A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Version 1
Version 2
Version 3
All notes are relative to the capo on the 6th fret.
Fsus2: 1X301X
Gsus4/B: X2001X
Gsus4: 3X001X
C: X3201X
Csus4: X3301X
Am7: X0201X
Fsus2/F#: 2X301X
E7: 020100
Gsus4/D: XX001X
The main picking pattern that appears throughout the song with some small variations is as follows
(the letters are the strings):
Bass note D G D B D G
In the bridge it changes slightly to:
Bass note D G D e D G
Apart from the Gsus4/D which is:
Bass note(D) D G D B D G
The changes between C and Csus4 are hammered on / pulled off.
[Intro]
e|----------------------|
B|--------5--3----------|
G|--------------0-------|
D|----3/5---------------|
A|-----------------3----|
E|----------------------|
[Verse 1]
Fsus2 Gsus4/B Gsus4 C Csus4 C Csus4
Will I live and die in a band?
Am7 Gsus4/B Gsus4 C Csus4 C
My consciousness controls my hand
Fsus2 Gsus4/B Gsus4 C Am7
She can't swim very well (oh, you wouldn't be able to tell)
Fsus2 Fsus2/F#
Let's find something to watch then watch our phones for half the time
C Am7
When we go for food, you have yours and I'll have mine
Fsus2 Fsus2/F# C Am7
It says, "Don't take these pills if you've been drinking any wine"
Fsus2 Gsus4 C Am7
Oh, these things, they have been playing on my mind
Fsus2 Gsus4 C Csus4 C Csus4
These things, they have been playing on my mind
[Verse 2]
Fsus2 Gsus4/B Gsus4 C Csus4 C Csus4
I think I've seen the side of every road
Am7 Gsus4/B Gsus4 C Csus4 C Csus4
They all lead somewhere, I've been told
Fsus2 Gsus4/B Gsus4 C Am7
Will I get divorced when I'm old? (Oh, why am I always alone?)
Fsus2 Fsus2/F#
And I met one of your friends and it was dead nice, he was fine
C Am7
But he said things that interest me exist outside of space and time
Fsus2 Fsus2/F# C Am7
Now, I know I should've left it, but who says that? What a sigh
Fsus2 Gsus4 C Am7
It all kicked off and it's been playing on my mind
Fsus2 Gsus4 C Csus4
The whole thing has been playing on my mind
[Bridge]
E7 Am7
I think it's strange that I still call you
E7 Am7
When I've got nothing to say
E7 Am7
The truth is that I still adore you
Gsus4/D Gsus4
And nothing really matters anyway
[Verse 3]
Fsus2 Fsus2/F#
And I won't get clothes online 'cause I get worried 'bout the fit
C Am7
That rule don't apply concerning my relationships
Fsus2 Fsus2/F# C Am7
See, I keep getting this stuff wrong, take me out, put me on
Fsus2 Gsus4 C Am7
Oh, these things, they have been playing on my mind
Fsus2 Gsus4 C Am7
The whole thing has been playing on my mind
Fsus2 Gsus4 C Csus4 C
Oh, it's all been just playing on my mind