This Tab represents what Tom Smith plays live.

Artist: Editors
Song: Open Your Arms (Track 10)
Album: The Back Room (2005)


CAPO 2ND FRET. ALL CHORDS RELATIVE TO CAPO. STANDARD TUNING.


|INTRO|

Played with finger–picking.


e––––––––––––––––––|
b––––––––––––––––––|
g––––––––––––––––––|
d––––––––––––––––––|
a––5––––X––––3–––2–|
e–X–––2––––5––––3––|


|VERSES|

You can adapt the Intro to the verses to sound like the Studio Version of the song,
although during live performances Tom doesn`t play during the verse.


|CHORUS|

The Chorus is played with Finger–picking in a faster rhythm. Nevertheless, during live performances
Tom sometimes strikes all strings, but mainly the top ones (e,a,d,g).


  S2      S5      S7
e––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
b––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
g––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
d––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
a––X–X–X–X–3–3–3–3–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–|
e–2–2–2–2–5–5–5–5–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7––|


  S10         S5      S7
e––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
b––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
g––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
d––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
a–––9––9––9––9–3–3–3–3–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–|
e–10–10–10–10–5–5–5–5–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7––|

S2
This lot this lot
                 S5  S7
Have messed you arooouund
S10
This lot this lot
                 S5  S7
Have messed you arooouund

|BRIDGE|

From the beginning of the bridge until the end of the song Tom does not play more with fingerpicking
only with chords. Once again, he plays mainly the top strings (e,a,d,g)

  S5 S7 S2
e–––––––––|
b–––––––––|
g–––––––––|
d–––––––––|
a–3––5––––|
e–5––7––2–|

S5 S7 S2       x2 (Strike each chord once)


After the first 4 "Open Your Arms And Welcome" sang by Tom, his guitar enters.


S5                 S7      S2
Open Your Arms And Welcome       X4

S5 S7 S2       X2


S5                 S7
Open Your Arms And Welcome
S2
People To Your Town.             X2

S5  S7  S2
Ohhhhhhhhh    X2

S5  S7 S2     X2