I was having a hard time finding a playable version of this song so here is my version.
See the bottom of this chart for a couple of tips...
Chord shapes used in this song:
Fm/Ab 4x6564
Ab 4x654x
F#maj7 2x332x
F#/G# 4x432x
Bbm7(1) x13121 also Bbm7sus4 = x13141
Ebm9 x6466x
Bbm7(2) 6x6666
A7#5 5x566x
Eb7sus4 x6869x
A7(13) 5x567x
Ab7(13) 4x456x
D7(#9) x5456x
C#ma9 x4354x
Gm7/5- 3x232
F#m7 2x2225
B9 x2122x
B7(omit5) x2124x
E9 x7677x
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Intro – repeat 2x
Fm/Ab F#maj7 Bbm7 Ebm9 F#/G# Bbm7 (A7#5)
Verse -
(A7#5) Fm/Ab F#maj7 Bbm7
He came from somewhere back in her long ago
Ebm9 F#/G# Bbm7 (A7#5)
The sentimental fool don't see
Fm/Ab F#maj7 Bbm7
Trying hard to recreate what had yet to be created
Ebm9 F#/G# Bbm7 (A7#5)
once in her life.
Fm/Ab F#maj7 Bbm7
She musters a smile for his nostalgic tale
Ebm9 F#/G# Bbm7 (A7#5)
Never coming near what he wanted to
Fm/Ab F#maj7 Bbm7
say. Only to realize
Ebm9 F#/G# Bbm7
It never really was
Pre-Chorus -
Bbm7 Fm/Ab
She had a place in his life
Bbm7 Fm/Ab
He never made her think twice
Eb7sus4 A7(13) Ab7(13) D7(#9) C#ma9
As he ri - ses to her apology
A7#5 Eb7sus4 A7(13) Ab7(13)D7(#9) C#ma9
Anybody else would sure - ly know
Bbm7 Gm7/5-
He's watching her go
Chorus –
F#min7 B9
But what a fool believes he sees
B7(omit5) Emaj7 C#m7 A7#5
No wise man has the power to reason away
F#min7 B9
What seems to be
B7(omit5) Emaj7
Is always better than nothing
C#m7 A7#5
And nothing at all keeps sending him
Verse -
(A7#5) Fm/Ab F#maj7 Bbm7
Somewhere back in her long ago
Ebm9 F#/G# Bbm7 (A7#5)
Where he can still believe there's a place in her
Fm/Ab F#maj7 Bbm7 Ebm9 F#/G# Bbm7
life, Someday, somewhere, she will return
Pre-Chorus -
Bbm7 Fm/Ab
She had a place in his life
Bbm7 Fm/Ab
He never made her think twice
Eb7sus4 A7(13) Ab7(13) D7(#9) C#ma9
As he ri - ses to her apology
A7#5 Eb7sus4 A7(13) Ab7(13)D7(#9) C#ma9
Anybody else would sure - ly know
Bbm7 Gm7/5-
He's watching her go
Chorus –
F#min7 B9
But what a fool believes he sees
B7(omit5) Emaj7 C#m7 A7#5
No wise man has the power to reason away
F#min7 B9
What seems to be
B7(omit5) Emaj7
Is always better than nothing
C#m7 A7#5
And nothing at all
F#min7 B9
But what a fool believes he sees
B7(omit5) Emaj7 C#m7 A7#5
No wise man has the power to reason away
F#min7 B9
What seems to be
B7(omit5) Emaj7
Is always better than nothing
C#m7 A7#5
And nothing at all…
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For the intro:
I play most of this some without a pick, using my thumb, index, middle and ring finger
to pluck the chords
like you would for a bossa nova. I would suggest learning the basic shapes first.
Don't forget the Dobbie
bounce.
[Intro and verse]
e|--------------|------------|--------------|---------|
B|6--4--3-3-2-2-|-2---2h4-2h4|-6--6---2---6-|-6----6--|
G|5--5--3-3-3-1-|-1---1---1--|-6--6---3---6-|-6----6--|
D|6--6--2-2-4-3-|-3---3---3--|-4--4---4---6-|-6----5--|
A|------------1-|---1--------|-6--6---------|---------|
E|4--4--2-2-4---|------------|-------4--4-6-|-6--5----|
for the turn around after the chorus:
"And nothing at all keeps sending him...what a fool believes" you can play...
C#m7 A7 F#m7
e|---4----4-----------------|
B|---5----5----------2--2---|
G|---4----4----------0--2---|
D|---6---6-----------2--2---|
A|--4--4-------------0------|
E|----------2-3-4-5-----2---|
Finally, the pre-chorus changes happen pretty quickly but follow the vocal line
Eb7sus4 | A7(13) | Ab7(13) | D7(#9)| C#ma9 A7#5
He ri - ses to her apology, etc.
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| x Dead note
| g Grace note
| (n) Ghost note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| r Release
| > Accented note
| t Tapping
| b Bend
| br Bend release
| pb Pre-bend
| pbr Pre-bend release
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| ~ Vibrato
| s Slap
| P Pop
| PM Palm mute
| TR Trill
| N Tremolo
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