A Lifeless Ordinary Need A Little Help

Motion City Soundtrack

(verse) E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-8--8--8--8---17--17--17--17--17-17--17--------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-6--6--6--6---15--15--15--15--15-15--15--------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-12--12-12--12---10-10-10-10-10--10--10--------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-10--10-10--10---8--8--8--8--8---8---8---------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|x~8 (both) (transition from Verse to Chorus) E|-------------| B|-------------| G|--5---3---4--| D|--5---3---4--| A|--3---1---2--| E|-------------| (Chorus) E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------3--3---5--5--5--5-------------------------3-3-3-3---------------| D|-1--1--3--3---5--5--5--5---5--5--5--5---1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3--6-6-6-6-6-6-6| A|-1--1--1--1---3--3--3--3---5--5--5--5---1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1--6-6-6-6-6-6-6| E|---------------------------3--3--3--3---------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4|x2 The Chorus was the hardest part for me to tab. (2nd time through, finish with) E|-----------| B|-----------| G|-----------| D|--8--------| A|--8--------| E|--6-x~8----| (verse) E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-8--8--8--8---17--17--17--17--17-17--17--------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-6--6--6--6---15--15--15--15--15-15--15--------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-12--12-12--12---10-10-10-10-10--10--10--------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-10--10-10--10---8--8--8--8--8---8---8---------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| *This is played in the background the first (2?) times through with this played over it: E|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|-8--8----17--17--17--17--17-17--17----15--15----12--| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|-6--6----15--15--15--15--15-15--15----13--13----10--| E|----------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|----10-10-10-10-10--12--12/11/12--8---| D|--------------------------------------| A|----8--8--8--8--8---10--10/11/10--6---| E|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|-10/13--12---10--8-------------8--10--| D|--------------------8--5/6--8---------| A|-8/11---10---8---6-------------6--8---| E|--------------------6--3/4--6---------| E|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|----10-10-10-10-10--12--12/11--12--8---| D|---------------------------------------| A|----8--8--8--8--8---10--10/11--10--6---| E|---------------------------------------| (transition from Verse to Chorus) E|-------------| B|-------------| G|--5---3---4--| D|--5---3---4--| A|--3---1---2--| E|-------------| (Chorus) E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------3--3---5--5--5--5-------------------------3-3-3-3---------------| D|-1--1--3--3---5--5--5--5---5--5--5--5---1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3--6-6-6-6-6-6-6| A|-1--1--1--1---3--3--3--3---5--5--5--5---1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1--6-6-6-6-6-6-6| E|---------------------------3--3--3--3---------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4|x2 (2nd time through, finish with) E|---------| B|---------| G|---------| D|--8------| A|--8------| E|--6-x~8--| (bridge) E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|--12--12---------12--12---------13--13---------13--13------------| D|---------13--13---------13--13---------15--15----------15--15----| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|--12--12---------12--12------------------------------------------| D|---------13--13---------13--13----------17--17----------15--15---| A|--------------------------------13---13----------13--13----------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| *This is played in the background throughout this part. *I end on the 13th fret of the string (slightly bent). (riff) E|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------8--------------3-----------5--------------| D|----8-----8-------3-----3------5----5------4-----| A|-6-------------1------------3------------4---4---| E|---------------------------------------6---------| E|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|------8----------3-----------| D|---8----8-----3----3----6~---| A|-6----------1-----------6~---| E|------------------------4~---| (Chorus - slightly different) E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------3--3---5--5--5--5-------------------------3-3-3-3---------------| D|-1--1--3--3---5--5--5--5---5--5--5--5---1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3--6-6-6-6-6-6-6| A|-1--1--1--1---3--3--3--3---5--5--5--5---1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1--6-6-6-6-6-6-6| E|---------------------------3--3--3--3---------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------3--3--3--3--5--5--5--5-------------------------3-3-3-3--| D|-1--1--1--1--3--3--3--3--5--5--5--5---5--5--5--5---1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3--| A|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--3--3--3--3---5--5--5--5---1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1--| E|--------------------------------------3--3--3--3---------------------| (outro) E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------3-3-------------------------------------3-3---------------| D|-1--1--3-3---6-6--5-5---1-1--5-5-6-6-6-6--1-1--3-3--6-6-5-5------| A|-1--1--1-1---6-6--5-5---1-1--5-5-6-6-6-6--1-1--1-1--6-6-5-5------| E|-------------4-4--3-3--------3-3-4-4-4-4------------4-4-3-3------| E|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--8~-| D|-1-1-------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--8~-| A|-1-1-x a bunch---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--6~-| E|-------------------------------------|

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