Tuning: Standard (EADGBE) Intro: First it's just bass and drums, then the guitar comes in with heavy distortion and then he starts singing: the day I first met you well I thought it quite funny... e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--7---7---------------7----7777777777777777--------------------------------| A|---------------5------5----5555555555555555--------------------------------| E|---------5-5-5-------------------------------------------------------------| Verse: So what does it all mean to find someone that makes you cry inside... e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| Play this twice through and then D|-77777777----------------------------------| go into the chorus... A|-55555555-5555-7777--99999999--5555-7777---| E|----------3333-5555--77777777--3333-5555---| Chorus: That one day when he is gone... e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------77777777-----------------------| A|-55555555-77777777-55555555-99999999-55555555-7---| E|-33333333-55555555----------77777777-33333333-5---| Verse: Play after the chorus and while he sings "my colorful life" again e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| Play twice through D|-77777777----------------------------------| A|-55555555-5555-7777--99999999--5555-7777---| E|----------3333-5555--77777777--3333-5555---| Verse: I'd like to be like you with a rep like yours... e|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------| Play twice through D|---7--7-7-------------------------------------| A|-55-55-5----5-----7-----9--9--9----5-----7----| E|----------33-3--55-5--77-77--7---33-3--55-5---| Verse: So what does it all mean to find someone who makes you cry inside... e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| Play this twice through and then D|-77777777----------------------------------| go into the chorus... A|-55555555-5555-7777--99999999--5555-7777---| E|----------3333-5555--77777777--3333-5555---| Chorus: That one day when he is gone... e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------77777777-----------------------| A|-55555555-77777777-55555555-99999999-55555555-7---| E|-33333333-55555555----------77777777-33333333-5---| Pre-Bridge e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-77777777--------------------------------| A|-55555555-9999-7777-55555555-9999-7777---| E|----------7777-5555-33333333-7777-5555---| Bridge - Play twice through e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|0-00--------------0--------------------0--------------------0----------------| A|-----9-10-12-10-9----0-00-12-10-9-10-9---------9-10-12-10-9---------77777777-| E|------------------------------------------7-77-----------------3-33-55555555-| Chorus: That one day when he is gone... e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------|Play this three times through and on G|---------------------------------------|the fourth time through only play the D|-------------------77777777------------|2nd power chord once and stop let it A|-55555555-77777777-55555555-99999999---|ring... E|-33333333-55555555----------77777777---| Verse: My colorful life... e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------7---| A|---9--9-9--9--9-9---5--5-5--5--5-5--5---| E|-77-77-7-77-77-7--33-33-3-33-33-3-------| | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note
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