View Guitar Chords for Forty thieves - chords ver. 1
This is my first tab so I'm hoping it's right! I'm about 80% confident so, feel free to make suggestions for improvement! :) This is my favourite song from Long Road Home and I was really annoyed that I couldn't find the chords anywhere, so I thought I'd give it a go! Enjoy (and please rate it would be so helpful) - Charlie C ♥ Tuning: Eb (Half-Step Down) To play it in standard just click "transpose -1" Chords used: C [x32010] C7 [x32000] Cadd9 [x32033] Em [022000] Em7 [022033] G [320003] Gadd9 [320033] D/F# [200233] C/G [332010] Dadd4/A [55403x] * = hold INTRO: (these are not the exact chords that are picked, but they fit if you listen closely) Em7 Cadd9 G D/F# VERSE 1: (Sounds best if you palm mute and just strum the bass strings down in triplets. If you want to pick the chords rather than strum them, use G instead of Gadd9) Em Cadd9 Oh, my body is toxic Gadd9 D/F# And now there’s visitors living in my veins yetI’m just a host in their selfish games weEmll Cadd9 Gadd9Oh god where are you now? D/F# I thought you loved us all the same CHORUS: C Em7 Gadd9 C I was up looking for you all night Em7 Gadd9 I’m sure I heard your voice in the darkness C Em7 Gadd9 C I was up looking for you all night Em7 Gadd9 'cause you know you are the fortress I am bound to BREAK: (Not 100% sure on this bit but it sounds nice how I do it) C * Em7 * Dadd4/A * Cadd9 * C * C7 * VERSE 2: Em Cadd9 Oh, I was shattered when I found you Gadd9 D/F# And all your skin was white there were crystal lines running Em Between your lips and down through your spine, there was Cadd9 Gadd9 Nothing in your eyes that I could recognise D/F# For the pain you left I hope you made it there CHORUS: C Em7 Gadd9 C I was up looking for you all night Em7 Gadd9 I’m sure I heard your voice in the darkness C Em7 Gadd9 C I was up looking for you all night Em7 Gadd9 'cause you know you are the fortress I am bound to BRIDGE: (I know these aren't the exact chords used in the song but they sound really nice here) C * It’s funny how the simplest things Em7 * Dadd4/A * Are often the hardest Cadd9 * C * C7 * But all I ever wanted was to love you INSTRUMENTAL: (You can use a barred G here to make the chord transition smoother [355433]) C/G Em7 Gadd9 [x4] CHORUS: (I use C/G instead of C here because it adds more impact - but keep the last chord as a regular C) C Em7 Gadd9 C I was up looking for you all night Em7 Gadd9 I’m sure I heard your voice in the darkness C Em7 Gadd9 C I was up looking for you all night Em7 Gadd9 C * 'cause you know you are the fortress I am bound to