The strumming/picking pattern is a swing rhythm.
Section A
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Am7 Cadd9
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|------0-----------|
B|------1---1-------|------1---1-------|------1---1-------|----------1-------|
G|------------0-----|------------0-----|------------0-----|------------0-----|
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A|0-----------------|0-----------------|0-----------------|3-----------------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Fmaj9 (no 3rd)
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |
e|----------------0-|----------------0-|----------------0-|----------------0-|
B|------1-----------|------1-----------|------1-----------|------1-----------|
G|----------0-------|----------0-------|----------0-------|----------0-------|
D|3-----------3-----|3-----------3-----|3-----------3-----|3-----------3-----|
A|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
1:Messages from broken bottles fall on black sandy beaches.
2:Further steps lead to yet another broken bottle. Again, the words contained have bled the page.
Am7 Cadd9
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|----------------0-|
B|------1---1-------|------1---1-------|------1---1-------|------1-----------|
G|------------0-----|------------0-----|------------0-----|----------0-------|
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------2-----|
A|0-----------------|0-----------------|0-----------------|3-----------------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Fmaj9 (no 3rd)
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |
e|----------------0-|----------------0-|------0---------0-|------0---------0-|
B|------1-----------|------1-----------|------1-----------|------1-----------|
G|----------0-------|----------0-------|----------0-------|----------0-------|
D|3-----------3-----|3-----------3-----|3-----------3-----|3-----------3-----|
A|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
1:Ink, in vain, across the page now run from morning dew.
2:Whose tears were these which ran the ink? From who they poured to make this streak?
Am7 Cadd9
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|----------------0-|
B|------1---1-------|------1---1-------|------1-----------|------1-----------|
G|------------0-----|------------0-----|----------0-------|----------0-------|
D|------------------|------------------|------------2-----|------------2-----|
A|0-----------------|0-----------------|0-----------------|3-----------------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Fmaj9 (no 3rd) Fsus2
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |
e|----------------0-|----------------0-|----------------3-|----------------3-|
B|------1-----------|------1-----------|------1-----------|------1-----------|
G|----------0-------|----------0-------|----------0-------|----------0-------|
D|3-----------3-----|3-----------3-----|3-----------3-----|3-----------3-----|
A|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
1:Hands which chance upon it lead to eyes which strain to read hearts which pound for love long overdue.
2:Were they his by chance from telling her? Or hers by chance from reading it?
They could have been collective. They could have been from someone else.
Am7 Cadd9
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B|------1-----------|------1---1-------|------1---1-------|------1-----1-----|
G|----------0-------|------------0-----|------------0-----|------0---0-0-----|
D|------------2-----|------------------|------------------|------2-----2-----|
A|0-----------------|0-----------------|0-----------------|3-----------------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Fmaj9 (no 3rd) ->Am
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |
e|----------------0-|----------------0-|----------------0-|------------------|
B|------1-----------|------1-----------|------1-----------|------1-----------|
G|----------0-------|----------0-------|----------0-------|----------2-------|
D|3-----------3-----|3-----------3-----|3-----------3-----|3-----------2-----|
A|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
1:Lips which, pressed together, stifle rhythmic, heavy breaths
2:Why don't we see what's at the bottom? Why don't we see what comes next?
Section B
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Dm C
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |
e|------1---1-1---1-|------1---1-1---1-|------1---1-1---1-|------0---0-0---0-|
B|------3---3-3---3-|------3---3-3---3-|------3---3-3---3-|------1---1-1---1-|
G|------2---2-2---2-|------2---2-2---2-|------2---2-2---2-|------0---0-0---0-|
D|0-----------------|0-----------0-----|0-----------0-----|------2---2-2---2-|
A|------------------|------------------|------------------|3-----------------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A#maj7
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |
e|------1-----1---1-|------1---1-1---1-|------1---1-1---1-|------1---1-1---1-|
B|------3-----3---3-|------3---3-3---3-|------3---3-3---3-|------3---3-3---3-|
G|------2-----2---2-|------2---2-2---2-|------2---2-2---2-|------2---2-2---2-|
D|------0-----0---0-|------0---0-0---0-|------0---0-0---0-|------0---0-0---0-|
A|1-----------------|1-----------------|1-----------------|1-----------------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
1:Oh how she smiles from vicarious love from the one he writes about.
2:Oh how she cries from vicarious pain from the one he writes about.
Dm C
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |
e|------1---1-1---1-|------1---1-1---1-|------1---1-1---1-|------0---0-0---0-|
B|------3---3-3---3-|------3---3-3---3-|------3---3-3---3-|------1---1-1---1-|
G|------2---2-2---2-|------2---2-2---2-|------2---2-2---2-|------0---0-0---0-|
D|0-----------------|0-----------0-----|0-----------0-----|------2---2-2---2-|
A|------------------|------------------|------------------|3-----------------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A#maj7
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |
e|------1---1-1---1-|------1---1-1---1-|------1---1-1---1-|------1---1-1---1-|
B|------3---3-3---3-|------3---3-3---3-|------3---3-3---3-|------3---3-3---3-|
G|------2---2-2---2-|------2---2-2---2-|------2---2-2---2-|------2---2-2---2-|
D|------0---0-0---0-|------0---0-0---0-|------0---0-0---0-|------0---0-0---0-|
A|1-----------------|1-----------------|1-----------------|1-----------------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
1:She must have been so glad for him to throw it out.
2:She must have been so sad for him to throw her out.
Repeat Section A (second set of lyrics)
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(I'm fairly certain that it's exactly the same as section A, but it is difficult to hear
the acoustic guitar over the other instruments and vocals. Please leave a correction if
you notice that the repeated section has any changes.)
Repeat Section B (second set of lyrics)
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Section C
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Strumming Pattern for All Chords
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
1 + + 2 + + 3 + +
X|x-----x---x-x---x|
Am7 Cadd9
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B|------1---1-------|------1---1-------|------1---1-------|------1---------1-|
G|------------0-----|------------0-----|------------0-----|----------0-------|
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------2-----|
A|0-----------------|0-----------------|0-----------------|3-----------------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Am7->Fmaj9 (no3rd) Fmaj7/A
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |
e|------------------|5-----------------|------------------|------------------|
B|------1-----------|5-----------------|------------------|------------------|
G|----------0-------|5-----------------|------------------|------------------|
D|------------3-----|7-----------------|------------------|------------------|
A|0-----------------|8-----------------|------------------|------------------|
E|------------------|5-----------------|------------------|------------------|