• Song:

    Its The Only One Youve Got

  • Artist:

    3 Doors Down

Artist: 3 Doors Down
Song: It's the only one you've got
Album: 3 Doors Down[2008]

This is my first tab so leave a comment please.

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Standard tuning.

LISTEN TO THE SONG BEFORE ASKING ANY QUESTONS ABOUT RIFF AND BRIDGES.

           Verse 1.
     

Gtr 1.
      How do you know where you're going when ...
    e|-0-----------2-0----0------------------2-0----|
    B|-2-2-0-0-----3--3---2-2-0--------------3--3---|
    G|-2---1---2---2---2--2---1-1------------2---2--|  x2
    D|-2---2---4-4-0------2---2---4-44-44-44-0------| 
    A|-0---2---4----------0---2---4-44-44-44--------|
    E|-----0---2------------------2-22-22-22--------|
   
  
 Gtr 1.        Pre-chorus
 Have to try ... And you won't have to feel ... [Gtr 2. plays a little riff before ]
e|------0------------------------------|  e|---------|
B|------2------------------------------|  B|---------|
G|------2-2------1---------1-----------|  G|--9h10p9-|
D|--4-4-2-2--4-4-2-22-4-44-2-22-4-4444-|  D|---------|
A|--4-4------4-4-2-2--4-44-2-22-4-4444-|  A|---------|
E|--2-2------2-2-0-0--2-22-0-00-2-2222-|  E|---------|

          This is played before chorus
Gtr 2.
   e|---------------|          e|---------------|
   B|--10--10-------|    OR    B|--10--10-------|
   G|----9---9/7/9--|          G|----9---9-7/9--|
   D|---------------|          D|---------------|
   A|---------------|          A|---------------|
   E|---------------|          E|---------------|  



    While chorus is playing ... Gtr 2. is playing this riff.
    Listen to the song carefully and you'll hear it.
Gtr 2.

e|--------------------------------------------|
B|----10~-10~-9~-9~-7~-7~--9-10-12-12-10-9----|
G|--------------------------------------------|  X2
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------|
B|----10~-10~-9~-9~-7~------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|  
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|


     Chorus
Gtr 1.
 You hide behind your walls ...
e|----------------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------------|
G|---7-7----------------7-7---------------|
D|---7-7-7-7-4-4-2-22---7-7-7-7-4-4-2-22--|
A|---5-5-7-7-4-4-2-22---5-5-7-7-4-4-2-22--|
E|---5-5-5-5-2-2-0-00---5-5-5-5-2-2-0-00--|

e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-----------------7-7----------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-4-4-2-22----7-7-7-7-4*Let ring*|
A|-5-5-7-7-4-4-2-22----5-5-7-7-4*Let ring*|
E|-5-5-5-5-2-2-0-00----5-5-5-5-2*Let ring*|


    Gtr 1.       Verse 2.
 Memories have left you broken ...
e|-0-----------2-0----0------------------2-0----|
B|-2---0-------3--3---2---0--------------3--3---|
G|-2-2-1-1-2---2---2--2-2-1-1------------2---2--|  x2
D|-2---2---4-4-0------2---2---4-44-44-44-0------| 
A|-0---2---4----------0---2---4-44-44-44--------|
E|-----0---2------------------2-22-22-22--------|



Verse 2, Guitar 2. Comes in, sounds something like that.

    The emptiness in you is growing,
    with so little left to feel ...(guitar comes in here)
                       e|----------------12-----------12-12--------12-12----------12p10h12---|
                       B|-----//9-9h10p9-------9h10p9-------9h10p9--------10p9h10------------|
                       G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|  
                       D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
                       A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
                       E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

   Repeat pre-chorus
Gtr 1.
e|------0-------------------------------|
B|------2-------------------------------|
G|------2-2------1---------1------------|
D|--4-4-2-2--4-4-2-22-4-44-2-22-4-4444--|
A|--4-4------4-4-2-2--4-44-2-22-4-4444--|
E|--2-2------2-2-0-0--2-22-0-00-2-2222--|


     Repeat this riff again.
Gtr 2.
e|---------------|          e|---------------|
B|--10--10-------|    OR    B|--10--10-------|
G|----9---9/7/9--|          G|----9---9-7/9--|
D|---------------|          D|---------------|
A|---------------|          A|---------------|
E|---------------|          E|---------------| 
    
  
      Chorus
Gtr 1.
    You hide behind your walls ...
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|---7-7----------------7-7---------------|
D|---7-7-7-7-4-4-2-22---7-7-7-7-4-4-2-22--|
A|---5-5-7-7-4-4-2-22---5-5-7-7-4-4-2-22--|
E|---5-5-5-5-2-2-0-00---5-5-5-5-2-2-0-00--|

e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-----------------7-7----------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-4-4-2-22----7-7-7-7-4-4--------|
A|-5-5-7-7-4-4-2-22----5-5-7-7-4-4--------|
E|-5-5-5-5-2-2-0-00----5-5-5-5-2-2--------|

  Gtr 2.   Repeat this riff again too. [ While playing chorus ]

e|--------------------------------------------|
B|----10~-10~-9~-9~-7~-7~--9-10-12-12-10-9----|
G|--------------------------------------------|  X2
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------|
B|----10~-10~-9~-9~-7~------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|  
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|


    
     Bridge
Gtr 1.
  Ohh, what will it takes ...
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------9-10--10-10-9-----|
G|-------7-7-----------------7-7-----------7-7-------------7-77-------------------------9---|
D|-4-444-7-7-7-7--4-444-7777-7-7-7-7-4-444-7-7-7-7--4-444--7-77-7-77~--2--------------------|
A|-4-444-5-5-7-7--4-444-7777-5-5-7-7-4-444-5-5-7-7--4-444--5-55-7-77~--2--------------------|
E|-2-222-5-5-5-5--2-222-5555-5-5-5-5-2-222-5-5-5-5--2-222--5-55-5-55~--0--------------------|

   Repeat chorus .
Gtr 1.
     You hide behind your walls ...
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|---7-7----------------7-7---------------|
D|---7-7-7-7-4-4-2-22---7-7-7-7-4-4-2-22--|
A|---5-5-7-7-4-4-2-22---5-5-7-7-4-4-2-22--|
E|---5-5-5-5-2-2-0-00---5-5-5-5-2-2-0-00--|

e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-----------------7-7----------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-4-4-2-22----7-7-7-7-4-4--------|
A|-5-5-7-7-4-4-2-22----5-5-7-7-4-4--------|
E|-5-5-5-5-2-2-0-00----5-5-5-5-2-2--------|

  Gtr 2.   Repeat this riff again too. [ While playing chorus ]

e|--------------------------------------------|
B|----10~-10~-9~-9~-7~-7~--9-10-12-12-10-9----|
G|--------------------------------------------|  X2
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------|
B|----10~-10~-9~-9~-7~------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|  
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|




Gtr 2. After chorus [ -Outro- ]
e|-----0-------------------------0------------0----------------------------------------------|
B|-------0------0------2-------3---3-3--------0-0------0-------------------------------------|
G|---2---2------1------2-----2-------2------2---2------1--------2---------2-----2*Let ring---|
D|--------------2------4---0---------------------------2------4---4-----4---2---2*Let ring---|
A|-0----------2------4--------------------0----------2------4---------4---------0*Let ring---|
E|----------0------2-------------------------------0------2---------2------------------------|
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