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Where people seem to be going wrong is assuming the intro and verse chords are Em and Am when they’re actually Dmadd9, Fmaj7 and Am.
Look at this live performance by the band www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIoLe7c_iZ0
The guitar is tuned down half a step in the video and there are only glimpses of his fretting hand but you can see that the guitarist is definitely not playing Em.
When you’re playing Dmadd9, if you fret the B string at the 3rd fret with your little finger but also keep your first finger down at the 1st fret, on the same string, at the same time, it makes the move to Fmaj7 a doddle.
As an alternative, I’ve been experimenting with playing the intro with Asus4 instead of the repeat of Dmadd9, so it looks like this :-
Again, play the B string at the 3rd fret with your little finger but also keep your first finger down at the 1st fret for a super smooth change to Am.
I’ll put the chords up over the full song below the way I play it, as to my ear, there’s also an additional couple of chords further on.
Hope this helps someone.
Intro
Dmadd9Fmaj7Dmadd9Am
Verse 1
Dmadd9Fmaj7Dmadd9Fmaj7Dmadd9AmDmadd9Am We don’t communicate can you not say what’s on your mind Dmadd9Fmaj7Dmadd9Fmaj7Dmadd9AmCadd9C And I see it every day you hide the truth behind your eyes GAmCadd9C Honestly, there’s no need for you to hide GAmCadd9C Talk to me, can’t you see, I’m on your side.
Bridge
Cmaj7FGAM Honest Honest
Chorus
AmFG Say what it is you’re tryin’ to say Am But if you lie to me again FG I'll be the one that walks away AmFG Is it in you to be honest, honest GCCCCCCmaj7F Is it in you to be hon....est
Verse 2
Dmadd9Fmaj7Dmadd9Fmaj7Dmadd9AmDmadd9Am I still remember the day we met I was hanging on your every word Dmadd9Fmaj7Dmadd9Fmaj7Dmadd9AmCadd9C I didn't think I would ever let somebody see into my world GAmCadd9C Honestly, can’t you see, I’m on your side
Chorus
AmFG Say what it is you’re tryin’ to say Am But if you lie to me again FG I'll be the one that’s walking away AmFG Is it in you to be honest, honest GCCCCCCmaj7F Is it in you to be hon....est
Middle 8
FAm Is it all in my head or was it something I said F Because I’m tryin’ to forgive, and now I’m tryin’ to forget Am You’re telling me all of this, no more hearing of it F It was all just a lie, was it all just a lie Am Now I’m walking away ‘cos everything that you say G All that you ever tell to me is lies, lies
Bridge
Cmaj7FGAMGCCCCCCmaj7F Honest Honest Is it in you to be hon....est
Chorus
AmFG Say what it is you're tryin’ to say Am But if you lie to me again FG I'll be the one that walks away AmFG Is it in you to be honest, honest GCCCCCCmaj7F Is it in you to be hon....est
GCCCCCCmaj7F Is it in you to be hon....est
Chords :-
Dmadd9Fmaj7AmCadd9CGCmaj7F (barre or thumb) e|------0--------0-------0------3-----0-----3-----0-----1---------------| B|------3--------1-------1------3-----1-----3-----1-----1---------------| G|------2--------2-------2------0-----0-----0-----0-----2---------------| D|------3--------3-------2------2-----2-----0-----2-----3---------------| A|------x--------3-------0------3-----3-----2-----2-----3---------------| E|------x--------x-------x------x-----x-----3-----0-----1---------------|