I’ve looked everywhere on the internet and its just too confusing. and doesn’t sound right when i play it. And i don’t have one of those things that goes around the fret of your guitar.

There are several ways to play it that don’t require a capo. The most common way is to play a basic A chord with your last 3 fingers and move it up a whole step and use the index finger to play the 1st string at the second fret.
—2—index
—4—pinky
—4—ring
—4—middle
—x—don’t play
—x—don’t play
This shape is like an A chord moved up 2 frets. Another common variation is the B7 chord. It is played like this:
—2—pinky
—0—open
—2—ring
—1—index
—2—middle
—x—don’t play
This is a very common chord and it works very well with E and A. Another common variation is to play the F chord at the 7th fret (When you move the F chord up to the 7th fret it becomes a B chord)
I might suggest getting a good chord chart at your local music store and maybe a capo too, they are both inexpensive

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