This is exactly how The song is played live at Sydney Big Day out.
If you are looking for the album version, or the Mark Tom Travis Show
version, look elsewhere. PS this is my first tab
Chords Used:
F5:
E--
B--
G--
D-3
A-3
E-1
G5
E--
B--
G--
D-5
A-5
E-3
C5
E--
B--
G-5
D-5
A-3
E--
A5
E--
B--
G-2
D-2
A-0
E--
G5
E
B
G-9
D-9
A-7
E--
PT: Part
PM. Palm mute
Tuning Standard: EADGBE
Into pt 1
E---------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------2--------------2----------------2------2-2-0-------| x2
A-3-3--5-5----------5-5---------------5-5-----------------------|
E----------------3-3-------------5-5-----------1-1--------------|
Intro pt.2
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------|
G------0-0-------------------------------0-0---------------------|
D-------------2----------0-0—2-------------2---------2-2-0-------|
A-3-3-----------------------------0-0----------------------------|
E------------------3-3-----------------------------1-1-----------|
Intro pt 3.
E-----------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------|
D-------0-0-2-------0-0-2--------0-0-2—2-2-0----------|
A-3-3------------------------0-0----------------------|
E----------------3-3------------------------ 1-1------|
Verse pt1
Its alright to tell me what you think about me
E-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------|
D-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----2-2-2-2-2-2-2---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----0-0-0-0-0-0-0---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
Pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
I wont try to argue or hold it against you
E---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------|
D-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------3-3-3-3-3-3-3|
A-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------3-3-3-3-3-3-3|
E----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1|
Pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Verse 1 pt. 2
No palm muting here
I know that your leaving you must have a reason
E---------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------|
G-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------|
D-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2-2-2-2---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--0-0-0-0-0-0-0---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
The season is calling and your pictures are falling down
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------|
G-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------------|
D-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2-2-2-2----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--0-0-0-0-0-0-0----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
REPEAT INTRO PT 2
REPEAT INTRO PT 3
REPEAT VERSE PT 1 x2
The steps that I retrace, the sad look on your face, the timing, and strutue, did you hear he f***** her
Verse 2 pt. 2
A day late a buck short I’m riding the report
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------|
G-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E---------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------------|
Verse 2 pt. 3
On losing and failing when I move I’m flailing now
E---------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------|
G-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------|
D-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2-2-2-2---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--0-0-0-0-0-0-0---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
(do pick slide on open “E” string before going into chorus)
Chorus
Its happened once again I’ll turn to a friend
E-------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------|
G-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------------2-|
D-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-|
A-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-|
E-------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
Some one that understands, sees through the master plans
E-------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------|
G-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------------------------------5|
D-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3------3-------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5|
A-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3------3-------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|
E-----------------------1------1-------1-1—1-1-1-1-1-1--|
But when everybodys gone, Iv been there for too long
E----------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------|
G-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------------2-|
D-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--2-|
A-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--0-|
E-------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----|
To Face it on your own, well I guess this is growing up
E-------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------|
G-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------------------------|
D-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|
A-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|
E------------------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|
REPEAT INTRO PT.3 x2
REPEAT VERSE 1 PT. 1 x2
And maybe/I’ll see you/at a movie/sneak preview/and you’ll show up/and walk by/on the arm/of that guy
Verse 3 Pt. 2
away
And I’ll smile, and you’ll wave, and well pretend its ok He’ll
E----------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------------
G-5-5-5-5-5-5—--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5
D-5-5-5-5-5-5—--7-7-7-7-7-7—7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5
A-3-3-3-3-3-3---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3
E----------------------------------------------------------------------
It wont last when hes gone I wont come back
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------------|
D----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2-2-2-2----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--0-0-0-0-0-0-0----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
(do pick slide on open “E” string before going into chorus)
REPEAT CHORUS
Bridge
I don’t want no scrub, scrub is a boy who wont get no love from me
E-------------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------------------
G-5----------------------7-----------------------------------------9
D-5----------------------7-----------------------------------------9
A-3----------------------5-----------------------------------------7
E-------------------------------------------------------------------
Hangin on the passenger side/of his best friends ride/tryin to holla
E
B---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------7--------------------------------------------|
D------------------------7--------------------------------------------|
A------------------------5--------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------|
At me
Do the bridge one more time
REPEAT INTRO PT. 3 five times
