Hoobastank - Crawling in the dark (acoustic version)
Tabbed by Hugh Klein (hugh.klein@jcu.edu.au)
Open E tuning -
e - e
B - B
G > G#
D > E
A > B
E - E
I have a video of them playing this live on channel V, and that's how I figured out how to play the song (with some
difficulty).
I'm sure I've got it almost 100% right.
Intro
e--|---------------------------------|
B--|-------2---3---2-----------------|
G#-|-------------------1---0---------|
E--|---------------------------------| x3
B--|-0h2-2---2---2---2---2-----0---0-|
E--|-0h2-2---2---2---2---2-----0---0-|
e--|-0---0-0-0-0---0---0-0-0---0-0---|
B--|-0---0-0-0-0---0---0-0-0---0-0---|
G#-|-6---6-6-6-5---8---8-8-8---8-8---|
E--|-5---5-5-5-5---7---7-7-7---7-7---|
B--|-3---3-3-3-3---0---0-0-0---0-0---|
E--|-5---5-5-5-5---0---0-0-0---0-0---| (it's easiest to use your middle finger on the low E)
Verse
e--|---------0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0---------0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-|
B--|---------0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0---------0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-|
G#-|---------1---1-1---1-1---1-0---0---------1---1-1---1-1---1-0---0-|
E--|---------0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0---------0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-|
B--|-0h2-----2---2-2---2-2---2-0---0-0h2-----2---2-2---2-2---2-0---0-|
E--|-0h2-----2---2-2---2-2---2-0---0-0h2-----2---2-2---2-2---2-0---0-|
I will dedicate, and sacrifice my every...
e--|-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0---0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0---|
B--|-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0---0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0---|
G#-|-6---6-6-6---6-6-6-6-6-8---8-8---6---6-6-6---6-6-6-6-6-8---8-8---|
E--|-5---5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-7---7-7---5---5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-7---7-7---|
B--|-3---3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-0---0-0---3---3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-0---0-0---|
E--|-5---5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-0---0-0---5---5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-0---0-0---|
Thing for... of how my story...
e--|---------0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0---------0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-|
B--|---------0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0---------0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-|
G#-|---------1---1-1---1-1---1-0---0---------1---1-1---1-1---1-0---0-|
E--|---------0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0---------0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-|
B--|-0h2-----2---2-2---2-2---2-0---0-0h2-----2---2-2---2-2---2-0---0-|
E--|-0h2-----2---2-2---2-2---2-0---0-0h2-----2---2-2---2-2---2-0---0-|
I wish I could know, if the directions...
e--|-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0---0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0---|
B--|-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0---0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0---|
G#-|-6---6-6-6---6-6-6-6-6-8---8-8---6---6-6-6---6-6-6-6-6-8---8-8---|
E--|-5---5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-7---7-7---5---5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-7---7-7---|
B--|-3---3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-0---0-0---3---3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-0---0-0---|
E--|-5---5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-0---0-0---5---5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-0---0-0---|
and all the choices... won't end up...
Chorus
e--|---------2---2-2---2-2-5---5-5-0---------2---2-2---2-2-5---5-5-0-|
B--|---------2---2-2---2-2-5---5-5-0---------2---2-2---2-2-5---5-5-0-|
G#-|---------5---5-5---5-5-8---8-8-8---------5---5-5---5-5-8---8-8-8-|
E--|---------4---4-4---4-4-7---7-7-7---------4---4-4---4-4-7---7-7-7-|
B--|-0h2-----2---2-2---2-2-5---5-5-0-0h2-----2---2-2---2-2-5---5-5-0-|
E--|-0h2-----2---2-2---2-2-5---5-5-0-0h2-----2---2-2---2-2-5---5-5-0-|
Show me what it's for... Make me..
e--|-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0---0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0---|
B--|-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0---0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0---|
G#-|-6---6-6-6---6-6-6-6-6-8---8-8---6---6-6-6---6-6-6-6-6-8---8-8---|
E--|-5---5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-7---7-7---5---5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-7---7-7---|
B--|-3---3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-0---0-0---3---3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-0---0-0---|
E--|-5---5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-0---0-0---5---5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-0---0-0---|
'Cause I've been... Looking for...
