Tabbed for two guitars and a bass ... = strumming p --> pull off h--> hammer s--> slide When I list half the chord like --- --- --- that means just strum down over the bass strings -0- -2- -3- Intro - muted F#-----------5-------0-------0---------0-----0---------7-------9-----| C#---0---3-----3-0-----3-0-------0h3p2-----2-------2s3-----3s5-----0-| A-------------------------------------------------------------------| E-------------------------------------------------------------------| B-------------------------------------------------------------------| F#-------------------------------------------------------------------| F#---2...----------2-3...------------0...------------3...----2...----| C#---0...----------0-0...------------2...------------0...----2...----| A---2...----------2-0...------------2...------------0...----2...----| E---0...----------0-0...------------2...------------0...----4...----| B---0...----------0-2...------------0...------------2...------------| F#-------------------3...----------------------------3...------------| G-------------------------------------------------------------------| D-----------2---------------4---------------------------------------| A---4---4-------2---0---0-------0---2---2---2---2---0---0-----------| E-----------------------------------------------------------4---4---| F#---0-------5-2-------------0---------0-----0---------2-------------| C#-------3-------0---3-3-0-------0---3-----2-------2h3-------2-------| A---------------------------------------------------------2-----2---| E-------------------------------------------------------------------| B-------------------------------------------------------------------| F#-------------------------------------------------------------------| F#---2...------------3...------------0...------------3...----2...----| C#---0...------------0...------------2...------------0...----2...----| A---2...------------0...------------2...------------0...----2...----| E---0...------------0...------------2...------------0...----4...----| B---0...------------2...------------0...------------2...------------| F#-------------------3...----------------------------3...------------| G-------------------------------------------------------------------| D-----------2---------------4---------------------------------------| A---4---4-------2---0---0-------0---2---2---2---2---0---0-----------| E-----------------------------------------------------------4---4---| repeat that one more time. Since the words dont go exactly with the music the way one might suspect, the But we... part starts at the end of the second time (the But starts at the G#m) so the cannot cling part is where the next part enters... confused? Just listen to the song a bit and try to follow along). This next part also serves as the bridge after verse 4... F#--2...---------0---------------------------------------------------| C#--2...-------------3-----2-----0-----------------------------------| A--2...-------------------------------------------------------------| E--4...-----------------------------0...------------2...------------| B-----------------------------------2...------------2...------------| F#-----------------------------------3...------------0...------------| F#--2...---------0---2-----------------------------------------------| C#--2...---------2---3-3...------------------------------------------| A--2...---------2---2-2...------------------------------------------| E--4...---------0---0-0...----------0...------------2...------------| B---------------------0...----------2...------------2...------------| F#-----------------------------------3...------------0...------------| G-------------------------------------------------------------------| D---------------4---2-----1-----------------------------------------| A-------------------------------4---0---0---0---0---2---2---2---0---| E---4---4---4-------------------------------------------------------| F#---2...--------0---------------------------------------------------| C#---2...------------3-----2-----0-----------------------------------| A---2...------------------------------------------------------------| E---4...----------------------------0...-------------2...-----------| B-----------------------------------2...-------------2...-----------| F#-----------------------------------3...-------------0...-----------| F#---2...--------0---------------------------------------------------| C#---2...--------2---3...--------------------------------------------| A---2...--------2---2...--------------------------------------------| E---4...--------0---0...------------0...------------2...------------| B-------------------0...------------2...------------2...------------| F#-----------------------------------3...------------0...------------| G-------------------------------------------------------------------| D---------------4---2-----1-----------------------------------------| A-------------------------------4---0---0---0---0---2---2---2-------| E---4---4---4---------------------------------------------------4---|

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