Biography:
Ben Howard (born 24 April 1987) is an English singer-songwriter, born in London. He moved to Totnes, Devon, in his teens. Howard's musically-inclined parents exposed him at a young age to their favourite records from singer-songwriter artists such as Bob Dylan, Nina Simone and John Martyn. Howard began writing his own songs and after a short spell studying journalism, he decided in 2009 at the age of 21 to become a full-time musician.
After building up a reputation with his gigs across the UK
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Other songs:
- Black Flies
- Gracious
- I Forget We Were
- Keep Your Head Up
- Oats On The Water
- Old Pine
- Only Love
- Promise
- Soldiers
- The Fear
- Empty Corridors
- The Wolves
- 7 Bottles
- A Boat To An Island On The Wall
- All Is Now Harmed
- Another Friday Night
- Bones
- Burgh Island
- Call Me Maybe
- Conrad
- Depth Over Distance
- Diamonds
- End Of The Affair
- Esmerelda
- Evergreen
- Everything
- Follaton Wood
- Further Away
- Hideaway
- Hot Heavy Summer
- I Forget Where We Were
- In Dreams
- Keiko
- Me And My Friend Time
- Move Like You Want
- Murmurations
- Nica Libres At Dusk
- Oats In The Water
- Rivers In Your Mouth
- She Treats Me Well
- Small Things
- Someone In The Doorway
- The Defeat
- These Waters
- Time Is Dancing
- To Be Alone
- Towing The Line
- Under The Same Sun
- Wolves
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Version mimicking found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KrU1LY-pQU
There are two variations of Cadd9:
Cadd9* = without (3) on high e string: x3203x - Let (3) on B-string ring out
Cadd9 = with (3) on high e string: x32033 - can also mute G string: x32x33
^ indicates only bass notes are played
C^ = x320xx
Em^= 0220xx
D^ = 2002xx
For the Outro:
Esus4: 022200
Em: 025000
Emadd9:024000
[Intro]
Bass Notes with hand percussion to start:
C, C, E, D (x3)
C^, Cadd9*, C^, Cadd9*, Em^, D^ (x3)
[Verse]
C^, Cadd9*, C^, Cadd9* Em^
I lieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee in your charms
D^
Though it harms the best of me
C^, Cadd9*, C^, Cadd9* Em^
And I lie on to my friends to them
D^ C^, Cadd9*, C^, Cadd9*, Em^, D^
What I see here
[Verse 2]
C^, Cadd9*, C^, Cadd9* Em^
And I hooooooooooooooope like a child
D^
Widow of the sea
C^, Cadd9*, C^, Cadd9* Em^
I hooooollllllllllllld these arms around you
D^ C^, Cadd9*, C^, Cadd9*, Em^, D^
Wall's around me
[Chorus] (Single Strums)
C^ Em^ D^
Will you be there when the day's done
C^
Will you be there (oh)
Em^ D^ C^
Under the same, under the same sun
Em^ D^ (start strumming back into Verse)
Under the same, under the same sun
C^, Cadd9*, C^, Cadd9*, Em^, D^
[Verse 3]
C^, Cadd9*, C^, Cadd9* Em^
My yeeeaaaarrrrrrrrrrrn oughta turn these things
D^
Turn these things around
C^, Cadd9*, C^, Cadd9* Em^
I learned from you
Oh I made these plans,
D^ C^, Cadd9*, C^, Cadd9*, Em^, D^
With you around dear
[Chorus] (Single Strums)
C^ Em^ D^
Will you be there when the day's done
C^
Will you be there
Em^ D^ (Strumming) C^ Em^ D^
Under the same, under the same sun
[Chorus] (Verse-style Strumming)
C^ Em^ D^
Will you be there when the day's done
C^
Will you be there
Em^ D^ C^
Under the same, under the same sun
Em^ D^
Under the same, under the same sun
[Bridge]
C^ Em^ D^
C^ Em^ D^ (x4)
C^ (ring out)
[Outro] (Start to strum faster, hit the (Be) (33) along with the "la-la-la-la-la")
Cadd9, Cadd9, Esus4 > Em > Emadd9 > Em > Emadd9
Repeat till end. End on C^
There are two variations of Cadd9:
Cadd9* = without (3) on high e string: x3203x - Let (3) on B-string ring out
Cadd9 = with (3) on high e string: x32033 - can also mute G string: x32x33
^ indicates only bass notes are played
C^ = x320xx
Em^= 0220xx
D^ = 2002xx
For the Outro:
Esus4: 022200
Em: 025000
Emadd9:024000
[Intro]
Bass Notes with hand percussion to start:
C, C, E, D (x3)
C^, Cadd9*, C^, Cadd9*, Em^, D^ (x3)
[Verse]
C^, Cadd9*, C^, Cadd9* Em^
I lieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee in your charms
D^
Though it harms the best of me
C^, Cadd9*, C^, Cadd9* Em^
And I lie on to my friends to them
D^ C^, Cadd9*, C^, Cadd9*, Em^, D^
What I see here
[Verse 2]
C^, Cadd9*, C^, Cadd9* Em^
And I hooooooooooooooope like a child
D^
Widow of the sea
C^, Cadd9*, C^, Cadd9* Em^
I hooooollllllllllllld these arms around you
D^ C^, Cadd9*, C^, Cadd9*, Em^, D^
Wall's around me
[Chorus] (Single Strums)
C^ Em^ D^
Will you be there when the day's done
C^
Will you be there (oh)
Em^ D^ C^
Under the same, under the same sun
Em^ D^ (start strumming back into Verse)
Under the same, under the same sun
C^, Cadd9*, C^, Cadd9*, Em^, D^
[Verse 3]
C^, Cadd9*, C^, Cadd9* Em^
My yeeeaaaarrrrrrrrrrrn oughta turn these things
D^
Turn these things around
C^, Cadd9*, C^, Cadd9* Em^
I learned from you
Oh I made these plans,
D^ C^, Cadd9*, C^, Cadd9*, Em^, D^
With you around dear
[Chorus] (Single Strums)
C^ Em^ D^
Will you be there when the day's done
C^
Will you be there
Em^ D^ (Strumming) C^ Em^ D^
Under the same, under the same sun
[Chorus] (Verse-style Strumming)
C^ Em^ D^
Will you be there when the day's done
C^
Will you be there
Em^ D^ C^
Under the same, under the same sun
Em^ D^
Under the same, under the same sun
[Bridge]
C^ Em^ D^
C^ Em^ D^ (x4)
C^ (ring out)
[Outro] (Start to strum faster, hit the (Be) (33) along with the "la-la-la-la-la")
Cadd9, Cadd9, Esus4 > Em > Emadd9 > Em > Emadd9
Repeat till end. End on C^
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