Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Key: A augmentedA
Difficulty: Novice
This tab is made form a live acoustic performance on idobi Radio:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDk5Wp3mdsE
I would recomend practicing with the live video in the background while playing. That way,
you'll easier understand the struming pattern and tempo.
(C1 and G1 is not the real name of the chord)
G+G C majorC F# minorF#m C1 G1
e|---3---| |---3---| |---3---| |---3---| |---3---|
BB|---3---| |---3---| |---3---| |---0---| |---0---|
G+G|-------| |-------| |---2---| |-------| |-------|
D MajorD|-------| |---2---| |-------| |---2---| |-------|
A augmentedA|---2---| |---3---| |-------| |---3---| |---2---|
E MajorE|---3---| |-------| |---2---| |-------| |---3---|
Intro/Instrumental:
C majorC G? G? G? G? G? G? G? G? G? G?
e|---------------------------|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|
BB|--------0------------------|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|
G+G|------0---0--------------0-|------------------------------| x2
D MajorD|--0h2-------2--2p0---0h2---|------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------3-------|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-|
E MajorE|---------------------------|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|
Verse 1:
C majorC
Came here for nothing
C majorC
Came here for nothing
G+G
Now you're gone
F# minorF#m
Oh, I'm better off alone
C majorC
I was picking up the pieces
C majorC
Trying to iron out the creases
G+G
When you got up and left me here
F# minorF#m
You tried so hard to disappear
Verse 2:
C majorC
I could have told you
C majorC
I don't have the strength to hold you
G+G
But I'll take your weight
F# minorF#m
I'll take your company and your hate
C majorC
Do you remember?
C majorC
I tried to put myself together
G+G
But you couldn't take the notion
F# minorF#m
You came in like an ocean
Chorus:
(muted)
And you left me crawling on my bedroom floor
G+G F# minorF#m
I tried so hard, but you still wanted more
C majorC
I couldn't let you drown, so I let you drift away
G+G
You're tearing me apart because you didn't have the guts to stay
C majorC C1 C majorC C1 G+G G1 G+G G1
To stay
C majorC C1 C majorC C1 G+G G1 G+G
To stay
Verse 3:
C majorC
I was fighting for my sanity
C majorC
While you fought for what was left of me
G+G F# minorF#m
I couldn't find the best part of my mind
C majorC
'Cause you crumpled up my brain
C majorC
Driving me insane
G+G
Nothing feels the same
F# minorF#m
I'm falling down like rain
Chorus:
(muted)
And you left me crawling on my bedroom floor
G+G F# minorF#m
I tried so hard, but you still wanted more
C majorC
I couldn't let you drown, so I let you drift away
G+G
You're tearing me apart because you didn't have the guts to stay
Instrumental:
C majorC G? G? G? G? G? G? G? G? G? G?
e|---------------------------|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|
BB|--------0------------------|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|
G+G|------0---0--------------0-|------------------------------| x2
D MajorD|--0h2-------2--2p0---0h2---|------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------3-------|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-|
E MajorE|---------------------------|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|
Chorus:
C majorC
And you left me crawling on my bedroom floor
G+G F# minorF#m
I tried so hard, but you still wanted more
C majorC
I couldn't let you drown, so I let you drift away
C majorC F# minorF#m
You're tearing me apart, because you didn't have the guts to
C majorC C1 C majorC C1 G+G G1 G+G G1
To stay
C majorC C1 C majorC C1 G+G G1 G+G G1
The guts to stay
Outro:
I came here for nothing
I came here for nothing
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| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
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