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ED SHEERAN
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Andrew Foy Words and Music by
Guitar Tab Arrangement Ed Sheeran
32 1 2 23 32 32 1 32 32 23 21 3 4 1 34 21 34
*Capo fret 1
**Standard tuning
Intro
q. = 63
D/F #
[ #
G Em D C D(add11)
G 128 ÏÏÏ Ï Ï ÏÏ Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï ÏÏ . Ï Ï
3
ÏÏú Ïj ÏÏ Ï Ï ÏúÏ .. Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï
Ï. .
ÐÐÐÐÐÐ
Ï. Ï.
mf
T 0 0
ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ
0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
A
]B
0 0 0 0 2 4 0 4 2 2 2 4 0 0 2
5 3 3 3 5
3 2 0
*All chords and TAB positions are relative to capo.
**To match Andrew’s recording, tune all strings down one half-step.
Verse
[ #
G Em
j
3
Èj
G ÏÏÏ j ÏÏ Ï j ÏjÈ Ï Ï Ï Ï ÏjÈ Ï . ÏÏ Ï Ï Ï ÏÈj Ï Ï Ï
ú. Ï Ï ÏÏ Ï Ï Ï
J Î. Ï Ï Ï. Ï Ï Ï.
J J
T 0
0
0
0 4 2 0 4
0
0 0 2 2
0
A 2 4 2 0
]B
0 0 0 0 2
2 2
3 3 3 0 0 0 0
Cmaj7 D5
[ # j ÏÏj ½½ j Ï
5 3
T 0
0 0 2 0 0 0 2
0
2 2
3
2
‹‹ 77›› 0
2 0
A 0
‹ 7›
]B
2 2 2 0 0 0 0
3 3 3 3
[ # j
3
#ÏjÈ Ï j
7
]B
0 0 0 0 0 2 2
2 2 2
3 3 3 3 0 0 0
[ # Èj Ï Ïj
C D5
jÏ #ÏjÈ Ï Ï Ï Ï ÏÏÏÏ
9
ÏÏ Ï Ï ÏÏ Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï ÏÈj Ïw .
G Ï ÏÏú
. ú. Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï
0
T 0 1
0
1 0
0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2
0
2
3
2 2
2 3 3 3 3 0
2 0
A 0
]B
2 2 2 0 0 0
3 3 3
Pre-Chorus
G Em
[ # .
11
j j
Ï
G Ï . Ï
Ï Ï Ï Ï ÏÏ Ï Ï ÏÏ .. ÏÏ Ï ÏÏ .. Ï Ï Ï
Ï Ï x. Î Ï Ï x.
J J Ï Ï x Ï Ï Ï x Ï
J J J J
T 0
0
0
0 0
0 0
0 2 0 4 4 4 0 2
0
A
]B
0 0 5 5 5 5
3 3 X 3 X 0 0 X 0 0 X 0
C G D5
[ # Èj Ï .
13
ÏÏ .. ÏÏ ÏÈj Ï Ï
3
J x. J x. J x.
T 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ
0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
A 0
]B
2 2 0 0 0
3 3 3 3 0
X X 3 3 X X
[ # . j
G Em
j
15
G Èj ÏÏÏ .. ÏÏ Ï Ï ÏÏ Ï Ï ÏÏ .. ÏÏ Ï ÏÏ ÏÏ ÏÏ ÏÏ Ï Ï
Ï ÏÏ . Ï x . Ï Î Ï Ï x.
J J Ï Ï x Ï Ï Ï x.
J J J
T 0
0
0
0 0
0 0
0 2 0 4 4 4 2 0
0
0 2
0
A
]B
0 0 0 5 5 5 5 4 0
0 2
3 3 X 3 X 0 0 X 0 0 X
[ # Èj Ï .
C D5
j
ÏÏ . Ï ÏÏ Ï Ï Ïú ..
