I cried when I first heard this song. When you lose someone, it’s the moments of pure emotional honesty that help chaperone you through grief; this song is so raw in its simplicity and cross-applicable truth that it surfaced all the feelings I was compartmentalising just to get through the day, and I was overcome. It was too much, and I had to turn it off. I couldn’t listen to it at work, ever.
It took me months to build the courage to face up to its measures, and figure out (a semblance of) the chords. I sat in my loft with the rain thrumming on the roof, had a good, solid cry, and said a few more little goodbyes as I excavated the music.
The song is beautiful. There’s literally no way I could do it justice. I tried anyway. Here are some chords.
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