Arrangement for solo guitar. This tab mixes in some of the bass fills.
[Main Riff]
D D/C# A
v
e|-----------5-5--|
B|-7---------5-5--|
G|-7--7----6-6-6--|
D|-7--7----7------|
A|-5--4----7------|
E|---------5------|
[Alternate Main Riff]
D D/C# A
e|-------------------|
B|-7--7--------------|
G|-7--7----6---------|
D|-7--7----7---------|
A|-5--4----7---------|
E|---------5-3(h4)h5-|
[Intro Riff]
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|---7---7----7---7--| x2
A|-------------------|
E|--5---5-5--5---5-5-|
[Verse 1]
D D/C# A D D/C# A
You say you stand by your man
D D/C# A D D/C# A
Tell me something I don't understand
D Bm
You said you loved me, and that's a fact
D D/C# A D D/C# A
Then you left me, said you felt trapped
D A
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|---------7----------------------------2---------|
G|---------7----------4-----------------2---------|
D|---------7------7---------7-----4-----2-2/4-2---|
A|---------5----------------------------0-------4-|
E|------------------------------------------------|
Well some things you can't explain away
Bm D
e|----------------------------------------|
B|--------3----3------3----3------------7-|
G|--------4----4------4----4--------(6)-7-|
D|--------4----4------4----4--------(6)-7-|
A|--------2----2------2----2--2----2/4--5-|
E|----------------------------------------|
But the heartache's with me till this day
[Chorus]
D D/C# A
You didn't stand by me
D D/C# A
No, not at all
D D/C# A
You didn't stand by me
D D/C# A
No way
[Verse 2]
D D/C# A D D/C# A
All the times when we were close
D D/C# A D D/C# A
I'll remember these things the most
D A
I see all my dreams come tumblin' down
D D/C# A D D/C# A
I can't be happy without you around
D A
So alone, I keep the wolves at bay
Bm D
And there's only one thing I can say
[Chorus]
D D/C# A
You didn't stand by me
D D/C# A
No, not at all
D D/C# A
You didn't stand by me
D D/C# A
No way
[Bridge]
A F#m Bm D D/C# A D D/C# A
You must expla-a-a-ain why this must be
A F#m Bm D D/C# A D D/C# A
Did you li-i-i---ie when you spoke to me?
D D/C# A D D/C# A
Did you stand be me? No, not at all
[Verse 3]
D D/C# A D D/C# A
Now I got a job, but it don't pay
D D/C# A D D/C# A
I need new clothes, I need somewhere to stay
D A
But without all of these things I can do
D D/C# A D D/C# A
But without your love, I won't make it through
D A
But you don't understand my point of view
Bm D
I suppose there's nothing I can do
[Chorus]
D D/C# A
You didn't stand by me
D D/C# A
No, not at all
D D/C# A
You didn't stand by me
D D/C# A
No way
[Bridge]
A F#m Bm D D/C# A D D/C# A
You must expla-a-a-ain why this must be
A F#m Bm D D/C# A D D/C# A
Did you li-i-i---ie when you spoke to me?
D D/C# A D D/C# A
Did you stand be me? No, not at all
[Outro]
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|---7---7----7---7--|
A|-------------------|
E|--5---5-5--5---5-5-|Train In Vain chords and lyrics
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Arrangement for solo guitar. This tab mixes in some of the bass fills. [Main Riff] [Intro Riff] [Verse 1] [Chorus] [Verse 2] [Chorus] [Bridge] [Verse 3] [Chorus] [Bridge] [Outro]
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