Shawn Mendes - Stitches Tuning: Open C6 (G C E A) Arranged key: A minor (A B C D E F G A) Original key: Bb minor (Bb C Db Eb F Gb Ab Bb), either put a capo on the first fret or transpose to +1 Tempo: 75 bpm (or 150) Transcribed by Robert from Astlessons [Intro]: Am G C F Am G C F Am G C F I thought that I've been hurt before, but no one's ever left me quite this sore Am G C F Am G C F Your words cut deeper than a knife, now I need someone to breathe me back to life
F G Am F Got a feeling that I'm going under, but I know that I'll make it out alive G Am G If I quit calling you my lover, move on Am G C F You watch me bleed until I can't breathe, shaking, falling onto my knees Am G F C And now that I'm without your kisses, I'll be needing stitches Am G C F Tripping over myself, aching, begging you to come help Am G F C And now that I'm without your kisses, I'll be needing stitches Am G C F Am G C F Just like a moth drawn to a flame, oh you lured me in, I couldn't sense the pain Am G C F Am Your bitter heart cold to the touch, now I'm gonna reap what I sow G C F I'm left seeing red on my own F G Am F Got a feeling that I'm going under, but I know that I'll make it out alive G Am G If I quit calling you my lover, move on Am G C F You watch me bleed until I can't breathe, shaking, falling onto my knees Am G F C And now that I'm without your kisses, I'll be needing stitches Am G C F Tripping over myself, aching, begging you to come help Am G F C Am G C F And now that I'm without your kisses, I'll be needing stitches Am G Needle and the thread, gotta get you out of my head C F Needle and the thread, gonna wind up dead Am G Needle and the thread, gotta get you out of my head C F Needle and the thread, gonna wind up dead Am G Needle and the thread, gotta get you out of my head C F Needle and the thread, gonna wind up dead Am G C Needle and the thread, gotta get you out of my head, get you out of my head Am G C F You watch me bleed until I can't breathe, shaking, falling onto my knees Am G F C And now that I'm without your kisses, I'll be needing stitches Am G C F Tripping over myself, aching, begging you to come help Am G F C And now that I'm without your kisses, I'll be needing stitches Am (And now that) I'm without your kisses, I'll be needing stitches (And now that) I'm without your kisses, I'll be needing stitches Chords: Am (2 0 0 0) or (2 0 0 3) G (0 2 3 2) C (0 0 0 3) F (2 0 1 0) or (2 0 1 3) Chords in Bb minor: Bbm (3 1 1 1) Ab (5 3 4 3) Db (1 1 1 4) or (1 1 1 X) Gb (3 1 2 1) Clarification: Chordname (G C E A) X = Don't play / Muffle If you like this transcription, feel free to check out my YouTube channel where I post tutorials: https://www.youtube.com/astlessons