If you haven't guessed The Used is my favorite band and I have dedicated myself to learn their music 100% correctly! So here is my second favorite to "On My Own" their beautiful and easy to play "Poetic Tragedy"! Standard Tuning (optional D)E-A-D-G-B-E (drop D if you like...it sounds the same) Verse The cup is not half empty as pessimists say..... ---------2-----2-------2-----0-2------------------------------------- -----------3-----3-------3------------------------------------------- -------2-----2-------0-----0----------------------------------------- -----0-------------2------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- Chorus A singer, a writer, he's not dreaming now of going nowhere....... (you can play this many ways depending on what sounds best to you) [D or D5 or drop D] THEN [Em or Em or Drop D]2X THEN G or G5 or -----2--------------------------------0------------------------------3-------- -----3--------------------------------0------------------------------3-------- -----3-------7------------------------0------------------------------0-------- -------------7-------0----------------2--------2---------2-----------0-----5-- -------------5-------0----------------2--------2---------2-----------2-----5-- ---------------------0-------------------------0---------2-----------3-----3-- Drop D (G) ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ------5---------- ------5---------- ------5---------- Bridge He feels alone...His heart in his hand....He's alone [A or A2 or A5 or Drop D (A)] THEN [Em or Em or Drop D (Em)] -----0-----------------------------------------0---------------------------- -----2-------0---------------------------------0---------------------------- -----2-------2---------------------------------0---------------------------- -----2-------2-------7----------7--------------2-------2--------2----------- ---------------------7----------7--------------2-------2--------2----------- ---------------------5----------7----------------------0--------2----------- Intro/Verse 10X Chorus 2X Intro/Verse 4X Chorus 2X Bridge 4X Intro/Verse 4X Chorus 2X