I saw Plain White T's perform this song on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and Tim was using
a capo on the 8th fret and Tom on the 4th.
Gtr. 1 (acoustic): Capo 8 [All guitars are in standard tuning, EADGBE]
Gtr. 2 (acoustic): Capo 4 [All chords are relative to capo]
Gtr. 3 (electric): no capo
ALL Chords in parenthesis are Gtr.2
I think the G/B in the bridge may just be a G and the B is probably played by the bass, but
you can play it either way.
Intro:
Gtr. 1: (Capo 8)(Not the exact number of times he strums each chord, but you can figure it out)
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--1-1-1-1-1-----1-1-1-1-1-1-----------------------------------------------|
G--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------------------------|
D--2-2-2-2-2-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-------------------------------------------|
A--3-3-3-3-3-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-------------------------------------------|
E------------3-3-------------3-3-------------------------------------------|
Gtr. 2: (Capo 4)
E |-----------------|------------------|--------------------|
B |-----------------|------------------|--------------------|
G |--8------8-------|--9---------------|-----8------8-------|
D |--9p-7---9-------|--6---------------|-----9p-7---9-------|
A |-----------------|----------7-------|--------------------|
E |-----------------|------------------|--------------------|
E |-------|-------------------|-------|
B |-------|-------------------|-------|
G |--9----|----8--------------|--9----|
D |--6----|----9p-7-----9-----|-------|
A |-------|-------------6-----|--7----|
E |-------|-------------------|-------|
Verse 1:
(E) (B)
C G
My head is stuck in the clouds
(E) (B)
C G
She begs me to come down
(C#m) (B) (A) (B)
Am G F G
Says "Boy, quit foolin' around"
(E) (B)
C G
I love the view from up here
(E) (B)
C G
Warm sun and wind in my ear
(C#m) (B) (A)
Am G F
We'll watch the world from above
(B) (E) (E7)
G C C7
As it turns to the rhythm of love
Chorus 1:
(A) (E) (E7)
F C C7
We may only have tonight
(A) (E)
F C
But 'till the morning sun you're mine
(G#7) (C#m)
E7 Am
All mine
(C#m) (B) (A)
Am G F
Play the music low
(B) (E)
G C
and sway to the rhythm of love
Interlude 1: (They begin to play this about the time he says "rhythm" in the last line)
Gtr. 1: (Capo 8)
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--1-1-1-1-1-----1-1-1-1-1-1-----------------------------------------------|
G--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------------------------|
D--2-2-2-2-2-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-------------------------------------------|
A--3-3-3-3-3-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-------------------------------------------|
E------------3-3-------------3-3-------------------------------------------|
Gtr. 2: (Capo 4)
E |-----------------|------------------|----------------------|
B |-----------------|------------------|----------------------|
G |--8------8-------|--9---------------|-----8------8---------|
D |--9p-7---9-------|--6---------------|-----9p-7---9---------|
A |-----------------|----------7-------|----------------------|
E |-----------------|------------------|----------------------|
E |-------|-------------------|-------------------------------|
B |-------|-------------------|-------------------------------|
G |--9----|----8--------------|--9----------------------------|
D |--6----|----9p-7-----9-----|-------------------------------|
A |-------|-------------6-----|--7----------------------------|
E |-------|-------------------|-------------------------------|
Verse 2:
(E) (B)
C G
My heart beats like a drum
(E) (B)
C G
A guitar string to the strum
(C#m) (B) (A)
Am G F
A beautiful song to be sung
(B)
G
She's got
(E) (B)
C G
Blue eyes deep like the sea
(E) (B)
C G
That roll back when she's laughing at me
(C#m) (B) (A)
Am G F
She rises up like the tide
(B) (E)
G C
The moment her lips meet mine
Chorus 2:
(A) (E) (E7)
F C C7
We may only have tonight
(A) (E)
F C
But 'till the morning sun you're mine
(G#7) (C#m)
E7 Am
All mine
(C#m) (B) (A)
Am G F
Play the music low
(B) (E)
G C
and sway to the rhythm of love
Interlude 2: (Play the same as the end of the first chorus)
Gtr. 1:
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--1-1-1-1-1-----1-1-1-1-1-1-----------------------------------------------|
G--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------------------------|
D--2-2-2-2-2-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-------------------------------------------|
A--3-3-3-3-3-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-------------------------------------------|
E------------3-3-------------3-3-------------------------------------------|
Gtr. 2: (Capo 4)
E |-----------------|------------------|----------------------|
B |-----------------|------------------|----------------------|
G |--8------8-------|--9---------------|-----8------8---------|
D |--9p-7---9-------|--6---------------|-----9p-7---9---------|
