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Step 1 / 416Position: 1
1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO open
e|-F1-----C-----(F/A5)----Am5-----E77----(Eb6)----Am75-----|
B|-1-----5-----6-----5-----9-----8-----5-----|
G|-2-----5-----5-----5-----7-----8-----5-----|
D|-3-----5-----7-----7-----9-----8-----5-----|
A|-x----(3)----------x-----7-----6-----7-----|
E|(1)----------------5-----------------5-----|
[Intro]
e|F1-------C--------|F/A------------C/G--------F/A--------Am7----|----------------F1-------C--------|
B|1-------5-------|6p5h6---x---5-------6-----------|----------------1-------5-------|
G|2-------5-------|5-------x---5-------5-------5---|----------------2-------5-------|
D|3-------5-------|7p5h7---x---5-------7-------5h7~|--7-5---7-------3-------5-------|
A|x-------3-------|----------------------------x---|----x-----------x-------3-------|
E|1---------------|----------------------------5---|----5-----------1---------------|
3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
e|F/A------------C/G--------F/A--------Am7----|----------------F1-------C--------|
B|6p5h6---x---5-------6-----------|----------------1-------5-------|
G|5-------x---5-------5-------5---|----------------2-------5-------|
D|7p5h7---x---5-------7-------5h7~|--7-5---7-------3-------5-------|
A|----------------------------x---|----x-----------x-------3-------|
E|----------------------------5---|----5-----------1---------------|
Overdub (intro only)
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|5-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|7--p5--h7--p5--h7--p5---h7------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Main rhythm fig.
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|6p5h6---x---5-------6-----------|----------------6-------5-------|
G|5-------x---5-------5-------5---|----------------5-------5-------| Main ryhthm fig. repeats throughout
D|7p5h7---x---5-------7-------5h7~|--7-5---7-------7-------5-------| the verses. Chords listed below
A|------------x---------------x---|----x---------------------------| reflect overall harmony icluding bass.
E|------------5---------------5---|----5---------------------------|
[Verse]
FThe Csame F/Adrink that gets me out the Am7door
FIs tChe F/Asame drink that puts me on the Am7floor
FAnd the Cnew F/Athing I wanna try some Am7more
FIs the Csame F/Amistake I used to make beAm7fore
[Chorus]
If I'm hF/Aelpless tell me now
Tell me Amnow
If I'm hF/Aelpless tell me now
Tell me Amnow
If I'm hF/Aelpless tell me now
Tell me Amnow
And I'll F/Astop trying to figure it Amout
F/A Am
F/A Am
[Verse]
FThe Csame F/Abrain that brings me ecstaAm7cy
FIs the Csame F/Apain that gets the best of Am7me
And Fthe Cone I F/Alove the most just said to Am7me
FA Cbroken F/Aheart is all I'll ever Am7be
[Chorus]
If I'm hF/Aelpless tell me now
Tell me Amnow
If I'm hF/Aelpless tell me now
Tell me Amnow
If I'm hF/Aelpless tell me now
Tell me Amnow
And I'll F/Astop trying to figure it Amout
[Solo]
F/A   Amx7
E7
E7 Eb
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------8-----------------------------|
G|----5b.5-7--7~p5-7~p5-7--b9r7p5---5~-h7-------5b.5-7-7p5---7b9b9r7-5-------------------|
D|--7-----------------------------7-------7---7------------------------7p5----7~---------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------7------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------5--------------------------------------|
B|----------------------8------------------------------------8-----8-----8-----8-----10~-|
G|-----5-7-7b8-7-5--7b9--------5-7-7b8-7-5----7b9------5-7b9---7b9---7b9---7b9---7b9-----|
D|5--7-----------------------7-------------7---------7-----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------15~-----------------------------------------------------------17-|
B|13--15--15--13--15b17------r15--13--15--13-----------13------13--15b16r15-13--15b17----|
G|-------------------------------------------14p12-14~-----14----------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|17~--17-15------------15----------17-20b22--20b22-17----17~----17------20b22-17~-------|
B|-----------17p15--17~-------17-20-----------20b22----20------------20------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------12--------12---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|15b17----15b17-----15-12------12-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------14b16---12b13----------9---7-------------------------------7--|
D|----------------------------------------14-12~--------9-7\5--------------5h7-7p5-/9--9-|
A|------------------------------------------------------------7p5-7p5---/7---------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------8b.5-------------8------------8-------------------------------------|
G|-----7------/9---------9p7--h9--7---7b9r8r7------7b9~r---------------------------------|
D|/9-----9-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Bridge]
F/A  Am7Help me
F/A  Am7Help me
F/A  Am7Help me
[Chorus]
If I'm hF/Aelpless tell me now
Tell me Amnow
If I'm hF/Aelpless tell me now
Tell me Amnow
If I'm hF/Aelpless tell me now
Tell me Amnow
And I'll F/Astop trying to figure it Amout
If I'm F/Ahelpless
If I'm Amhelpless
If I'm F/Ahelpless
Then I'll F/Astop trying to figure it Amout
[Outro]
F/A   Amx8
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|10~-------10b12b13r10~----14b15-13--------15b17----15b17----15b17--15b17--15b17--15b17-|
G|-----------------------------------14~-------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|15b17-13------15b17b17b17----15b17-14b15-13--------------15b17-15b17-13----15b17b17----|
G|---------14---------------------------------14--14p12-------------------14-------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|15-------------------------8~--5---8---5---8-5---8-5----------------------------8~--5--|
B|-pb16r15-13--------------5-------5-------5-----5-----5---5--------------------5-------5|
G|------------14--14-12\---------------------------------7---5---7-5b6------5------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------7--------7~---------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|8-5---8-5------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----5-----5----5----5-8-5------------------------------15b17-----r15b17r15-13-13----13~|
G|------------7b9--7b9------7b9-7-5---7-5b6---5------------------------------------14----|
D|----------------------------------7-------7---7--5-------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------12b15----r12----|
B|15---------15-15b17---15b17r15-13--13\12-12-pb13r12-10--10--10--------(12b15----r12)---|
G|--------14------------------------------------------------------12---------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|12-12-10-10-------10-10-------10---12b15---r12---12-12---------------------------------|
B|------------13-13~---10-13-13~----(12b15---r12)--------13-13b15-10-10------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------\7--7--5--5-------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------7--7-|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------13b.5------13b.5-------------------------------13-------15b16r15b15---15----|
G|---------------14p12-----14p12---14~------------------------14p12-------------------14-|
D|\5--5-3p0-----------------------------\12-10-------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------12-10-12~-10------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----x---------------------------|
B|13--x---------------------------|
G|----x---14---14~--14--/17b18----| Fade out
D|----x---------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
| h Hummer-on
| p Pull-off
| b.5 Bend 1/4 step
| pb Pre-Bend
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