The rhythm of the guitar part is mainly assisted by hammer-ons from the open strings.
E.g - the Am and F chords are played thus:
Am F
e|-0~~~0-| e|-0h1~1-|
B|-0h1~1-| B|-0h1~1-|
G|-0h2~2-| G|-0h2~2-|
D|-0h2~2-| D|-0h3~3-|
A|-0~~~0-| A|-0h3~3-|
E|-------| E|-0h1~1-|
Intro:
Am Am Am Am G
F F F F G
Verse:
Am Am Am Am G
Don't hold yourself like that
F F F F G
You'll hurt your knees
Am Am Am Am G
I kissed your mouth and back
F F F F
That's all I need
G G F F
Don't build your world around
G G F F (tacet)
Volcanoes melt you down
Chorus:
Am Am F F
What I am to you, is not real
Am Am F F
What I am to you, you do not need
Am Am F F
What I am to you, is not what you mean to me
Am Am F F
You give me miles and miles of mountains, and I ask for the sea
Verse:
Don't throw yourself like that
In front of me
I kissed your mouth your back
Is that all you need?
Don't drag my love around
Volcanoes melt me down
Chorus
Middle 8:
C
for what I give to you
G
Is just what i'm going through
Am
This is nothing new
F
No no just another phase of finding
C
what I really need
E
Is what makes me bleed
Am
And like a new disease
F
Lord, she's still too young to treat
Then play the verse figure till the end (this is during the layered vocal part)
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