A |-----------------|----------7-------|----------------------|
E |-----------------|------------------|----------------------|
E |-------|---------------------------------------------------|
B |-------|---------------------------------------------------|
G |--9----|----8----------------------------------------------|
D |--6----|----9p-7-----9-------------------------------------|
A |-------|-------------6-------------------------------------|
E |-------|---------------------------------------------------|
Bridge:
(G#) (A) (E) (B)
E F C G/B
When the moon is low
(G#) (A) (E) (B) (A)
E F C G/B F
We can dance in slow motion
(A) (B) (A)
F G F
And all your tears will subside
(A) (B) (E)
F G C
And all your tears will dry
(E) (B)
C G
Ba ba ba ba ba ba
(E) (B)
C G
Ba ba ba ba ba ba
(C#m) (B) (A) (B)
Am G F G
Da da da dum da da da dum
(E) (B)
C G
Ba ba ba ba ba ba
(E) (B)
C G
Ba ba ba ba ba ba
(C#m) (B) (A) (B)
Am G F G
Da da da dum da da da dum
Verse 3:
(E) (B)
C G
And long after I've gone
(E) (B)
C G
You'll still be humming along
(C#m) (B) (A)
Am G F
And I will keep you in my mind
(B) (E)
G C
The way you make love so fine
Chorus 3:
(A) (E) (E7)
F C C7
We may only have tonight
(A) (E)
F C
But 'till the morning sun you're mine
(G#7)(C#m)
E7 Am
All mine
(C#m) (B) (A)
Am G F
Play the music low
(B) (E)
G C
and sway to the rhythm of love
Gtr. 1: (It is not easily heard, but this is played on the last line as it was at the
end of the first two
choruses, but this time it's shortened and leads into the repeat of "play the music low..")
E---------------------------------------------------------|
B--1-1-1-1-1----------------------------------------------|
G--0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------------------------------------|
D--2-2-2-2-2-0-0------------------------------------------|
A--3-3-3-3-3-2-2------------------------------------------|
E------------3-3------------------------------------------|
Gtr. 2: (Capo 4)
E |-----------------|------------------|--------------------|
B |-----------------|------------------|--------------------|
G |--8------8-------|--9---------------|-----8------8-------|
D |--9p-7---9-------|--6---------------|-----9p-7---9-------|
A |-----------------|----------7-------|--------------------|
E |-----------------|------------------|--------------------|
(C#m) (B) (A)
Am G F
Play the music low
G C
And sway to the rhythm of love
(Once again, begin to play this on the word "rhythm")
Gtr. 1:
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--1-1-1-1-1-----1-1-1-1-1-1-----1-1-1-1---1~-------------------------------|
G--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0~-------------------------------|
D--2-2-2-2-2-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-2-2-2-2-0-2~-------------------------------|
A--3-3-3-3-3-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-3-3-3-3-2-3~-------------------------------|
E------------3-3-------------3-3---------3----------------------------------|
Gtr. 2: (Capo 4)
E |-----------------|------------------|--------------------|
B |-----------------|------------------|--------------------|
G |--8------8-------|--9---------------|-----8------8-------|
D |--9p-7---9-------|--6---------------|-----9p-7---9-------|
A |-----------------|----------7-------|--------------------|
E |-----------------|------------------|--------------------|
E |-------|-------------------|----------|------------------|
B |-------|-------------------|----------|------------------|
G |--9----|----8-----8----6---|----------|------9-----------|
D |--6----|----9p-7--9----9---|----------|--9---------------|
A |-------|-------------------|--7-------|--6---7-----------|
E |-------|-------------------|----------|------------------|
Gtr. 3: [no capo] (This comes in during the second and third choruses)
E-------8------------6-----------4-----------6---------|
B-----9---9--------8---8-------6---6-------8---8-------|
G-10--------10--8--------8--6--------6--8--------8-----|
D------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------|
Gtr. 3: Post-Chorus
E----8----8----8----6--------|
B-----9----9----9-----8------|
G--8----8----8----8-----8----|
D----------------------------|
A----------------------------| Repeat 2X on the 2nd chorus and 3X on the 3rd
E----------------------------| chorus and end the song with:
Gtr. 3:
E--6-8~----------------------|
B--8-9~----------------------|
G--8-8~----------------------|
D----------------------------|
A----------------------------|
E----------------------------|
Gtr. 3: Bridge (This begins where he says "and all your tears will subside.."
E--4---4----4----4----6----6----6----6---------------------------|
B----6----6----6----6----8----8----8----8------------------------|
G-----6----6----6----6----8----8----8----8-----------------------| 2X
D----------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
I've watched several different performances of this song and I've made some corrections.
It should be perfect. If you have any questions or corrections, please message me or comment.
