----3--|
E|---------------------------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1|
  hold me  And I won’t ever let you go                      When I'm

   C                                 G
e|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---|--------------------------------|
D|-2-----2-----2---2-----2-----2---|-0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0--|
A|-3---x-3---x-3---3---x-3---x-3---|-2-----2-----2---2-----2-----2--|
E|---------------------------------|-3---x-3---x-3---3---x-3---x-3--|
  away,   I will remember how you kissed me Under the lamppost back on

   Am                                F
e|---------------------------------|-----------------1--------------|
B|---------------------------------|-----------------1--------------|
G|-2-----2-----2---2-----2-----2---|-----------------2--------------|
D|-2-----2-----2---2-----2-----2---|-3-----3-----3---3--------------|
A|-0---x-0---x-0---0---x-0---x-0---|-3-----3-----3---3--------------|
E|---------------------------------|-1---x-1---x-1---1--------------|
  Sixth street Hearing you whisper through the phone "Wait for me to come home"

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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