Tom: C
The first verse does not have guitar, it fades in at 0:28 with
Bb
E|----------------------------|
B|----------3-------3---------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-----3--------3-------------|
A|---1---1----1---1-----------|
E|----------------------------|
Verse:
F G A Bb
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------0-------------------|
D|---------3---------------------3-----------------------3---------------------3---------------|
A|-------3-----3---3-----------3------3---3------------7-----7---7-----------5-----5---5-------|
E|---1-----------1---------3------------3----------5-----------5---------6-----------6---------|
F A Bb C
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------0-------------------0-------0--------0--------0------------|
D|---------3--------------------3-------------------3-------------------3-------3--------3--------3--------|
A|-------3-----3---3----------7-----7---7---------5----5---5------3---3-------3--------3--------3----------|
E|---1-----------1--------5-----------5-------6----------6-------------------------------------------------|
A E F Bb
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------2----------------------------------------------|
D|---------3-------------------5------------------3-----3---3------------3--------3--------3-------|
A|-------5-----5---5---------3------3---3----------------------------5--------5--------5-----------|
E|---5-----------5-------0------------0--------1----------1--------6---6----6---6----6---6---------|
Chorus:
G A Bb A
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------3----------------------------------------|
G|---------3------------------5---------------------------------------5--------------------|
D|-----0-------0---0------3-------3---3-------3-------3---3-------3-------3---3------------|
A|----------------------0---0---3---0-------1---1---1---1-------0---0---0---0--------------|
E|---3---3---3---3-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G A Bb
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------3-------------------3-------------------|
G|---------3------------------5-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----0-------0---0------3-------3---3-------3-------3---3-------3-------3---3-----------|
A|----------------------0---0---0---0-------1---1---1---1-------1---1---1---1-------------|
E|---3---3---3---3------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G A C
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------5-------5---------5----------|
G|---------3------------------5-------------------------------------------------|
D|-----0-------0---0------3-------3---3--------3-------3---------3--------------|
A|----------------------0---0---0---0--------3---3---3---3-----3---3------------|
E|---3---3---3---3--------------------------------------------------------------|
D C Bb
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------6-------------------5----------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------7--------7---7-------3-------3---3------------3-------3-------3---------------|
A|----5---5----5---5-------3---3---3---3----------5-------5-------5-------5-----------|
E|----------------------------------------------6---6---5---6---6---6---6---6---------|
Bridge:
A Bb A
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------3-------------------3-------------------3-------------------3---------------------|
A|-----5-------5---5-------7-------7---7-------5-------5---5-------5-------5---5-------------|
E|---5---5---5---5-------5---5---5---5-------6---6---6---6-------5---5---5---5---------------|
G A
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------0--------0---------------------------------------------|
D|-------1---------1----------------------3-------3------------------|
A|-------------------------x2---------5-------5--------x2------------|
E|----3----3-----3---3--------------5---5---5---5--------------------|
***Again, these are the BABC ROOT NOTES I am noting about the lyrics, just as guidance***
(no guitar)
F G A Bb
She wore a black jacket in the winter sun beatdown
F A Bb C
I guess it was early spring and we were in a park in chinatown
A E F Bb
If I wear the jacket, her chest and limbs all wrapped around
A E F Bb
I would soak up all that light into my lining
(guitar enters)
F G A Bb
I leaned in to feel the warmth pouring off her skin
F A Bb C
As I tried to breath her essence like it was precious oxygen
A E F Bb
And she took off her jacket the second we walked in
A E F Bb
And I soaked up all the light from the flourescence
G A Bb A
What was I supposed to say to her
G A Bb
in the grocery aisle, in the air conditioning?
G A C
What was i supposed to say to her?
D C Bb
I was coming up empty, coming up...
F G A Bb
I was on my phone for half an hour, embleached in the white light glare
F A Bb C
sitting at the sports bar 'cause the game was playing there
A E F Bb
and their hometown team was down by ten but I really didn't care
A E F Bb
I just soaked up all the light from the flatscreens
F G A Bb
oh where could my little darling be?
F A Bb C
most of the money I've spent, I've spent it in your company
A E F Bb
now I'm looking for some earliesness(?) and my mind won't let me be
A E F Bb
'til I soak up all that light into my lining
G A Bb A
What was I supposed to say to her
G A Bb
in the grocery aisle, in the air conditioning?
G A C
What was i supposed to say to her?
D C Bb
I was coming up empty, coming up...
A A Bb A
all day I did not know if we'd break up or I'd propose
G A
we walked out into the april glowing
A A Bb A
come to me now, muse, tell me something I can't confuse
G A
sing me something I'll never lose in knowing...
G A Bb A
What was I supposed to say to her
G A Bb
in the grocery aisle, in the air conditioning?
G A C
What was i supposed to say to her?
D C
I was coming up empty
G A Bb A
What was I supposed to say to her
G A Bb
in the grocery aisle, in the air conditioning?
G A C
What was i supposed to say to her?
D C Bb
I was coming up empty, coming up...
Alternatively, you can tune your G string down to a F and keep the capo.
Your chords will look roughly like this. It's a lot easier to play with minor downsides.
F G A Bb C A E F G A Bb C D A A Bb G
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------1----3----5----6-----------------------------|
G|---0----0----0----0----2----0----2----4-----5---0----0----0----0-----0----0----0----2--------|
D|-------------2----0----3----0---(5)---3-----0------------------------0----2----0----1--------|
A|---3----3----0----1----3----0----3--------------0----1----3----5-----0----0----1-------------|
E|---1----3------------------------0----1-----3---------------------------------------3--------|
ll Verse Part 1 ll Verse Part 2 ll Chorus ll Bridge ll
