Ed Sheeran – Vega (Guitar)

Capo 3 Video Lesson
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Chords

Attempt to capture chords to play along with the official lyric video: I also used a pre-release live performance for reference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTR5eBOQ5YQ NOTE: In his Subtract Sundays video for this song, Ed uses the 4-finger chord shapes for Em, C, and G (Em7: 022033, Cadd9: x32033, G: 320033) [Verse 1]
Em                        C                     G
Rain keeps beating on our rooftop, muddying the glass

                     C
But, God, I love the sound of Heaven

Em                       C
Sat cross legg-ed on the carpet

             G                  C
Listening to vinyl, trying to ignore the weather
[Pre-Chorus 1]
Em                      C
 This week was heavy, I buckled under all the weight

G                    D
 What can you do but pray?

Em                           C
 And count your blessings it wasn't any other way

G                     D     D
 Don't leave it up to fate
[Chorus 1]
             Em           G                D     D
Fighting the tide but the waves, they will part

             Em             G          D
Light up the night, we were made to be stars

       C          C          C     C
But it burns like Hell to be Vega
[Verse 2]
Em                       C                           G
Clouds keep forming over this house blocking out the sun

                      C
I'm trying to keep it all together

Em                       C                     G
One door closes then one opens, gotta keep the focus

                     C
If we'll believe and she'll get better
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Em                          C
 The days are long but they pass within an instant, babe

G                    D
 It is the strangest thing

Em                            C
 I'll count my blessings, the day I see you smile again

G                      D     D
 This war we've got to win
[Chorus 2]
          Em                 G            D      D
Keep it inside, don't let no one see your heart

           Em               G           D     D
No one can judge, we're the same in the dark

             Em            G                D     D
Fighting the tide, but the waves, they will part

             Em             G          D
Light up the night, we were made to be stars

       C          C          C      C
But it burns like Hell to be Vega
[Bridge]
Am             G
 Same problems, different options

Em               D
 Pain comes at a cost, but we've got this

Am            G
 Need respite, bleed time dry

Em              D
 She'll be fine, she'll be fine

Am             G
 Same problems, different options

Em               D
 Pain comes at a cost, but we've got this

Am            G
 Need respite, bleed time dry

Em              D               D
 She'll be fine, she'll be fine
[Outro]
Em                        C                    G
Rain keeps beating on the rooftop, worrying to death

                     C
But, I guess this is human nature

Em                        C                            G
We are made to shine like stars but that don't mean it don't burn

      C
Like Hell to be Vega