Song Help Request Gentlest Gentleman -My Brightest Diamond

I am also looking for the chords for this song. I only know how to play the "La La La" part, I can share that with you if you'd like...
 
I think that she is in a different tuning. She might have her A tuned down a whole octave. I could be wrong, but it sounds like that. the first picking patterns are just strumming around the open strings. Then it goes to a C shape, F shape em shape then something else. then the lalala part. I know that this probably helped you not at all, but that is what I saw.
 
better late than never

sorry for bumping an old thread, but. i've searched for this tab numerous times over the years, and even come to this thread a few times in vain. (it seems like nothing much has changed on this front since 2011.) so i thought i'd finally sit down and tab this out myself, as it's such a beautiful song. of course as soon as i was completed, i wondered why i did such a thing, cuz i'll never be able to sing like Shara, and therefore what's the point.

but hopefully some people are still interested! and hopefully some people are cute girls with great voices and ukulele skills!

so without further ado... oh, wait, here's some more ado: make sure you tune down. asides from that, this is a deceptively simple piece. okay, without further ado...


Code:
The Gentlest Gentleman
My Brightest Diamond

Transcribed from the Impact Media radio recording. [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouLQJfvLsNs[/url]

Tuning: e A C# F#

Chord shapes relative to tuning!

Am7: 0030
Am7*: 0033
F: 2010  
F2: 2013
F3: 2012
Dm: 2210

Intro

Freely                            2x
                   ^ V ^ V ^ V ^ V
F#|--------0---0--------------------||---------------------|
C#|----0-----------0---0---0---0---•||----0---Verse--------|
A |--0-------------0---0---0---0---•||--0-------Begins-----|
e |------0---0---0---0---0---0---0--||------0-----(Am7)...-|


Verse

Chords follow up/down strumming pattern as seen in the intro.
Freely!
 

  Am7     (Am7*)        F            Am7
maybe next time when i see your face again
           
                       F2    F3
i will tell you that i loved you
  Am7             F                Am7
and if this is to be the end, well hey 
            F      
thats it, thats it


         Em                  F3    F
we have tasted life we have taken all
       Em 
with a big breath out
       F3        F
and a big breath in
   Am7 (Riff)
we sang la la la la la la laa


Riff

    Am7                  F
		                    2x
F#|-----7--5-3-0------|--0------------|
C#|--3-----------3-0--|--1-----------•|
A |--0----------------|--0-----------•|
e |--0----------------|--2------------|
     **Accompany melody  **Strum as in 
       by picking open     the verses.
       strings.            

    Am7                  F

F#|-------------------|--0------------|
C#|--0--3--1-0-----0--|--1------------|
A |--0---------2-0----|--0------------|
e |--0----------------|--2------------|
     **Accompany melody  **Strum as in
       by picking open     the verses.
       strings.


and if it seems that i've been a little down

i will blame it on the fact that you ain't been comin' 'round

i heard nothin' gold will stay

well hey

thats it, thats it



we have tasted life

we have taken all

with a big breath out

and a big breath in

we sing la la la la la la laa

la la la la la la laa


Dm
you were the gentlest
F
you were the gentlest
Dm                      F        Am7
you were the gentlest gentleman 

(Riff 2)

la la la la la la laa

la la la la la la laa


Riff 2
 
    Am7                  F              Am7
		                    4x
F#|-----7--5-3-0------|--0------------|--------------||
C#|--3-----------3-0--|--1-----------•|--3-----------||
A |--0----------------|--0-----------•|--0-----------||
e |--0----------------|--2------------|--0-----------||
     **Accompany melody  **Strum as in
       by picking open     the verses.
       strings.
 
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