Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Key: E MajorE
Difficulty: Intermediate
No Capo, standard tuning
This is exactly how Ed played it live, good luck!
These are the chord shapes he uses :
E MajorE (076x00)
A augmentedA (577x00)
BB (799x00)
C# minorC#m (9 11 11x00)
Only strum the last three strings (palm muted) until the last chorus, then let it all out :D
Verse 1:
E MajorE C# minorC#m
Loving can hurt, loving can hurt sometimes
BB A augmentedA
But it's the only thing that I know
E MajorE C# minorC#m
When it gets hard, you know it can get hard sometimes
BB A augmentedA
It's the only thing that makes us feel alive
Pre-Chorus:
C# minorC#m A augmentedA
We keep this love in a photograph
E MajorE BB
We made these memories for ourselves
C# minorC#m
Where our eyes are never closing
A augmentedA
Our hearts were never broken
E MajorE BB
And time's forever frozen, still
Chorus 1:
E MajorE
So you can keep me
BB
Inside the pocket of your ripped jeans
C# minorC#m
Holding me close until our eyes meet
A augmentedA E MajorE
You won't ever be alone, wait for me to come home
Verse 2:
E MajorE C# minorC#m
Loving can heal, loving can mend your soul
BB A augmentedA
And it's the only thing that I know, no
E MajorE C# minorC#m
I swear it will get easier, remember that with every piece of ya
BB A augmentedA
And it's the only thing to take with us when we die, mmm
Pre-Chorus:
C# minorC#m A augmentedA
We keep this love in a photograph
E MajorE BB
We made these memories for ourselves
C# minorC#m
Where our eyes are never closing
A augmentedA
Our hearts were never broken
E MajorE BB
And time's forever frozen, still
Chorus 2:
E MajorE
So you can keep me
BB
Inside the pocket of your ripped jeans
C# minorC#m
Holding me close until our eyes meet
A augmentedA
You won't ever be alone
E MajorE
And if you hurt me, that's okay baby
BB
Only words bleed inside these pages
C# minorC#m
You just hold me
A augmentedA
And I won't ever let you go
C# minorC#m
Wait for me to come home
E MajorE
Wait for me to come home
A augmentedA
Wait for me to come home
BB
Wait for me to come home
Bridge:
E MajorE
Oh you can fit me
BB
Inside the necklace you got when you were sixteen
C# minorC#m
Next to your heartbeat where I should be
A augmentedA
Keep it deep within your soul
E MajorE
And if you hurt me, that's okay baby
BB
Only words bleed inside these pages
C# minorC#m
You just hold me
A augmentedA
And I won't ever let you go
//Switch back to palm mute
Outro:
E MajorE BB
When I'm away, I will remember how you kissed me
C# minorC#m
Under the lamppost back on Sixth street
A augmentedA
Hearing you whisper through the phone
Wait for me to come home