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Snow Patrol
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This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Song

Not too sure about all of this (the chorus) but it's a beautiful song and when I play it

this it's beautiful too so it'll do. This is meant to be played by two guitars but I

be bothered writing out the other part and anyway it sounds better played by one on an acoustic.

Listen to the song to get the rhythms, and enjoy!

Standard tuning

Intro

e --0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|
B -------------------------------------|
G -3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
D -------------------------------------|
A -------------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------|

Verse

e --0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0------|
B ------------------------------------------------------|
G -3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-  x 4-|
D ------------------------------------------------------|
A ------------------------------------------------------|
E ------------------------------------------------------|

couldnt believe what I was seeing

faces were screwed up like what I'd done

didnt mean to hurt you so much

I knew I would hurt you but not like this

we all make a mess from time to time dear

take me a lifetime to get this cleared

somebody muttered something under their breath

but I let on like I was a little deaf

Chorus

D C C?

Nobodies perfect thats what I say

Am Am?

No one has hurt you so much you say

D

I'm sorry

Verse

running away seemed like the easy

thing to do becasue I wanted time

to put a smile back on my dour face

for once nothings missing and I feel fine

I was afraid to tell you somethings

but somethings all find a way to get told

hearing it from the lips of somebody else

must have knocked the wind out of your sweet face (or chest if you prefer)

Chorus x2

Intro

D C C? Am Am?

e 2 0 3 0 3

B 3 1 1 1 1

G 2 0 0 2 2

D 0 2 2 2 2

A X 3 3 0 0

E X X X X X

Again, beautiful song, so simple yet so perfect.

Tabbed by me, Antony Poveda

Comments

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