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1/18

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 18Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

****Don't rate these chords for this 98% done tab below ;) 
These chords ARE what he plays (transposed to get rid of 
CHORDS :) ****
I'm just trying to figure out the picking/strumming he does in the
intro and throughout on the A and D chords.  I just cannot get the 
D chord! So any help would be great! Community effort for the D ;)
     Ax2                            Gm      D??????
e|---0------------------3---------------2-------------|
B|---2-0-2-3-2-0-2------3-----3---------3-------------|
G|---2------------------0---0--0------2-2-------------|
D|---2------------------0--0----0-----0-0-------------|
A|-0-0------------------1--------1----0---------------|
E|-------------------3--3-----------------------------|
**EVERY TIME AFTER THE 'A' CHORD IS STRUMMED,
 HE THEN PICKS THE 'A' CHORDS' PICKING PATTERN.
If you just give that b string 3rd fret a hammer
with your pinky during strumming it fits**
STANDARD TUNING w/
CAPO ON 4
Intro
 A   Gm   Dx2
And Dyou're too young to know any way Bmout
And you were drinking long Embefore
F#mAny244222one had time tAo show
 DNo one knew this day was sad for Bmthinking
But then a fade in trenEmd and every-
F#mBody really wants to Aknow
Cause we have Emtough breaks
And we have Gpeople to face
And we have Dtime
Before you have to feel that aAgain
And we have Emfire, on on Gour burnt skin
And it will Dheal
Before you have to feel that aAgain
  GmI will help you mendD  
(D)                              Bm  
And no one saw the statue in the road
Or that the fallen wind was Emcold
But you F#mdidn't tell 'em all you had Aseen
D                            (A)    Bm      -(Bobby does play that very quick (A)  
                             Em               of it down so skip it if ya want)
Or pull the F#monly person back Ayou had been
Cause we have Emtough breaks
And we have Gpeople to face
We have Dtime
Before you have to feel that aAgain
No we have Emfire, on on Gour burnt skin
Cause it will Dheal
Before you have to feel that aAgain
  GmCause I will help you mendD  
  F#  244322There's nothing like the lonely feelinFg of fallin'
I won't let it Dfind meeee aAgain
  F#There's nothing like the lonely feeling Fof fallin'
I won't Dlet it find meeee again
Cause we have Emtough breaks
And we hGave people to face
And we have Dtime
Before you have to feel that aAgain
Oh we have Emfire, on on Gour burnt skin
Cause it Dwill heal
Before you have to feel that aAgain
Oh no we have Emtough breaks
We havGe people to face
We Dhave time
Before you have to feel that aAgain
Oh no, we have Emfire, on our Gburnt skin
And it Dwill heal 
Before you have to feel that aAgain, again
                           Gm   D-once
  Cause I will help you mend

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Help You Mend

by Bobby Long

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F#m

****Don't rate these chords for this 98% done tab below ;)

These chords ARE what he plays (transposed to get rid of

CHORDS :) ****

I'm just trying to figure out the picking/strumming he does in the

intro and throughout on the A and D chords. I just cannot get the

D chord! So any help would be great! Community effort for the D ;)

A Gm D

x2 ??????

e|---0------------------3---------------2-------------|

B|---2-0-2-3-2-0-2------3-----3---------3-------------|

G|---2------------------0---0--0------2-2-------------|

D|---2------------------0--0----0-----0-0-------------|

A|-0-0------------------1--------1----0---------------|

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

**EVERY TIME AFTER THE 'A' CHORD IS STRUMMED,

HE THEN PICKS THE 'A' CHORDS' PICKING PATTERN.

If you just give that b string 3rd fret a hammer

with your pinky during strumming it fits**

STANDARD TUNING w/

CAPO ON 4

Intro

A Gm D

D Bm

And you're too young to know any way out

And you were drinking long before

F#m 244222 A

Anyone had time to show

D Bm

No one knew this day was sad for thinking

But then a fade in trend and every-

F#m A

Body really wants to know

Cause we have tough breaks

And we have people to face

And we have time

Before you have to feel that again

Em G

And we have fire, on on our burnt skin

And it will heal

Before you have to feel that again

Gm D

I will help you mend

D Bm

()

And no one saw the statue in the road

Or that the fallen wind was cold

F#m A

But you didn't tell 'em all you had seen

D (A) Bm -(Bobby does play that very quick (A)

Em of it down so skip it if ya want)

F#m A

Or pull the only person back you had been

Cause we have tough breaks

And we have people to face

We have time

Before you have to feel that again

Em G

No we have fire, on on our burnt skin

Cause it will heal

Before you have to feel that again

Gm D

Cause I will help you mend

F# 244322 F

There's nothing like the lonely feeling of fallin'

D A

I won't let it find meeee again

F# F

There's nothing like the lonely feeling of fallin'

I won't let it find meeee again

Cause we have tough breaks

And we have people to face

And we have time

Before you have to feel that again

Em G

Oh we have fire, on on our burnt skin

Cause it will heal

Before you have to feel that again

Oh no we have tough breaks

We have people to face

We have time

Before you have to feel that again

Em G

Oh no, we have fire, on our burnt skin

And it will heal

Before you have to feel that again, again

Gm D

-once

Cause I will help you mend

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