Title: If You Only Knew
Artist: Shinedown
Album: The Sound of Madness

Tuning: Standard

This is one of my favorite songs from SD's new album (yay preorder!) - must
be the sappy romantic in me.  This is also the first song I've ever tried
to tab in any form, so go easy on me. ;)

This is the acoustic guitar only; electric is basically power (fifth) chords
of the same names.

A note on the verse riff: The first Am is actually Asus2 with some hammer
ons to Am on the open B string.  Listen to the song and you'll understand
what I'm talking about.

Verse:

AmIf (x02210@1)you only knew
AmI'm (x02210@1)hanging by a thread
F (133211@1)       C (x32010@1)        F (133211@1)     CThe (x32010@1)web I spin for you
AmIf (x02210@1)you only knew
AmI'd (x02210@1)sacrifice my beating
F (133211@1)       C (x32010@1)         F (133211@1)    CHeart (x32010@1)before I lose you


Prechorus:

Dsus2
I still hold onto the letters
GYou (320003@1)returned
GI (320003@1)swear I've lived and learned


Chorus:

C (x32010@1)     Em (022000@1)           
It's 4:03 and I can't sleep
Am (x02210@1)                   GWithout (320003@1)you next to me I
G (320003@1)                    CToss (x32010@1)and turn like the sea
C (x32010@1)          EmIf (022000@1)I drown tonight, bring me
Em (022000@1)    AmBack (x02210@1)to life
AmBreathe (x02210@1)your breath in me
    GThe (320003@1)only thing that I still
F (133211@1)     C (x32010@1)G (320003@1)Am (x02210@1)    F (133211@1) CG  Ambelieve (x02210@1)in is you, if you only knew


Solo rhythm is the same as the verse.  Listen to the song for strum patterns.  Enjoy!

-Steve