Difficulty
Beginner
Rate for accuracy
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Tuning: E A D G
no bass until 1:28
[Verse 2} 1:28 -- My boats out in the desert
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 2x
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|0-------0-------2---2-------2---2---2-------2---2---2-------2---2---2---2---2---|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 +
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------0~~-----------------------------|
E|0-------0-------2~--------------4~----------------------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 +
Verse 2: 1:46 -- I can see it in your eyes
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 2x
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|0-------0-------2---2-------2---2---2-------2---2---2-------2---2---2-------2---|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 +
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0~--|
E|0-------0-------2~--------------4-------4-----------------------------------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 +
Chorus: 2:03 -- There are shells in the water
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|0-------0---0---2---2---2---2-------------------0---0--------|
E|--------------------------------0---0---0---0-----------4---4|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------| 2x
A|0---0---0---0---2---2---2---2-------------------0---0--------|
E|--------------------------------0---0---0---0-----------4---4|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|0---0---0---0---2---2---2---2---------------0R---------------|
E|--------------------------------0~--------------0~-----------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
2:31-3:01 no bass (not totally sure but based on live recordings aoife isn't playing at this part)
Chorus: 3:02 -- There are shells in the water
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------| 3x
A|0---0---0---0---2---2---2---2-------------------0---0--------|
E|--------------------------------0---0---0---0-----------4---4|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|0---0---0---0---2---2---2---2---------------0R--------------OR--------------0R--------------|
E|--------------------------------0~--------------0~--------------0~------------------0~------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
with the last 6 notes you should kind of follow the rhythm since the bpm gets slower than the rest of the song
| ~ hold note
| R rest (stop previous note)
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Published: April 6, 2026
Last Updated: April 6, 2026