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WHEN MY FINGERS FIND YOUR STRINGS

Original Tempo: 180bpm

When My Fingers Find Your Strings is a great intermediate fingerstyle song by Jeff Daniels that like many, I first discovered on the Kelly Clarkson show in 2024 (but it is actually quite a bit older than that). The Full TAB is featured in the main lesson video but I also did a reaction video to the Kelly Clarkson performance, so feel free to check that out too.

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CHORDS

G Major Variation 2.png

Gsus4 Open Position.png

G Major Open Position.png

C Major Open Position.png

Csus2 Open Position D String no high e.png

D Major Pos 5 Open D String.png

C OVER D Pos 3 Open D String.png

Am Open Position.png

G OVER B Open Position.png

F Major Thumb Variation 2.png

D7 OVER F# Open Position.png

CHORDS & LYRICS

PRE INTRO (0:00)

|G | |

INTRO 1 (0:02)

|G Gsus4 |G | (x3)

|Csus2 |G |

VERSE 1 (0:23)

G Gsus4 G

You were there when I was falling

G Gsus4 G

You were there when I fell in love

G Gsus4 G

You were there when I was thinking through

Csus2 G

All those things I was thinking of

G Gsus4 G

You were always right beside me

G Gsus4 G

Never out of sight

G Gsus4 G

You turned my never evers into

Csus2 G

Maybe-I-Just-Might.

CHORUS 1 (0:45)

D

Your pearly gates fly open when I

C/D G

bow my head and pray

D

My thunder turns to lightning, you rain

C/D G

sunshine on my day

Am G/B C D

When that melody's in me, I can hear your choir sing...

When my fingers find your strings

INTRO 2 (1:05)

|G Gsus4 |G | (x3)

|Csus2 |G |

VERSE 2 (1:15)

G Gsus4 G

When I'm left all by my lonesome

G Gsus4 G

You know just how I feel

G Gsus4 G

And when I'm down you come around

Csus2 G

My corner on two wheels

G Gsus4 G

Every time I tell the truth

G Gsus4 G

You catch me in a lie

G Gsus4 G

And every time I try to run, you just won't let me hide

CHORUS 2 (1:36)

D

Your pearly gates fly open when I

C/D G

bow my head and pray

D

My thunder turns to lightning, you rain

C/D G

sunshine on my day

Am G/B C D

When that melody's in me, I can hear your choir sing...

When my fingers find your strings

INTRO 3 (1:57)

|G Gsus4 |G | (x3)

|Csus2 |G |

BRIDGE (2:18)

C

You're the sunrise in my mornin'

G/B

You're the warm wind through the night

Am

You dance me through my darkness

G/B

And you lead me to the light

C

You answer all my questions

G/B

And you finish what I start

Am

And when I'm at a loss for words

F D7/F#

You find them in my heart

VERSE 3 (2:39)

G Gsus4 G

I hold you, oh, so carefully

G Gsus4 G

I handle you with care

G Gsus4 G

Oh, I never leave without you

Csus2 G

I just take you everywhere

G Gsus4 G

We both know I'm less without you

G Gsus4 G

We both know it's plain to see

G Gsus4 G

I ain't holding you, my friend, it's

Csus2 G

You who's holding me.

CHORUS 3 (3:00)

D

Your pearly gates fly open when I

C/D G

bow my head and pray

D

My thunder turns to lightning, you rain

C/D G

sunshine on my day

Am G/B C D

When that melody's in me, I can hear your choir sing...

When my fingers find your strings

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