CAPO ON 2ND FRET

Chords from the live performance for Xfm Manchester

http://www.youtube.com/watch?vjj3idfk3bvs

Worked the lyrics out by ear of this video, sounds pretty much correct and chords are
fairly straight forward.

Intro – Am F C G x2

Verse

Welcome to my cemetery
Yeah, I lost all of that I had buried here
‘Cause you’re the one that stole my heart down the river
I don’t need you to tell me that I?m alright
Something in the air, there’s something in the water
dragging me down[C/B]

Pre Chorus

I just hope your heart stays stable when you’re ok and able to speak
to me again

Chorus
We never made it to the start of the race
Guess we thought that in the end we would be saved
Guess it would’ve been the scar looking down over me

Verse 2
Call me selfish, call me what you will, I don’t care about you anymore
You fucked me up and broke my heart into smithereens
I don’t need you to tell me that I?m alright
There’s something in the air, there’s something in the water dragging
me down[C/B]

Pre Chorus
I just hope your mind stays stable when you’re ok and able to speak
to me again

Chorus
We never made it to the start of the race
Guess we thought that in the end we would be saved
Guess it would’ve been the scar looking down over me
We took the blankets and we slept on the beach
Chewed our candy till we couldn’t feel our teeth
Is this the way its gonna be until our time is up?

Bridge – Just vocals and then Am
Repeat Chorus

Charlie Simpson – Thorns
Young Pilgrim
2011

Chords Used:
[Bm/G] [Em/D] [C/D]

E|—3——-3——-3——-3——-0——-0—–|
B|—3——-3——-3——-3——-0——-1—–|
G|—0——-0——-0——-0——-0——-0—–|
D|—0——-0——-2——-3——-2——-2—–|
A|—2——-2——-2——-3——-2——-3—–|
E|—3——-2——-x——-x——-0——-0—–|

Intro and verse Melody:

E|—–7—10—7—10—–7—10—7—10——–|
B|—8—8—-8—8—-8–7—7—7—7—-7——|
G|————————————————|
D|————————————————|
A|————————————————|
E|————————————————|

I get dressed up in my winter clothes
[Bm/G]And step outside to look at the roses Finger Pick for Verse
[Em/D]But they’re all covered in the morning s[C/D]now

Just open your heart
[Bm/G]And the world will carry you home tonight
[Em/D]It will[C/D]

Bridge: G, Bm/G, Em/D, C/D x2

I get dressed up in my summer clothes
[Bm/G]And step outside to look at the roses
[Em/D]But they’re all covered in their sharper [C/D]thorns

Just open your eyes
[Bm/G]And the world will follow you home tonight
[Em/D]It will[C/D]

Bridge: G, Bm/G, Em/D, C/D x2

Let’s put on our [Bm/G]rain coats
[Em/D]And drench ourselves in english weather Strum Chorus
[C/D]Just to know we’re free
We’ll bury our heads down beneath the old oak tree
Just you and me

But plea[Bm/G]se
[Em/D]Oh, now take this broke[C/D]n heart of mine
It’s the only beat that I have left
[Bm/G]Just pulsing through this empty chest
[Em/D]And I don’t know where I should be[C/D]gin

E|—–7—10—7—10———-7—10—7—10———|
B|—8—8—-8—8—-8-x2—7—7—7—7—-7–x2—-|
G|——————————————————| x2
D|——————————————————|
A|——————————————————|
E|——————————————————|

I get dressed up in my autumn clothes

And step out side to pick up the leaves in
No chords just Melody and Bass
I can not believe the whole year has gone

I open my arms to em[Bm/G]brace you
It’s time to go [Em/D]right back to the s[C/D]tart

Bridge: G, Bm/G, Em/D, C/D x2

Let’s put on our [Bm/G]rain coats
[Em/D]And drench ourselves in english weather Strum Chorus
[C/D]Just to know we’re free
We’ll bury our heads down beneath the old oak tree
Just you and me

But plea[Bm/G]se
[Em/D]Oh, now take this broke[C/D]n heart of mine
It’s the only beat that I have left
[Bm/G]Just pulsing through this empty chest
[Em/D]And I don’t know where I should be[C/D]gin

Outro:

E|———————————–3——————-|
B|———————————–3——————-|
G|—-0——–0——-0——-0—–0——————-|
D|——0——–0——-0——-0—2——————-|
A|—————————2——-3——————-|
E|-3——–3——-2—————-x——————-|

I saw Charlie Simpson in concert and I was looking at what chords he was playing on his
guitar, so here they are 🙂

CAPO 2

VERSE

Hold on, don’t spit me out
I have never held you so tight
Run, run, please close your eyes
I have never seen you so tired

Are we just like them? Are we just like them?

