Band: Social Distortion
Song: Don't Take Me For Granted
Album: Sex, Love and Rock'n'Roll
Guitarists: Mike Ness and Jonny "2 bags" Wickersham
Tunning: standard(EBGDAE)
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this is a pretty cool song and its easy to play.
this is not how they play it because its played with a capo but i couldn't figure it out, but i
still think is sounds perfect.
it is my fist tab posted here so i hope you like it.
I didn't put the solo i havent gotten it yet but when i get it i'll tab it.
any questions emal me to: Metallic_Punk_sk8er@hotmail.com
intro: this is the chord that its used, you'll figure out the riff cuz its easy
E----------
B----------
G---10-----
D---10-----
A---8------
E----------
verse 1:
im your worn in leather jacket
E----------------------|-------------------------------|
B----------------------|-------------------------------|
G---10-keep the same---|-------------------------------|
D---10-riff as intro---|1010-10-1010-10-1010-10-1010-10|
A---8--until palm mute-|1010-10-1010-10-1010-10-1010-10|
E----------------------|8-8--8--8-8--8--8-8--8--8-8--8-|
* * * * * * * *
im the volume in your ***ed up teenaged band
E|--------------------------|------------------|-------------|
B|--------------------------|------------------|-------------|
G|--------------------------|10-same struming--|----keep the-|
D|88-8-88-8-88-8-88-8-------|10-patern as the--|10--patern---|
A|88-8-88-8-88-8-88-8-------|8--intro----------|10-----------|
E|66-6-66-6-66-6-66-6-------|------------------|8------------|
** ** ** **
a pack of smokes and a sixpack
E----------------------------|--------------------------------|
B----------------------------|--------------------------------|
G---10-keep the riff---------|--------------------------------|
D---10-----------------------|1010-10-1010-10-1010-10-1010-10-|
A---8------------------------|1010-10-1010-10-1010-10-1010-10-|
E----------------------------|8-8--8--8-8--8--8-8--8--8-8--8--|
* * * * * * * *
im the dreams you had walking down railroad tracks you and me
E---------------------------------|-------------|--------------|-----------|
B---------------------------------|-------------|--------------|-----------|
G---------------------------------|10-keep the--|---keep the---|-----------|
D-88-8-88-8-88-8-88-8-------------|10-riff------|10-riff-------|8--8--8--8-|
A-88-8-88-8-88-8-88-8-------------|8------------|10------------|8--8--8--8-|<-after this you can
E-66-6-66-6-66-6-66-6-------------|-------------|8-------------|6--6--6--6-| add some little strum
** ** ** **
Verse 2:
im your first taste of romance im your first broken
E---------------------------|-----------------|----------------------|
B---------------------------|-----------------|----------------------|
G--10-keep the riff---------|-keep the riff---|----------------------|
D--10-----------------------|10---------------|8keep the riff--------|
A--8------------------------|10---------------|8---------------------|
E---------------------------|8----------------|6---------------------|
heart on a saturday night guys like us aint got no chance
E--------------------|----------|----------------------|-------------|
B--------------------|----------|----------------------|-------------|
G-10-----------------|---keep---|10-keep the riff------|-------------|
D-10-keep the riff---|10--the---|10--------------------|10-keep the--|
A-8------------------|10---riff-|8---------------------|10-riff------|
E--------------------|8---------|----------------------|8------------|
but im the thing that keeps you and me a live, but not forever
E------------------------------|------------|-------------|-----------|
B------------------------------|------------|-------------|-----------|
G------------------------------|10keep------|-------------|-----------|
D--8-keep the riff-------------|10-the------|10-----------|8--8--8--8-|
A--8---------------------------|8---riff----|10-----------|8--8--8--8-|
E--6---------------------------|------------|8------------|6--6--6--6-|
chorus 1:
chords used:
E---------------------------------|
B---------------------------------|
G--10------------10---------10----|
D--10--10--8--5--10--10--8--10-10-|
A--8---10--8--5--8---10--8--8--10-|
E------8---6--3------8---6-----8--|
So take me down the road
take me to the show
it's something to belive in
that no one else knows
but don't take me for granted
verse 3:
chords used:
E-------------------|-------------------|---------|
B-------------------|-------------------|---------|
G-10---------10-----|-10---------10-----|---------|
D-10--10--8--10--10-|-10--10--8--10--10-|8--8--8--|
A-8---10--8--8---10-|-8---10--8--8---10-|8--8--8--|
E-----8---6------8--|-----8---6------8--|6--6--6--|
i'm the blood on your guitar
i'm that wave you caught back in 1975
i'm as strong as a thousand armies
i'm as soft as a pedal on a long stem rose
i am love
chorus 2:
chords used:
solo 1 chords:
E------------------------------| |------------------| |------------------|
B------------------------------| |------------------| |------------------|
G--10------------10------------| |-10---------10----|{3x |------------------|
D--10--10--8--5--10--10--8--5--| |-10--10--8--10-10-| |8--8--8-----------|
A--8---10--8--5--8---10--8--5--| |-8---10--8--8--10-| |8--8--8-----------|
E------8---6--3------8---6--3--| |-----8---6-----8--| |6--6--6-pick slide|
So take me down the road
take me to the show
it's something to belive in
that no one else knows
but don't take me for granted
i'm with you when you're born
yo can take me when you die
with all the reasons why
but don't take me for granted
chorus 3:
same as chorus 2
solo chords:
E--------------| |------|
B--------------| |------|
G-10-----------|{3X |------|
D-10--10--8--5-| |8--10-|{final strums)
A-8---10--8--5-| |8--10-|
E-----8---6--3-| |6--8--|
no no no, dont take me for granted, no no no, hey, dont take me for graanteeeed
well thats it i think its perfect exept ofr the solo. please rate it.
