This is my attempt at a tab of The Fray's new song "The Fighter". For this tab, I'm
putting the chords in the body with annotations about when to play each riff. The riffs are
at the bottom.
(Start Riff 1)
Intro: F
Verse 1:
CThe (x32010@1)lover held her love
AmShe (x02210@1)begged him not to go
CThe (x32010@1)fighter wrapped his gloves
AmThe (x02210@1)fighter said I know, I know, I know
GJust (320003@1)this one last time
FI (133211@1)swear you'll still be mine
AmBut (x02210@1)he can't promise much
GHe (320003@1)goes for one last touch, one last touch
(End Riff 1)
(Start Riff 2)
Chorus 1:
F (133211@1) Am (x02210@1) GMaybe (320003@1)we were meant to be lonely, lonely
F (133211@1) Am (x02210@1) GMaybe (320003@1)we were meant to be on our own
F (133211@1) Am (x02210@1) GLoneliness (320003@1)has always been with me, with me
F (133211@1) Am (x02210@1) GBut (320003@1)maybe we don't have to be all alone
(End Riff 2)
Break 1: C
(Start Riff 3)
Verse 2:
CThe (x32010@1)fighter goes inside
AmThe (x02210@1)doubt is creeping in
CHe (x32010@1)swings with all his might
AmAt (x02210@1)all that might have been
FAnd (133211@1)she's in love with him
GBut (320003@1)lovers don't always win
AmHe (x02210@1)never even saw the swing
CShe (x32010@1)calls out his name, calls his name
(End Riff 3)
(Start Riff 2)
Chorus 1:
F (133211@1) Am (x02210@1) GMaybe (320003@1)we were meant to be lonely, lonely
F (133211@1) Am (x02210@1) GMaybe (320003@1)we were meant to be on our own
F (133211@1) Am (x02210@1) GLoneliness (320003@1)has always been with me, with me
F (133211@1) Am (x02210@1) GBut (320003@1)maybe we don't have to be all alone
(End Riff 2)
Bridge 1: F F Am C
F (133211@1) Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) F (133211@1) What breaks your bones
Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) FIs (133211@1)not the load you're carrying
Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) FWhat (133211@1)breaks you down
Am (x02210@1) GIs (320003@1)all in how you carry
G Bm Bm Em Em
(Start Riff 4)
Verse 3:
Em (022000@1) Em (022000@1) DThe (xx0232@1)lover held her love
BmShe (x24432@1)begged him not to go
DShe (xx0232@1)unwrapped his gloves
BmThe (x24432@1)lover said I know, I know, I know
GKissed (320003@1)his trembling lips
AShe (x02220@1)touched fingertips
BmBut (x24432@1)somehow they both know
DHe's (xx0232@1)not coming home, Coming home
(End Riff 4)
(Start Riff 5)
Break 1: G G Bm A x4
Chorus 2:
G (320003@1) Bm (x24432@1) ALoneliness (x02220@1)has always been with me, with me
G (320003@1) Bm (x24432@1) AMaybe (x02220@1)we were meant to be on our own
G (320003@1) Bm (x24432@1) ABut (x02220@1)I got to try or it will destroy me
G (320003@1) Bm (x24432@1) ACause (x02220@1)maybe we don't have to be all alone
(End Riff 5)
(Start Riff 6)
Outro: G
(End Riff 6)
Riff 1:
Q Q
e|-------8-|
B|--5h6----|
G|---------|
D|---------|
A|---------|
E|---------|
Riff 2:
E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E EQ (022100@1)Q+ Q EQ (022100@1) EQ (022100@1) E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E EQ (022100@1)Q+ Q EQ (022100@1) Q Ee|-----5-8---|-----------------|-----5-8---|-----------------| (022100@1)B|-5/6-----6-|-5b6r5----5----5-|-5/6-----6-|-5b6r5------8--5-|
G|-----------|--------7----5---|-----------|-------7-5-------|
D|-----------|-----------------|-----------|-----------------|
A|-----------|-----------------|-----------|-----------------|
E|-----------|-----------------|-----------|-----------------|
E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E EQ (022100@1)Q+ Q EQ (022100@1) EQ (022100@1) E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E EQ (022100@1) Q+ E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)Q Q+
e|-----5-8---|-----------------|-----5-8----|-----12----10--12-|
B|-5/6-----6-|-5b6r5----5----5-|-5/6------6-|-/13----13--------|
G|-----------|--------7----5---|------------|------------------|
D|-----------|-----------------|------------|------------------|
A|-----------|-----------------|------------|------------------|
E|-----------|-----------------|------------|------------------|
Riff 3:
Q EQ+ (022100@1)E (022100@1)Q+ EH (022100@1) E (022100@1) Q EQ+ (022100@1)E (022100@1)Q+ EH+ (022100@1)e|-----------|----------|------------|--------|
B|---8----8--|---8------|------------|--------|
G|-5---5-----5-----5--7-|-5--6-5--6--5--6--5--|
D|-----------|----------|------------|--------|
A|-----------|----------|------------|--------|
E|-----------|----------|------------|--------|
