Band: Matchbook Romance
Song: Your Stories, My Alibis
My E-Mail: cowabunga2k3@hotmail.com
Tabbed by: DePhatCow
Tuning: Standard
. = PM
^ = Bend
h = Hammer On
p = Pull Off
/ = Slide
X = don't play that string
Intro: Distortion
E---------------------------------------------------
B------1----------1----------4-----------4----------
G-----------1----------1----------6-5---------6-5---
D------------4----------4---------------------------
A-1-1----1-1--1-1---1-1--4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4-
E---------------------------------------------------
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
E----------------------------------------
B-----1----------1-----------4--------6--
G----------1----------1-----------6-5-5--
D-----------4-----------4-------------3--
A-1-1---1-1--1-1---1-1---4-4---4-4-------
E----------------------------------------
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Let -B-6- Chord ring for 3 beats
-G-5-
-D-3-
E--------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------
G-3-3--3--3/15--3-3--3-6-8-------------8-8-8-8----------8-8-8-8
D-3-3--3--3/15--3-3--3-6-8----6-6--6--6--------6-6--6--6-------
A-1-1--1--1/13--1-1--1-4-6----6-6--6--6--------6-6--6--6-------
E-----------------------------4-4--4--4--------4-4--4--4-------
. . . . . . . .
E-------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------
G-----------11-----------11--6-6--6-6-6--6--------------
D-4-4--4--4-11-4-4--4--4-11--6-6--6-6-6--6-3-3--3-3-3--3
A-4-4--4--4-9 -4-4--4--4-9 --4-4--4-4-4--4-3-3--3-3-3--3
E-2-2--2--2----2-2--2--2-------------------1-1--1-1-1--1
E----------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------
G-3-3-3-3-3--3/15--3-3--3-6-8-------------8-8-8-8---------8-8-8-8
D-3-3-3-3-3--3/15--3-3--3-6-8----6-6--6--6-------6-6--6--6-------
A-1-1-1-1-1--1/13--1-1--1-4-6----6-6--6--6-------6-6--6--6-------
E--------------------------------4-4--4--4-------4-4--4--4-------
. . . . . . . .
E-------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------
G-----------11-----------11--6-6--6-6-6--6--------------
D-4-4--4--4-11-4-4--4--4-11--6-6--6-6-6--6-3-3--3-3-3--3
A-4-4--4--4-9 -4-4--4--4-9 --4-4--4-4-4--4-3-3--3-3-3--3
E-2-2--2--2----2-2--2--2-------------------1-1--1-1-1--1
Verse 1: Distortion
VERY Heavy PM when needed during Verse
E---------------------------------------------------
B-----1-----------1-----------4------------4--------
G----------1-----------1-----------6-5-----------6-5
D-3-3---3-3-4-3-3---3-3-4---------------------------
A-1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1---6-6---6-6----6-6---6-6----
E-------------------------4-4---4-4----4-4---4-4----
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
E--------------------------------------------------------
B-----1----------1---------------------------------------
G---------1-----------1----------------------------------
D----------4------------4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8
A-4-4--4-4---4-4---4-4----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6
E-2-2--2-2---2-2---2-2-----------------------------------
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
E----------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------6-6-6-6-------------------------6-6-6-6--------
A-8-8-8-8-9-9-8-8---------9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-9-9-8-8---------9-9-9-9
E----------------------------------------------------------------
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
E------------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------------11-10
D-----------------6-6-6-6-------------------------6-6-6-6-----11-10
A-8-8-8-8-9-9-8-8---------9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-9-9-8-8---------9-9-9--8
E------------------------------------------------------------------
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Let G-11- and -10 Chords ring for 4 beats EACH
D-11- -10
A-9 - -8
Chorus 1: Distortion
E--------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------
G-3-3--3--3/15--3-3--3-6-8-------------8-8-8-8----------8-8-8-8
D-3-3--3--3/15--3-3--3-6-8----6-6--6--6--------6-6--6--6-------
A-1-1--1--1/13--1-1--1-4-6----6-6--6--6--------6-6--6--6-------
E-----------------------------4-4--4--4--------4-4--4--4-------
. . . . . . . .
E-------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------
G-----------11-----------11--6-6--6-6-6--6--------------
D-4-4--4--4-11-4-4--4--4-11--6-6--6-6-6--6-3-3--3-3-3--3
A-4-4--4--4-9 -4-4--4--4-9 --4-4--4-4-4--4-3-3--3-3-3--3
E-2-2--2--2----2-2--2--2-------------------1-1--1-1-1--1
E----------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------
G-3-3-3-3-3--3/15--3-3--3-6-8-------------8-8-8-8---------8-8-8-8
D-3-3-3-3-3--3/15--3-3--3-6-8----6-6--6--6-------6-6--6--6-------
A-1-1-1-1-1--1/13--1-1--1-4-6----6-6--6--6-------6-6--6--6-------
E--------------------------------4-4--4--4-------4-4--4--4-------
. . . . . . . .
