I Always Knew / Hotline Bling (Live Acoustic Cover)
Performed by The Struts
Written by The Vaccines and Drake
Based off of these performances (https://youtu.be/sA7LPE4isxM) (https://youtu.be/CwZ1D70_5SA)
As well as their version on their Live And Unplugged EP (https://youtu.be/b1F6BbvNt0Q)
Song is played in D Standard (DGCFAd), all chord names are relative
This tab is for the rythmn guitar played by Jed
This same pattern is picked 4 times for each chord throughout the whole song
d|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A|------1------|------1------|------1------|------3------|
F|------0------|------2------|------2------|------4------|
C|----2---2----|----2---2----|----3---3----|----5---5----|
G|--3----------|--0----------|--3----------|--5----------|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
x4 x4 x4 x4
A pretty easy song to practice fingerpicking with since theres not too much going on but still sounds great
There is also a lead line played by Adam but im not skilled enough to tab it out
[Intro]
[Verse 1]
Down, down in my bones
Somewhere I d never have known
Right at the back of my head
It hit me like a beam of light
Hit me like a hook of the right
And I could have fell to the floor
Cause you talk to me and it comes off the wall
You talk to me and it goes over my head
So let s go to bed before you say something real
Let s go to bed before you say how you feel
[Chorus]
Cause it s you
Oh, it s always you
Oh, I always knew
Oh, it s you
[Verse 2]
I try my best to unwind
Nothing on my mind, nothin at all but you
Oblivious to all that I owe
I m hanging on to what I don t know
So let s go to bed before you say something real
Let s go to bed before you say how you feel
[Chorus]
Cause it s you
Oh, it s always you
Oh, I always knew
Oh, baby it s you
Yeah,
And I knew, yes I always knew
Yes I always knew
Oh baby its you
[Hook]
You used to call me on my cell phone
Late night when you need my love
Call me on my cell phone
Late night when you need my love
And I know when that hotline bling
That can only mean one thing
I know when that hotline bling
That can only mean one thing
[Verse 3]
Ever since I left the city you
Got a reputation for yourself now
Everybody knows and I feel left out
Girl you got me down, you got me stressed out
Cause ever since I left the city you, you, you
Started wearing less and goin out more
Glasses of champagne out on the dance floor
Hangin with some girls I ve never seen before
[Hook]
You used to call me on my cell phone
Late night when you need my love
Call me on my cell phone
Late night when you need my love
Yeah