[Intro - No drums - BPM 123 - Original key - capo 5] [G] XxxX xxXx xXxx XxXx
[Verse 1 Melody starts on G] [G] Standing in a crowded room and I can't see your face [G] ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh x 2 (E - 0h1h3 - relative to capo) [Em] Put your arms around me, tell me everything's OK [G] ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh x 2 (E - 0h1h3) (bass drum in) [G] In my mind, I'm [G]running round a [G/F#]cold and empty [G/F#]space [Em] ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh x 2 (E - 0h1h3) [C] Just put your arms a [C]round me, tell me [D]everything's OK [G] ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh x 2 (E - 0h1h3)
[Pre-Chorus - Melody starts on A# - Still just bass drum] [Eb] Break my bones but [C] you won't see me [G] fall, oh [Eb] The rising tide will [C] rise against them [G] all, oh
[Chorus - Melody starts on D - Full drums - Bass on all quarter notes] Darling, hold my [G] hand ....... [G/F#] Oh, won't you hold my [Em] hand? Cause I don't wanna [C] walk on my [C] own any [C/B] more Won't you [C/B]under [Am] stand? Cause I don't wanna walk alone [G] I'm ready for this, there's [G/F#] no denying [Em] I'm ready for this, you stop me falling [C] I'm ready for this, I [C/B] need you all in [Am] I'm ready for this, so [D] darling, hold my hand
[Verse 2 - Just bass drum] [G] Soul is like a [G]melting pot when [G/F#]you're not next to [G/F#]me [Em] ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh x 2 (E - 0h1h3) [C]Tell me that you've [C] got me and you're [D]never gonna leave [G] ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh x 2 (E - 0h1h3) (slap snare in) [G] Tryna find a [G] moment where [G/F#] I can find release [Em] ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh x 2 (E - 0h1h3) ..Please tell me [C] that you've [C]got me and you're [D] never gonna leave [G] ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh x 2 (E - 0h1h3)
[Pre-Chorus - Slap snare] [Eb] Break my bones but [C] you won't see me [G] fall, oh [Eb] The rising tide will [C] rise against them [G] all, oh
[Chorus - Full drums - Bass on all quarter notes] Darling, hold my [G] hand ....... [G/F#] Oh, won't you hold my [Em] hand? Cause I don't wanna [C] walk on my [C] own any [C/B] more Won't you [C/B]under [Am] stand? Cause I don't wanna walk alone [G] I'm ready for this, there's [G/F#] no denying [Em] I'm ready for this, you stop me falling [C] I'm ready for this, I [C/B] need you all in [Am] I'm ready for this, so [D] darling, hold my hand
[Bridge - No drums] Don't [C]wanna know That feeling when I'm [Em]all alone So please don't make me [C]wait, cause [Bm]I don't wanna [Am]break And [G]I don't wanna [D]fall .......................... When you're [C]next to me Can tell I'm not a[Em]fraid to be That you don't make me [C]wait, and [C/B]never let me [Am]break You [G]never let me [D]fall
[Chorus] Darling, hold my [G] hand ....... [G/F#] Oh, won't you hold my [Em] hand? Cause I don't wanna [C] walk on my [C] own any [C/B] more Won't you [C/B]under [Am] stand? (drums stop) Cause I don't wanna walk alone (drums back in) [G] I'm ready for this, there's [G/F#] no denying [Em] I'm ready for this, you stop me falling [C] I'm ready for this, I [C/B] need you all in [Am] I'm ready for this, so [D] darling, won't you (snare on word) [D]hold [D]my [G]hand
[Intro Guitar riff - finger first G chord 2nd finger playing 3rd fret of B] Play round of F and G first then F G F G F G (PLAY 5 WITH LITTLE FINGER) E ----------x----x--------------x----x------------------3------ B ----------3----353------------3----3------------------3------ G ----------0----0--5-----------0----2420---------------4----- D ----------0----0--------------0----0------------------5------ A ----------x----x--------------x-----------------------5 E 1111-1111-3333-3333-1111-1111-3333-3333-----1111-1111-333-5--
[Verse - Barre chord for F and chug G but play inversion where you can play the riff as well] [F] Now here you [G] go again You say [F] you want your f [G] reedom (lower G riff) [F] Well, who am [G] I to keep you down [F] ? [G] [F] It's only righ [G] t that you should [F] play the way you f [G] eel it But lis [F] ten caref [G] ully to the so [F] und Of your l [G] oneliness, like a (bass on all quarter notes) h [F] eartbeat, drives you [G] mad In the sti [F] llness of re [G] membering what you ha [F] d [G] And what you l [F] ost [G] And what you h [F] ad [G] And what you l [F] ost [G]
[Chorus - More open chords but keep 8th note pulse under and put fills in -  imply fills with strumming and chords more than snare] Oh [Fmaj7] thunder only ha [G6] ppens when it's r [Fmaj7] aining [G] [Fmaj7] Players only l [G6] ove you when they're p [Fmaj7] laying [G] Say [Fmaj7] women they will co [G6] me and they will [Fmaj7] go [G] [Fmaj7] When the rain wash [G6] es you clean, you'll [Fmaj7] know [G] You'll [Fmaj7-High one] know
[Instrumental Break - Drums stop - strum all of this to make sound fuller] |(Fmaj7)| G | G | F E -8---8----------x------5--3----------1--- B -10--10--8-10---3----------3---------1--- G -9---9----------0-----------------5--2--- D -10--10---------0--------------------3--- A -8---8----------x--------------------3--- E ----------------3--------------------1---
|Am | G | G | F Fmaj7 at 8th fret E -8---8----------x------5--3----------1---------- B -10--10--8-10---3----------3---------1---10p8---(notes ring together) G -9---9---9-9----0-----------------5--2-------9-- D -x---x----------0--------------------3--------10 A -0---8----------x--------------------3---8------ E ----------------3--------------------1----------
[Verse] [F] Now here I [G] go again I s [F] ee your crystal [G] visions (lower G riff) [F] I keep my v [G] isions to myse [F] lf [G] [F] It's only me [G] who wants to wra [F] p around you dream [G] s and, [F] Have you any d [G] reams you'd like to s [F] ell Dreams of lo [G] neliness like a (bass drum on all quarter notes) [F] heartbeat drives you [G] mad In the s [F] tillness of re [G] membering what you ha [F] d [G] And what you l [F] ost [G] And what you h [F] ad [G] Ooh, and what you [F] lost [G]
[Chorus] Oh, [Fmaj7] thunder only hap [G6] pens when it's ra [Fmaj7] ining [G] [Fmaj7] Players only l [G6] ove you when they're pl [Fmaj7] aying [G] Say, [Fmaj7] women, they will c [G6] ome and they will [Fmaj7] go [G] [Fmaj7] When the rain wash [G6] es you clean, you'll [Fmaj7] know [G]
Oh, t [Fmaj7] hunder only happe [G6] ns when it's ra [Fmaj7] ining [G] [Fmaj7] Players only l [G6] ove you when they're pl [Fmaj7] aying [G] Say, [Fmaj7] women, they will c [G6] ome and they will [Fmaj7] go [G] [Fmaj7] When the rain wash [G6] es you clean, you'l [Fmaj7] l know [G] You'll [Fmaj7] know [G] You will [Fmaj7] know [G] Ahh, yo [Fmaj7] u'll know