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TUNED A WHOLE STEP DOWN (DGCFAd)
So, this song is played in F, but to get the sound right, I think it's best to play it as if in G, but tuned a
whole step down. I haven't been able to find a video of Ray playing it yet, so I'm not sure that he is doing
it this way... but I think he is.
The transition between G and D/G is essentially the main riff. And the notes that come
through most clearly are played on the B string when playing G chord and on the G string when playing D/G.
More specifically, you can hear that riff by playing 3rd fret B string then open B string then open G string
and then 2nd fret G string. With that in mind, as you strum on those two chords (G and D/G) try to emphasize
the B and G strings, rather than the high e string.
Chords:
G......... 3x0033
D/G....... 3x0232
C......... 332010
Cmaj7..... x35557
Am........ x02210
D......... xx0232
Em........ 022000
Dsus...... xx0233
Dsus2..... xx0230
[Intro]
G D/G G D/G G D/G C
G D/G G D/G G D/G Cmaj7
G D/G C G D/G C G
[Verse/Chorus 1]
G D/G G D/G
Had our share of the pain
G D/G Cmaj7
Of the clouds and the rain
G D/G G D/G
Lean on me and I’ll lean on you
G D/G Cmaj7
And together, we’ll get through
G D/G G D/G
We always do
Cmaj7 G C G C
We always do
[Verse/Chorus 2]
G D/G G D/G
I know you’re scared ‘cause you can’t see the light
G D/G Cmaj7
You toss and turn through the night
G D/G G D/G
Holding me, and I’m holding you
G D/G Cmaj7
And together, we’ll get through
G D/G G D/G
We always do
Cmaj7
We always do
G D/G G D/G
We always do
[Bridge]
Am D Am D
Where do you go when there’s no road to follow?
Am D C G
Faces look hollow, only strangers to you now
Em D Em D
Where do you turn when this living starts to burn
Em D C G
Through layers that you learned to wrap around your heart somehow?
D (Dsus D Dsus2 D) Am C
I turn to you
G D/G G D/G
I always do
Cmaj7
I always do
G D/G G D/G Cmaj7 G C G C
I turn to you
[Verse/Chorus 3]
G D/G G D/G
I know you’re scared, can’t see the light
G D/G Cmaj7
Got to believe it’s gonna be alright
G D/G G D/G
Lean on me and I’ll lean on you
G D/G Cmaj7
And together, we’ll get through
G D/G G D/G
We always do
Cmaj7
We always do
G D/G G D/G
We always do
Cmaj7
We always do
G D/G G D/G
We’ll make it through
Cmaj7
We always do
G D/G G D/G Cmaj7
We always do
[Outro]
G D/G C G D/G C G