So I saw Charlie live a few months back on his acoustic tour, I saw him play this song pretty much like this,
although other versions are closer to the record! Enjoy!
I used his acoustic session with Transmitter TV for reference:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vn-W2CAO2G8
Capo: 5th
E A D G B e
G6: 3 2 0 0 0 0
This pattern repeats throughout the Intro, Verse 1 and the first Chorus:
Am F C
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|-0------------0------------3-------------3-------------3-------------3--------------
D|---2-----2------2-----2------3------2------3------2------2------2------2------2-----
G|-------2---2--------2---2---------2---2---------2---2---------2---2---------0---0---
B|-----1------------1-------------1-------------1-------------1-------------1---------
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G6
E|-3----------------------
A|---2--------------------
D|---------0-----0------0-
G|-------0-----0------0---
B|-----0-----1------0-----
e|------------------------
Intro: Am F C G6
Verse 1:
Am
We kept our heads down we went through the water’s wake
F
We lay still until winter had worn off
C G6
There were cold winds, bringing storms together
Am
There were black clouds over rainbows,
F
We could see the messages etched on the fenceposts
C G6
From the summer nights, when we slept outside under starlight
Chorus:
Am F
Would you love me any less,
C G6
If my eyes became weak, if I could no longer hear you speak
Am F
Would you love me any less,
C G6
You were born with an honest heart, and it carried me from the start.
(Start to strum instead of pick.)
Am, F, C , G6
Verse 2:
Am
We kept our skin warm as we walked on the old rail tracks
F
The sun beat misty heat down on our backs
C G6
There was nothing, that could ever change us
Am
There were picture frames on the windowsill
F
With an image of us looking so still
C G6
Guess I thought that, we’d be here forever
Chorus:
Am F
Would you love me any less,
C G6
If my eyes became weak, if I could no longer hear you speak
Am F
Would you love me any less,
C G6
You were born with an honest heart, and it carried me from the start.
Bridge is picked roughly like this for the Transmitter TV version:
Am7 C/B > C
E|---------------------------------------------
A|-0---------2-3----------8--------8--3-------3
D|---2-----------2-----2----7----7------2---2-- x2
G|-----0---0--------0---------10----------5----
B|-------1---------1---------------------------
e|---------------------------------------------
Or live it can be played like this:
*=strum once
Am G6* C
Oh my, oh my,
F C
Would you walk on holy water,
Am G6* C
Oh my, oh my,
F* C*
Could you walk through bricks and mortar
Chorus:
Am F
Would you love me any less,
C G6
If my eyes became weak, if I could no longer hear you speak
Am F
Would you love me any less,
C G6
You were born with an honest heart, and it carried me from the start.
Am F
Would you love me any less,
C G6
If my eyes became weak, if I could no longer hear you speak
Am F
Would you love me any less,
C G6 Am
You were born with an honest heart, and it carried me from the start.
Thanks! Comment what you think and for any improvements.