I’ve pushed, pushed you so far
It’s the only way I know how

Maybe you, maybe you should know
That I’ve lost you, I’ve lost you
That I’ve lost you now, I’ve lost you

CHORUS

Can you hear the choir sing?
We never made it to the old town, my God
We never made it very far away from here

VERSE

Days go by without words
Is it ‘cause you don’t want me around?
Just make up, make up your mind
‘Cause sometimes it hurts to be kind

Maybe you, maybe you should know
That I’ve lost you, I’ve lost you
That I’ve lost you now, I’ve lost you

CHORUS

Can you hear the choir sing?
We never made it to the old town, my God
We never made it very far away from here

Can you hear the choir sing?
We never made it to the old town
We never made it very far away

Well, can you hear the sirens sound?
We only wanted to get messed up ‘round here
We only wanted to be sure that we would fall

Can you hear the choir sing?
We never made it to the old town, my God
We never made it very far away from here

Capo 5 I didn’t come up with these chords, my friend did, but they seem to match the
song pretty well 🙂

INTRO – Gsus7, C

VERSE
A camera smashed apart in my hand
microchips and memories falling through my fingers
your head’s cut and my arm is broken
there are para medics all around us now

CHORUS
so if I lose it, don’t you lose me
and if i lose it, don’t you lose me

VERSE

I’ve been hooked up to these machines
they are breathing for me and i’ve got words to say
maybe we should talk, talk, talk

CHORUS
And if i lose it, don’t you lose me
And if i lose it, don’t you lose me
Don’t you lose me, don’t you lose me

Well we’re holding on by the tips of our fingers
Praying that life keeps a hold of me
As we look off we’re just souls in the ether
So far away from these microchips and memories

(C) (gsus7)

I can’t tell you what will happen to us as the days pass, please just stay
with me

CHORUS
And if i lose it, don’t you lose me
And if i lose it, don’t you lose me
Well if i lose it, don’t you lose me
Yeah, if i lose it, please don’t lose me

The original tuning of the rhythm guitar is standard with the first string in D.

Just tune the first string 2 half steps down.

all these chords are from
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v03tJ3aXdCi4

WITH CAPO IN THE 2nd fret
(All chords and frets are relative to the capo)

Chords : G Em D G/B

d|–0–||–0–||–0–||–0–|
B|–0–||–0–||–0–||–0–|
G|–0–||–0–||–0–||–0–|
D|–0–||–2–||–4–||–2–|
A|–2–||–2–||–5–||–3–|
E|–3–||–0–||–5–||–3–|

Intro
[G/B]
Verse 1
I don’t need a parachute
You don’t need to ask if I’m okay
I can lo[G/B]ok after myself
We’ve been walking for hours now
My feet are starting to itch
Blisters crack all over my skin
[G/B]And my shoes don’t even fit.

Chorus
I’m so sorry for the pain, sorry for the aches,
Sorry for the moods I’m swinging.
But I don’t need your hand, I don’t need your heart,
I don’t need a parachu[G/B]te.

[G/B]

Verse 2
I have tried to carry you
As far as I can go but I’m not strong
enough to d[G/B]o this on my own
I pack my bags to leave this town
Cause I’m not welcome back here any more
Upon these s[G/B]hores

Chorus
I’m so sorry for the pain, sorry for the aches,
Sorry for the mo[Em/G]ods I’m swinging.
But I don’t need your hand, I don’t need your heart,
I don’t need a parachut[G/B]e.

I’m so sorry for the greed, Sorry for the hate,
Sorry for the me[G/B]ss I left you
But I don’t want it back, I don’t need it back
I don’t need a parachute.

Bridge

Oh, may the love that we share come a[G/B]live tonight
And may the love that we share come al[G/B]ive tonight

Chorus

I’m so sorry for the pain, sorry for the aches,
Sorry for the moods I’m swinging.
But I don’t need your hand, I don’t need your heart,
I don’t need a parachut[G/B]e.

I’m so sorry for the greed, Sorry for the hate,
Sorry for the me[G/B]ss I left you
But I don’t want it back I don’t need it back
I don’t need a parachute.

Finish in Em.

Twitter: @LeooSaGoh

Capo 2

Some of us will live our lives
Like we are just living life on the run
Some of us will die in our old age
Others of us will die young

But sometimes it feels like I am just
Getting so many things wrong
It feels like I’m walking down my last mile
And my God, it just feels so long

Please just slow it down

I’m walking off these years
Please just slow it down

‘Cause I can’t stand the tears

But I would not expect you to understand it
’Cause things never turned out the way we planned it
I just hoped that I would know you
And I never have to walk this world alone

I would not expect you to ever notice
You never had the time to be overjoyed with me
If you could hear me now, yeah
Then I wouldn’t want to lose it all at once

Some of us will live our lives
Like we are just dragging our heals through the night
Some of us will stay in the darkest holes
And some of us will find the light

But sometimes it feels like I am just
Getting so many things wrong
It feels like I’m walking down my last mile
And my God, it just feels so long

Please just slow it down

I’m walking off these years
Please just slow it down

‘Cause I can’t stand the tears

But I would not expect you to understand it
’Cause things never turned out the way we planned it
I just hoped that I would know you
And I never have to walk this world alone

