Sometimes chords by
James (Official Version)

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Key: A majorDifficulty: Easy

Intro 1

A

A

A

F#m7

Dadd9

A

A

A

F#m7

Dadd9

Verse 1
A A 
 
There's a storm outside,
and the gap between crack and thunder
F#m7 F#m7 
 
Crack and thunder,
Dadd9 Dadd9 
 
A A 
 
is closing in,      is closing in
F#m7 F#m7 
 
The rain floods gutters,
and makes a great sound
Dadd9 Dadd9 
 
A A 
 
on the concrete
On a flat roof, there's a boy
leaning against the wall of rain
F#m7 F#m7 
 
Aerial held high,  calling
Dadd9 Dadd9 
 
A A 
 
"come    on thunder, come on thunder"

Chorus 1

A

F#m7

Sometimes when I look deep

Dadd9

A

in your eyes, I swear I can see your soul

A

F#m7

Sometimes when I look deep

Dadd9

A

in your eyes, I swear I can see your soul

Verse 2
F#m7 F#m7 
 
It's a monsoon, and the rain lifts  lids off cars
Dadd9 Dadd9 
 
Spinning buses like toys,
A A 
 
stripping them to chrome
Across the bay,
F#m7 F#m7 
 
the waves are turning into something else
Dadd9 Dadd9 
 
Picking up fishing boats
A A 
 
and spewing them on the shore
F#m7 F#m7 
 
The boy is hit, lit up against the    sky,
Dadd9 Dadd9 
 
A A 
 
like a sign,    like a neon sign
F#m7 F#m7 
 
And he crumples, drops into the    gutter,
Dadd9 Dadd9 
 
A A 
 
cuts strange, legs twitching
F#m7 F#m7 
 
The flood swells his clothes
Dadd9 Dadd9 
 
and delivers him on,
A A 
 
delivers him on

Chorus 2

A

F#m7

Sometimes when I look deep

Dadd9

A

in your eyes, I swear I can see your soul

A

F#m7

Sometimes when I look deep

Dadd9

A

in your eyes, I swear I can see your soul

Interlude 1

A

F#m7

Dadd9

A

A

A

F#m7

Dadd9

A

A

A

F#m7

Dadd9

A

A

Verse 3
A A 
 
F#m7 F#m7 
 
There's four new colors in the rainbow
Dadd9 Dadd9 
 
A A 
 
An old man's taking      Polaroids
F#m7 F#m7 
 
But all he captures is endless rain,
Dadd9 Dadd9 
 
A A 
 
endless     rain, endless rain
He says listen, takes my head
F#m7 F#m7 
 
and puts   my ear to his
Dadd9 Dadd9 
 
A A 
 
And I        swear I can hear the sea

Outro 1
A A 
 
F#m7 F#m7 
 
Sometimes when I look
Dadd9 Dadd9 
 
A A 
 
in your eyes     I can see your soul
A A 
 
F#m7 F#m7 
 
Sometimes when I look
Dadd9 Dadd9 
 
A A 
 
in your eyes     I can see your soul
[Repeat and Fade]

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsA F#m7 Dadd9

Chords

A
F#m7
Dadd9

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

A: x-0-2-2-2-0
F#m7: 2-4-2-2-2-2
Dadd9: x-5-4-x-5-5

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

0

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

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This is the definitive original version of Sometimes by James, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of A major. It suits players who want to learn Sometimes the way James intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

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