This song is played w/ half down step tuning, although starndard has a higher pitch, it
sounds almost the same.
[for those who don't know how to tune it down, but it is recommended.]
The strumming pattern is _ _ ^ _ [down, down, up, down = one bar]
chords:
em:022xx
Gb:320xx
C:x3202x
D11:054030 [like the C chord on the fifth fret.]
intro:
cadd9
E-------------------3-
B-0-----------------3-
G--0-------0---------- Played 3X
D---0--7------9-----2-
A-------------------3-
E---------------------
[!] C and D11 chords are played for 2 bars, as everthing else is strummed by one.
em Gb C
Am I loud and clear, or am I breaking up
em Gb C
Am I still your charm, or am I just bad luck
em Gb C D11
Are we getting closer, or are we just getting more lost
em Gb C
I'll show you mine, if you show me yours first
em Gb C
Let's compare scars, I'll tell you who's is worse
em Gb C D11
Let's unwrite these pages and replace them with our own words
Chorus:
em cadd9 G D
We live on front porches and swing life away
em cadd9 G D
we get by just fine here on minimum wage
em cadd9 G D
If love is a labour I'll slave til the end
em cadd9 G D11
I won't cross thses streets til you hold my hand
continue on for the rest of the song, Verse 2 and chorus,
It's the same chords and strumming pattern all throughout.
Outro:
cadd9
E-------3-
B-0-----3-
G--0-------
D---0---2-
A-------3-
E---------