17 3
]B
2 2 0 0 0 2
3 3 3 3
X X X
Chorus
ÏÏj ÏÏ ÏÏ
Em C(add9) G D5
[ # ÏÏ ... ÏÏ ÏÏ #ÏjÈ ÏÏ n Ïj Ï
19
G jÈ ÏÏ .. Ï Ï ÏÏ Ï Ï
Ï ÏÏ . Ï
Ï ÏÏ ÏÏÏ ÏÏ Ï Ï Ï ÏÏ Ï ÏÏ
x Ïx x. Ï Ï x.
J x.
J J
u d
0 0 3 2 0 2
T 0
0
0
0
0
3
0
3 3 3 0
0
0
0 0
2 3
2
1 0
2 0
A
]B
0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 2 2 3 3
0 0 X X X 3 3 X X
Em C(add9) G D5(type2)
G jÈ ÏÏ .. Ï ÏÏ ÏÏÏ ÏÏ .. ÏÏ Ï
Ï ÏÏ . Ï ÏÏ Ï Ï Ï x. Ï ÏÈ Ï . Ï.
x Ïx x. J J x.
J J
u d
0 0 3 2 0 2
T 0
0
0
0
0
3
0
3 3 3 0
0
0
0 0 7 7 7 7 7 9
A 5 7
]B
2 2 2 0 0 5 7
0 2 2 3 3 3 5 5
0 0 X X X 3 3 X X
ÏÏj ÏÏ Ï
Em C(add9) G D5
[ # Ï
Ï Ï ÏÏ Ï Ï ÏÏÏÏ Ï j ÏÏÏ Ï Ï #ÏjÈ Ï n Ïj ÏÏ j
23
G Ï ÏÈj Ï ÏÈj Ï
ÏÏ Ï Ï. Ï x. Ï ÏÏ
Ï Ï Ï x. x. x.
d
3 2 0 2 0
T 0
2 0 0
0
0
0 3 3
0
3 3 0 0
0 0
0 2 3 1 0
2
0 1
A 0
]B
2 0 0 0 0
3 3
0 0 X X 3 X X
[ # .
Em C G D5
j
25
G ÏÏ . ÏÈj ÏÏ j . j Ï.
Ï
Ï
j ÏÏ . Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï ÏÏ . ÏÈj Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï
ÐÐÐÐÐÐ
Ï Ï
ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ
Ï Ï x Ï x. J x. J x.
J J
T 0 0 1 0 0
ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ
ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ
0 2 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0
A 0
]B
2 2 2 0 0 0
3 3
0 0 X 0 X 3 3 X X
Interlude
D/F #
[ #
G Em D C D(add11)
ÏÈj Ï Ï
27
0
T 0 0 0 0 3
ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ
0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
A
]B
0 0 0 0 2 4 0 4 2 2 2 4
5 3 3 3 5
3 2 0
Verse
[ # . Èj
G Em
j Ï . Ï Ï Ï ÏÏ Ï Ïj Ï Ï ÏÈj Ï Ï
29
]B
0 0 0 0 2
3 3 X 3 3 X 0 0 X 0 0 X
[ # Ïj ÏÏ
C D5
Ï. Ï Ï Ï
31
x. J x. J x J x J
T 0 1 1 0 0 5 3 0
ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ
0 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 2 4 7
A 0 0 0 2
]B
2 2 2 0 0 0 0
3 3 3 3
X X X X
G Em
[ # Èj Ï
33
j Ï Ï j
G Ï Ï Ï Ï
ÏÏ Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï ÏÏ Ï ÏÈj Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï ÏÈj Ï Ï
ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ
Ï Ï x. Ï Ï x. Ï Ï Ï x. Ï Ï x.