Q EQ+ (022100@1)E (022100@1)Q+ EH (022100@1) E (022100@1) Q EQ+ (022100@1)E (022100@1)Q+ EH+ (022100@1)e|-----------|----------|------------|--------|
B|---8----8--|---8------|------------|--------|
G|-5---5-----5-----5--7-|-5--6-5--6--5--6--5--|
D|-----------|----------|------------|--------|
A|-----------|----------|------------|--------|
E|-----------|----------|------------|--------|
Q EQ+ (022100@1)E (022100@1)Q+ E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E H Q EQ+ (022100@1)E (022100@1)Q+ E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E H
e|-----------|----------|------------|---------|
B|---8----8--|---8------|----8----8--|--8------|
G|-5---5-----5-----5--7-|------------|-------7-|
D|-----------|----------|-9----9-----9----9----|
A|-----------|----------|------------|---------|
E|-----------|----------|------------|---------|
Q EQ+ (022100@1)E (022100@1)Q+ EH+ (022100@1) EQ (022100@1)EQ+ (022100@1) Q Q Q E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E Ee|-----------|--------|-----------|---------------| (022100@1)B|---8----8--|---8----|---5---5---6--5-----5---5--|
G|-5---5-----5-----5--|-5---5-----|-----7----5----|
D|-----------|--------|-----------|---------------|
A|-----------|--------|-----------|---------------|
E|-----------|--------|-----------|---------------|
Riff 4:
Q Q
e|-------10-|
B|--7h8-----|
G|----------|
D|----------|
A|----------|
E|----------|
Riff 5:
E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E EQ (022100@1) Q+ Q EH (022100@1) S S E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)Q Q+ Q EQ (022100@1) Q Ee|-----7-10---|-----------------|------7--10---|-------------------| (022100@1)B|-7/8------8-|-7b8r7---7-------|-8/10-------8-|-7b8r7-------10--7-|
G|------------|-------9----9h11-|--------------|-------9-7---------|
D|------------|-----------------|--------------|-------------------|
A|------------|-----------------|--------------|-------------------|
E|------------|-----------------|--------------|-------------------|
E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E EQ (022100@1) Q+ Q EH (022100@1)S S E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)Q Q+ E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)Q Q+
e|-----7-10---|-----------------|------7--10---|-----14----10--14-|
B|-7/8------8-|-7b8r7----7------|-8/10-------8-|-/15----15--------|
G|------------|--------9---9h11-|--------------|------------------|
D|------------|-----------------|--------------|------------------|
A|------------|-----------------|--------------|------------------|
E|------------|-----------------|--------------|------------------|
E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E EQ (022100@1) Q+ Q EQ (022100@1) EQ (022100@1) E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)Q Q+ Q EQ (022100@1) Q Ee|-----7-10---|-----------------|-----7--10---|-------------------| (022100@1)B|-7/8------8-|-7b8r7---7----7--|-7/8-------8-|-7b8r7-------10--7-|
G|------------|--------9---7----|-------------|-------9-7---------|
D|------------|-----------------|-------------|-------------------|
A|------------|-----------------|-------------|-------------------|
E|------------|-----------------|-------------|-------------------|
E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)Q Q+ Q EQ (022100@1) EQ (022100@1) E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)Q Q+ E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)Q Q+
e|-----7--10---|-----------------|-----7--10---|-----14----10--15-|
B|-7/8-------8-|-7b8r7----7----7-|-7/8-------8-|-/15----15--------|
G|-------------|--------9----7---|-------------|------------------|
D|-------------|-----------------|-------------|------------------|
A|-------------|-----------------|-------------|------------------|
E|-------------|-----------------|-------------|------------------|
Riff 6:
E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)Q Q+ E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)Q Q+ E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)Q Q+ E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)Q Q E (022100@1) W
e|----14----12-14-|----14----12-14-|----14----12-14-|----14----12-14---|----|
B|-15----15-------|-15----15-------|-15----15-------|-15----15-------15|-15-|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|----|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|----|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|----|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|----|
