George Harrison – All Things Must Pass (Guitar Acoustic)

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This is based off the acoustic demo from Living in the Material World and the live version performed on VH1 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yufsEgTcEOc. Note A to Asus4 change on chorus only done on live version. Live version is in Eb tuning, demo in standard. Chord voicings: E-A-D-G-B-e F#m X-X-4-2-0-0 (F#m7add11)
E/G#         X-X-6-4-0-0
A (or Aadd9) X-0-2-2-2-0 or X-7-7-6-0-0 or X-0-7-6-0-0 (first in chorus)

Asus4        X-0-2-2-3-0
Bm           7-9-9-7-7-7
E* 0-X-6-4-0-0 [Intro] (slide between chords) E // F#m // E/G# // F#m // A (hold)x2
E               F#m      E/G#     A
Sunrise doesn't last all morning

E                    F#m      E/G#     A
A cloudburst doesn't last all day

E               F#m          E/G#            A
Seems my love is up and has left you with no warning

E        F#m             E/G#     A
It's not always going to be this gray
[Chorus]
Bm              A Asus4 A
All things must pass

E               F#m  E
All things must pass away
(slide between chords) E // F#m // E/G# // F#m // A (hold) [Verse]
E               F#m      E/G#     A
Sunset doesn't last all evening

E F#m                 E/G#     A
A mind can blow those clouds away

E         F#m             E/G#            A
After all this, my love is up and must be leaving

E         F#m           E/G#      A
It's not always going to be this gray
[Chorus]
Bm              A Asus4 A
All things must pass

E               F#m  E    (slide between chords) // F#m // E/G# // F#m // A
All things must pass away

Bm              A
All things must pass

Bm                          A
None of life's strings can last
[Verse]
    E*                F#m
So, I must be on my way and face another day

        E             F#m      E/G#      A
Now the darkness only stays at nighttime

E      F#m             E/G#   A
In the morning it will fade away

E           F#m     E/G#                   A
Daylight is good at arriving at the right time

E         F#m           E/G#      A
It's not always going to be this gray
[Chorus]
Bm              A Asus4 A
All things must pass

E               F#m  E
All things must pass away

Bm               A
All things must pass

Bm                          A
None of life's strings can last
[Verse]
    E*                F#m
So, I must be on my way and face another day

        E             F#m      E/G#      A
Now the darkness only stays at nighttime

E      F#m             E/G#   A
In the morning it will fade away

E           F#m     E/G#                   A
Daylight is good at arriving at the right time

E         F#m           E/G#      A
It's not always going to be this gray
[Chorus]
Bm              A Asus4 A
All things must pass

E               F#m  E
All things must pass away

Bm                A
All things must pass

Bm                A
All things must pass away
[Outro] Pick out notes (slide between chords) E // F#m // E/G# // F#m // E9 (X-7-6-7-7-X) for demo OR E (X-7-9-9-9-X) for live