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Tenerife Sea

Ed Sheeran
ChordsKeyGbCapoFret 4intermediate120 BPM
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Chords in this song5

capo 4 — sounds 4 semitones higher

Chords

E 022000
F#m 244000
A x02000
B x24000
C#m x46000
http://youtu.be/-_Hqn2uJALk?t=1m1s
On the A chord, he hammers the B string (2nd from highest), second fret - x02020
Technique stuff:
The F#m chord may sound a bit off, but it's the bass note that you should listen for.
Also, think of this song as 4 beats per line, but then subdivide every beat into 6
mini beats. That's how he plucks. For example, say "Cheerio Cheerio" for each
beat.
He likes to hit the bass note on the first beat of every chord, the G string on
the 2nd triplet (or the Chee of the second Cheerio), then the B string on the "a"
of the 2nd triplet (1+a2+a) (or the "O" of the second Cheerio).
In the album version of this song, in the bridge (Lumière darling) the chords are C#m A E B.

Verse

You look so wonderful in your dress
I love your hair like that
The way it falls on the side of your neck
Down your shoulders and back
We are surrounded by all of these lies
And people who talk too much
You've got the kind of look in your eyes
As if no one knows anything but us

Pre-Chorus

And should this be the last thing I see
I want you to know it's enough for me
'Cause all that you are is all that I'll ever need

Chorus

I'm so in love  
So in love  
So in love  
So in love  

Verse

You look so beautiful in this light
Your silhouette over me
The way it brings out the blue in your eyes
is the Tenerife Sea 
And all of the voices surrounding us here
They just fade out when you take a breath
Just say the word and I will disappear
into the wilderness 

Pre-Chorus

And should this be the last thing I see
I want you to know it's enough for me
'Cause all that you are is all that I'll ever need

Chorus

I'm so in love  
So in love  
So in love  
So in love  

Bridge

Lumière, darling
Lumière over me
(He loops this 6 times, I sing it 2 times normal, 2 with the first harmony he uses)

Pre-Chorus

And should this be the last thing I see
I want you to know it's enough for me
'Cause all that you are is all that I'll ever need

Outro

I'm so in love  
So in love  
So in love  
So in love  

Outro

You look so wonderful in your dress
I loved your hair like that
And in the moment I knew you Beth
(on the last chord just play the bass string)

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