Capo 2
I made up the notation because the chord names were long (Em7sus4)
and frequent. Here’s the deal: you start the measure with a down
strum on G or Em7. Then strum up on the next beat to accent the root
note an octave up, then you add an “A” note and strum up to accent,
and then add the a “B” and strum up.
=3200XX (down strum) =0200XX (down strum)
^ =3200XX (UP strum) ^ =0200XX (UP strum)
^=3202XX (UP strum) ^=0202XX (UP strum)
^=32020X (UP strum) ^=02020X (UP strum)
You should mess around with the way you strum to fit the music and
not just strum on the beats. Selectively play the high and low part
of the chord, or switch to finger picking. Notes at the bottom.
Other chords you might want to know:
=X2000X =32020X
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I have your good clothes in the car
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So cut your hair so no one knows
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I have your dreams and your teeth marks
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all my finger nails are painted
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I'm here to
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take you now
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You were right about the end
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It didn't make a difference
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Everything I can remember
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I remember wrong
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How can anybody know how they got to be
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this way
You must have known I'd do this
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some day
Break my arms around the one I love
And be forgiven by the time my lover comes
Break my arms around my love (REPEAT)
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I don't have any questions
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I don't think it's gonna rain
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You were right about the end
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It didn't make a difference
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I'm here to
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take you now
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Out among the missing sons and daughters of the So Ho
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riots
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Out among the missing sons and daughters of the So Ho
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riots I’m here to
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take you now
How can anybody know how they got to be this way
You must have known I'd do this some day
Break my arms around the one I love
And be forgiven by the time my lover comes
Break my arms around my love (REPEAT)
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Notes
Here’s the picking pattern. I recommend switching between the
chords and picking to add some dynamics
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1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
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-------------0---------------0---------------0---------------0---|
-----0---2----2------0---2----2------0---2----2------0---2----2--|
------0---0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----0|
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-3-----3---3-----3-----3---3-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----|
I mess around with strumming high or low parts of the chords
to fit the music, here an approximate way I strum.
u for up strum, d for down
1 2 3 4
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D d U u d U u d U u u
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-----------------------0--0----|
----0--0--0----2--2----2--2----|
-0--0--0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0--0-|
-2--2--2--2-2--0--0-2--------2-|
-3----------3-------3----------|
1 2 3 4
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D d U u d U u d U u u
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-----------------------0--0----|
----0--0--0----2--2----2--2----|
-0--0--0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0--0-|
-2--2--2--2-2--0--0-2--------2-|
-0----------0-------0----------|