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I haven't found an accurate tab for this song anywhere, this is how it is played live and in the
recorded version, I hope you like it!
Second Best by Hudson Taylor
Standard Tuning
~Capo 5~
Dadd4add9e|--0--
b|--3--
G|--0--
D|--4--
A|--5--
E|--x--
C#*
e|--0--
b|--0--
G|--0--
D|--2--
A|--4--
E|--x--
Intro: (Listen to song for strumming pattern)
e |------0------0------0------0------|
B |------0------0------0------0------|
G |------0------0------0------0------|
D |------9------9------3------2------|
A |------7------6------5------4------|
E |------x------x------x------x------|
Verse 1:
All the Empeople all around us
Talking Cto and all about us
Who's to Gsay
It'll go Dadd4add9our way
Are you Emtrying to be helpful?
Are you Csleeping in the devils comGpany?
PossiDadd4add9bly
Chorus:
AmDon't wake me up I?m not Csleeping
I'm not aGsking for any Dadd4add9rest
AmAnd as long as I am Cbreathing
C#* C | Dadd4add9
I won?t settle for second best
Interlude:
e |------0------0------0------0------0------0------|
B |------0------0------0------0------0------1------|
G |------0------0------0------0------0------0------|
D |------2------2------2------2------2------2------|
A |------2------2------2------0------2------3------|
E |------0------2------3------3------3------0------|
Verse 2:
We can Emteach ourselves the lessons
And we can Cchange it any second of the Gday
Who's to Dadd4add9say
Are you Emtrying to be helpful?
Are you Csleeping in the devils coGmpany?
PosDadd4add9sibly
Chorus:
AmDon't wake me up I?m not Csleeping
I'm not aGsking for any Dadd4add9rest
AmAnd as long as I am Cbreathing
C#* C | Dadd4add9
I won?t settle for second best
Interlude:
e |------0------0------0------0------0------0------|
B |------0------0------0------0------0------1------|
G |------0------0------0------0------0------0------|
D |------2------2------2------2------2------2------| (X2)
A |------2------2------2------0------2------3------|
E |------0------2------3------3------3------0------|
Bridge:
Love the life that we don?t have, I wouldn't change a thing
e |------0----------------0----------------0----------------0------|
B |------0----------------0----------------0----------------0------|
G |------0----------------0----------------0----------------0------|
D |------9----------------9----------------3----------------2------|
A |------7----------------6----------------5----------------4------|
E |------x----------------x----------------x----------------x------|
Not much but we don?t mind I wouldn't change a thing
e |------0----------------0----------------0----------------0------|
B |------0----------------0----------------0----------------0------|
G |------0----------------0----------------0----------------0------|
D |------9----------------9----------------3----------------2------|
A |------7----------------6----------------5----------------4------|
E |------x----------------x----------------x----------------x------|
Love the life that we don?t have I wouldn?t change at all
e |------0----------------0----------------0----------------0------|
B |------0----------------0----------------0----------------0------|
G |------0----------------0----------------0----------------0------|
D |------9----------------9----------------3----------------2------|
A |------7----------------6----------------5----------------4------|
E |------x----------------x----------------x----------------x------|
Not much but we don?t mind I wouldn?t change at all
e |------0----------------0----------------0----------------0------|
B |------0----------------0----------------0----------------0------|
G |------0----------------0----------------0----------------0------|
D |------9----------------9----------------3----------------2------|
A |------7----------------6----------------5----------------4------|
E |------x----------------x----------------x----------------x------|
Chorus:
AmDon't wake me up I?m not Csleeping
I'm not aGsking for any Dadd4add9rest
AmAnd as long as I am Cbreathing
C#* C
I won't settle for second best
AmDon't wake me up I?m not Csleeping
I'm not aGsking for any Dadd4add9rest
AmAnd as long as I am Cbreathing
C#* C
I won?t settle for second best
C#* C | Dadd4add9
I'm not asking for any rest
Outro:
e |------0------0------0------0------0------0------|
B |------0------0------0------0------0------1------|
G |------0------0------0------0------0------0------|
D |------2------2------2------2------2------2------|
A |------2------2------2------0------2------3------|
E |------0------2------3------3------3------0------|
Thanks to Lee Elliott for help with the chords!
