Steve Earle - Valentines day
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Capo: 2
Tuning: E A D G B E
This is how Steve plays it on the original recording and also live, and his picking pattern
for these chords matches what he plays when it's tabbed out.
Play Capo on 2 with the following chord shapes, using mostly an alternating thumb bass picking pattern
on strings 1 (low E) and 3 (D). There's less frequent use of 6th (high E) string in the pattern but
it's there at times for color and emphasis according to the dynamics of the song and the
performance. Occasional hammer ons and hammer offs during the song on strings 4 (the G) and
especially 5 (the B). The color of the picking style comes from the bass lines and from the 5 (B) string,
hammering on at the first fret at times playing when playing either D7/F# or G.
See this plugged in acoustic performance as an example: https://youtu.be/mMEnC09OOHY
Ignore the default UG chord shapes; these are easier and are how Steve plays it:
G5 3X00XX
D5 X0023X
Csus2 X3003X
D/F# 2X023X
G 3X0003
B7/F# 2212XX
C/G 33201X
Cm 22554X
Em 022000
D7/F# 2X021X
G/B X200XX
C X32010
B7 X21202
[Intro]
G5
[Verse 1]
GI come to you with empD5ty hands
Csus2I guess I just forgot G5again
Csus2I only got my G5love to send
D/F#On Valentine's G5Day
[Verse 2]
GI ain't got a B7/F#card to sign
C/GRoses have been G5hard to find
CmI only hope that G5you'll be Emmine
C/G On D/F#Valentine's DaGy
[Bridge]
C/GI know that I G/Bswore that I D7/F#wouldn't fGorget
C/GI wrote it all Gdown, I B7/F#lost it I Emguess D7/F#
[Verse 3]
GThere's so mucB7/F#h I want to say
C/GBut all the words just G5slip away
Csus2The way you love me G5every Emday
D/F#Is Valentine's G5Day
[Interlude]
G B7/F# C/G G5
Cm G5 Em C/G D/F# G
[Bridge]
C/GIf I could I wG/Bould deliver D7/F#to you
G C/GDiamonds and gold; Git's the leastB7/F# I can dEmo D7/F#
[Verse 4]
GSo if you'll take my B7/F#IOU
C/GI could make it G5up to you
CmUntil then I hope my G5heart'll Emdo
CFor B7Valentine's EmDay
D7/F#For Valentine's GDay