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anyway - hope it's helping! Cheers!
CAPO II
The intro/bridge part is fingerpicked and uses the following chords:
(everything relative to the capo)
 Em(played as bar chord) x79987
   D(   -    "     -   ) x57775
   C(   -    "     -   ) x35553
   G(regular open chord) 320003
   C(   -    "     -   ) x32010
 D/A(   -    "     -   ) x00232
The way that i pick it, is:
e----------------------------------------------------|
b----8--8--7--7--5--5--0--0--1--1--0--0--1--1--0-----|
G-----9--9--7--7--5--5--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-------|
D------9-----7-----5-----0-----2-----0-----2---------|
A----7-----5-----3-----------3-----------3-----------|
E----------------------3-----------3-----------3-----|
e----------------------------------------------------|
b----8--8--7--7--5--5--0--0--1--1--0--0--3--3--------|
G-----9--9--7--7--5--5--0--0--0--0--0--0--2--2-------|
D------9-----7-----5-----0-----2-----0-----0---------|
A----7-----5-----3-----------3-----------0-----------|
E----------------------3-----------3-----------------|
so its basically: thumb for strings 4,5,6 pointer on 3, ring on 2
all you do is pluck the bass note together with your ringfinger on the 2nd string -
> pluck pointer on 3rd string -> thumb on 4th -> 2nd -> 3rd
(not sure if it's really 100% accurate, but sounds ok to me....)
Intro fingerpicked(first three chords are bar chords)
  Em    D   C|   G    C    G    C  G  
  Em    D   C|   G    C    G  D  
GYou were standing there
With street G/F#lights Emin your hair
And you were Con the arm of Gsomeone unaDware
That I was Gstanding there,
as G/F#if my Embones were there
And when our Ceyes collide,
The Gghost of us apDpears
-break-
To remind you
(Fingerpicked)
EmHe Dwon't Cknow Gyou Clike GI Cknow Gyou
Cause Emhe Dwon't Clove Gyou Clike GI Ddo
(Strumming)
Oh GI'm tryin' to speak
And the words G/F#fall Emcarelessly
On to the Cground, and pile Gup around your Dfeet
And darling Gtruthfully
I G/F#stare in Emdisbelief
That someone Celse is taking Gyou away from Dme
-break-
To remind you
(Fingerpicked)
EmHe Dwon't Cknow Gyou Clike GI Cknow Gyou
       Em       D      C    G>    C   G       D(Start to strum where the arrow stands)
Cause he won't love you like I do
He don't Emknow you like I doC  
No DHe don't Emknow you like I doC  
DAnd he won't Glove you like I doC  
DAnd he won't Glove you like I doC  
DHe don't Emknow you like I doC  
DNo he don't Emknow you like I doC  
DAnd he won't Glove you like I doC  
DAnd he won't Glove you like I doC  
Intro/Bridge
(now strummed)
EmHe Dwon't Cknow Gyou Clike GI Cknow Gyou
Cause Emhe Dwon't Clove Gyou Clike GI Ddo
Fingerpicked:  Em   D   C   G   C   G  D  

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Like I Do

by Lee DeWyze

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

D/A

G/F#

Hey folks! This is my very fast tab, pleaseeee consider that on your ratings :-D

anyway - hope it's helping! Cheers!

CAPO II

The intro/bridge part is fingerpicked and uses the following chords:

(everything relative to the capo)

(played as bar chord) x79987

( - " - ) x57775

( - " - ) x35553

(regular open chord) 320003

( - " - ) x32010

D/A

( - " - ) x00232

The way that i pick it, is:

e----------------------------------------------------|

b----8--8--7--7--5--5--0--0--1--1--0--0--1--1--0-----|

G-----9--9--7--7--5--5--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-------|

D------9-----7-----5-----0-----2-----0-----2---------|

A----7-----5-----3-----------3-----------3-----------|

E----------------------3-----------3-----------3-----|

e----------------------------------------------------|

b----8--8--7--7--5--5--0--0--1--1--0--0--3--3--------|

G-----9--9--7--7--5--5--0--0--0--0--0--0--2--2-------|

D------9-----7-----5-----0-----2-----0-----0---------|

A----7-----5-----3-----------3-----------0-----------|

E----------------------3-----------3-----------------|

so its basically: thumb for strings 4,5,6 pointer on 3, ring on 2

all you do is pluck the bass note together with your ringfinger on the 2nd string -

> pluck pointer on 3rd string -> thumb on 4th -> 2nd -> 3rd

(not sure if it's really 100% accurate, but sounds ok to me....)

Intro fingerpicked(first three chords are bar chords)

Em D C G C G C G

Em D C G C G D

You were standing there

G/F# Em

With street lights in your hair

C G D

And you were on the arm of someone unaware

That I was standing there,

G/F# Em

as if my bones were there

And when our eyes collide,

G D

The ghost of us appears

-break-

To remind you

(Fingerpicked)

Em D C G C G C G

He won't know you like I know you

Em D C G C G D

Cause he won't love you like I do

(Strumming)

Oh I'm tryin' to speak

G/F# Em

And the words fall carelessly

C G D

On to the ground, and pile up around your feet

And darling truthfully

G/F# Em

I stare in disbelief

C G D

That someone else is taking you away from me

-break-

To remind you

(Fingerpicked)

Em D C G C G C G

He won't know you like I know you

Em D C G C G D

> (Start to strum where the arrow stands)

Cause he won't love you like I do

Em C

He don't know you like I do

D Em C

No He don't know you like I do

D G C

And he won't love you like I do

D G C

And he won't love you like I do

D Em C

He don't know you like I do

D Em C

No he don't know you like I do

D G C

And he won't love you like I do

D G C

And he won't love you like I do

Intro/Bridge

(now strummed)

Em D C G C G C G

He won't know you like I know you

Em D C G C G D

Cause he won't love you like I do

Em D C G C G D

Fingerpicked:

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