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Sometimes You Cant Make It On Your Own

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1/54

Tempo 80 BPMVol

Sound:

Position

Step 1 / 54Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Year:     2004
just strummed. At the end there is a mini-solo for over the start of the
bridge.
e|-A------------A------------A/G------------A/G------------A/F#------------Dsus2-----------|
B|----2-2-3-2-----2-2-3-2-----2-2-3-2-----2-2-3-2-----2-2-3-2-----2-2-3-2-|
G|----2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------0----------|
A|-0-----------0----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------3-----------3-----------2----------------------|
[Verse 1]
ATough, you A/Gthink you've got the stuff
You're A/F#telling me and Dsus2anyone
AYou're hard enough
You Adon't have to put up a fight
You A/Gdon't have to always be right
      A/F#Let me take some of the Dsus2punches
For Ayou tonight
[Pre-Chorus]
    D  DListen to me nAow
I Aneed to let you kF#mnow
You F#mdon't have to go it aDlone
[Chorus]
And it's F#myou when I look in the mirrEor
And it's Dyou when I don't pick up the phDone
SoF#mmetimes you can't mEake it    on your oDwnD  
[Verse 2]
We Afight      all the tA/Gime
You and A/F#I...   that's alDsus2right
We're the Asame soul
I don't Aneed...   I don't A/Gneed to hear you say
That if we A/F#weren't so aDsus2like
You'd like me a Awhole lot more
[Pre-Chorus]
     D  DListen to me nAow
I Aneed to let you knowF#m  
You F#mdon't have to go it alDoneD  
[Chorus]
And it's yF#mou when I look in the mirEror 
And it's yDou when I don't pick up the phDone
SF#mometimes  you can't mEake it    on your oDwnD  
[Bridge]
 Fmaj7-  C- Dm  
                I know that we don't talk
 Fmaj7-    C-   Am  
            I'm sick of it all
 Fmaj7-      C-     Dm  
           Can you  -  hear - me - when - I -
ASing,       Ayou'F#mre the reason I singF#m  
DYou're the reason Ewhy   the Aopera is in me...A  
Well, hDey now!D  
I've got to let you Aknow
A Ahouse still doesn't make a hF#mome
Don't F#mleave me here alDone...D  
[Outro/Chorus]
And it's yF#mou when I look in the mirEror
And it's yDou that makes it hard to let goD  
F#mSometimes you can't mEake it    on your oDwnD  
SF#mometimes you can't mEake it
The best you cDan  do    is to faDke it
SF#mometimes you can't mEake it    on    Dyour ownD  
(Play 'A' to fade)
e|----------------------------------------------------------8-10-12-10----|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--10-9-7------7-----10-9-7------------10-9-7------7--9-10---------------|
D|---------10-7--------------10-5h7------------10-7-----------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
h = Hammer-on

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Sometimes You Cant Make It On Your Own

by U2

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

A/G

A/F#

Dsus2

F#m

Fmaj7

Year: 2004

just strummed. At the end there is a mini-solo for over the start of the

bridge.

A A A/G A/G A/F# Dsus2

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|----2-2-3-2-----2-2-3-2-----2-2-3-2-----2-2-3-2-----2-2-3-2-----2-2-3-2-|

G|----2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-|

D|-------------------------------------------------------------0----------|

A|-0-----------0----------------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------3-----------3-----------2----------------------|

[Verse 1]

A A/G

Tough, you think you've got the stuff

A/F# Dsus2

You're telling me and anyone

You're hard enough

You don't have to put up a fight

A/G

You don't have to always be right

A/F# Dsus2

Let me take some of the punches

For you tonight

[Pre-Chorus]

D D A

Listen to me now

A F#m

I need to let you know

F#m D

You don't have to go it alone

[Chorus]

F#m E

And it's you when I look in the mirror

D D

And it's you when I don't pick up the phone

F#m E D D

Sometimes you can't make it on your own

[Verse 2]

A A/G

We fight all the time

A/F# Dsus2

You and I... that's alright

We're the same soul

A A/G

I don't need... I don't need to hear you say

A/F# Dsus2

That if we weren't so alike

You'd like me a whole lot more

[Pre-Chorus]

D D A

Listen to me now

A F#m

I need to let you know

F#m D D

You don't have to go it alone

[Chorus]

F#m E

And it's you when I look in the mirror

D D

And it's you when I don't pick up the phone

F#m E D D

Sometimes you can't make it on your own

[Bridge]

Fmaj7 C Dm

- -

I know that we don't talk

Fmaj7 C Am

- -

I'm sick of it all

Fmaj7 C Dm

- -

Can you - hear - me - when - I -

A A F#m F#m

Sing, you're the reason I sing

D E A A

You're the reason why the opera is in me...

D D

Well, hey now!

I've got to let you know

A F#m

A house still doesn't make a home

F#m D D

Don't leave me here alone...

[Outro/Chorus]

F#m E

And it's you when I look in the mirror

D D

And it's you that makes it hard to let go

F#m E D D

Sometimes you can't make it on your own

F#m E

Sometimes you can't make it

D D

The best you can do is to fake it

F#m E D D

Sometimes you can't make it on your own

(Play 'A' to fade)

e|----------------------------------------------------------8-10-12-10----|

B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|--10-9-7------7-----10-9-7------------10-9-7------7--9-10---------------|

D|---------10-7--------------10-5h7------------10-7-----------------------|

A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

h = Hammer-on

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