Oasis - Wonderwall [C2]

20091230:
The main verse progression I've been able to get for a long time now. But I never remember the chorus and the end of the verse. Nor do I get the very end right, because in the past I think I tried to hard to follow the tab. It's better to listen, and just play whatever sounds right. On a forum, there were the following two useful comments:
"Em7 = DDD
G = UDUDD
Dsus4 = UDUDD
A7sus4 = UDUDD"
"You can afford to be a little scruffy with Wonderwall - not too much mind you."

Easier than next:
1s&s2s&s3s&s4sas5s&s6s&s7s&s8s&s
E _ E _ G _ G _ D _ D _ A _ A _
Easy:
1s&s2s&s3s&s4sas5s&s6s&s7s&s8s&s
E E E E G G G G D D D D A A A A
Translation of "Em7 = DDD; G = UDUDD; Dsus4 = UDUDD; A7sus4 = UDUDD":
1s&s2s&s3s&s4s&s5s&s6s&s7s&s8s&s
E E E - -GGGG G -DDDD D -AAAA A
First part from tab below:
1s&s2s&s3s&s4s&s5s&s6s&s7s&s8s&s
E - E - EGGGG - GDDDD - D???????

20110319:
Trying to sing the chorus while playing the chord progression is difficult when focusing too much on the screen/paper. What helped me was practicing the chord progression on its own. Then, since I know the lyrics, I would sing and play the chord progression to what I feel sounds right. This works for playing solo, since I can adjust the chords slightly to the rhythm of my singing.

I figured out another thing to help. So I strum twice on the C (almost like the first verse Em7), then do the multiple strumming on Em7 (almost like the first verse G). Then twice on the G and multiple strumming on Em7. This seems to facilitate the proper timing of the lyrics with the strumming.

Chords:
Em7 (022033)
G (320033)
Dsus4 (xx0233)
A7sus4 (x02033)
Cadd9 (x32033)

Legend:
I= Em7 G Dsus4 A7sus4
II= Cadd9 Dsus4 A7sus4
II'= Em7 G Dsus4 A7sus4
III= Cadd9 Dsus4 Em7
IV= Cadd9 Dsus4 [G Dsus4* Em7 G] A7sus4
V= Cadd9 Em7 G Em7
*The original tab said this was either Dsus4/F# (2x0233) or G/F# (200033), but for simplicity I play Dsus4.

Song Breakdown:
Intro: I I
Verse1: I I I II Today...
Verse2: I I I II' Backbeat...
PreChorus: III III IV
Chorus: V V V V
Transition: Silence; [A7sus4]
Verse3: I I I II Today... (Past tense)
PreChorus: III III IV (Past tense)
Chorus: V V V V
Chorus: V V V V
Outro: V V V V
Instrumental: V V

Combination of http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/o/oasis/wonderwall_ver4_tab.htm
and http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/o/oasis/wonderwall_ver2_crd.htm:

[Em7]Today is [G]gonna be the day that they're [Dsus4]gonna throw it back to [A7sus4]you
[Em7]By now you [G]should've somehow rea[Dsus4]lized what you gotta [A7sus4]do
[Em7]I don't believe that [G]anybody [Dsus4]feels the way I [A7sus4]do
About you [Cadd9]now [Dsus4][A7sus4]

[Em7]Backbeat, the [G]word is on the street that the [Dsus4]fire in your heart is [A7sus4]out
[Em7]I'm sure you've [G]heard it all before but you [Dsus4]never really had a [A7sus4]doubt
[Em7]I don't believe that [G]anybody [Dsus4]feels the way I [A7sus4]do
about you [Em7]now [G][Dsus4][A7sus4]

And [Cadd9]all the roads we [Dsus4]have to walk are [Em7]winding
And [Cadd9]all the lights that [Dsus4]lead us there are [Em7]blinding
[Cadd9]There are many [Dsus4]things that I
would [G]like to [Dsus4/F#]say to [Em7]you but I [G]don't know [A7sus4]how

Chorus:
Because [Cadd9]maybe [Em7][G]You're [Em7]gonna be the one that [Cadd9]saves me [Em7][G]
And [Em7]after [Cadd9]all [Em7][G] You're my [Em7]wonder[Cadd9]wall [Em7][G][Em7]

(hold Em7, then silence)

drums come in, then:

e--3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
B--3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
G--0-0-0-0-0-0-0---| (and then right back into chord
D--0-2-2-0-2-2-0---| progression for the verses)
A--0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
E------------------|

Today was gonna be the day but they'll never throw it back to you
By now you should've somehow realized what you're not to do
I don't believe that anybody feels the way I do about you now

And all the roads that lead you there were winding
And all the lights that light the way are blinding
There are many things that I would like to say to you,
but I don't know how

Chorus:
I said maybe
You're gonna be the one that saves me
And after all
You're my wonderwall

Outro:
I said maybe
You're gonna be the one that saves me
You're gonna be the one that saves me
You're gonna be the one that saves me

Instrumental

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