----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Person I Should Have Been - James Morrison ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: James Giannini E-mail: james.anthony_g@hotmail.com Tuning:Standard Capo 2nd fret (Chord Diagram at the bottom) *Sorry for not having lyrics in the intro, it would have been tedious and you can play at your own speed* This is 100% but I have simplified it because James and I play it with slaps on the strings and in the chorus there are some picked notes but mostly strummed are the intro so I didn't bother and I hate it when people do this when I'm learning but once your in their shoes it takes very long and hey I learnt this by watching him a RTL2 Radio station Intro: Am7 B7 Em e|---------0--------------------------0h2--3--2--0--------2~~-| B|-----------1-------------4------------------------4--5------| G|------0------0---------2---2------0-------------------------| D|----2----------------4-------4----2-------------------------| X2 A|--0----------------2--------------2-------------------------| E|----------------------------------0-------------------------| Am7 B7 Em e|---------0--------------------------0h2--3/5--2-2h3p0-------| B|-----------1-------------4----------------------------------| G|------0------0---------2---2------0-------------------------| D|----2----------------4-------4----2-------------------------| A|--0----------------2--------------2-------------------------| E|----------------------------------0-------------------------| Am7 B7 C B7 Em e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------3-1----------5-4----------3-------------4---------------------------| G|------0-----0------2-----2------5---5---------2---2----0-0h2--0-0-0-0h2p0-0-| D|----2------------4------------5-------5-----4-------4--2------2-2-2-------2-| A|--0------------2------------3-------------2------------2------2-2-2-------2-| E|-------------------------------------------------------0------0-2-2-------0-| D=down U=up D U U D D Em e|---------------------------------------------| B|-------0---------0---------0---------0-------| G|---------0---0-----0---------0---0-----0-----| D|-----------2---2---------------2---2---------| A|-----2-------------------2-------------------| E|--0-------------------0----------------------| Verse: Am7 B7 Em/G e|---------------------------------------------| B|-------1-----------4-----------0---------0---| G|-----0---2-------2---2-----------0---0-----0-| D|---2-----------4-------------2---------------| A|-0-----------2-------------x-----------------| E|-------------------------3---------3---3-----| Am7 B7 C B7 Em e|---------------------------------------------------------| B|-------1-----------4----------5-----------4--------------| G|-----0---0-------2---2------5---5-------2---2---0---0----| D|---2-----------4----------5-----------4---------2---2/---| A|-0-----------2----------3-----------2-----------2---2/---| E|------------------------------------------------0---0----| Am7 B7 Em/G e|---------------------------------------------| B|-------1-----------4-----------0---------0---| G|-----0---2-------2---2-----------0---0-----0-| D|---2-----------4-------------2---------------| A|-0-----------2-------------x-----------------| E|-------------------------3---------3---3-----| Am7 B7 C C#dim B7 Em e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------1-----------4----------5----------5-----------4-------------| G|-----0---0-------2---2------5---5------5---5-------2---2---0-------| D|---2-----------4----------5----------5-----------4---------2-------| A|-0-----------2----------3----------4-----------2-----------2-------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------0--2--3-| Chorus: Am Em I'll make the best of this life I've got left B7 Em Got no time for no regrets Am G Gonna show you just what I can be B7 Em The person I should have been And it might take time, take time Am7 B7 Em Coz this life has taken it right out of me Am7 B7 G I wanna change my perspective of reality Dm G* C Be a much better version of me B7 Em E--2---3 The person I should have been Am Em I make the best of this life I've got left B7 Em Put my sincerity to the test Am G Wake up my senses finally B7 Em The water washes me clean Am Em What shouldn't have been has all been done B7 If I don't get a grip Em Then the world has won Am G Making me think that I'll never be B7 Em The person I should have been Am7 Who am I now? B7 Em A lonely man that's fallen down Am7 No I can't change B7 Em The past that time has all burned out C* C#dim A7 But I know somewhere inside of me Am7 B7 Em E--2--3 Is the person I could have been Am Em Make the best of this life I've got left B7 Em Got no time for no regrets Am G Gonna show you just what I can be B7 Em The person I should have been Am Em What shouldn't have been has all been done B7 If I don't get a grip Em Then the world has won Am G Making me think that I'll never be B7 Em The person I should have been Outro: Am G B7 Em I said the person, person I should have been Am G B7 Em The person, person I should have been Am G B7 Em The person I should have been Am G B7 Em I said the person, person I should have been Chord Diagrams EADGBe Am7: x02010 B7: x24242 Em: 022000 C: x35553 C*: x32010 Em/G: 3x200x C#dim: x4555x or x42010 G: 320001 G*: 355433 Dm: x56645 Am: x02210 A7: x02020