Odd Chord:
D5/F#
e|----------|
B|---3------|
G|---2------|
D|---0------|
A|---x------|
E|---2------|
At the start of the song, until the first Chorus, the Chords are strummed:
e|-----------5-----------------------------------3-----------------3---------|
B|-----6-----6-----------------8-----------5-----5-----------------3---------|
G|-----7--7--7-----------5-----5-----------5--5--5-----------4-----4---------|
D|-----7--7--7-----------7--7--7-----------5--5--5-----------5--5--5---------|
A|--5--5--5--5-----------7--7--7--------3--3--3--3-----------5--5--5---------|
E|--------------------5--5--5--5--------------------------3--3--3--3---------|
Intro:
(electronic drums for two bars)
|Dm |Am |C |G |
Verse 1:
DmAmCG
It all seems worse in the deep days of December
DmAmCG
It's those casual words someone will remember
D5/F#FD5/F#F
So hold your tongue and wait, for heavy clouds to break
Chorus 1:
CGDmF
And we'll ride together on bikes, the sun on our back, no fear of the future
CGDmF
And you can cry whenever you like, surrender your pride, cos happiness suits you
Am C Em Am (let ring)
and good love lives on
CAm
good love lives on
Verse 2: (this verse may sound better if you play the chords as 5ths (power chords)
(see end of tab for the lead guitar for this verse)
DmAmCG
These anxious lives set fire to the calm
DmAmCG
And burn up all the time skating on thin ice
D5/F#FD5/F#F
When only love lives on and lingers when you're gone
Chorus 2:
CGDmF
So lets ride together on bikes, the sun on our back, no fear of the future
CGDmF
You can cry whenever you like, surrender your pride, cos happiness suits you
Am C Em Am (let ring)
and good love lives on
CAm
good love lives on
Bridge:
(starting on the last "on")
(like with a lot of the song, the lead guitar part has delay on quavers)
ACEAC
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----1-----1-----1---1-----1-----1-------------------1------1--|
G|--2-----2-----2---0-----0-----0-----4-----4-----4-2------0----|
D|----------------------------------2-----2-----2---------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
DAEDD
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------5-----5-----5------------------------------------------------|
G|----7-----7-----7--2-----2-----2-----4-----4-----4---7-----7---7---7--------------|
D|--4-----4-----4--------------------2-----2-----2---5-----5---5---5----------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus 3:
CGDmF
And we'll ride together on bikes, the sun on our back, no fear of the future
CGDmF
And you can cry whenever you like, surrender your pride, cos happiness suits you
CGDmF
And we'll lie flat out on our backs, our shapes in the grass, look out to the future
CGDmF
And you can cry whenever you like, yeah I've got all night and happiness suits you
Am C Em Am (let ring)
and good love lives on
CAm
good love lives on
CAm
good love
N.C.
good love lives on
Lead Guitar for Verse 2:
(delay on quavers)
DACG
e|----1-----1-----1------------------------------------------------|
B|--3-----3-----3-----1-----1-----1---1-----1-----1---0-----0---0--|
G|------------------2-----2-----2---0-----0-----0---0-----0---0----|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| x2
DFDF/F#
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----7-----7-----7---5-----5-----5---7-----7-----7---5-----------|
D|--4-----4-----4---3-----3-----3---4-----4-----4---3-------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|