Hey - so the other versions are not quite perfect - so I really wanted to put a version
that is as close to the real thing as possible
I've worked this out from watching an live acoustic video of the band:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_823c_u-3w
Hopefully the spacing works out right!
NOTE: Drop C#/Db Tuning - so this is drop D and then all strings down an additional 1/2 step
Verse Chords:
G/B - xx908x
C - xx10(ten)08x
Em x7x08x
C* - 10(ten)xx08x
Chorus Chords
Em7 - 22x0033
Cadd9 - 3x0033
D - 000232
G(5) - 555xxxx
Bridge
G(X) - x10(ten)x0010(ten)
D/F# -x9x0010
Dsus4(V) - x5x005
Intro /Verse Riff:
G/B C Em C
eb|---------|---------|---------|---------|
Bb|-----8---|-----8---|-----8---|-----8---|
Gb|---0---0-|---0---0-|---0---0-|---0---0-|
Db|-9-------|-10------|-7-------|---------| x2
Ab|---------|---------|---------|---------|
Db|---------|---------|---------|-10------|
x4 x4 x4 x4
Bridge (have a little twiddle)
G G/F# G G/F# Dsus4(V)
eb|---10--10|---10--10|---10--10|---10--10|---5---5-|
Bb|---0---0-|----0--0-|----0--0-|----0--0-|---0---0-|
Gb|---0---0-|----0--0-|----0--0-|----0--0-|---0---0-|
Db|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------| x2
Ab|-10--10--|-9---9---|-10--10--|-9---9---|-5---5---|
Db|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
x4 x4 x4 x2 x2
Verse 1: Silence
G/B
I think about you
C
every single day
And every time
Em
I see your face
I wake and it
C*
brings me to tears
We hadn't spoken in years
G/B
We were close when we
C
were young and naive
We grew up and we
Em
learned other things
C*
You'll always be sweet 16
Chorus 1:
Em7
And you will always be perfect
You'll always be beautiful
C
Our hearts will never forget you
Em7
You didn't belong here
And it's become so clear
D
Why heaven called your name
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/tonight_alive/amelia_crd_ver_3.html ]
Verse 2: Distorted Power chords +clean riff)
G/B
I miss you and it still
C
feels like I know you
I've got pictures of us
Em
side by side to show you
But it feels like I owe
C*
you so much more
Chorus 2: Distorted
Em
And you will always be perfect
You'll always be beautiful
Cadd9
Our hearts will never forget you
Em7
You didn't belong here
And it's become so clear
D
Why heaven called your name
Em7
And it just doesn't seem right
was it really your time?
Cadd9
Are we dreaming?
We'll never let go of you
Em7
Wish you were here but
it's becoming clear
D
That Earth's just not the
Em D
place for an angel like you
C D
For an angel like you
Bridge:
G
You meant so much to so many
G/F#
I'm not quite sure how
to do justice to you
G
If they're ready to say
G/F# Dsus4(V)
goodbye I know i'm not
G
You made the news and the
G/F#
papers for days and days
But it hardly seems fair
The whole world should
G
know your name
G/F# Dsus4(V)
I want them to know your name
Interlude: Em--D--C--D--
Chorus 3:
Clean:
Em7
And you will always be perfect
You'll always be beautiful
Distortion:
Cadd9
Our hearts will never forget you
Em7
You didn't belong here
And it's become so clear
D
Why heaven called your name
Em
And it just doesn't seem
right was it
really your time?
C
Are we dreaming?
We'll never let go of you
Em7
Wish you were here but
it's becoming clear
D
That Earth's just not the
place for an angel like you
G/B (intro riff)
For an angel like you
Outro:
C
And now we must let
you move forward
Em
Our love lies with you
C* G(5)(hold)
Our souls fly with you Amelia
