Capo: 3

Tuning: Standard Capo 3rd Fret I finger pick this song, a lot of the 5 star versions did not sound like the song exactly to me so I tried to do this by ear.. Please rate so I know how I did. I used the spacing as an indication to the tempo..

2 down strokes

{ w/ thumb }

Pointer, Middle

& Thumb Combo

Thumb
Am x2 C x2

Pinky for the 3 on D string

e|-------------0------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------1------1-----------------1-----1------------1-----1-------------| G|-----------2---------2----------------------------------------------------| D|------2-2---2-----------------0h2----2-3---3-----0h2----2-2---2-----------| A|------0-0---------------------3------------------3------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

That is the Intro and first verse... Here is the Pre-Chorus and then the Chorus: Pre-Chorus:

And I'll be ^Fgone g^Gone to^Amnight The ground beneath my ^Ffeet is o^Gpen ^Amwide The way that I been h^Foldin' ^Gon too t^Amight With nothing in bet^Gween

Chorus:

The s^Ctory of my life I take her home I dr^Five all night to keep her warm and t^Amime Is ^Ffroze^Cn (the story of, the story of) The s^Ctory of my life I give her hope I sp^Fend her love until she's broke in^Amside ^F The story of my ^Clife (the story of, the story of)