e--|---------2---2-2---2-2-5---5-5-0---------2---2-2---2-2-5---5-5-0-|
B--|---------2---2-2---2-2-5---5-5-0---------2---2-2---2-2-5---5-5-0-|
G#-|---------5---5-5---5-5-8---8-8-8---------5---5-5---5-5-8---8-8-8-|
E--|---------4---4-4---4-4-7---7-7-7---------4---4-4---4-4-7---7-7-7-|
B--|-0h2-----2---2-2---2-2-5---5-5-0-0h2-----2---2-2---2-2-5---5-5-0-|
E--|-0h2-----2---2-2---2-2-5---5-5-0-0h2-----2---2-2---2-2-5---5-5-0-|
Is there something more... Than what I've been..
e--|-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0---0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0---|
B--|-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0---0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0---|
G#-|-6---6-6-6---6-6-6-6-6-8---8-8---6---6-6-6---6-6-6-6-6-8---8-8---|
E--|-5---5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-7---7-7---5---5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-7---7-7---|
B--|-3---3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-0---0-0---3---3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-0---0-0---|
E--|-5---5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-0---0-0---5---5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-0---0-0---|
I've been... Looking for...
Bridge
e--|-0-0-----0-0-0-0-----0---0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-----3-----3-3-3-|
B--|-0-0-----0-0-0-0-----0---0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-----3-----3-3-3-|
G#-|-5-5-----5-5-5-5-----5---5-5-5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-----6-----6-6-6-|
E--|-4-4-----4-4-4-4-----4---4-4-4-4-4-4-----4-4-4-4-----5-----5-5-5-| x2
B--|-0h2-----2-2-0h2-----2---2-2-2-2-0h2-----2-2-0h2-----3-----3-3-3-|
E--|-0h2-----2-2-0h2-----2---2-2-2-2-0h2-----2-2-0h2-----3-----3-3-3-|
e--|-0-----0---0-0-----0---0-0-0-0---0-----0---0-2-----2-2-2-2-2-2---|
B--|-0-----0---0-0-----0---0-0-0-0---0-----0---0-2-----2-2-2-2-2-2---|
G#-|-6-----6---6-6-----6---6-6-6-6---8-----8---8-5-----5-5-5-5-5-5---|
E--|-5-----5---5-5-----5---5-5-5-5---7-----7---7-4-----4-4-4-4-4-4---|
B--|-3-----3---3-3-----3---3-3-3-3---0-----0---0-2-----2-2-2-2-2-2---|
E--|-5-----5---5-5-----5---5-5-5-5---0-----0---0-2-----2-2-2-2-2-2---|
How much further...
* * *
e--|-0-----0---0-0-----0---0-0-0-0---4-----4---4-5-----5---5-5-5-5---|
B--|-0-----0---0-0-----0---0-0-0-0---4-----4---4-5-----5---5-5-5-5---|
G#-|-6-----6---6-6-----6---6-6-6-6---7-----7---7-8-----8---8-8-8-8---|
E--|-5-----5---5-5-----5---5-5-5-5---4-----4---4-7-----7---7-7-7-7---|
B--|-3-----3---3-3-----3---3-3-3-3---4-----4---4-5-----5---5-5-5-5---|
E--|-5-----5---5-5-----5---5-5-5-5---4-----4---4-5-----5---5-5-5-5---|
* - (I'm unsure about this chord, but it sounds right)
How much longer... finally know?
e--|-0-----0---0-0-----0---0-0-0-0---0-----0---0-2-----2---2-2-2-2---|
B--|-0-----0---0-0-----0---0-0-0-0---0-----0---0-2-----2---2-2-2-2---|
G#-|-6-----6---6-6-----6---6-6-6-6---8-----8---8-5-----5---5-5-5-5---|
E--|-5-----5---5-5-----5---5-5-5-5---7-----7---7-4-----4---4-4-4-4---|
B--|-3-----3---3-3-----3---3-3-3-3---0-----0---0-2-----2---2-2-2-2---|
E--|-5-----5---5-5-----5---5-5-5-5---0-----0---0-2-----2---2-2-2-2---|
'Cause I'm looking... just can't see...
e--|-0-----0---0-0-----0---0-0-0-0---0-----0---0-0-----0---0-0-0-0---|
B--|-0-----0---0-0-----0---0-0-0-0---0-----0---0-0-----0---0-0-0-0---|
G#-|-6-----6---6-6-----6---6-6-6-6---0-----0---0-0-----0---0-0-0-0---|
E--|-5-----5---5-5-----5---5-5-5-5---0-----0---0-0-----0---0-0-0-0---|
B--|-3-----3---3-3-----3---3-3-3-3---0-----0---0-0-----0---0-0-0-0---|
E--|-5-----5---5-5-----5---5-5-5-5---0-----0---0-0-----0---0-0-0-0---|
front of me.... In front of me.
