What I Wanted to Hold
Florist
Tabbed by Rohan P.
I transposed the chords from the other tab to this voicing, which I think is more similar to the way Emily
plays the song. My gratitude to "hannah.t", the author of the other tab, for getting me started.
Capo 5
Chords used (relative to capo)
D: xx0232
A*: x02232
G*: 320032
F#m: 244222
Keep the pinky and ring fingers on the B- and e-strings respectively throughout the verse.
[Intro] x4
D A G
[Verse 1]
D A* G*
Yellow light on the wall
D A* G*
I can close my eyes and return
D A* G*
To the home I remember in a blur
D
Of sights and smells
A* G*
And sounds of old
[Chorus 1]
F#m G* D
But it's not what I wanted to hold
F#m G* D
When I learned that I would have something of my own
[Verse 2]
D A* G*
What is love if not Violet
D A* G*
A beam of light on an Autumn afternoon
D A* G*
That slowly fades to Blue
D A* G*
I have always wanted you
[Chorus 2]
F#m G* D
When the summer goes long, when the water stays warm
F#* G* D
I remember the faces of everyone I've loved
F#m G*
And the places I have lived
F#m G*
And the places I have visited
[Verse 3]
D A* G*
You're alive and I'm alive
D A* G*
You're a dream that I had when I was young
D A* G*
I'm alive and I'm okay
D A* G*
The air is light blue today
D A* G*
The air is light blue today
D A* G*
The air is light blue today
D A* G*
The air is light blue today
D A* G*
The air is light blue today
[Chorus 3]
F#m G* D
I want a place where I can stay warm
F#m G* D
Deep inside my body of this earth
F#m
And a mouth that says soft things
G* D
Or just breathes in my ear
F#m
And a heart I can speak back to
G* D
For no one else to hear