Like I Used To tab by Sharon Van Etten

• Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro:

E
A Asus2 F#m
E Esus4 E Esus4
A Asus2 F#m



Verse 1:

E
Will the marker stain the skin?
A                 F#m
Stole the dress I saw you in
    E       Esus4 E          A     Asus2 F#m
Now nothing         comes to mind
E

Saw a life as override
A                F#m         E Esus4
One more session overdrive
    E              A    Asus2  F#m
The ceiling is the roof


Pre-Chorus:

C#m
Change address and draw a line
B
Show my friends the silver line
F#m                                 A*
Call my family just to know they're there


Chorus:

E
Sleepin' in late like I used to
A                          F#m
Crossing my fingers like I used to
C#m                   A*
Waiting inside like I used to
 B
Avoiding big crowds like I used to


Interlude:

E Esus4 E Esus4
A Asus2 F#m


Verse 2:

E               Esus4  E          Esus4
Crawl the field and    let you in
A              Asus2 F#m
Brand my heart I     found you in
   E   Esus4 E         Esus4  A    Asus2 F#m
To say       nothing's more  apart
E         Esus4 E              Esus4
Will my lover   be there, stay
A           Asus2 F#m
Follow them to    less the pain
    E       Esus4 E      Esus4 A     Asus2 F#m
The ceiling         must be    wrong


Pre-Chorus:

C#m
Well, my head's gone today
B
Sell my past for a way
   F#m                             A*
To sing and have something left to say
C#m
Pray my hands, pray my voice
B
Give the reason, take away
F#m                          A*
Make believe an order for to stay


Chorus:

E
Lighting one up like I used to
A                        F#m
Dancing all alone like I used to
C#m                 A*
Giving it up like I used to
B
Falling in love like I used to
E
Open my heart like I used to
A                      F#m
Making out long like I used to
C#m                   A*
Holding hands openly, rights to
B
Taking what's mine like I used to


Outro:

       F#m             E    B
Like I used to (like I used to)
       F#m             E    B
Like I used to (like I used to)

E Esus4 E Esus4
A Asus2 F#m
E Esus4 E Esus4
A Asus2 F#m
E



E:     0-2-2-1-0-0
A:     X-0-2-2-2-0
Asus2: X-0-2-2-0-0
F#m:   2-4-4-2-2-2
Esus4: 0-2-2-2-0-0
C#m:   X-4-6-6-5-4
B:     7-9-9-8-7-7
A*:    5-7-7-6-5-5