The Kooks – Keep Your Head Up (Guitar Tab)

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Chords

There are some small variations in the fingerpicking pattern but if you listen to the song you'll hear them and figure out where to put them. Otherwise, you can just keep it basic and it'll still sound pretty good! They're all barre chords on the 9th fret! [Intro]
   C#                                     F#                 F#m
e|------------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|
B|------------------|-------------------|---------11-------|---------10--------|
G|---------10-------|-------------------|------11----11----|------11----11-----|
D|------11----11----|------11-----------|---11----------11-|---11----------11--|
A|---11----------11-|---11--------------|-9----------------|-9-----------------|
E|-9----------------|-9-------9--11--13-|------------------|-------------------|

   C#                                     F#                 F#m (down strum) 
e|------------------|-------------------|------------------|-9-----------------|
B|------------------|-------------------|---------11-------|-10----------------|
G|---------10-------|-------------------|------11----11----|-11----------------|
D|------11----11----|-----11------------|---11----------11-|-11----------------|
A|---11----------11-|--11---------------|-9----------------|-9-----------------|
E|-9----------------|-9-------9--11--13-|------------------|-------------------|
[Verse]
   C#                                     F#                 F#m
e|------------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|
B|------------------|-------------------|---------11-------|---------10--------|
G|---------10-------|-------------------|------11----11----|------11----11-----|
D|------11----11----|------11-----------|---11----------11-|---11----------11--|
A|---11----------11-|---11--------------|-9----------------|-9-----------------|
E|-9----------------|-9-------9--11--13-|------------------|-------------------|

   C#                                     F#                 F#m (down strum) 
e|------------------|-------------------|------------------|-9-----------------|
B|------------------|-------------------|---------11-------|-10----------------|
G|---------10-------|-------------------|------11----11----|-11----------------|
D|------11----11----|-----11------------|---11----------11-|-11----------------|
A|---11----------11-|--11---------------|-9----------------|-9-----------------|
E|-9----------------|-9-------9--11--13-|------------------|-------------------|

  C#                                      F#                 F#m
e|------------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|
B|------------------|-------------------|---------11-------|---------10--------|
G|---------10-------|-------------------|------11----11----|------11----11-----|
D|------11----11----|------11-----------|---11----------11-|---11----------11--|
A|---11----------11-|---11--------------|-9----------------|-9-----------------|
E|-9----------------|-9-------9--11--13-|------------------|-------------------|

   C#                                     F#                 F#m (down strum)
e|------------------|-------------------|------------------|-9-----------------|
B|------------------|-------------------|---------11-------|-10----------------|
G|---------10-------|-------------------|------11----11----|-11----------------|
D|------11----11----|-----11------------|---11----------11-|-11----------------|
A|---11----------11-|--11---------------|-9----------------|-9-----------------|
E|-9----------------|-9-------9--11--13-|------------------|-------------------|
[Chorus] strum the chords C# F# F#m x4