This is my first ever tab and can't find any tabs to show how he plays it live, any constructive feedback
would be appreciated.
This version was played live on the one show: https://youtu.be/vFSyaa48cF4
This picking pattern is 6-3-2-3 throughout the whole song. When the D and Am chord is played the picking is 4-
3-2-3. The timings should come along easy when listening to the song.
Chords relating to capo and how Ed plays them:
G- 3 Bm- 3 C- 0 Em- 3 D- 3 Am- -
3 3 1 3 3 1
0 2 0 0 2 0
0 0 2 2 0 2
2 2 3 2 - -
3 - - 0 - -
Intro
[G] [Bm] [C]
[G] [Bm] [C]
Verse 1
[G] [Bm] [C]
I took the supermarket flowers from the windowsill
[G] [Bm] [C]
Threw the day old tea from the cup
[Em] [D] [C] [G]
Packed up the photo album Matthew had made
[C] [D] [G]
Memories of a life that's been loved
[G] [Bm] [C]
Took the get well soon cards and stuffed animals
[G] [Bm] [C]
Poured the old ginger beer down the sink
[Em] [D] [C] [G]
Dad always told me don't you cry when you're down
[C] [D] [G]
But mum there's a tear every time that I blink
Pre-Chorus 1
[Am] [C] [G] [D]
Oh I’m in pieces it’s tearing me up but I know
[Am] [C] [G] [D]
A heart that’s broke is a heart that’s been loved
Chorus 1
[G] [Bm] [C]
So I’ll sing Hallelujah
[D] [G] [Bm] [C]
You were an angel in the shape of my mum
[D]
When I fell down you’d be there
[Em] [C] [G] [D]
Holding me up, spread your wings as you go
[Em] [C] [G] [D]
And when God takes you back, he’ll say Hallelujah, you’re home
[G] [Bm] [C] [D]
[G] [Bm] [C]
Verse 2
[G] [Bm] [C]
I fluffed the pillows, made the beds, stacked the chairs up
[G] [Bm] [C]
Folded your nightgowns neatly in a case
[D] [Em] [D] [C] [G]
John said he’d drive then put his hand on my cheek
[C] [D] [G]
And wiped a tear from the side of my face
Pre-Chorus 2
[Am] [C] [G] [D]
And I hope that I see the world as you did cause I know
[Am] [C] [G] [D]
A life with love is a life that’s been lived
Chorus 2
[G] [Bm] [C]
So I’ll sing Hallelujah
[D] [G] [Bm] [C]
You were an angel in the shape of my mum
[D]
When I fell down you’d be there
[Em] [C] [G] [D]
Holding me up, spread your wings as you go
[Em] [C] [G] [D]
And when God takes you back, he’ll say Hallelujah, you’re home
Chorus 3
[G] [Bm] [C]
Hallelujah
[G] [Bm] [C]
You were an angel in the shape of my mum
[Em] [C] [G] [D]
You got to see the person I have become, spread your wings and I know that when
[Em] [C] [G] [D] [G]
God took you back, he said Hallelujah, you’re home
