Ed Sheeran – Head Heels (Guitar Acoustic)
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Chords
Attempt to capture chords, with tab examples, for the way Ed plays this in his official live acoustic video:
NOTE: After verse 1, he seems to place his pinky on fret 3 of the high E string for the C, Fsus2 and G5,
but he does not actually pick that string in his pattern.
This is the pattern he appears to play for each chord in the verse (choosing the appropriate root note from the options in parentheses) e|---------| B|-----x---| G|---x---x-| x4 D|(x)------| A|(x)------| E|(x)------| For the "head then heals" parts in the chorus, he seems to play this: C Gsus4 Fsus2 Fsus2 Gsus4 C e|---------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-1----1--------1-------1-------1---1----1--------1-------1-------1---| G|-------------0---0---0---0---0---0-------------0---0---0---0---0---0-| D|-----------3-------3-------3-------3---------------------------------| A|-3-------------------------------------------3-------3-------3-------| E|------3---------------------------------3----------------------------| Head then heels Head then heels
For the final C* he strums the chord once.
In the chord maps below, I have only listed the 3 strings he appears to be picking as he holds each each
chord shape.
[Chords]
C.....x3x01x
Fsus2.xx301x
Dm....xx023x
G5....3xx03x
Gsus4.3xx01x
[Verse 1]
C She came in the bedroom Fsus2 Lookin' like a photograph Dm Turned to face the window G5 Moonlight traced the contours of her back C Only she can see me Fsus2 Shed the skin that guards the man Dm Sheltered by the ceiling G5 This is the start and end of everything
[Chorus 1]
C So we'll go it alone Fsus2 Coz no one will understand Dm How it just feels like flying G5 Here within the confines of your bed G5 How beautiful we blend
[Post-Chorus 1]
C Gsus4 Fsus2 Crashing in head then heels Fsus2 Gsus4 C Crashing in head then heels C G Fsus2 Crashing in head then heels
[Verse 2]
C Unrequited love songs Fsus2 Longing words we used to sing Dm Your faith was in the first one G5 We opened up our hearts to let them in C And now all these scars are keloid Fsus2 Reminding us and cautioning Dm Rebuild what was destroyed G5 Turn it, then the chapter can begin
[Chorus 2]
C And we'll go it alone Fsus2 Coz no one will understand Dm How this just feels like flying G5 Here within the confines of your bed G5 How beautiful we blend C And, together, we soar Fsus2 High over the old wasteland Dm And we escaped the fire G5 And planted roots when there was nothin' left G5 How beautiful we blend
[Post-Chorus 2]
C Gsus4 Fsus2 Crashing in head then heels Fsus2 Gsus4 C Crashing in head then heels C Gsus4 Fsus2 Crashing in head then heels Fsus2 Gsus4 C Crashing in head then heels
[Outro]
C Gsus4 Fsus2 Crashing in head then heels Fsus2 Gsus4 C Crashing in head then heels C Gsus4 Fsus2 Crashing in head then heels Fsus2 Gsus4 C* Crashing in head then heels