E-------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------
G-----------11-----------11--6-6--6-6-6--6--------------
D-4-4--4--4-11-4-4--4--4-11--6-6--6-6-6--6-3-3--3-3-3--3
A-4-4--4--4-9 -4-4--4--4-9 --4-4--4-4-4--4-3-3--3-3-3--3
E-2-2--2--2----2-2--2--2-------------------1-1--1-1-1--1
Verse 2: Distortion
VERY Heavy PM when needed during Verse
E---------------------------------------------------
B-----1-----------1-----------4------------4--------
G----------1-----------1-----------6-5-----------6-5
D-3-3---3-3-4-3-3---3-3-4---------------------------
A-1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1---6-6---6-6----6-6---6-6----
E-------------------------4-4---4-4----4-4---4-4----
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
E--------------------------------------------------------
B-----1----------1---------------------------------------
G---------1-----------1----------------------------------
D----------4------------4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8
A-4-4--4-4---4-4---4-4----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6
E-2-2--2-2---2-2---2-2-----------------------------------
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
E----------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------6-6-6-6-------------------------6-6-6-6--------
A-8-8-8-8-9-9-8-8---------9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-9-9-8-8---------9-9-9-9
E----------------------------------------------------------------
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
E------------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------------11-10
D-----------------6-6-6-6-------------------------6-6-6-6-----11-10
A-8-8-8-8-9-9-8-8---------9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-9-9-8-8---------9-9-9--8
E------------------------------------------------------------------
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Let G-11- and -10 Chords ring for 4 beats EACH
D-11- -10
A-9 - -8
Chorus 2: Distortion
E--------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------
G-3-3--3--3/15--3-3--3-6-8-------------8-8-8-8----------8-8-8-8
D-3-3--3--3/15--3-3--3-6-8----6-6--6--6--------6-6--6--6-------
A-1-1--1--1/13--1-1--1-4-6----6-6--6--6--------6-6--6--6-------
E-----------------------------4-4--4--4--------4-4--4--4-------
. . . . . . . .
E-------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------
G-----------11-----------11--6-6--6-6-6--6--------------
D-4-4--4--4-11-4-4--4--4-11--6-6--6-6-6--6-3-3--3-3-3--3
A-4-4--4--4-9 -4-4--4--4-9 --4-4--4-4-4--4-3-3--3-3-3--3
E-2-2--2--2----2-2--2--2-------------------1-1--1-1-1--1
E----------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------
G-3-3-3-3-3--3/15--3-3--3-6-8-------------8-8-8-8---------8-8-8-8
D-3-3-3-3-3--3/15--3-3--3-6-8----6-6--6--6-------6-6--6--6-------
A-1-1-1-1-1--1/13--1-1--1-4-6----6-6--6--6-------6-6--6--6-------
E--------------------------------4-4--4--4-------4-4--4--4-------
. . . . . . . .
E-------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------
G-----------11-----------11--6-6--6-6-6--6--------------
D-4-4--4--4-11-4-4--4--4-11--6-6--6-6-6--6-3-3--3-3-3--3
A-4-4--4--4-9 -4-4--4--4-9 --4-4--4-4-4--4-3-3--3-3-3--3
E-2-2--2--2----2-2--2--2-------------------1-1--1-1-1--1
Bridge: Distortion
E----------------------------------
B----------------------------------
G-3--3--3--3--3--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3
D-3--3--3--3--3--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3
A-1--1--1--1--1--1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1
E----------------------------------
Let first 6 strums of G-3- ring for 2 beats each, then strum 8 quick times of the same chord
D-3-
A-1-
E--------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------
G-6--5--3--6--5--3--6--5--3--6--5--3--6--5--3
D-X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X
A-4--3--1--4--3--1--4--3--1--4--3--1--4--3--1
E--------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------
G-8--6--5--8--6--5--8--6--5--8--6--5--8--6--5
D-X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X
A-6--4--3--6--4--3--6--4--3--6--4--3--6--4--3
E--------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------
G-11--10--8--11--10--8--11--10--8--11--10--8--11--10-8
D-X-- X---X--X-- X-- X--X-- X-- X--X-- X-- X--X-- X--X
A-9-- 8-- 6--9-- 8-- 6--9-- 8-- 6--9-- 8-- 6--9-- 8--6
E-----------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------
G-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10------------------------
D-X-X-X-X-X- X- X- X- 10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10
A-6-6-6-6-8- 8- 8- 8- X- X- X- X- X- X- X- X-
E---------------------8- 8- 8- 8- 8- 8- 8- 8-
. . . .
