The song is actually played on a 12 string guitar, but will sound just 
as good on a 6.  For the main riff, I find it's best to use the pick 
between your thumb & index finger for the A string and use your middle 
& ring fingers to pluck the two other strings.  Alternatively, you 
don't have to use a pick at all, but it does help with the strumming 
during the chorus. 
 
h  =  Hammer on 
p  =  Pull off 
s/ =  Slide up 
s\ =  Slide down 
 
 
INTRO: 
 
  1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4 
E|----------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|----------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|--7---7---7---7---6---6---6---6---4---4---4---4---2---2---2---2-| 
A|0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---| 
E|----------------------------------------------------------------| 
 
  1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4 
E|------------------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------------------------| 
D|2-----2---2---2-2-----2---2---2-2-----2---2---2-| 
A|0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---| 
E|------------------------------------------------| 
 
  1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4 
E|----------------0-------------------------------0---------------| 
B|3-----3-3---2h3---3---2h3---2---3-----3-3---2h3---3---2h3---2p0-| 
G|0-----0-0---0-----0---0-----0---0-----0-0---0-----0---0-----0---| 
D|0-----0-0---0-------------------0-----0-0---0-------------------| 
A|----------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------------------------------| 
 
  1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4 
E|--------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------| 
D|--7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-| 
A|0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---| 
E|--------------------------------| 
 
  1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4 
E|----------------0-------------------------------0---------------| 
B|3-----3-3---2h3---3---2h3---2---3-----3-3---2h3---3---2h3---2h3-| 
G|0-----0-0---0-----0---0-----0---0-----0-0---0-----0---0-----0---| 
D|0-----0-0---0-------------------0-----0-0---0-------------------| 
A|----------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------------------------------| 
 
 
MAIN RIFF:  (Note that I made the bars bigger, but keep counting 
             at the same speed.  Also note the rhythm is now a 
             bar of 4 beats, then a bar of 5) 
 
  1       2       3       4 
E|--------------------------------| 
B|10---s/-12--12-------s/-14------| 
G|--------------------------------| 
D|7----s/-9---9--------s/-11------| 
A|0----s/-0---0--------s/-0-------| 
E|--------------------------------| 
 
  1       2       3       4       5 
E|----------------------------------------| 
B|14--------------------------------------| 
G|----------------------------------------| 
D|11------11------11------11------11------| 
A|0---0-------0-------0-------0-------0---| 
E|----------------------------------------| 
 
  1       2       3       4 
E|12---s\-9---9-------s-7-------| 
B|--------------------------------| 
G|9----s\-6---6-------s-4-------| 
D|0----s\-0---0-------s-0-------| 
A|--------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------| 
 
  1       2       3       4       5 
E|----------------------------------------| 
B|10--------------------------------------| 
G|----------------------------------------| 
D|7-------7-------7-------7-------7-------| 
A|0---0-------0-------0-------0-------0---| 
E|----------------------------------------| 
 
 
VERSES:  (Sung over MAIN RIFF) 
 
It's because I love you 
Not because we're far apart 
It's because I love you 
And because you're near my heart 
 
It's because I miss you 
Oh how long it seems to be 
It's because I miss you 
Parts of you come back to me 
 
 
CHORUS:  (Strum normal chords after the lead in shown below. 
          Timing returns to 4 beats per bar) 
 
  Asus4   A       Asus4 
  4   5   1   2   3   4 
E|10--10--9---9---10--10--| 
B|10--10--10--10--10--10--| 
G|9---9---9---9---9---9---| 
 
A                                                        | 
Oooh                                                     | 
                                                         |- Repeat x 4 
Bm                    D                     A     Asus4  | 
Do what you wanna do, be what you wanna be, yeah         | 
 
 
REPEAT INTRO & MAIN RIFF 
 
 
VERSES:  (Sung over MAIN RIFF) 
 
Once we walked together 
From the field up to the hill 
Promised love forever 
I remember that day still 
 
It's because I love you 
I'll come home to you one day 
It's because I love you 
In my thoughts you'll always stay 
 
 
REPEAT CHORUS to fade.