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Strum with a pick, standard down-up-down-up pattern (with some beats skipped). To embellish the
chords in the background, pick from the G and B strings in a similar way to the intro.
Chords:
A - x 0 2 2 2 0
Dsus2 - x x 0 2 3 0
F#m - 2 4 4 2 2 2
E - 0 2 2 1 0 0
Bm - x 2 4 4 3 2
Key:
^ Upstroke
v Downstroke
Intro/Main Riff:
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A Dsus2 F#m E E
e||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------||-0~~|
B||o-----2-0---0-0-2-|-3---2-0---2-----|-------2---0-----|-------0---0---0--o||-0~~|
G||------2-2---2-2-2-|-2---2-2---2-----|---------------0h|-1-----1---1---1---||-1~~|
D||--2---2-2---2-2-2-|-0---0---0---0---|-----------------|-------------------||-2~~|
A||o-0---0-0---0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|------------------o||-2~~|
E||------------------|-----------------|-2---2---2---2---|-0---0---0---0-----||-0~~|
v v ^ ^ v ^ v v ^ v ^ v v v ^ v ^ v ^ v v ^ v ^ v ^
Verse 1:
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A Dsus2 F#m E
I have to admit that I am one of the many who thought that a guitar would win him a lady
A Dsus2 F#m E
My teenage years, they were a feminine drought, and I thought that a serenade would help out
A Dsus2 F#m E
It seemed to be working for a couple of years - I wrote a few songs and they wrought a few tears
A Dsus2 F#m E
But when I hit my twenties, it ran out of steam. I seemed to be suffering from romantic fatigue
Chorus:
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F#m Dsus2 A E
And I never know which song I should play her, each melody is
F#m Dsus2 A E
A memory of a not-forgotten failure
A E F#m E Dsus2
So when I get out my guitar tonight, to do what I do, remember
E
I probably didn't write this song for you
(Repeat Intro)
Verse 2:
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A Dsus2 F#m E
And so as I have mentioned, the shelf-life was short - the scheme wasn't working, despite what I
thought
A Dsus2 F#m E
The ladies all left me alone in the end, so I had to switch the names around and then sing it again
Bridge:
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Bm E A E F#m
Every life-long-love, and every best friend
Bm E A A7
Slipped away into the past
Bm E A E F#m Dsus2
Take my words with caution, I can't pretend that you're the first
E
You won't be the last
Chorus (Extended):
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F#m Dsus2 A E
And I never know which song I should play her, each melody is
F#m Dsus2 A E
A memory of a not-forgotten failure
A E F#m E Dsus2
So when I get out my guitar tonight, to do what I do, remember
E
I probably didn't write this song
Dsus2 E
No I certainly didn't write this song
Dsus2 E Dsus2
No I never, never wrote a song for you