E--------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------
G-6--5--3--6--5--3--6--5--3--6--5--3--6--5--3
D-X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X
A-4--3--1--4--3--1--4--3--1--4--3--1--4--3--1
E--------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------
G-8--6--5--8--6--5--8--6--5--8--6--5--8--6--5
D-X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X
A-6--4--3--6--4--3--6--4--3--6--4--3--6--4--3
E--------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------
G-11--10--8--11--10--8--11--10--8--11--10--8--11--10-8
D-X-- X-- X--X-- X-- X--X-- X-- X--X-- X-- X--X-- X--X
A-9-- 8-- 6--9-- 8-- 6--9-- 8-- 6--9-- 8-- 6--9-- 8--6
E-----------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------
G-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-8-8-8-8--10-10-10-10
D-X-X-X-X-X- X- X- X- X-X-X-X--X- X- X- X-
A-6-6-6-6-8- 8- 8- 8--6-6-6-6--8- 8- 8- 8-
E-----------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------
G-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10
D-X- X- X- X- X- X- X- X- X- X- X- X- X- X- X- X-
A-9- 9- 9- 9- 9- 9- 9- 9- 8- 8- 8- 8- 8- 8- 8- 8-
E------------------------------------------------
Chorus 3: Distortion
E------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------
G-3-3--3-6-8-------------8-8-8-8----------8-8-8-8
D-3-3--3-6-8----6-6--6--6--------6-6--6--6-------
A-1-1--1-4-6----6-6--6--6--------6-6--6--6-------
E---------------4-4--4--4--------4-4--4--4-------
. . . . . . . .
E-------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------
G-----------11-----------11--6-6--6-6-6--6--------------
D-4-4--4--4-11-4-4--4--4-11--6-6--6-6-6--6-3-3--3-3-3--3
A-4-4--4--4-9 -4-4--4--4-9 --4-4--4-4-4--4-3-3--3-3-3--3
E-2-2--2--2----2-2--2--2-------------------1-1--1-1-1--1
E----------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------
G-3-3-3-3-3--3/15--3-3--3-6-8-------------8-8-8-8---------8-8-8-8
D-3-3-3-3-3--3/15--3-3--3-6-8----6-6--6--6-------6-6--6--6-------
A-1-1-1-1-1--1/13--1-1--1-4-6----6-6--6--6-------6-6--6--6-------
E--------------------------------4-4--4--4-------4-4--4--4-------
. . . . . . . .
E-------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------
G-----------11-----------11--6-6--6-6-6--6--------------
D-4-4--4--4-11-4-4--4--4-11--6-6--6-6-6--6-3-3--3-3-3--3
A-4-4--4--4-9 -4-4--4--4-9 --4-4--4-4-4--4-3-3--3-3-3--3
E-2-2--2--2----2-2--2--2-------------------1-1--1-1-1--1
Outro: Distortion
E--------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------
G-6--5--3--6--5--3--6--5--3--6--5--3--6--5--3
D-X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X
A-4--3--1--4--3--1--4--3--1--4--3--1--4--3--1
E--------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------
G-8--6--5--8--6--5--8--6--5--8--6--5--8--6--5
D-X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X
A-6--4--3--6--4--3--6--4--3--6--4--3--6--4--3
E--------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------
G-11--10--8--11--10--8--11--10--8--11--10--8--11--10-8
D-X-- X---X--X-- X-- X--X-- X-- X--X-- X-- X--X-- X--X
A-9-- 8-- 6--9-- 8-- 6--9-- 8-- 6--9-- 8-- 6--9-- 8--6
E-----------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------
G-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10------------------------
D-X-X-X-X-X- X- X- X- 10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10
A-6-6-6-6-8- 8- 8- 8- X- X- X- X- X- X- X- X-
E---------------------8- 8- 8- 8- 8- 8- 8- 8-
. . . .
E--------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------
G-6--5--3--6--5--3--6--5--3--6--5--3--6--5--3
D-X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X
A-4--3--1--4--3--1--4--3--1--4--3--1--4--3--1
E--------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------
G-8--6--5--8--6--5--8--6--5--8--6--5--8--6--5
D-X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X
A-6--4--3--6--4--3--6--4--3--6--4--3--6--4--3
E--------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------
G-11--10--8--11--10--8--11--10--8--11--10--8--11--10-8
D-X-- X-- X--X-- X-- X--X-- X-- X--X-- X-- X--X-- X--X
A-9-- 8-- 6--9-- 8-- 6--9-- 8-- 6--9-- 8-- 6--9-- 8--6
E-----------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------
G-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-8-8-8-8--10-10-10-10
D-X-X-X-X-X- X- X- X- X-X-X-X--X- X- X- X-
A-6-6-6-6-8- 8- 8- 8--6-6-6-6--8- 8- 8- 8-
E-----------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------
G-3-3--3--3-3-3--3--3-3-3--3--3-3-3--3--3-3
D-3-3--3--3-3-3--3--3-3-3--1--3-3-3--3--3-3
A-1-1--1--1-1-1--1--1-1-1--1--1-1-1--1--1-1
E------------------------------------------
Let last chord G-3- Ring
D-3-
A-1-
