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How I Go

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Tab By Tonynsyde (Antonio Leo, Italy)
Title: How I Go
Artist: Yellocard
Album: Lights & Sounds (2006)
[Notes]
       E     Asus    B    C#-C#-(2)
E |-0----0----0----0----0------|
B |-0----0----0----0----5------|
G |-1----2----4----6----6------|
D |-2----2----4----6----6------|
A |-2----0----2----4----4------|
E |-0--------------------------|
[Intro]
E A E A
[Riff]
E |-------------------|
B |-------------------|
G |-1--1--1--1--------|
D |-2--2--2--2--------|
A |-2-----x--x--------|
E |-------4--2--------|
[Verse]
EI could tell you the Asuswildest of tales 
BMy friend the giant and Asustravelling saleEs 
ETell you all the Asustimes that I failed 
BThe years all behind me 
AsusThe stories Eexcelled. 
C#-And I'm drying Eout 
BCrying out 
             Asus         E[riff....]  
This isn't how I go 
[Verse]
EI could tell you of a Asusman not so tall 
BWho said life's a circus and Asusso we are sEmall 
ETell you of a Asusgirl that I saw 
BI froze in the moment and Asusshe changed it Eall 
[Chorus]
C#-And I'm drying Eout 
BCrying out 
AsusThis isn't how I C#-go 
Hurry nEow 
BLay me down 
AsusAnd let these waters Bflow..C#-.ohhh..Asusoohh..ooEooh
BFlow...C#-ohhh..oAsusohh..oooEoh 
[Verse]
C#-(2)                     B                   Asus  E  
Son I am not everything you thought that I would be 
C#-(2)                     E              Asus  B  
But every story I have told is part of meeeee 
EAnd you keep the Asusair in my lungs 
BFloating along as a Asusmelody Ecomes 
EAnd my heart beats like Asustimpani drums 
BKeeping the time while a sAsusymphony sEtrums 
[Chorus]
C#-And I'm drying Eout 
BCrying out 
AsusThis isn't how I C#-go 
Hurry nEow 
BLay me down 
AsusAnd let these waters Bflow..C#-.ohhh..Asusoohh..ooEooh 
BFlow...C#-ohhh..oAsusohh..oooEoh 
Let it Bflow..C#-.ohhh..Asusoohh..ooEooh 
Let it Bflow..C#-.ohhh..Asusoohh..ooEooh 
[Verse]
C#-(2)                     B                   Asus  E  
Son I am not everything you thought that I would be 
C#-(2)                     E              Asus  B  
But every story I have told is part of me 
C#-(2)                     B                   Asus  E  
Son I leave you now but you have so much more to do 
C#-(2)                     E         Asus  B  
And every story I have told is part of you
[Riff]
E |-------------------|
B |-------------------|
G |-1--1--1--1--------|
D |-2--2--2--2--------|
A |-2-----x--x--------|
E |-------4--2--------|
[THE END]

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How I Go

by Yellowcard

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Asus

C#-

Tab By Tonynsyde (Antonio Leo, Italy)

Title: How I Go

Artist: Yellocard

Album: Lights & Sounds (2006)

[Notes]

E Asus B C#-

C#-(2)

E |-0----0----0----0----0------|

B |-0----0----0----0----5------|

G |-1----2----4----6----6------|

D |-2----2----4----6----6------|

A |-2----0----2----4----4------|

E |-0--------------------------|

[Intro]

E A E A

[Riff]

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

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

G |-1--1--1--1--------|

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

A |-2-----x--x--------|

E |-------4--2--------|

[Verse]

E Asus

I could tell you the wildest of tales

B Asus E

My friend the giant and travelling sales

E Asus

Tell you all the times that I failed

The years all behind me

Asus E

The stories excelled.

C#- E

And I'm drying out

Crying out

Asus E

[riff....]

This isn't how I go

[Verse]

E Asus

I could tell you of a man not so tall

B Asus E

Who said life's a circus and so we are small

E Asus

Tell you of a girl that I saw

B Asus E

I froze in the moment and she changed it all

[Chorus]

C#- E

And I'm drying out

Crying out

Asus C#-

This isn't how I go

Hurry now

Lay me down

Asus B C#- Asus E

And let these waters flow...ohhh..oohh..ooooh

B C#- Asus E

Flow...ohhh..oohh..ooooh

[Verse]

B Asus E

C#-(2)

Son I am not everything you thought that I would be

E Asus B

C#-(2)

But every story I have told is part of meeeee

E Asus

And you keep the air in my lungs

B Asus E

Floating along as a melody comes

E Asus

And my heart beats like timpani drums

B Asus E

Keeping the time while a symphony strums

[Chorus]

C#- E

And I'm drying out

Crying out

Asus C#-

This isn't how I go

Hurry now

Lay me down

Asus B C#- Asus E

And let these waters flow...ohhh..oohh..ooooh

B C#- Asus E

Flow...ohhh..oohh..ooooh

B C#- Asus E

Let it flow...ohhh..oohh..ooooh

B C#- Asus E

Let it flow...ohhh..oohh..ooooh

[Verse]

B Asus E

C#-(2)

Son I am not everything you thought that I would be

E Asus B

C#-(2)

But every story I have told is part of me

B Asus E

C#-(2)

Son I leave you now but you have so much more to do

E Asus B

C#-(2)

And every story I have told is part of you

[Riff]

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

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

G |-1--1--1--1--------|

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

A |-2-----x--x--------|

E |-------4--2--------|

[THE END]

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