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Second Best
by Hudson Taylor
Chords in this song · guitar
Em
C
G
Am
I haven't found an accurate tab for this song anywhere, this is how it is played live and in the
recorded version, I hope you like it!
Second Best by Hudson Taylor
Standard Tuning
~Capo 5~
Dadd4add9
e|--0--
b|--3--
G|--0--
D|--4--
A|--5--
E|--x--
C#*
e|--0--
b|--0--
G|--0--
D|--2--
A|--4--
E|--x--
Intro: (Listen to song for strumming pattern)
e |------0------0------0------0------|
B |------0------0------0------0------|
G |------0------0------0------0------|
D |------9------9------3------2------|
A |------7------6------5------4------|
E |------x------x------x------x------|
Verse 1:
Em
All the people all around us
C
Talking to and all about us
G
Who's to say
Dadd4add9
It'll go our way
Em
Are you trying to be helpful?
C G
Are you sleeping in the devils company?
Dadd4add9
Possibly
Chorus:
Am C
Don't wake me up I?m not sleeping
G Dadd4add9
I'm not asking for any rest
Am C
And as long as I am breathing
C#* C | Dadd4add9
I won?t settle for second best
Interlude:
e |------0------0------0------0------0------0------|
B |------0------0------0------0------0------1------|
G |------0------0------0------0------0------0------|
D |------2------2------2------2------2------2------|
A |------2------2------2------0------2------3------|
E |------0------2------3------3------3------0------|
Verse 2:
Em
We can teach ourselves the lessons
C G
And we can change it any second of the day
Dadd4add9
Who's to say
Em
Are you trying to be helpful?
C G
Are you sleeping in the devils company?
Dadd4add9
Possibly
Chorus:
Am C
Don't wake me up I?m not sleeping
G Dadd4add9
I'm not asking for any rest
Am C
And as long as I am breathing
C#* C | Dadd4add9
I won?t settle for second best
Interlude:
e |------0------0------0------0------0------0------|
B |------0------0------0------0------0------1------|
G |------0------0------0------0------0------0------|
D |------2------2------2------2------2------2------| (X2)
A |------2------2------2------0------2------3------|
E |------0------2------3------3------3------0------|
Bridge:
Love the life that we don?t have, I wouldn't change a thing
e |------0----------------0----------------0----------------0------|
B |------0----------------0----------------0----------------0------|
G |------0----------------0----------------0----------------0------|
D |------9----------------9----------------3----------------2------|
A |------7----------------6----------------5----------------4------|
E |------x----------------x----------------x----------------x------|
Not much but we don?t mind I wouldn't change a thing
e |------0----------------0----------------0----------------0------|
B |------0----------------0----------------0----------------0------|
G |------0----------------0----------------0----------------0------|
D |------9----------------9----------------3----------------2------|
A |------7----------------6----------------5----------------4------|
E |------x----------------x----------------x----------------x------|
Love the life that we don?t have I wouldn?t change at all
e |------0----------------0----------------0----------------0------|
B |------0----------------0----------------0----------------0------|
G |------0----------------0----------------0----------------0------|
D |------9----------------9----------------3----------------2------|
A |------7----------------6----------------5----------------4------|
E |------x----------------x----------------x----------------x------|
Not much but we don?t mind I wouldn?t change at all
e |------0----------------0----------------0----------------0------|
B |------0----------------0----------------0----------------0------|
G |------0----------------0----------------0----------------0------|
D |------9----------------9----------------3----------------2------|
A |------7----------------6----------------5----------------4------|
E |------x----------------x----------------x----------------x------|
Chorus:
Am C
Don't wake me up I?m not sleeping
G Dadd4add9
I'm not asking for any rest
Am C
And as long as I am breathing
C#* C
I won't settle for second best
Am C
Don't wake me up I?m not sleeping
G Dadd4add9
I'm not asking for any rest
Am C
And as long as I am breathing
C#* C
I won?t settle for second best
C#* C | Dadd4add9
I'm not asking for any rest
Outro:
e |------0------0------0------0------0------0------|
B |------0------0------0------0------0------1------|
G |------0------0------0------0------0------0------|
D |------2------2------2------2------2------2------|
A |------2------2------2------0------2------3------|
E |------0------2------3------3------3------0------|
Thanks to Lee Elliott for help with the chords!
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