Biography:
Charlie Robert Simpson (born 7 June 1985 in Woodbridge, Suffolk, England), is the vocalist and guitarist in British post-hardcore band Fightstar and ex Busted member.
The Parachutes Songfacts states that Charlie Simpson has a strong musical pedigree dating back to one of his mother's ancestors, Sir William Sterndale Bennett (1816-1875), who was a distinguished classical music composer of the romantic school. Charlie attended public school Uppingham, along with the likes of Harry Judd from McFly and his ex-girlfriend Camilla Smith.
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Other songs:
- Emily
- All At Once
- Barricades Of Heaven
- Blood
- Cemetery
- Comets
- Dont I Hold You
- Down Down Down
- Empty Guns
- Forty Thieves
- Haunted
- Hold On
- I Need A Friend Tonight
- If I Hide Will You Come Looking
- If I Lose It
- Little Hands
- Long Road Home
- Lost
- Parachutes
- Please Just Let Me Go
- Riverbanks
- Skin And Bones
- Still Young
- Sundown
- Ten More Days
- The Farmer And His Gun
- Thorns
- Walking With The San
- Winter Hymns
- Would You Love Me Any Less
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This is my first tab so I'm hoping it's right! I'm about 80% confident so,
feel free to make suggestions for improvement! :) This is my favourite song from
Long Road Home and I was really annoyed that I couldn't find the chords anywhere,
so I thought I'd give it a go!
Enjoy (and please rate it would be so helpful) - Charlie C ?
Tuning: Eb (Half-Step Down)
To play it in standard just click "transpose -1"
Chords used:
C [x32010]
C7 [x32000]
Cadd9 [x32033]
Em [022000]
Em7 [022033]
G [320003]
Gadd9 [320033]
D/F# [200233]
C/G [332010]
Dadd4/A [55403x]
* = hold
INTRO: (these are not the exact chords that are picked, but they fit if you listen closely)
Em7 Cadd9 G D/F#
VERSE 1:
(Sounds best if you palm mute and just strum the bass strings down in triplets.
If you want to pick the chords rather than strum them, use G instead of Gadd9)
Em Cadd9
Oh, my body is toxic
Gadd9 D/F#
And now there’s visitors living in my veins yet
Em
I’m just a host in their selfish games well
Cadd9 Gadd9
Oh god where are you now?
D/F#
I thought you loved us all the same
CHORUS:
C Em7 Gadd9 C
I was up looking for you all night
Em7 Gadd9
I’m sure I heard your voice in the darkness
C Em7 Gadd9 C
I was up looking for you all night
Em7 Gadd9
'cause you know you are the fortress I am bound to
BREAK:
(Not 100% sure on this bit but it sounds nice how I do it)
C * Em7 * Dadd4/A *
Cadd9 * C * C7 *
VERSE 2:
Em Cadd9
Oh, I was shattered when I found you
Gadd9 D/F#
And all your skin was white there were crystal lines running
Em
Between your lips and down through your spine, there was
Cadd9 Gadd9
Nothing in your eyes that I could recognise
D/F#
For the pain you left I hope you made it there
CHORUS:
C Em7 Gadd9 C
I was up looking for you all night
Em7 Gadd9
I’m sure I heard your voice in the darkness
C Em7 Gadd9 C
I was up looking for you all night
Em7 Gadd9
'cause you know you are the fortress I am bound to
BRIDGE:
(I know these aren't the exact chords used in the song but they sound really nice here)
C *
It’s funny how the simplest things
Em7 * Dadd4/A *
Are often the hardest
Cadd9 * C * C7 *
But all I ever wanted was to love you
INSTRUMENTAL:
(You can use a barred G here to make the chord transition smoother [355433])
C/G Em7 Gadd9 [x4]
CHORUS:
(I use C/G instead of C here because it adds more impact - but keep the last chord as a regular C)
C Em7 Gadd9 C
I was up looking for you all night
Em7 Gadd9
I’m sure I heard your voice in the darkness
C Em7 Gadd9 C
I was up looking for you all night
Em7 Gadd9 C *
'cause you know you are the fortress I am bound to
feel free to make suggestions for improvement! :) This is my favourite song from
Long Road Home and I was really annoyed that I couldn't find the chords anywhere,
so I thought I'd give it a go!
Enjoy (and please rate it would be so helpful) - Charlie C ?
Tuning: Eb (Half-Step Down)
To play it in standard just click "transpose -1"
Chords used:
C [x32010]
C7 [x32000]
Cadd9 [x32033]
Em [022000]
Em7 [022033]
G [320003]
Gadd9 [320033]
D/F# [200233]
C/G [332010]
Dadd4/A [55403x]
* = hold
INTRO: (these are not the exact chords that are picked, but they fit if you listen closely)
Em7 Cadd9 G D/F#
VERSE 1:
(Sounds best if you palm mute and just strum the bass strings down in triplets.
If you want to pick the chords rather than strum them, use G instead of Gadd9)
Em Cadd9
Oh, my body is toxic
Gadd9 D/F#
And now there’s visitors living in my veins yet
Em
I’m just a host in their selfish games well
Cadd9 Gadd9
Oh god where are you now?
D/F#
I thought you loved us all the same
CHORUS:
C Em7 Gadd9 C
I was up looking for you all night
Em7 Gadd9
I’m sure I heard your voice in the darkness
C Em7 Gadd9 C
I was up looking for you all night
Em7 Gadd9
'cause you know you are the fortress I am bound to
BREAK:
(Not 100% sure on this bit but it sounds nice how I do it)
C * Em7 * Dadd4/A *
Cadd9 * C * C7 *
VERSE 2:
Em Cadd9
Oh, I was shattered when I found you
Gadd9 D/F#
And all your skin was white there were crystal lines running
Em
Between your lips and down through your spine, there was
Cadd9 Gadd9
Nothing in your eyes that I could recognise
D/F#
For the pain you left I hope you made it there
CHORUS:
C Em7 Gadd9 C
I was up looking for you all night
Em7 Gadd9
I’m sure I heard your voice in the darkness
C Em7 Gadd9 C
I was up looking for you all night
Em7 Gadd9
'cause you know you are the fortress I am bound to
BRIDGE:
(I know these aren't the exact chords used in the song but they sound really nice here)
C *
It’s funny how the simplest things
Em7 * Dadd4/A *
Are often the hardest
Cadd9 * C * C7 *
But all I ever wanted was to love you
INSTRUMENTAL:
(You can use a barred G here to make the chord transition smoother [355433])
C/G Em7 Gadd9 [x4]
CHORUS:
(I use C/G instead of C here because it adds more impact - but keep the last chord as a regular C)
C Em7 Gadd9 C
I was up looking for you all night
Em7 Gadd9
I’m sure I heard your voice in the darkness
C Em7 Gadd9 C
I was up looking for you all night
Em7 Gadd9 C *
'cause you know you are the fortress I am bound to
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