Chorus
e--|---------------------------------|
B--|-------2---3---2-----------------|
G#-|-------------------1---0---------|
E--|---------------------------------| x2
B--|-0h2-2---2---2---2---2-----0---0-|
E--|-0h2-2---2---2---2---2-----0---0-|
Show me what its for....
e--|-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0---0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0---|
B--|-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0---0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0---|
G#-|-6---6-6-6---6-6-6-6-6-8---8-8---6---6-6-6---6-6-6-6-6-8---8-8---|
E--|-5---5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-7---7-7---5---5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-7---7-7---|
B--|-3---3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-0---0-0---3---3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-0---0-0---|
E--|-5---5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-0---0-0---5---5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-0---0-0---|
I've been crawling.... dark, looking....
e--|---------2---2-2---2-2-5---5-5-0---------2---2-2---2-2-5---5-5-0-|
B--|---------2---2-2---2-2-5---5-5-0---------2---2-2---2-2-5---5-5-0-|
G#-|---------5---5-5---5-5-8---8-8-8---------5---5-5---5-5-8---8-8-8-|
E--|---------4---4-4---4-4-7---7-7-7---------4---4-4---4-4-7---7-7-7-|
B--|-0h2-----2---2-2---2-2-5---5-5-0-0h2-----2---2-2---2-2-5---5-5-0-|
E--|-0h2-----2---2-2---2-2-5---5-5-0-0h2-----2---2-2---2-2-5---5-5-0-|
Is there something more... Than what I've been..
e--|-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0---0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0---|
B--|-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0---0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0---|
G#-|-6---6-6-6---6-6-6-6-6-8---8-8---6---6-6-6---6-6-6-6-6-8---8-8---|
E--|-5---5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-7---7-7---5---5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-7---7-7---|
B--|-3---3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-0---0-0---3---3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-0---0-0---|
E--|-5---5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-0---0-0---5---5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-0---0-0---|
I've been... Looking for...
Outro
e--|-0h2-----2---2-2---5-5-5-5-0-0-0-|
B--|-0h2-----2---2-2---5-5-5-5-0-0-0-|
G#-|-5-5-----5---5-5---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
E--|-4-4-----4---4-4---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| x3
B--|-0h2-----2---2-2---5-5-5-5p0-0-0-|
E--|-0h2-----2---2-2---5-5-5-5p0-0-0-|
e--|-0h2-----2---2-2---0-0-0-0-------||
B--|-0h2-----2---2-2---0-0-0-0-------||
G#-|-5-5-----5---5-5---8-8-8-8-------||
E--|-4-4-----4---4-4---7-7-7-7-------||
B--|-0h2-----2---2-2---0-0-0-0-------||
E--|-0h2-----2---2-2---0-0-0-0-------||
^ - let ring
Crawling In The Dark
I will dedicate and sacrifice my every--thing
for just a seconds worth of how my story's ending
I wish I could know if the directions that I take
and all the choices that I make won't end up all for nothing
Show me what it's for
Make me understand it
I've been crawling in the dark
looking for the answer
Is there something more
than what I've been handed?
I've been crawling in the dark
looking for the answer
Help me carry on
Assure me it's ok to
use my heart and not my eyes
to navigate the darkness
Will the ending be ever coming suddenly?
Will I ever get to see the ending to my story?
Show me what it's for
Make me understand it
I've been crawling in the dark
looking for the answer
Is there something more
than what I've been handed?
I've been crawling in the dark
looking for the answer
So when and how will I know?
How much further do I have to go?
How much longer until I finally know? (finally know)
'cause I am looking and I just can't see what's in front of me
in front of me
Show me what it's for
Make me understand it
I've been crawling in the dark
looking for the answer
Is there something more
than what I've been handed?
I've been crawling in the dark
looking for the answer
