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As It Was Tab

by Hozier
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Based directly off the recorded version (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7q-4mfl_s4), original key.Was this info helpful?
Difficulty: beginner
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: Cm
Capo: no capo
Author elisabethhh [pro] 31. Last edit on Aug 10, 2021
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[Intro]
 
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------0-------------------0---------1-0-----------------------------0---------|
D|---1h3---3-3-3-3-3-3---1h3---3-3-3-3-----3-1-3p1-----------------1h3---3-3-3-3-|
A|-3-------------------3---------------------------3-3-3-1---1h3-3---------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------3---------------------|
 
 
[Verse 1]
 
There is a roadway, muddy and foxgloved / Whenever I'd have life enough, my heart is screamin' of
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------0-------------------0---------1-0-----------------------------0-------------|
D|---1h3---3-3-3-3-3-3---1h3---3-3-3-3-----3-1-3p1-----------------1h3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A|-3-------------------3---------------------------3-3-3-1---1h3-3-------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------3-------------------------|
 
 
And in a few days / I would be there, love / Ever here that's lived in me / is yours just as it was
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------0-------------------0---------1-0-----------------------------|
D|---1h3---3-3-3-3-3-3---1h3---3-3-3-3-----3-1-3p1-3p0-----------------|
A|-3-------------------3-------------------------------3-3-3-1---1h3-3-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------3-------|
 
 
[Chorus]
 
Just as it was, baby / Before the otherness came / And I knew its name / The love, the dark, the light,
the flame
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-0h1-1-1-1-1-1-0h1-1-4-4-----------3p1----------------0h1-1-1-1-1-1-0h1-1-3-1-------------3-1-----------|
G|-------------------------------3h5-----3-3-3-3-0-3h5-5------------------------3-3-3-3-3h5-----3-3-3-0---|
D|-------------------------3-0-0--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
[Verse 2]
 
The highs hit the heights of my baby
E|-------|-------|-------|-------|
B|-------|-------|-------|-------|
G|-------|-------|-------|-------|
D|-------|-------|-------|-------|
A|-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-|
E|-------|-------|-------|-------|
P.M.
 
And its hold had the fight of my baby
E|-------|-------|-------|-------|
B|-------|-------|-------|-------|
G|-------|-------|-------|-------|
D|-------|-------|-------|-------|
A|-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-|
E|-------|-------|-------|-------|
P.M.
 
And the lights were as bright as my baby
E|-------|-------|-------|-------|
B|-------|-------|-------|-------|
G|-------|-------|-------|-------|
D|-------|-------|-------|-------|
A|-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-|
E|-------|-------|-------|-------|
P.M.
 
But your love was unmoved
E|-------|-------|
B|-------|-------|
G|-------|-------|
D|-------|-------|
A|-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-|
E|-------|-------|
P.M.              
 
 
[Instrumental Bridge]
 
E|-----------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------|-------0---------------0---------1-0---------------------------------------|
D|-----------|---1h3---3-3-3-3---1h3---3-3-3-3-----3-1-3p1-3p0-------------1h3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A|---3-3-3-3-|-3---------------3-------------------------------3-3---1h3-3---------------|
E|-----------|-----------------------------------------------------3---------------------|
 
 
[Bridge]
 
Tell me if somehow, some of it remains / How long you would wait for me? / And how long I've been away
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------0---------------0---------1-0---------------------------------------|
D|---1h3---3-3-3-3---1h3---3-3-3-3-----3-1-3p1-1---------------1h3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A|-3---------------3-----------------------------3-3-1---1h3-3---------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------3---------------------|
 
The shape that I'm in now, your shape in the doorway / Make your good love known to me / Or just tell me
'bout your day
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------0---------------0---------1-0-------------------------|
D|---1h3---3-3-3-3---1h3---3-3-3-3-----3-1-3p1-1---------------|
A|-3---------------3-----------------------------3-3-1---1h3-3-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------3-------|
 
 
[Chorus]
 
Just as it was, baby / Before the otherness came / And I knew its name / The drug, the dark, the light,
the flame
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-0h1-1-1-1-1-1-0h1-1-4-4-----------3p1----------------0h1-1-1-1-1-1-0h1-1-3-1-------------3-1-----------|
G|-------------------------------3h5-----3-3-3-3-0-3h5-5------------------------3-3-3-3-3h5-----3-3-3-0---|
D|-------------------------3-0-0--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
[Outro]
 
The highs hit the heights of my baby
E|-------|-------|-------|-------|
B|-------|-------|-------|-------|
G|-------|-------|-------|-------|
D|-------|-------|-------|-------|
A|-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-|
E|-------|-------|-------|-------|
P.M.
 
And its hold had the fight of my baby
E|-------|-------|-------|-------|
B|-------|-------|-------|-------|
G|-------|-------|-------|-------|
D|-------|-------|-------|-------|
A|-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-|
E|-------|-------|-------|-------|
P.M.
 
And the lights were as bright as my baby
E|-------|-------|-------|-------|
B|-------|-------|-------|-------|
G|-------|-------|-------|-------|
D|-------|-------|-------|-------|
A|-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-|
E|-------|-------|-------|-------|
P.M.
 
But your love was unmoved
E|-------|-------|-------|
B|-------|-------|-------|
G|-------|-------|-------|
D|-------|-------|-------|
A|-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-|
E|-------|-------|-------|
P.M.
 
And the sights were as stark as my baby
E|-------|-------|-------|-------|
B|-------|-------|-------|-------|
G|-------|-------|-------|-------|
D|-------|-------|-------|-------|
A|-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-|
E|-------|-------|-------|-------|
P.M.
 
And the cold cut as sharp as my baby
E|-------|-------|-------|-------|
B|-------|-------|-------|-------|
G|-------|-------|-------|-------|
D|-------|-------|-------|-------|
A|-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-|
E|-------|-------|-------|-------|
P.M.
 
And the nights were as dark as my baby
E|-------|-------|-------|-------|
B|-------|-------|-------|-------|
G|-------|-------|-------|-------|
D|-------|-------|-------|-------|
A|-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-|
E|-------|-------|-------|-------|
P.M.
 
And half as beautiful too
E|-------|-------|
B|-------|-------|
G|-------|-------|
D|-------|-------|
A|-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-|
E|-------|-------|
P.M.  
 
 
[Outro Riff]
 
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------0---------------0---------1-0-------------------------|
D|---1h3---3-3-3-3---1h3---3-3-3-3-----3-1-3p1-3p0-------------|
A|-3---------------3-------------------------------3-1---1h3-3-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------3-------|
 
 
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