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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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A "Today" Cover of the smashing pumpkins by Ben Kweller on one acoustic guitar
I saw this on youtube and I liked the version so I tabbed out
Not real sure what he's jamming on at the end there.  Possibly replace the B chord in 
last verse with a D barre  and that sounds pretty good too
Key of D
Opening Riff:
e|--10------12------10------11p10---|
B|------10------10------10-------10-|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
e|-D-10--10--10--xx-|-As5--5--5--xx-|-G-3--3--3--3-3-|--3--3--3--3-3-|
B|--10--10--10--xx-|-s5--5--5--xx-|--0--0--0--0-0-|--0--0--0--0-0-|
G|--11--11--11--xx-|-s6--6--6--xx-|--0--0--0--0-0-|--0--0--0--0-0-|
D|--12--12--12--xx-|--------------|--0--0--0--0-0-|--0--0--0--0-0-|
A|-----------------|--------------|--2--2--2--2-2-|--2--2--2--2-2-|
E|-----------------|--------------|--3--3--3--3-3-|--3--3--3--3-3-|
DToday Ais the Ggreatest
GDay I ?ve ever kown
DCan?t Alive for Gtomorrow
GTomorrow?s much too long
DI Aburn my eGyes out
DBefore AI Bget out
EI wGanted Bmore
EThan Glife could Bever grant
EBored Gby the Bchore
EOf Gsaving F#faceC#  
D(barre) A(barre)  G
Today   is   the   greatest
GDay I have ever known
DCan?t Await for Gtomorrow
GI might not have that long
DI'll Atear my Gheart out
DBefore AI Bget out
EPink Gribbon Dscars
AThat never forget
EI?ve Gtried Dso hard
ATo cleanse these regrets
EMy aGngel Dwings
AWere bruised and restrained
EMy Gbelly F#stinC#gs
DToday Ais
DToday Gis
DToday Ais
DThe grAeatest DdayA  Bm  G  
DDay ohAouB  
EI want to Gturn you Bon
EI want to Gturn you Bon
EI want to Gturn you Bon
EI want to Gturn you
DToday Ais the gBmreatesGt
DToday Ais the gBmreatest Gday I
DToday Ais the gBmreatest Gday
DThat AI have eBmver knowGn
D(barre) <10 12 12 11 10 10>
A(barre) <5  7  7  6  5  5 >

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Today

by Ben Kweller

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A "Today" Cover of the smashing pumpkins by Ben Kweller on one acoustic guitar

I saw this on youtube and I liked the version so I tabbed out

Not real sure what he's jamming on at the end there. Possibly replace the B chord in

last verse with a D barre and that sounds pretty good too

Key of D

Opening Riff:

e|--10------12------10------11p10---|

B|------10------10------10-------10-|

G|----------------------------------|

D|----------------------------------|

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

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

D A G

e|--10--10--10--xx-|-s5--5--5--xx-|--3--3--3--3-3-|--3--3--3--3-3-|

B|--10--10--10--xx-|-s5--5--5--xx-|--0--0--0--0-0-|--0--0--0--0-0-|

G|--11--11--11--xx-|-s6--6--6--xx-|--0--0--0--0-0-|--0--0--0--0-0-|

D|--12--12--12--xx-|--------------|--0--0--0--0-0-|--0--0--0--0-0-|

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

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

D A G

Today is the greatest

Day I ?ve ever kown

D A G

Can?t live for tomorrow

Tomorrow?s much too long

D A G

I burn my eyes out

D A B

Before I get out

E G B

I wanted more

E G B

Than life could ever grant

E G B

Bored by the chore

E G F# C#

Of saving face

D(barre) A(barre) G

Today is the greatest

Day I have ever known

D A G

Can?t wait for tomorrow

I might not have that long

D A G

I'll tear my heart out

D A B

Before I get out

E G D

Pink ribbon scars

That never forget

E G D

I?ve tried so hard

To cleanse these regrets

E G D

My angel wings

Were bruised and restrained

E G F# C#

My belly stings

D A

Today is

D G

Today is

D A

Today is

D A D A Bm G

The greatest day

D A B

Day ohou

E G B

I want to turn you on

E G B

I want to turn you on

E G B

I want to turn you on

E G

I want to turn you

D A Bm G

Today is the greatest

D A Bm G

Today is the greatest day I

D A Bm G

Today is the greatest day

D A Bm G

That I have ever known

D(barre) <10 12 12 11 10 10>

A(barre) <5 7 7 6 5 5 >

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