Artist: Blunt, James
Genre: Britpop
Strum Pattern: Island Strum: D – D U – U D U
Roman Numerals: i, m2, III, IV, iv, IV5, v, VI, VII
Instrument: Guitar - Standard Tuning [E,A,D,G,B,E]
Song Notes:
James Blunt, 2005.
https://youtu.be/cueB7j4ZGrM?si=3Qk-teya7WnRdjyj
Slashes and dashes after chords indicate how many beats they have in a measure. So, without slashes the chord is 4 beats (1 full strum pattern). [Chord]/ = 1 strum. [Chord]//– = 2 strums and let the second ring for 2 beats.
Use Riff Ver 3 if playing in original key.
Cheryl Leon Levy
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(playing options:
v1 v3 v4 )
E|--18-----15-----10-----18----|-----17-----13-----10-----10----|-----17-----13-----8-----17----|-----15-----12-----8-----8--|
B|-----------------------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|----------------------------|
E|--6-----3-----------6----|-----5-----1----------------|-----5-----1-----------5----|-----3-----0--------------|
B|--------------3----------|-----------------3-----3----|-----------------1----------|-----------------1-----1--|
G|-------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|--------------------------|
D|-------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|--------------------------|
A|-------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|--------------------------|
E|-------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--18-------------------18----|-----17-------------------------|-----17-------------------17----|------------------------------|
B|---------20------------------|------------18------------------|------------18------------------|-----20-----17----------------|
G|----------------19-----------|-------------------19-----19----|-------------------17-----------|-------------------17-----17--|
D|-----------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------|
Notes: in original key, use Riff — v3 the chords in the Intro show finger positioning for the Riff
[C5]/ = 1 strum. [C]//– = 2 strums and let the second one ring for 2 beats.
[GmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] |
[DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] |
[C5Fifth (Power Chord) Chord (U,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] / |
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] //– |
[GmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] She said to me: |
[DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Go steady on me; |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] Won’t you tell me what the |
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] wise men said when they |
[GmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Came down from heaven, |
[DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] smoked nine till seven |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] All the (stuff) that |
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] they could find, but they |
[GmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Couldn’t escape from you; |
[DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] couldn’t be free of you |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] And now they know there’s |
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] no way out, and they’re |
[B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] Really sorry now for |
[GmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] what they’ve done, they were |
[CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Three wise men just tryna |
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] have some fun |
[CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Look who’s a– |
[E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] –lone now, it’s not |
[B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] me, it’s not |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] me |
[CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Those three wise |
[E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] men, they’ve got a |
[B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] semi by the |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] sea |
[CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Gotta ask your– |
[A♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Second] –self the question: |
[B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] Where are you no– |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] –ow? |
[CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Gotta ask your– |
[A♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Second] –self the question: |
[B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] Where are you no– |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] –ow? |
[GmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Really sorry now, they |
[DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] weren’t to know; they got |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] Caught up in your |
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] talent show with you |
[GmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Pe’nickety little (rascals) in your |
[DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] fancy dress, who just |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] Judge each other and |
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] try to impress; but they |
[GmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Couldn’t escape from you; |
[DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] couldn’t be free of you |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] And now they know there’s |
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] no way out, and they’re |
[B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] Really sorry now for |
[GmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] what they’ve done, they were |
[CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Three wise men just tryna |
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] have some fun |
[CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Look who’s a– |
[E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] –lone now, it’s not |
[B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] me, it’s not |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] me |
[CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Those three wise |
[E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] men, they’ve got a |
[B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] semi by the |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] sea |
[CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Gotta ask your– |
[A♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Second] –self the question: |
[B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] Where are you no– |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] –ow? |
[CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Gotta ask your– |
[A♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Second] –self the question: |
[B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] Where are you no– |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] –ow? |
[CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Look who’s a– |
[E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] –lone now, it’s not |
[B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] me, it’s not |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] me |
[CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Those three wise |
[E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] men, they’ve got a |
[B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] semi by the |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] sea |
[CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Gotta ask your– |
[A♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Second] –self the question: |
[B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] Where are you no– |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] –ow? |
[CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Gotta ask your– |
[A♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Second] –self the question: |
[B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] Where are you no– |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] –ow? |
Note: [B♭]/– – – = 1 strum and let it ring for 4 beats.
[CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] |
[A♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Second] |
[B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] Where are you no– |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] –ow? |
[CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] |
[A♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Second] |
[B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] Where are you no– |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] –ow? |
[CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Gotta ask your– |
[A♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Second] –self the question: |
[B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] Where are you no– |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] –ow? |
[CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Gotta ask your– |
[A♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Second] –self the question: |
[B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] /– – – Where are you now? |