---- SOMETIMES ---- Music & Lyrics by John Butler From the album "Sunrise Over Sea" By The John Butler Trio Tabbed by - Hugh Klein - hugh@ausi.com Tuning - CGCGCE This tab will be missing subtleties but they can be filled in by listening to the song, which is different everytime it's played anyway. My interpretation has come from listening to the album version and having seen him play it live once. Corrections/suggestions are welcome. "If you just want to know something...." * E|------10h11--10--------------------------5-----------------| C|------10--------12--0---------14---------5-----------------| G|-----------------------12--12----12---0--5-----------------| C|-0----------------------------------0----5-----------------| G|-----------------------------------------5-----------------| C|-----------------------10----------------5-----(0--3--0)---| * - This isn't actually played as a chord, but it sounds like he just bars the 5th fret and plucks a few strings quietly. "I know you been going through some hard times...." E|----------------------------------------------| C|----------------------------------10----------| G|--------------8-10/11/10-8--------8-----------| C|-0------10h12---------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------| C|----------------------------10----------------| "And thought the truth is sometimes hard to hear...." E|----------------------------------------------| C|--------------10-------------12---------------| G|----------/12----10--10-----------------------| C|-0--------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------| C|---------------------10-----------------------| "It's harder still to ignore...." E|----------------------------------------------| C|----------------------------------------------| G|--------------8-10/11/10-8--------------------| C|-0--------/12-------------------10------------| G|----------------------------------------------| C|----------------------------10----------------| "It doesn't gotta be this way...." E|----------------------------------------------| C|----------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------5---------------| C|-8----------------------------5---------------| G|-x----------------------------5---------------| C|-8----------------------------5---------------| CHORUS E|----------------------------------------------| C|----------------------------------------------| G|---0--------3--------10--------5--------------| C|---0--------3--------10--------5--------------| G|---0--------3--------10--------5--------------| C|---0--------3--------10--------5--------------| That's it, no solo yet. hugh@ausi.com Hugh Klein