The Expendables

Trying To Focus

Prove It (2010)

Transcribed By: Fishstickrocker

Tuning: Standard

These are the Chords for the acoustic version of the Expendables song, "Trying to 
Focus." These chords are based of the MoBoogie acoustic session that
Geoff Weers preformed in 2010. I transcribed the song from that video. The link to that 
video is below. Please Rate My Tab.

Email me if you have any questions/corrections: fish_ayala@yahoo.com

MoBoogie Session: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuH7BYkV5cQ



Chords Used:

F#m/C#: 254xxx (I'm not sure the correct name for this chord)

Gmaj (Barre): 355433

Gmaj7: 343433

C: x32010

Em9: 022000

Am9: x02210

G: 320033

D: xx0232

Em9 (Barre): x79987

D (Barre): x57775

C (Barre): x35553



Verse 1:

F#m/C#  G (Barre)

I'm Trying To Focus

F#m/C#  G (Barre)

But I'm Falling Asleep

F#m/C#  G(Barre) (320003@1)Gmaj7 (xx5432@1)         C (x32010@1)The Baggage On My Eyelids is too heavy too keep from falling

Em (022000@1)    Am9C     G (320003@1)Ramble On into the day...



F#m/C#  G (Barre)

I've been Driving

F#m/C#  G (Barre)

Since A Quarter To Three

F#m/C#  G(Barre) (320003@1) Gmaj7 (xx5432@1)         C (x32010@1)I've seen the sun come up so many times this week

Em (022000@1)     Am9C    G (320003@1)It's scary, Rollin' on until the day....

Chorus:

Em (022000@1)               DEm

When I get on that open road

C (x32010@1)  D (xx0232@1)      Em (022000@1)There's a pull within my bones

Em (022000@1)               D (xx0232@1)   Em (022000@1)Like a ship that's bound by rope

C (x32010@1)    D (xx0232@1)       Em (022000@1)It won't let go, It Won't let go...

C (x32010@1)    D (xx0232@1)       Em (022000@1)It won't let go, It Won't let go...

Verse 2:

F#m/C#  G (Barre)

I've been runover

F#m/C#  G (Barre)

By The hangover Truck

F#m/C#  G(Barre) (320003@1)Gmaj7 (xx5432@1)             C (x32010@1)A Drive-by shooting shot down by 12 ounce city proof slugs

Em (022000@1)    Am9 (x02413@1)Embedded, in my head

C (x32010@1)     G (320003@1)The ache in my head....

F#m/C#  G (Barre)

I've been smoking

F#m/C#  G (Barre)

Sticks from a ditch

F#m/C#  G(Barre) (320003@1)Gmaj7 (xx5432@1)                C (x32010@1)That Midwest Farmers Daughter's the one thats making me itch

Em (022000@1)        Am9 (x02413@1)  C (x32010@1)  G (320003@1)In Places, I'd never want an itch to be...



Chorus:



Em (022000@1)               DEm

When I get on that open road

C (x32010@1)  D (xx0232@1)      Em (022000@1)There's a pull within my bones

Em (022000@1)               D (xx0232@1)   Em (022000@1)Like a ship that's bound by rope

C (x32010@1)    D (xx0232@1)       Em (022000@1)It won't let go, It Won't let go

C (x32010@1)    D (xx0232@1)       Em (022000@1)It won't let go, It Won't let go...



Solo:

For the Solo Part Geoff Weers uses an Em chord with some quick little mutted strums in 
between. You should be able to figure it out on your own,
Listen to the song to figure out the rhythm.

Chorus:

(He Starts using Barre Chords)



Em (022000@1)                DEm

When I get on that open road

C (x32010@1)  D (xx0232@1)      Em (022000@1)There's a pull within my bones

Em (022000@1)               D (xx0232@1)   Em (022000@1)Like a ship that's bound by rope

C (x32010@1)    D (xx0232@1)       Em (022000@1)It won't let go, It Won't let go...

C (x32010@1)    Dmaj (xx0232@1)       Em (022000@1)