Ben Howard – Oldest Trick In The Book (Guitar Tab)

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Chords

Based on Evan D's YouTube tutorial. These are the basic chords and picking patterns for the verses and chorus. In the original there is more variation and a solo but this is pretty much the basic pattern.
[Intro]
C |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C |----------5----------------5--------5------------0-------0-------0---------|
G |---5/7--7-----0-------7---7-----7-----7------3-------3-------3-------------|
D#|-------------------7----7-----6---6--------0---0---0---0---0---0-----------|    X2

[Verse] 
      A shred of grace among the common thieves
C |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C |----------5----------------5--------5------------0-------0-------0---------|
G |---5/7--7-----0-------7---7-----7-----7------3-------3-------3-------------|
D#|-------------------7----7-----6---6--------0---0---0---0---0---0-----------|  

      They left your passport with the Policia                      Robbed but
C |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C |----------5----------------5--------5------------0-------0-------0-------0---|
G |---5/7--7-----0-------7---7-----7-----7------3-------3-------3-------3-------|
D#|-------------------7----7-----6---6--------0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-----|  

      thankful                                Well that's the oldest trick in the 
C |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C |-----------5-----------5-------------7------------------------------------------|
G |-------7----7----7---7---------5---5-------5------5------5------5------5------5-|
D#|----7----7-----6---6--------5----5------5------5------5------5------5------5----|

      book           [Chorus]       Baby don't cry
C |---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------------------------------------------|
F |--------------------------------------------------0-----------0------|
C |---------0---------------0---------0---------------------------------|
G |-----3-------3---3---3-------3---3----------2---2--------2---2-------|
D#|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--------2-----2------2-----2---------| 

     some days they just got your number                baby don't
C |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C |---------2-----------2-----------3-------2-------0-------------------------|
G |-----3----3------3----3------3-------3-------3-------3---------------------|
D#|--4----4------4----4-------0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-------------------|

      cry some days they just carve into you
C |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F |-----------0------------0----------------------------------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------2-----------2-----------0-------0-------0---------|
G |-----2---2-------2---2-------3-----3------3----3------3------3-------3-------3-----|
D#|-2-----2-----2-----2------4----4--------4--4-------0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|

[verse]
      I watched the sunset dwindle 
C |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C |----------5----------------5--------5------------0-------0-------0---------|
G |---5/7--7-----0-------7---7-----7-----7------3-------3-------3-------------|
D#|-------------------7----7-----6---6--------0---0---0---0---0---0-----------|  

      You said you saw the Green flash light up the sky
C |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C |----------5----------------5--------5------------0-------0-------0---------|
G |---5/7--7-----0-------7---7-----7-----7------3-------3-------3-------------|
D#|-------------------7----7-----6---6--------0---0---0---0---0---0---0-------|  

      Seems the meaning of things                             
C |--------------------------------------------|
G |--------------------------------------------|
F |--------------------------------------------|
C |----------5--------------5---------5--------|
G |---5/7--7---0-------7-----7-----7----7------|
D#|------------------7----7-----6---6----------|

                   Its caught in the witness  
C |---------------------------------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------------------------------|
F |---------------------------------------------------------|
C |-------7---------7---------0---------0---------0---------|
G |---5---------5---------3---------3--------3--------3-----|
D#|-5----5----5---------0---0----0----0----0----0---0-------|

      baby don't cry        some days they just got your number
C |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F |--------------------0-----------0----------------------------------------------------------|
C |--------0---------------------------------2-----------2-----------3-------2-------0--------|
G |-----3-------2---2------2---2---------3----3-----3-----3------3-------3-------3--------3---|
D#|---0-------2---2------2----2-------4----4------4----4-------0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--| 

       baby don't cry             some days they just carve into you
C |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F |--------------------0-----------0----------------------------------------------------------|
C |--------0---------------------------------2-----------2-----------3-------2-------0--------|
G |-----3--------2---2------2---2--------3----3-----3-----3------3-------3-------3--------3---|
D#|---0-------2---2------2----2-------4----4------4----4-------0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--|
************************************ | x Dead note | g Grace note | (n) Ghost note | h Hammer-on | p Pull-off | r Release | > Accented note | t Tapping | b Bend | br Bend release | pb Pre-bend | pbr Pre-bend release | / Slide up | \ Slide down | ~ Vibrato | s Slap | P Pop | PM Palm mute | TR Trill | N Tremolo