Give You Blue Acoustic Tab

I really love this song and the other version out there didn't completely match the
acoustics that Allen plays, so I listened/watched/learned it and thought I would share it.
 
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rARxpN6EDxQ
 
Chords (names may not be correct)
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C#m7:   x4645x
G#m:    x4664x
F#m7:   2x220x
B7:     x2424x
Bsus2:  x2442x
Emaj7:  x7644x
G#7:    46454x
Amaj7:  x0212x
E:      022100
E6:     022120
 
 
 
Here is the basic framing of the chords between the three verses:
 
 
 
Verse 1:                                     (Tab Bars Found Below)
 
C#m7, G#m           F#m7
oh well i can’t stop rain                    > Tab Bar 1
 
B7, Bsus2           Emaj7
but i will keep you dry                      > Tab Bar 2
 
C#m7, G#m                f#m7
when the shore feels far away                > Tab Bar 1
 
B7, Bsus2               Emaj7
baby i’ll be by your side                    > Tab Bar 3
 
C#m7, G#m         F#m7         G#7
when the storms arise, boo boo boo           > Tab Bar 1/4
 
G#7                     C#m7 B7  Amaj7
dear well i will shelter you                 > Tab Bar 5
 
Amaj7                  F#m7  B7
cause when your sky is gray                  > Tab Bar 5/1
 
B7                      E E6 E
i will give you blue                         > Strumming patterns that are simple
 
 
                  **Progression repeats except for last part of lyrics
                      (I show it down below where it changes)
 
Verse 2:
 
i can’t move a mountain                  |
cause i am just a man                    |
no i can’t undo what’s happened          |
but i will understand                    |
and although it may hurt                 |
baby i’ll tell you the truth             |
when your sky is gray                    |     Same Pattern
i will give you blue                     |
                                         |
Verse 3:                                 |
                                         |
well i cant stop the rain                |
but i will wipe your tears               |
i wish i could take what hurts you       |
and just make it disappear               |
but i can’t work no miracles             |
but i do what i can do  boo boo boo      |
 
 
 
Amaj7                F#m7    G#7
when your sky is gray
                        C#m7 B7  Amaj7
baby i will give you blue
 
Amaj7                    F#m7  B7
cause when your sky is gray
                     E
i will give you blue
 
 
 
                                          TABS
 
For the plucking, he uses 3 fingers(thumb, index, middle), but I use 4 (the thumb, index, middle, and ring)
because I can't always tell which strings he is plucking with his index and middle - using 4 fingers covers
all of the possibilities and gives it a full sound.
 
There is lots of syncopation that I will try to describe with the rhythms above the tabs. I will also be
refering to each section as a Tab Bar to refer back.
 
 
** Parenthesies with number (#) = rest or not counted
** V = tap/slap/palm mute (it will be above the rhythms-usually over beat 3)
 
 
Tab Bar 1:
                                               V                  V
                          Rhythm: 1 (&) 2   & (3&)4 & 1 (&) 2  & (3&)4 &  1 (&) 2 &... repeated
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------4h5------4---------------0---------0------------------0----------0-------0--|  He changes the
G|-------4--------6---------------2---------2------------------2----------2-------2--|  rhythm for F#m7
D|-------6--------4h6-------------2---------2------------------2----------2-------2--|  everytime he
A|-------4--------4------------------------------------------------------------------|  plays it
E|--------------------------------2-----2---------2-0-2-----2--------2-0--2-----2----|
"Oh well I can't stop the rain"
                                        ***Sometimes he hammers on the E string 0h2***
 
Tab Bar 2:
                                V              V
                       1(&)2  &(3&)4 & 1(&)2 &(3&)4 & 1(&)2 &...
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----4-------2---------------4--------------4-------------4--------------------|
G|----2-------4--------4------4----4-4-4-----4----4-4-4----4--------------------|
D|----4-------4--------6------6----6-4-6-----6----6-4-6----6--------------------|
A|-0--2-------2--------7---7-------7-7-7---7------7-7-7--7----------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 "But I will keep you dry"
 
 
Tab Bar 1: "When the shore feels far away"
 
 
Tab Bar 3:
                                V              V
                       1(&)2  &(3&)4/& 1(&)2 &(3&)4/&  1(&)2  &...
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----4-------2---------------4--------------4----------------4------------------| He alternates the 4/6 slide
G|----2-------4--------4------4--------------4----------------4------------------| & the xx467x/xx447x/xx467x
D|----4-------4--------6------6--------------6----------------6------------------| pattern from bar 2
A|----2-------2--------7---7------4/6--7---7------4/6--7---7---------------------| for the Emaj7 chord
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"Baby i’ll be by your side"
 
 
Tab Bar 1: "When the storms arise"
 
 
Tab  Bar 4:
                  V               V
         1(&)2  &(3&)4(&)1(&)2 & (3&)4(&)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------4------4----4---4------4---4--------------------------------------|
G|-------5------5----5---5------5---5--------------------------------------|
D|-------4------4----4---4------4---4--------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------4----4------4---4----4-----4--------------------------------------|
"boo boo boo                    dear well i will shelter you..."
 
 
Tab bar 5:
                  V               V              V               V
         1(&)2  &(3&)4(&)1(&)2 & (3&)4  1(&)2  &(3&)4(&)1(&)2 & (3&)4(&)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------5------5----5---4------4---4---2------2----1---2------2----1------|
G|-------4------4----4---2------2---2---1------1----1---1------1----1------|
D|-------6------6----6---4------4---4---2------2----2---2------2----2------|
A|-------4----4------4---2----2---------0---0-------0---0---0-------0------|
E|----------------------------------2--------------------------------------|
"...shelter you                                              cause when your ..."
 
 
 
Return to Tab Bar 1 F#m7(2x220x) rhythm pattern for "cause when your sky is gray"
 
Strum B7 "i will give you blue" E, E6, E
 
 
 
Repeat for other Verses Tab Bars order for other verses.
 
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Mess around the rhythms! He does so many different things. (also he does like this double percussive tap on
the guitar for when he is slapping/muting, and I have no idea if its from the amp or if he is doing
something to mix it. if you figure it out, please comment).
 
 
 
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| h   Hammer-on
| /   Slide up
| t   Tapping
| s   Slap
| PM  Palm mute
 
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