Intro - e|--------------------0---------0--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------0---------0--------------------------------------------| G|--------------------1---------1--------------------------------------------| D|----0--0--2----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-2-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------0----0-----0----0----------------------------------------------| Chorus - He plays variations of this throughout the song (8 times), all very similar. I've tabbed the most complex section so you can just simplify if/when you sing. The timing for the base notes is constant, you just have to get the feel and it'll come naturally. e|----0--0--0-----------0-----0--0--0-----------0-------------0--------------| B|-------------3--0-----0--------------3--0-----0-----3--3---------3----0----| G|----------------------1-----------------------1----------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----0----0----0----| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-2--2--0-------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------2----------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-0-----0-----0--0----------------------------------------------------------| ^play this on the off beat, possibly with finger to help keep the rhythm solid e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----2--2--2--0--------------2--2----0--------------------------------------| D|----------------2--0---------------------2---------------------------------| A|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----0----0---------------------------------| E|----------------------0----------------------------------------------------| e|---------0----------------------------------------0------------------------| B|-0-------------0--3--3----0--3--0-----0-----3--3-----3--0------------------| G|-----------------------------------2-----------------------2-2-0-2-0-------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------2-2---| A|-----------------------------------------------2-----2-----2-----2-----0---| E|-0----0-----0-----0----0-----0-----0-----0---------------------------------| e|---------------------------0--3----2------0--------------------------------| B|---0--3--3--0--------------0--5----4------0--------------------------------| G|---------------2--2-0------1--3----2---------------------------------------| D|----------------------2-------5----4---------------------------------------| A|------0-----0-----0-----------3----2---------------------------------------| E|------------------------0--------------------------------------------------|
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