Here's the main idea for the verse...it varies slightly throughout the song.
Just arppegiate the chords and it'll sound fine.
1st note Bm D A
Pre-Chorus - once again, this varies slightly throughout the song.
[C#m] [F#m] [D]
[C#m]
[B]
Verse
Yeah there [Bm]were ti[D]mes When I was [A]lonely
And I [Bm]lay here like a [D]ghost Upon my [A]bed
I never [Bm]thought about my [D]friends I never [A]called up anyone
I was [Bm]happy hiding [D]out Inside my [A]head
Verse - Bm D A
And then you came along
And loved me all up
First you calmed me down
And then you took my hand
And as we lay under the sky
And watched the planes go by
Well I knew Id never be
The same again
Pre-Chorus
[C#m]Slow [F#m]down I [D]want to go with you
[C#m]Cant [F#m]we wai[D]t here awhile
[C#m]And Ill watch you smile
[B]And well hide away
[B]And let all the world go by
Chorus
[A]No more [E]reasons why
[F#m]We sit and count The [B]tears we cry
[B]Sit and count the tears
[D]Always getting [E]better
[D]Always getting [E]better
[A]Leave the [E]lonely days
[F#m]Close your eyes Let them [B]drift away
[B]Sit and count the tears
[D]Always getting [E]better
[D]Always getting [E]better
Interlude
[A#m] [G#m] [C#m] [F#]
[A#m] [G#m] [C#m] [D#7]
Solo
[Bm] [D] [A]
[Bm] [D] [A]
[Bm] [D] [A]
[Bm] [D] [A]
Verse - Bm D A
I have thought about your leaving For a long time now
And I guess that in the end Ill be right
But the blackness of your hair
The way your smile hits me Everywhere
These are the things That come to me at night
Pre-Chorus
[C#m]Slow [F#m]down I [D]want to go with you
[C#m]Cant[F#m] we wai[D]t here awhile
[C#m]And Ill watch you smile
[B]Come pouring in
[B]As we let all the world go by
Chorus
No more reason why
We sit and Count the tears we cry
Always getting better
Always getting better
Leave the lonely days
Close your eyes Let them drift away
Always getting better
Always getting better
Lie down again
watch Moonlight streaming in
Always getting better
Always getting better
Just arppegiate the chords and it'll sound fine.
1st note Bm D A
e------- ------------------------------------------ R---------
b------- ------------------------------------------ E---------
G------- ------------------7---------6--------6---- P---------
D--(9)-- --------9-------7---7---------7--------7-- E---------
A------- -----9----9--5------------7--------7------ A---------
E------- --7--------------------5---------5-------- T---------
Pre-Chorus - once again, this varies slightly throughout the song.
[C#m] [F#m] [D]
------------------------------------------10-------------- R
----------------------10----------------------10---------- E
--------9-----------------11----------------------11------ P
-----------11-----11------------------12--------------12-- E
----11---------9------------------12---------------------- A
-9----------------------------10-------------------------- T
[C#m]
------------9----------------------
---------------9-------------------
------------------9----------------
--------11-----------11------------
----11-----------------------------
-9---------------------------------
[B]
----------7--------------7--------7---------------
-------------7--------------7-------7-------------
----------------8-----8--------8------8-----------
-------9-----------9------------------------------
----9---------------------------------------------
-7------------------------------------------------
Verse
Yeah there [Bm]were ti[D]mes When I was [A]lonely
And I [Bm]lay here like a [D]ghost Upon my [A]bed
I never [Bm]thought about my [D]friends I never [A]called up anyone
I was [Bm]happy hiding [D]out Inside my [A]head
Verse - Bm D A
And then you came along
And loved me all up
First you calmed me down
And then you took my hand
And as we lay under the sky
And watched the planes go by
Well I knew Id never be
The same again
Pre-Chorus
[C#m]Slow [F#m]down I [D]want to go with you
[C#m]Cant [F#m]we wai[D]t here awhile
[C#m]And Ill watch you smile
[B]And well hide away
[B]And let all the world go by
Chorus
[A]No more [E]reasons why
[F#m]We sit and count The [B]tears we cry
[B]Sit and count the tears
[D]Always getting [E]better
[D]Always getting [E]better
[A]Leave the [E]lonely days
[F#m]Close your eyes Let them [B]drift away
[B]Sit and count the tears
[D]Always getting [E]better
[D]Always getting [E]better
Interlude
[A#m] [G#m] [C#m] [F#]
[A#m] [G#m] [C#m] [D#7]
Solo
[Bm] [D] [A]
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-9b11~~~~-----9b11r9-7~~------------7-7------------
--------------------------9-9~~-7-9-----9-9--------
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[Bm] [D] [A]
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-9-7-----------------------------------------------
-----9-9-7-9-7-------------7-8-9-------------------
---------------10-7-/7-10--------------------------
[Bm] [D] [A]
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-9b-9b--7~---9b-9b--7-------9b11~~~----7b-----
-9b-9b--7~---9b-9b--7-------9b11~~~----7b-----
---------------------------9-7-----------------9-9-
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[Bm] [D] [A]
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--------------10-10---------10------10-----10-12--12-12-12-
-------7-9/11--------/11-11-----11------11-----------------
-7--9------------------------------------------------------
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Verse - Bm D A
I have thought about your leaving For a long time now
And I guess that in the end Ill be right
But the blackness of your hair
The way your smile hits me Everywhere
These are the things That come to me at night
Pre-Chorus
[C#m]Slow [F#m]down I [D]want to go with you
[C#m]Cant[F#m] we wai[D]t here awhile
[C#m]And Ill watch you smile
[B]Come pouring in
[B]As we let all the world go by
Chorus
No more reason why
We sit and Count the tears we cry
Always getting better
Always getting better
Leave the lonely days
Close your eyes Let them drift away
Always getting better
Always getting better
Lie down again
watch Moonlight streaming in
Always getting better
Always getting better