I would not expect you to ever notice
You never had the time to be overjoyed with me
If you could hear me now, yeah
Then I wouldn’t want to lose it all at once

I would not expect you to ever notice
You never had the time to be overjoyed with me
If you could hear me now, yeah
Then I wouldn’t want to lose it all at once

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|| Down Down Down – Charlie Simspon ||
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I saw that there was only the chords on here so I thought I’d tab out more
of the intricate stuff and the main riff.
I’m not convinced its all 100% to the record but its pretty close and the
fingerpicking parts can be played any way really I just find this way sounds good.
Hope it helps, any queries ask me at tomfin@hotmail.co.uk

Intro/Verse/Break/Outro Chords
Em: 022000
A5/E: x77xxx
G5/D: x55xxx
D: xx0232
Dadd11: x5403x
C: x32010
G: 320003

Chorus Chords
Em(1): 022000
Em(2): x79987
C(1): x32010
C(2): x35553 or 8 10 10 9 8 8
G(1): 320003
G(2): 355433
Eb(no5): x6580x
Dsus2: x579xx
Gmaj9: 10 9 0 0 10 10
Cadd9: x32033

Intro:

[A5/E] [G5/D]

e|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|--------3-----------1-------|
G|--------0--------0----------|-----------0-----------0----|
D|-----------2s-9-----7--5----|--4-----------2-------------| (x2)
A|--------------------7--5----|--5-----------3-------------|
E|--0-------------------------|----------------------------|

Verse 1 (same as intro):

There are too many people[A5/E] in t[G5/D]his world
Trying to shout their names[A5/E][G5/D]
How am I supposed to know [A5/E]where [G5/D]to run?
But I don’t know who’s to blame[A5/E][G5/D]
And I give people [A5/E]somet[G5/D]hing along the way[A5/E][G5/D]
Is it OK to be afra[A5/E]id of[G5/D] love if you don’t understand it[A5/E]?[G5/D]

Chorus:

And the n[Em(1)]ights are so l[C(1)]ong withou[G(1)]t you
And the days speed up,
My [Em(2)]god I’ll [C(2)]never let [G(2)]go of you now
Cause some things are not worth changing
My [Em(1)]heart swells to the [C(1)]size of an [G(1)]orchid
It takes the rest of my [Em(2)]heart with [C(2)]it
Going d[G(2)]own down down…
But I’m never going back home

Post-Chorus:

[A5/E] [G5/D]

e|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|--------3-----------1-------|
G|--------0--------0----------|-----------0-----------0----|
D|-----------2s-9-----7--5----|--4-----------2-------------| (x4)
A|--------------------7--5----|--5-----------3-------------|
E|--0-------------------------|----------------------------|

Add Strumming after the second time

e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|--0-----0-----0--0--0--0--0-----0-----0--0--0--0----|
G|--0-----0-----0--0--0--0--0-----0-----0--0--0--0----|
D|--2-----2-----2--2--2--2--2-----2-----2--2--2--2----|
A|--2-----2-----2--2--2--2--2-----2-----2--2--2--2----|
E|--0-----0-----0--0--0--0--0-----0-----0--0--0--0----|

e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|--3-----3-----3--3--3--3--1-----1-----1--1--1--1----|
G|--0-----0-----0--0--0--0--0-----0-----0--0--0--0----|
D|--4-----4-----4--4--4--4--2-----2-----2--2--2--2----|
A|--5-----5-----5--5--5--5--3-----3-----3--3--3--3----|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

Verse 2:

We’ve sent people into space without even really knowing
If there ever gonna come back down
And there are people asking
Just where I am,
Is it ok to be afraid of hope if you don’t know how to keep it?

Chorus:

And the n[Em(1)]ights are so l[C(1)]ong withou[G(1)]t you
And the days speed up,
My [Em(2)]god I just[C(2)] can’t [G(2)]lose you now
But things are about to change
Em(1)(STOP) G(1)
My heart swells to the size of an orchid
It takes the rest of my [Em(2)]heart with [C(2)]it
Going d[G(2)]own down down…
But I’m neverrrrrrr going back home

Break (same rythm as verse above):

| G | Dadd11 | C | (x4)
oooohs

Outro:

e|----------------------------|--------------2-------------|
B|--------------0-------------|--------3--------3-----3----|
G|--------0--------0-----0----|-----2-----2--------2-------|
D|-----0-----0--------0-------|--0-------------------------|
A|----------------------------|----------------------------|
E|--3-------------------------|----------------------------|

e|--------------0-------------|--------------0-------------|
B|--------0--------0-----0----|-----------------1----------|
G|-----0-----0--------0-------|--------0-----------0-------|
D|----------------------------|-----2-----2-----------2----|
A|----------------------------|--3-------------------------|
E|--0-------------------------|----------------------------|

If people on Earth could just get together
Then maybe we could find a place for each other
If people on Earth could just stand together
Then maybe we could find a place for each other
If people on Earth could just get together again
Maybe we could find a place for each other
If people on Earth could just get together again
Maybe we could find a place for each other now…

End on G