Ben Howard – Only Love (Guitar Tab)

Open C (C-G-C-G-C-E) • Capo 3 • Video Lesson

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Chords

------ Bb F C G g c from low to high He uses a "pick&go" technique in this song which you can learn from Gareth Evans on youtube. Check his tutorial of this song or Ben playing live if you're experiencing some trouble. Tutorial [Verse]

First three lines of verse
C |---------------------       (------)     ---------12-----12--------|
G |---------------------       (------)     ---------12-----12---(0)--|
G |---------5p2p0-------       (------)     ---------12-----12---(0)--|
C |--5--5---------(5)--- x2    (-(/9)-)     --9--9--------------------| x2
F |---------------------       (------)     --------------------------|
Bb|--4--4-x-4-4-----x---       (------)     --7--7-x-7---7--7--x-(7)--|
  Darling you're with me...                Only love, only love

Fourth line of verse (slightly different)
C |-----------------------------------0--   --------0-----0-----0-------|
G |--------------------------------0--0--   --------0-----------0-------|
G |---------5p2p0---------------5-----0--   --------0-----------0--(0)--|
C |--5--5--------(5)--5--5------------5--   -----9--9--------9--9-------|x2
F |-----------------------------------4--   -----7--7-----------7-------|
Bb|--4--4-x-4-4----x--4--4-x-4--------x--   --7-----x--7--------x-------|
  Watch me fall apart...

[Chorus/Bridge]

C |---------------------------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------------------------|
C |--5---4---9---12\9----9~----12\9----9~-------------|
F |-(4)-(2)-(7)-(12\9)--(9~)--(12\9)--(9~)------------|
Bb|--4---2---7---0------------------------------------|
  I'll be yours to keep

C |----------------------------------------|
G |----------------------------------------|
G |----------------------------------------|
C |---5---4---9---12-----12-----12-----12--|
F |--(4)-(2)-(7)-(12)----------------------|
Bb|---4---2---7---0---0------0------0------|
  A wind in the shadow...

C |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
C |---5---4---9---12-----12-----12-----12-----12-----12-----12----(12)-|
F |--(4)-(2)-(7)-(12)--------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---4---2---7---0---0------0------0------0------0------0-----(0)-----|
  a wind in the shadow... a whale so-o-ong

Last part of [Verse] [Outro]
C |--------0-----0-----0-----                  --------0-----0-----0-----|
G |--------0-----------0-----                  --------0-----------0-----|
G |--------0-----------0-(0)-                  --------0-----------0-(0)-|
C |-----5--5--------5--5----- x2               -----9--9--------9--9-----| x2
F |-----4--4-----------4-----                  -----7--7-----------7-----|
Bb|--4-----x--4--------x-----                  --7--------7--------------|
  only love love love x2                      girl, show me heart
  come on love love love x2                   watch me fall apart