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Verse: First I'll give you a break down of the key chords. F7M/9 and D7M/11 e|---0-------------3-------------------------| B|---1-------------1-------------------------| G|---0-------------2-------------------------| D|---3-------------0-------------------------| A|---x-------------x-------------------------| E|---x-------------x-------------------------| Now here's a breakdown of the picking pattern in the intro/Verse: e|-----0-----0--------0-------------------3----3---3p0-----------------------| B|--1-----1-------1-------1---1---1----------1---------3---------------------| G|-----0-----0------0-------0-------0h2----------2-------2-------------------| D|--3-----3-----3-------3-------0-------0------0-----------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Chorus: This part is basically riffing off a Cmaj and Am. It only happens twice in the song â?? once in the middle, and again at the end where it sort of melds back into the Fmaj7M/9 chord from the verse. I'm not sure I got the picking pattern perfect here, but it's close. e|-----0-----0--------------------------0-------0-------------------0-----------0--------0------------| B|--1--1--1--1--------1-----1---------1-------1---------1-----------1----1------1----1-----1----------| G|--0-----0--------0-----------0--0h2-----2p0---------0--------------------0h2---------2--------------| D|-------------0h2-------2------------------------0h2-----2p0-------0h2-------------------------------| A|--3---------------------------------------------------------3-0-------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Ending (comes right after the last Chorus) e|--------------------0---------| B|--------1-------1---1---------| G|----0---------0-----2---------| D|--------------------0---------| A|--2---2---2h3-----------------| E|------------------------------| Hope this helps you out. Remember to keep it loose, and play around with the picking. Sam never plays it the same way twice. And if I might... What I really love about Sam Amidon's playing, and what I try hardest to channel when I'm learning his songs, is the way his mind seems to wander through them, as if he's simply sitting on a porch somewhere with you after a long night, but good sleep and maybe what you're really doing is waiting for the water to boil.
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