Phillip Phillips – Her Mystery (Guitar)
Capo 2
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Guitar
Guitar
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Chords
The thing to watch in this one is the time signature. The intro and verses are comprised of alternate bars
of 3/4 then 4/4 time, hence the strumming patterm adds up to 7. The chorus, however, is in 3/4 time.
I've inserted the slash marks as a guide, so you can get the rhythm and syncopation with the lyrics.
There's also a little bass run that's happening behind the chords in the intro phrase and verses,
which I've tried to build into the chords.
In the intro, it's just: a (open 5th) for 2 full beats, then c# (4th fret of 5th string) for one full beat,
then a again for 4 full beats. In the verses, it seems to go: a for 2 beats, c# for a beat, a for 2 beats,
e (2nd fret d string) for 1 beat, f# (4th fret d string) for 3 beats, e for 1 beat. Rinse and repeat.
A: x02220
A/C#: x42220
Asus4: x02230
E: 022100
F#m: xx4222
D/A: x00232
Bm: x24432 (partial barre chord)
Bm7: x24232 (partial barre chord)
D: xx0232
[Intro]
A / A/C# Asus4 / / / x2
[Verse]
A / A/C# D/A / / E F#m / / D/A / / / She's a stone cut by the Maker's hands A / A/C# D/A / / E F#m / / D/A / / / Speaks a tongue you never understand A / A/C# D/A / / E F#m / / D/A / / / I'm a man, the sum of what I've seen A / A/C# D/A / / E F#m / / D/A / / / Skin and bones, she's more than history [Chorus] F#m / E A / / Bm / / A / / E- ven now, I feel her F#m / E A / / Bm / / A / / Don't know why I need her F#m / E A / Bm A / / Bm / / I let down my guard, open my heart to bleed F#m / E A / Bm Strange how this life, passes us by A / / Bm / A E / / / N.C. / Still I will ne- ver reach her mystery
A / A/C# Asus4 / / / x2
[Verse]
A / A/C# D/A / / E F#m / / D/A / / / Leave what's left for undiscovered land A / A/C# D/A / / E F#m / / D/A / / / Love's now lost, just hidden in your plan A / A/C# D/A / / E F#m / / D/A / / / Take my hand and show me where to go A / A/C# D/A / / E F#m / / D/A / / / You and I can do this on our own [Chorus] F#m / E A / / Bm / / A / / E- ven now, I feel her F#m / E A / / Bm / / A / / Don't know why I need her F#m / E A / Bm A / / Bm / / I let down my guard, open my heart to bleed F#m / E A / Bm Strange how this life, passes us by A / / Bm / A E / / / N.C. / Still I will ne- ver reach her mystery
[Instrumental]
A / E F#m / / A / / Bm / /
A / E F#m / / A / / Bm / Bm7
[Chorus]
E / / E / / D / / / / / E-v'ry single answer you won't give
E / / / / / D / / / N.C. /
E-v'ry thing that you nee-ee-ee-eed
[Chorus] F#m / E A / / Bm / / A / / E- ven now, I feel her F#m / E A / / Bm / / A / / Don't know why I need her F#m / E A / Bm A / / Bm / / I let down my guard, open my heart to bleed F#m / E A / Bm Strange how this life, passes us by A / / Bm / A E / / / N.C. / Still I will ne- ver reach her mystery
A / A/C# Asus4 / / / x2