J J J
T 0 3 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0
ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 2
A 0 0
]B
0 0 0 2
3 3 X 3 3 X 0 0 X 0 0 X
[ # Èj Ï . Ï ÏjÈ Ï
C Cmaj7 D5
ÏÏÏ Ï Ï Ï Ï ÏÏÏÏ
35
T 0 1
0
1
0
1 3 0 0
0 2 0 0 2
0
2 2 0 2
0
2 0
3 3 3 5 3 0
2 0
A 0 0
]B
2 2 0 0
3 3 3 3
X X X
Pre-Chorus
[ # . j
G Em
ÏÏ Ï j
37
Ï
G Ï . Ï
Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï ÏÏ .. ÏÏ Ï ÏÏ .. ÏÏ Ï Ï
Ï Ï x. Î Ï Ï x. Ï Ï x Ï Ï Ï x Ï
J J J J J J
0
T 0
0
0
0 0
0 0
0 2 0 4 4 4
0
0 2
0
A
]B
0 0 5 5 5 5
3 3 X 3 X 0 0 X 0 0 X 0
ÏÏ ÏÈj Ï Ï
3
G Ï ÏÏÏ .. Ï ÏÏ Ï Ï Ï ÏÏÏ .. Ï ÏÏ Ïj ÏÏ
ÏÏ Ï Ï Ï ÏÈj ÏÏ . Ï
Ï Ï Ï Ï
ÐÐÐÐÐÐ
J x. J x. J x. J x.
T 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ
0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
A 0
]B
2 2 0 0 0 0
3 3 3 3 2
X X 3 3 X X
[ #
G Em
ÏÏ j
41
G Ï .. j j Ï Ï Ï ÏÏ .. ÏÏ Ï ÏÏ ÏÏ ÏÏ ÏÏ Ï Ï
ÈÏj ÏÏÏ .. Ï Ï Ï Ï ÏÏ Ï ÏÏ Ï
Ï
ÐÐÐÐÐÐ
J xJ J x. Ï Ï
J
x Ï
J
Ï Ï x.
J
0
T 0 0 0 0 0
ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ
0 0 0 0 2 0 4 4 4 2 0 0 2
A
]B
0 0 0 5 5 5 5 4 0
0 2 2
3 3 X 3 3 X 0 0 X 0 0 X
[ # Èj Ï .
C D5
j
ÏÏ . Ï ÏÏ Ï Ï Ïú ..
43 3
]B
2 2 0 0 0 2
3 3 3 3
X X X
Chorus
Ïj ÏÏ Ï
Em C(add9) G D5
[ # ÏÏ ... ÏÏ ÏÏ #ÏÈj ÏÏ n Ïj Ï
45
G jÈ ÏÏ .. Ï Ï ÏÏ Ï Ï
Ï ÏÏ . Ï
Ï ÏÏ ÏÏÏ ÏÏ Ï Ï Ï ÏÏ Ï ÏÏ
x Ïx x. Ï Ï x.
J x.
J J
u d
0 0 3 2 0 2
T 0
0
0
0
0
3
0
3 0
0
0
0
2 3
2
1 0
2 0
A
]B
0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 2 2 3 3
3 0 X X X 3 3 X X
Ïj ÏÏ Ï
Em C(add9) G D5(type2)
[ #
47
ÏÏ ... ÏÏ ÏÏ ÏÏj ÏÏ Ï Ï ÏÏ Ï ÏÈj Ï
G Èj ÏÏ .. Ï ÏÏ ÏÏÏ ÏÏ .. Ï Ï Ï ÏÏ Ï
Ï ÏÏ . Ï ÏÏ Ï Ï ÏÈ Ï . Ï.
x Ïx x. Ï Ï x.
J J x.
J J
u d
0 0 3 2 0 2
T 0
0
0
0
0
3
0
3 0
0 0 2 0
0
0 0 7 7 7 7 7 9
A 5 7
]B
0 2 2 0 0 5 7 7
0 2 2 3 3 3 5 5
3 0 X X X 3 3 X X
Ïj ÏÏ Ï
Em C(add9) G D5
[ # Ï ÏÏ #ÏjÈ Ï n Ïj ÏÏ j
49
]B
2 0 0 0 0
3 3
0 0 X X 3 X X
[ # .
51
Em C G D5
Ï Ï
ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ
ÐÐÐÐÐÐ
Ï Ï x Ï x. J x. J x.
