By The Way-Theory of a Deadman-Scars and Souvenirs

Great song by a great band.  
Arranged for single acoustic guitar.  
Tuned half step down.  Eb-Ab-C#-F#-Bb-Eb  
Please comment and let me know if there are any mistakes.  Peace.
christophernorthern@yahoo.com

Chords used:

 -  Em   C  Am   Asus2   D   Dsus2   E5   F#5  G5   D5   C5   E5*    G5* 

eb|--0---0---0-----0-----2-----0-----x-----x----x----x----x----x-----x------
Bb|--0---1---1-----0-----3-----3-----x-----x----x----x----x----x-----x------
F#|--0---0---2-----2-----2-----2-----x-----x----x----7----5----9-----12-----
C#|--2---2---2-----2-----0-----0-----2-----4----5----7----5----9-----12-----
G#|--2---3---0-----0-----0-----0-----2-----4----5----5----3----7-----10-----
Eb|--0---x---x-----x-----x-----x-----0-----2----3----x----x----x-----x------


Note the starred (*) chords are just octaves of the other chords.

Intro  Em - C - Em - Asus2  repeat 4 times


Verse:
Em              Dsus2
A note by the door 
C        
Simply explains
Am
It's all that remains
Em               Dsus2 
It's no wonder why 
                    C    Am
I have not slept in days
Em                  Dsus2
  The dust on the floor
      C 
Piled up from the years 
          Am
All those scars and souvenirs
Em              Dsus2
Now that you're gone 
             C  Am
It's easy to see 

Prechorus
Am
But so hard to believe 

Chorus

Em     D
By the way
D                
You left without saying
     C   
Goodbye to me
               Em       D
Now that you're gone away 
D           
All I can think about is
C 
You and me 
You and me 

Intro riff x 1

Verse
Em               Dsus2
It's not like before 
     C
You left nothing here 
      Am
It's all disappeared 
Em            Dsus2
It hurts me to see 
                 C   Am
That we've been a lie 

Prechorus:

Am  palm muted  
Would it have hurt you to try? 

Chorus:

Em      D
By the way 
D               
You left without saying 
    C
Goodbye to me 
                 Em    D
Now that you're gone away 
D
All I can think about is 
C
You and me 
You and me 


Bridge

E5 - F#5 - G5 - D5 - C5

C5        D5
It's sad to say that 

E5*                G5*        
This pain is killing me inside 

E5 (palm muted)


E5 - F#5 - G5 - D5 - C5

C5         D5
But it's time to say 
E5*                G5*                              
That this pain is keeping me alive 

E5 (palm muted)

E5 - F#5 - G5 - D5 - C5

C5         D5
Twisting and turning 
E5*                G5*  
It rips through my heart 

A5  (palm muted)
It's been tearing me apart 


Chorus

Em      D
By the way 
D               
You left without saying 
    C
Goodbye to me 
                 Em    D
Now that you're gone away 
D
All I can think about is 
C
You and me 
You and me 



Outro

Em   D

D
All i think about now 
C
Is you and me 
You and me 

Em   D

D
All i think about now 
C
Is you and me 
You and me 

E5 - F#5 - G5 - D5 - C5

C5 - D5 - E5* - G5*

E5  Palm muted

By the way 
By the way 
By the way