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 Song Title: As Long As It Matters
 Artist: Gin Blossoms
 Album: Congratulations - I'm Sorry
 Transcribed by: geoffrey b oblimar

 Here's a simple tab for this wonderful song, enjoy...

 intro:

  Guitar 1 (rhythm)
                 (let ring)      Drum Fill
e|----------------3-----------|--------------------------|
B|----------3-----3-----------|--------------------------|
G|-------0-----0--------------|--------------------------|
D|--4/5-----------------------|--------------------------|
A|----------------------------|--------------------------|
E|----------------------------|--------------------------|
 |
 | Guitar 2 (lead)
e|----------------------------|--------------------------|
B|----------------------------|--------------------------|
G|----------------------------|--------------------------|
D|----------------------------|--------------------------|
A|----------------------------|--------------------------|
E|----------------------------|--------------------------|


  Guitar 1 (rhythm) 
    G                            D/F#
e|----------------3-----------|--------------0-----------|
B|----------3--------3-----3--|--------3--------3-----3--|
G|-------0-----0--------0-----|-----2-----2--------2-----|
D|--4/5-----------------------|--4-----------------------|
A|----------------------------|--------------------------|
E|----------------------------|--------------------------|
 |
 | Guitar 2 (lead)
e|----------------------------|--------------------------|
B|--s/8-----------------------|--------------------------|
G|--s/9---------7~------------|-----------12-------------|
D|-------------------------9--|-10/12---------10---------|
A|----------------------------|--------------------------|
E|----------------------------|--------------------------|


  Guitar 1
    Em
e|--------------0-----------------------0-----------|
B|--------3--------3-----3--------3--------3-----3--|
G|-----0-----0--------0--------0-----0--------0-----|
D|--2-----------------------2-----------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
 |
 | Guitar 2
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------8-----8------|
G|-------------------------------------7-----7------|
D|--9--9sl\7--7---5-------5--7\9--------------------|
A|-------------------5h7----------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|


  Guitar 1
    C
e|--------------0-----------------------0-----------|
B|--------1--------1-----1--------1--------1-----1--|
G|-----------0--------0--------------0--------0-----|
D|-----0-----------------------0--------------------|
A|--2-----------------------2-----------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
 |
 | Guitar 2
e|--7--7--7-\-5--5--5--5-\-3--3--3--3-\-2--2--2--2--|
B|--8--8--8-\-5--5--5--5-\-3--3--3--3-\-2--2--2--2--|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|


  Guitar 1
                               D
e|--------------0-----------|--------------0--------3------|
B|--------1--------1-----1--|--------3--------3------------|
G|-----------0--------0-----|-----2-----2--------2---------|
D|-----0--------------------|--0------------------------0--|
A|--2-----------------------|------------------------------|
E|--------------------------|------------------------------|
 |
 | Guitar 2
e|--------------------------|--5s/7--7--5--5s/7--7-7-7--5--|
B|--3-5--3h5-5--3-----------|--5--------5--5---------------|
G|--------------------------|------------------------------|
D|--------------------------|------------------------------|
A|--------------------------|------------------------------|
E|--------------------------|------------------------------|


 
 verse 1: (use the plucking pattern above)
 G           D
 How can I find us something
 Em            D
 That two can take
 C           G 
 Without stumbling as we
 Em                      D  
 Walk into out future's wake 
 

 verse 2:
 G             D            
 I'm like a broken record
      Em       D
 That you can play
 C            G                      
 Repeating as if it matters
 Em                  A
 Everything I wanna say


 chorus:
 G   D/F#      Em      
 I'll be alright
                 C   
 As long as it matters
                            D(hold)
 As long as you're with me now 


 verse 3: (do chord of verse 1)
 Forget that time 
 It's nothing we touch and see 
 All this time
 Even as it crushes down on me


 verse 4: (do chord of verse 2)
 I'm looking around 
 There's nothing I could want 
 More than to tell you
 There's no more than we've already got


 (repeat chorus twice)


 Solo: (with Guitar 1 on rhythm)
 Guitar 2 
    C        full------         G/B      full------
e|---------------------------|---------------------------|
B|----------7b---------r(7)--|----------7b---------r(7)--|
G|--5------------------------|--7------------------------|
D|---------------------------|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|


   Am       full-------        G      
 ----------5----------------|---------------------------|
 ----------7b---------r(7)--|-------------7/9--7--5-----|
 --5------------------------|----------5----------------|
 ---------------------------|--5--5/7-------------------|
 ---------------------------|---------------------------|
 ---------------------------|---------------------------|


   C               G              A
 ---------------|-----3h5-5/7--|--7-----7-----7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5\3-3---|
 ---------------|--------------|-----5-----5-------------------------|
 ---------------|--------------|-------------------------------------|
 --7p5----------|--------------|-------------------------------------|
 ------7p5------|--------------|-------------------------------------|
 ----------7p5--|--3-----------|-------------------------------------|


 (repeat chorus twice)


 Coda: (with guitar 1 playing intro pattern)
 Guitar 2
    G                 D/F#                               Em
e|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
B|-------8-8-8-8/10\8--------|-------8-8-8-8/10\8----------------------|
G|-------7-7-7-7/-9\7--------|-------7-7-7-7/-9\7----------------------|
D|--s/9---------------9\5--5-|--s/9---------------9\5-5-5------5-------|
A|---------------------------|-----------------------------5h7----7-7--|
E|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------|


                   C                     
 -----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 -----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 --------------7-----------7------------7-|-----7------------7------------7-|
 ---5-7--5-7/9---9-7\5-7/9---9-7\5--7/9---|-7/9---9-7\5--7/9---9-7\5--7/9---|
 -7---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 -----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|


  D                                (let ring)
 ----------------------------------10-----|
 -----8------------8------------8--10-----|
 -7/9---9-7\5--7/9---9-7\5--7/9----11-----|
 -----------------------------------------|
 -----------------------------------------|
 -----------------------------------------|

 

 and that's it...

 Legend:
  h   -hammer-on
  p   -pull-off
  b   -bend
  r   -release
  s/  -slide, only the first note is struck
  /   -slide, both notes are struck
  ~   -vibrato

 Comments? e-mail: gboblimar@yahoo.com