I saw Plain White T's perform this song on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and Tim was
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'm not really sure about the A/C (Gtr. 2) in the chorus but the way I play it is:
E-------|
B--2----|
G--2----|
D--2----|
A--3----|
E-------|
Intro:
Gtr. 1: (Capo 8)
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------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-------------------|
D----3---2--------2-2-2-2-2-2----3---2--2-2-2-2-2-2-----3-----------------|
A-----------3-----3-3-3-3-3-3-----------3-3-3-3-3-3-------2--3------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gtr. 2: (Capo 4)
E--0-----0--------0-0-0-0-0-0--0-----0--0-0-0-0-0-0---0-----0-------------|
B----0-4----------0-0-0-0-0-0----0-4----0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-4---------------|
G-----------------1-1-1-1-1-1-----------1-1-1-1-1-1-----------------------|
D-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-----------2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------|
A-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-----------2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------|
E-----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-----------0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------|
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
(A/C) (C#m)
E/G# 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-----------1-1-1-1-1-1-----------------------|
G--0---0----------0-0-0-0-0-0--0---0----0-0-0-0-0-0---0-------------------|
D----3---2--------2-2-2-2-2-2----3---2--2-2-2-2-2-2-----3-----------------|
A-----------3-----3-3-3-3-3-3-----------3-3-3-3-3-3-------2--3------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gtr. 2: (Capo 4)
E--0-----0--------0-0-0-0-0-0--0-----0--0-0-0-0-0-0---0-----0-------------|
B----0-4----------0-0-0-0-0-0----0-4----0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-4---------------|
G-----------------1-1-1-1-1-1-----------1-1-1-1-1-1-----------------------|
D-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-----------2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------|
A-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-----------2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------|
E-----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-----------0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------|
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
(A/C) (C#m)
E/G# 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
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/p/plain-white-ts/245962.html ]
Interlude 2: (Play the same as the end of the first chorus)
Gtr. 1:
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------1-1-1-1-1-1-----------1-1-1-1-1-1-----------------------|
G--0---0----------0-0-0-0-0-0--0---0----0-0-0-0-0-0---0-------------------|
D----3---2--------2-2-2-2-2-2----3---2--2-2-2-2-2-2-----3-----------------|
A-----------3-----3-3-3-3-3-3-----------3-3-3-3-3-3-------2---------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gtr. 2: (Capo 4)
E--0-----0--------0-0-0-0-0-0--0-----0--0-0-0-0-0-0---0-----0-------------|
B----0-4----------0-0-0-0-0-0----0-4----0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-4---------------|
G-----------------1-1-1-1-1-1-----------1-1-1-1-1-1-----------------------|
D-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-----------2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------|
A-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-----------2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------|
E-----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-----------0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------|
Bridge:
(G#) (A) (E) (B)
E F C G
When the moon is low
(G#) (A) (E) (B) (A)
E F C G 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
(A/C) (C#m)
E/G# 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 in the
choruses, however it ends on the open G and leads into the Am below)
E-----------------------------------------|
B-----------------1-1-1-1-1-1-------------|
G--0---0----------0-0-0-0-0-0--0---0------|
D----3---2--------2-2-2-2-2-2----3--------|
A-----------3-----3-3-3-3-3-3-------------|
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-|
G--0---0----------0-0-0-0-0-0--0---0----0-0-0-0-0-0---0---0----------0-0-0-|
D----3---2--------2-2-2-2-2-2----3---2--2-2-2-2-2-2-----3---2--------2-2-2-|
A-----------3-----3-3-3-3-3-3-----------3-3-3-3-3-3------------3-----3-3-3-|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------|
B-1-1-1-3-1~--------------|
G-0-0-0-0-0~--------------|
D-2-2-2-0-2~--------------|
A-3-3-3-2-3~--------------|
E-------3-----------------|
Gtr. 2: (Capo 4)
E--0-----0--------0-0-0-0-0-0--0-----0--0-0-0-0-0-0---0-----0--0-0-0-0-0-0---|
B----0-4----------0-0-0-0-0-0----0-4----0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-4----0-0-0-0-0-0-4-|
G-----------------1-1-1-1-1-1-----------1-1-1-1-1-1------------1-1-1-1-1-1-4-|
D-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-----------2-2-2-2-2-2------------2-2-2-2-2-2-4-|
A-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-----------2-2-2-2-2-2------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E-----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-----------0-0-0-0-0-0------------0-0-0-0-0-0---|
E-0~-------------------------|
B-0~-------------------------|
G-1~-------------------------|
D-2~-------------------------|
A-2~-------------------------|
E-0~-------------------------|
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----------------------------------------------------------------|
And that is all. There are some parts that I'm still a little unsure about, but I'm confident
it is mostly correct. If you have any questions or corrections, please message me.
