The tuning is very loose on this song. It's something like halfway between D and Eb.
[Intro]
G G G G
[Verse]
G
Every time I use to hang out with her
Em
I would close my eyes and smile
G
Sprawl out and say: "I love that girl"
Em
I was just a little school boy
[Chorus]
C Dsus4
Afraid to shatter that one way mirror
Em Dsus4 Cadd#11
For the essence of my youth
C Dsus4
Take the brunt of reality
G Em
Like a knock-out punch to the jaw
[Verse]
G
Not so long ago I ran into her
Em
She lives with one of my friends now
G
He loves her, and she loves him
Em
And part of me still that little school boy
[Chorus]
C Dsus4
We talked all night about tattooes
Em Dsus4 Cadd#11
And the way we used to be
C Dsus4
The sun came up, and it was time for me to sleep
[Interlude]
G Em G Em
[Verse]
G
Waved goodbye to them and went upstairs
Em
Just to lay my poor head down
G
Just before i fell asleep I saw the door open
Em
And it was her
G
She had nostalgia chokes in her eyes.
Em
She layed down next me
G
And held me between her breasts
Em
And whispered into my ear:
[Chorus]
C Dsus4
"I love you boy". I whispered back:
Em Dsus4 Cadd#11
"Oh I still love you too"
C Dsus4
I meant it, then she got up and left
[Outro]
G Em C Dsus4
Ooo-oo
Em Dsus4 Cadd#11
C Dsus4
Ooo-oo-oo-
G Em
oooooooo-oo-oo
G Em
Ooo-oo-oo-oo
G
I lay there barely breathing, embracing the silence.
[Riffs]
If you want to learn the song in a little more dept, the core idea of some of the guitar work follows.
The dead notes are done by slapping the strumming hand thumb.
[Intro Riff]
G
e|------------------|---------3--------|-3-------3---------|
B|------------0---0-|---0-x---0-0-x----|-0-0-x---0-0-x-----|
G|------------0---0-|---0-x---0-0-x----|-0-0-x---0-0-x-----|
D|------------------|-----x-------x----|-----x-------x-----|
A|------------------|-----x-------x----|-----x-------x-----|
E|----------0---2---|-3-------3--------|-3--------3----0-2-|
[Verse Riff]
G Em
e|---------3--------|-3-------3---------|---------2-0------|-3-0-----2-0-------|
B|---0-x---0-0-x----|-0-0-x---0-0-x-----|---0-x---0-0-x----|-0-0-x---0-0-x-----|
G|---0-x---0-0-x----|-0-0-x---0-0-x-----|---0-x---0-0-x----|-0-0-x---0-0-x-----|
D|-----x-------x----|-----x-------x-----|-----x-------x----|-----x-------x-----|
A|-----x-------x----|-----x-------x-----|-----x-------x----|-----x-------x-----|
E|-3-------3--------|-3--------3----3-2-|-0-------0--------|-0-------0-----0-2-|
G Em
e|---------3--------|-3-------3---------|---------2-0------|-3-0-2-3-2-0---0-|
B|---0-x---0-0-x----|-0-0-x---0-0-x-----|---0-x---0-0-x----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
G|---0-x---0-0-x----|-0-0-x---0-0-x-----|---0-x---0-0-x----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|-----x-------x----|-----x-------x-----|-----x-------x----|-------------2---|
A|-----x-------x----|-----x-------x-----|-----x-------x----|-----------------|
E|-3-------3--------|-3--------3----3-2-|-0-------0--------|-0---------------|
[Chorus Riff]
C Dsus4 Em Cadd#11
e|---------3-------|---------5-------|----0-------2------3-|----10------------|
B|---1-x---1-1-x-1-|---3-x---3-3-x-3-|---0-------0------0--|---7---7----------|
G|---0-x---0-0-x-0-|---0-x---0-0-x-0-|--0-------0------0---|--0---------------|
D|---2-x-----2-x-2-|---4-x-----4-x-4-|-2-------4------5----|-9----------------|
A|-3---x-------x---|-5---x-------x---|---------------------|------------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|------------------|
C Dsus4
e|---------3-------|---------5-------|
B|---1-x---1-1-x-1-|---3-x---3-3-x-3-|
G|---0-x---0-0-x-0-|---0-x---0-0-x-0-|
D|---2-x-----2-x-2-|---4-x-----4-x-4-|
A|-3---x-------x---|-5---x-------x---|
E|-----------------|-----------------|
I lay there, barely breathing, embracing the silence
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| x Dead note
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