Tabbed by : Kerbeen Kaiser Me?a
Key: E
Standard Tuning
Intro: ( Done by Only One Guitar )
RHYTHM and LEAD
E
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| ----- | | -------------------- |
| --1-- | 3x | --4--6--(b9)-8--(b9)-11- |
| --2-- | | --x--x--x--X--x--x-- |
| --2-- | | --2--4--7--6--7--(b9)- |
| --0-- | | -------------------- |
Verse I:
E B
I don't know how to make lots of money
E B
I got debts that I'm trying to pay
A E
I can't buy you nice things, like big diamond rings
A B
But that don't mean much anyway
E B
I can't give you the house you've been dreaming
E B
If I could I would build it alone
A E
I'd be out there all day, just hammering away
A B
Make us a place of our own
Chorus:
Bass:D | ------2-4-- |
C#m A E (B ) E--2s4------
I will write you a song
C#m A E B
That's how you'll know that my love is still strong
C#m A E ( B ) Bass:D------2-4--
I will write you a song E | --2s4------ |
C#m A E B E
And you'll know from this song that I just can't go on without you
Interlude: (Do Intro Chords and Lead)
Verse II:
E B
I don't know that I'd make a good soldier
E B
I don't believe in being violent and cruel
A E
I don't know how to fight, but I'll draw blood tonight
A B
If somebody tries hurting you
Chorus:
Bass:D | ------2-4-- |
C#m A E ( B ) E--2s4------
I will write you a song
C#m A E B
That's how you'll know that my love is still strong
C#m A E ( B ) Bass:D------2-4--
I will write you a song E | --2s4------ |
F#m A E B
And you'll know from this song that I just can't go on without you
Bridge:
C#m A
Now that it's out on the table (it's out on the table)
B A
Both of us knew all along (knew all along)
E B C#m
I've got your love and you've got my song
Interlude:
ACOUSTIC ( Chords )
A - E - B - C#m - A - E (Strum Once) - B (Strum Once)
ELECTRIC ( Power Chords )
A - E - B - C#m - A - then LEAD
| --- | | --- | | --- | | --- | | --- | | -----0-----0--- |
| --- | | --- | | --- | | --- | | --- | | ----0-0---4-4-- |
| --- | | -(b9) | | -4- | | -6- | | --- | | ---2---2-4---4- |
| -7- | | -(b9) | | -4- | | -6- | | -7- | | --2-----4------ |
| -7- | | -7- | | -2- | | -4- | | -7- | | --------------- |
| -5- | | --- | | --- | | --- | | -5- | | --------------- |
Verse III:
E B
I don't know how to make lots of money
E B
I don't know all the right things to do
A E
I can't say where we'll go, but the one thing I know
A B
Is how to be a good man to you
A B
Until I die that's what I'll do
Chorus II:
Bass:D | ------2-4-- |
C#m A E ( B ) E--2s4------
I will write you a song
C#m A E B (Palm Mute)
That's how you'll know that my love is still strong
C#m A E B
I will write you a song
F#m A E B
And you'll know from this song that I just can't go on without
(Use Power Chords and Distort)
C#m A E B
I will write you a song (I will write you a song)
C#m A E B
That's how you'll know that my love is still strong (love is still strong)
C#m A E
I will write you a song
LEAD ONLY:
( then LEAD )
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| -------0---0-----0---0--0--0-- |
| ------2-----2---2--2---2--2--- |
| ----2---------2--------------- |
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E
And you'll know from this song that I just can't go on without you
Outro: (The Rhythm part here also do a Lead)
RHYTHM and LEAD
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| --4--6--(b9)-8--(b9)-11-(b9) | | --4--6--(b9)-8--(b9)-11-13- |
| --X--x--x--x--x--x--x- | | --x--x--x--X--x--x--x-- |
| --2--4--7--6--7--(b9)-7- | | --2--4--7--6--7--(b9)-11- |
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