J J
T
ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ
0 0 1 0 0
ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ
ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ
0 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 2
A 0 0
]B
2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
3 3
0 0 X 0 X 3 3 X X
Bridge
G Em
[ # j
Ï n ÏÏÏ Ï Ï Ïj Ï
53 3
]B
0 0 2 2 0 2
3 3 X 3 3 X 0 0 X 0 0 X
[ # jÈ .
Cmaj7 D5
Ï Ï Ï Ï ÏÏÏÏ
55
]B
0 0 0 0
3 3 3 3
X X X
Chorus
Ïj ÏÏ Ï
Em C(add9) G D5
[ # ÏÏ ... ÏÏ ÏÏ #ÏjÈ ÏÏn Ïj ÏÏ Ï Ï
57
G Èj ÏÏ .. ÏÏ .. Ï. Ï
Ï ÏÏ . Ï
Ï Ï Ï ÏÏÏ Ï Ï Ï ÏÏ . Ï ÏÏ .. ÏÏÏ ÏÏ Ï Ï Ï Ï
x Ï x x. J x x x.
J J J
u d u
0 0 3 2 0 2
T 0
0
0
0
0
3
0
3 0
0
0
0 0
0
0
2 3
2
1 0
2 2 0
A
]B
0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 2 2 3 3 2
3 0 X X X 3 3 X X X
Em C(add9) G D5(type2)
G jÈ ÏÏ .. ÏÏ ..
Ï ÏÏ . Ï
Ï ÏÏ ÏÏÏ ÏÏ Ï ÏÏ . Ï Ï ÏÏ ÏÏ ÏÈ Ï . Ï. Ï
x Ïx x. J x xJ J x.
J J
u d u
0 0 3 2 0 2 0
T 0
0
0
0
0
3
0
3 0
0
0
0
0
0 7 7 7 7 7 9
A 5 7
]B
0 2 2 0 0 0 0 5 7 7
0 2 2 3 3 2 3 5 5
3 0 X X X 3 3 X X X
Ïj ÏÏ Ï
Em C(add9) G D5
[ # ÏÏ Ï Ï ÏÏ #ÏÈj Ï n Ïj ÏÏ Ï
61
G ÏÏ ÏÈj Ï ÏÏ Ï ÏÏÏ ÏÏ Ï
ÏÏ Ï ÏÏ Ï Ï
ÏÏ . Ï Ï ÏÏ Ï
Ï Ï Ï x. x. x. x.
d
0 3 2 0 2
T 0
0 2 0 0
0
0
0 3 3
0
3 0
0 0
0
0 0
0 2 3 1 0
2
1
A 0
]B
2 0 0 0 0 0
3 3 0
0 0 X X 3 X X
[ # .
63
Em C G D5
G ÏÏ . ÏÈj ÏÏ j . j Èj j
Ï
Ï
j ÏÏ . Ï ÏÏ Ï Ï Ï ÏÏÏ .. ÏÈj Ï Ï Ï ÏÏ . Ï Ï Ï
ÐÐÐÐÐÐ
Ï Ï
ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ
ÐÐÐÐÐÐ
Ï Ï x Ï x. J x. J x.
J J
T 0 0 1 0 0
ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ
ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ
ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ
0 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 0
A 0 0
]B
2 2 2 0 0 0 0
3 3 0
0 0 X 0 X 3 3 X X
[ #
Em C G D5
j
65
G ÏÏÏ j j ÏjÈ ÏÏ j ÏÏ ..
Ï Ï Ï Ïú . Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ïú .. ÏjÈ Ï . Ïú .. Ï Ï
ÐÐÐÐÐÐ
ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ
ÐÐÐÐÐÐ
ú.
mp
T 0 0 1 0 0
ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ
ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ
ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ
0 2 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0
A 0
]B
2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0
3
0 3
Outro
D/F #
ww;..
G Em D C D(add11) G(type2)
[ #
67
Ï. Ï. Ï. . ww ..
rit. p
T 0 0 3
ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ
0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
A
]B
0 0 0 0 2 4 0 4 2 2 2 4 0
5 3 3 3 5 2
3 2 0 3