If I Were You

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Title       : If I Were You
Artist      : Hoobastank
Album       : Every man for himself

Ear tabber  : Walter Michael De la Cruz 
E-mail add 1: Walterfdelacruz@yahoo.com
E-mail add 2: Michaelfdelacruz@yahoo.com 
E-mail add 3: Walterkarla1724@yahoo.com 
Website     : www.geocities.com/walterfdelacruz

School      : Saint Louis University, 
              Baguio City Philippines

Date of Tab : May 2,2006


If you liked "The reason" you wont be disappointed with this song,
"If i Were You", It's Massive.
Hope you like this one. Please Rate it.


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StANDARD TUNING |
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Chords used in the song:

X Dead String
0 Open string


A2   : X02200 or 
A    : X02220 or 577XXX
C#m  : X46654
C    : X32010
G    : 320033
D    : XX0232
G#   : 466544
Bb   : x13331


Intro: A2-C#m; 2x


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Verse 1 | One strum each
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       A2                      C#m
e|-----0--------------------|---4-----------------------|
B|-----0--------------------|---5-----------------------|
G|-----2--------------------|---6-----------------------|
D|-----2--------------------|---6-----------------------|  
A|-----0--------------------|---4-----------------------|
E|--------------------------|---------------------------|
      
     You seem to find the dark, when everything is bright 


       A2                             C                   G 
e|-----0--------------------|---------0-------------------3--|
B|-----0--------------------|---------1-------------------3--|
G|-----2--------------------|---------0-------------------0--|
D|-----2--------------------|---------2-------------------0--|  
A|-----0--------------------|---------3-------------------2--|
E|--------------------------|---------0-------------------3--|
                               
     You look for all that's wrong, instead of all that's right 

       A2                      C#m
e|-----0--------------------|---4-----------------------|
B|-----0--------------------|---5-----------------------|
G|-----2--------------------|---6-----------------------|
D|-----2--------------------|---6-----------------------|  
A|-----0--------------------|---4-----------------------|
E|--------------------------|---------------------------|
      
      Does it feel good to you, to rain on my parade 

       A2                             C                   G 
e|-----0--------------------|---------0-------------------3--|
B|-----0--------------------|---------1-------------------3--|
G|-----2--------------------|---------0-------------------0--|
D|-----2--------------------|---------2-------------------0--|  
A|-----0--------------------|---------3-------------------2--|
E|--------------------------|---------0-------------------3--|

       You never say a word,        unless it's to complain 

       
e|-----0--------------------|---2-----------------------|
B|-----1--------------------|---3-----------------------|
G|-----0--------------------|---2-----------------------|
D|-----2--------------------|---0-----------------------|  
A|-----3--------------------|---X-----------------------|
E|-----0--------------------|---X-----------------------|
      
    It's driving me            insane 


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Chorus: | Strum here
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D            A
  If I were you 

              C           G       D
  Holding the world right in my hands 

D                     A
  The first thing I'd do 
 
              C          G          D
  Is thank the stars for all that I am 

              A - C#m- C - G
  If I were you 


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Verse 2 | 
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A2                        
  Look at what's around you now 

C#m
  More than you ever dreamed 

A2                              C               G
  Have you forgotten just, how hard it used to be? 

A2                         C#m
  So what's it going to take, for you to realize 

A2                            C              G  
  That all could go away, in one blink of an eye 

   C                 D   (keep playing D)  
It happens all the time 


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Chorus: |
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D            A
  If I were you 

              C           G       D
  Holding the world right in my hands 

D                     A
  The first thing I'd do 
            
            C       G 
  Is thank the stars above 

          C       G
  tell the ones I love

           D
  that i do
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Bridge:|
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                 F
  Yeah if I were you 
  
  G                       A 
  Wohoo, yeah if I were you 
  
              F
  If I were you 
 
  G           A - C#m ;4x
  Wohoo, If I were you



Coda:

A2                        C#m
  So what's it going to take, for you to realize 

A2                          C               G  
  It all could go away, in one blink of an eye 
 
  C                    D    (keep playing D)
  It happens all the time 



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Chorus: |
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D            A
  If I were you 
 
              C           G     D
  Holding the world right in my hands 

D                     A
  The first thing I'd do 

               C       G  
  Is thank the stars above 

          C       G
  For the words I love
     
         G#         Bb        C 
  Take a breath and enjoy the view 
  
         G#        Bb      C    
  Live the life that I wanna do 
  
         G#
  If I were you 
  
        Bb
  If I were you 
  
        C
  If I were you




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If I Were You chords and lyrics

Free chords for If I Were You by Hoobastank. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

Title       : If I Were You
Artist      : Hoobastank
Album       : Every man for himself
School      : Saint Louis University, 
              Baguio City Philippines
Date of Tab : May 2,2006
If you liked "The reason" you wont be disappointed with this song,
"If i Were You", It's Massive.
Hope you like this one. Please Rate it.
----------------
StANDARD TUNING |
----------------
Chords used in the song:
X Dead String
0 Open string
A2   : X02200 or 
A    : X02220 or 577XXX
C#m  : X46654
C    : X32010
G    : 320033
D    : XX0232
G#   : 466544
Bb   : x13331
Intro: A2-C#m; 2x
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Verse 1 | One strum each
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     You seem to find the dark, when everything is bright 
     You look for all that's wrong, instead of all that's right 
      Does it feel good to you, to rain on my parade 
       You never say a word,        unless it's to complain 
    It's driving me            insane 
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Chorus: | Strum here
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Verse 2 | 
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Chorus: |
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Bridge:|
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Coda:
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Chorus: |
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