------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Damned If I Do Ya (Damned If I Don't) - All Time Low ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Christopher Airey Email: cairey@gmail.com Here's my tab of Damned If I Do Ya (Damned If I Don't). Tabbed by ear as well as watching videos of them recording the song. Tunings: Guitar 1: Drop-D Guitar 2: Standard/Drop-D [Intro/Bridge] Guitar 1: e|------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----22222-44-/-66-\-44-----22222--66-\-44---4---------------------------| D|-22-22222---------------22-22222----------------------------------------| A|-22-00000-22-/-44-\-22--22-00000--44-\-22---2---------------------------| D|-22---------------------22----------------------------------------------| Guitar 2: e|------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 1: e|------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----22222-44-/-66-\-44-----22222--66-\-44---4------------------22-------| D|-22-22222---------------22-22222-------------------------------22-------| A|-22-00000-22-/-44-\-22--22-00000--44-\-22---2------------------00-------| D|-22---------------------22----------------------------------------------| Guitar 2: e|------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------19---------------------------| G|-21-16-21-16-21-16-21-16-21-16-21-16-21-16----16------------------------|x2 D|------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------| **NOTE** Guitar 2 can alternatively be played (thanks JessicaGonzo): e|------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--17--17--17--17--17--17--17--19----------------------------------| G|----16--16--16--16--16--16--16--16--------------------------------|x2 D|------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------| ** END NOTE ** [Verse 1] Lyrics: | I've fought it for a long time now, while drowning in a river of denial, | I washed up, fixed up, picked up all Guitar 2: XXX XXXX XXXX XXXX X XXX XXXX XXXXXXXX X XXX XXXX XXXX XXXX e|------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-777-6666-4444-6666---777-6666-44444444---777-6666-4444-6666------------| A|-777-7777-2222-4444-0-777-7777-22222222-0-777-7777-2222-7777------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------| | my broken things. Guitar 2: XXXXXXXXX XXX e|------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------444-------------------------------------------------------| D|-777777777-111111-------------------------------------------------------| A|-555555555-222222-------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 'Cause you left me, police tape, chalk line, tequila shots in the dark, | scene of the crime, suburban living with a feeling that I'm giving up Guitar 1: XXX XXXX XXXX XXX XXX XXXX XXXX XXX XXX XXXX XXXX XXX e|------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-222------4444-6666-\-4-222------4444-6666-\-4-222------4444-6666-\-4---| D|-222-2222-4444-6666-\-4-222-2222-4444-6666-\-4-222-2222-4444-6666-\-4---| A|-000-2222-2222-4444-\-2-000-2222-2222-4444-\-2-000-2222-2222-4444-\-2---| D|-----2222-------------------2222-------------------2222-----------------| | everything for you. Guitar 1: XXXX e|------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-77777777--4444444------------------------------------------------------| D|-77777777--4444444------------------------------------------------------| A|-55555555--2222222------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------| [Chorus] | Oh-oh-oh, how was I supposed to know that you were o-o-over me? I think | that I should go. And somethin's telling me to leave but I won't, | 'cause I'm damned if I do ya, damned if I don't. Guitar 1: e|------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------22222222-66666666-44444444---66666666-22222222-22-------------| D|-22222222-22222222-66666666-44444444---66666666-22222222-22-------------| A|-22222222-00000000-44444444-22222222---44444444-00000000-00-------------| D|-22222222---------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2: e|----------------------------------------------------|-------------------| B|-------------------------------------------19-------|-------------------| G|-21-16-21-16-21-16-21-16-21-16-21-16-21-16----16----|x3-----21----------| D|----------------------------------------------------|-------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------|-------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------|-------------------| [Bridge] Guitar 1: e|------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----22222-44-/-66-\-44-----22222--66-\-44---4---------------------------| D|-22-22222---------------22-22222----------------------------------------| A|-22-00000-22-/-44-\-22--22-00000--44-\-22---2---------------------------| D|-22---------------------22----------------------------------------------| Guitar 2: e|------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------19---------------------------| G|-21-16-21-16-21-16-21-16-21-16-21-16-21-16----16------------------------|x2 D|------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------| [Verse 2] | It took a lot to take you home. One stupid call, and I end up alone. | You're made up, dressed up, messed up Guitar 1: XXX XXXX XXXX XXX XXX XXXX XXXXXXXX XXX XXXX XXXX XXX e|------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-222------4444-6666-\-4-222------44444444-6-\-4-222------4444-6666-\-4--| D|-222-2222-4444-6666-\-4-222-2222-44444444-6-\-4-222-2222-4444-6666-\-4--| A|-000-2222-2222-4444-\-2-000-2222-22222222-4-\-2-000-2222-2222-4444-\-2--| D|-----2222-------------------2222--------------------2222-----------------| | plans I set in stone. Guitar 1: XXXX e|------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-77777777--44444444-----------------------------------------------------| D|-77777777--44444444-----------------------------------------------------| A|-55555555--22222222-----------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------| | But you made me do when I don't like. Dancing in the ally with the | street-rat, night-life. Can't keep living with the feeling that I'm | giving up Guitar 1: XXX XXXX XXXX XXX XXX XXXX XXXX XXX XXX XXXX XXXX XXX e|------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-222------4444-6666-\-4-222------4444-6666-\-4-222------4444-6666-\-4---| D|-222-2222-4444-6666-\-4-222-2222-4444-6666-\-4-222-2222-4444-6666-\-4---| A|-000-2222-2222-4444-\-2-000-2222-2222-4444-\-2-000-2222-2222-4444-\-2---| D|-----2222-------------------2222-------------------2222-----------------| Guitar 2: e|-----------------------------|------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------|------------------------------------------| G|-14--16-13-16-11-16-13-16----|x3----------------------------------------| D|---14------------------------|------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------|------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------|------------------------------------------| | everything for you. Guitar 1: XXXX e|------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-77777777--44444444-----------------------------------------------------| D|-77777777--44444444-----------------------------------------------------| A|-55555555--22222222-----------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2: e|------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-14--16-13-16-11-16-13-16-----------------------------------------------| D|---14-------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------| Repeat [Chorus] [Bridge 2] | ... make a fool of myself when you hang around. When you're gone I'm a | match that's burning out. Could have been, should have done what I said I | was going to do. Guitar 1: e|------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-2-22-2-22-4-44-6-66-2-22-2-22-4-44-6-66-2-22-2-22-9-99-8-88-222222222--| D|-2-22-2-22-4-44-6-66-2-22-2-22-4-44-6-66-2-22-2-22-9-99-8-88-222222222--| A|-0-00-0-00-2-22-4-44-0-00-0-00-2-22-4-44-0-00-0-00-7-77-6-66-000000000--| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2: e|------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-9-99-9-99-11-1111-13-1313--9-99-9-99-13-1313-11-1111-------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-7-77-7-77-9--9-9--11-1111--7-77-7-77-11-1111-9--9-9--------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2: e|------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-9-99-9-99-11-1111-13-1313---9------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-7-77-7-77-9--9-9--11-1111---7------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------| | But I never promised you. (But I never promised you, promised you, ...) Guitar 2: e|------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--9--------9------------------------------------------------------------| D|----9-7------9-7--------------------------------------------------------| A|--------7--------7------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------| [Chorus] | Oh-oh-oh, how was I supposed to know that you were o-o-over me? I think | that I should go. Never took a fool to see the things that I won't, | 'cause I'm damned if I do ya, damned if I do ya. Guitar 1: e|------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------22222222-66666666-44444444---66666666-222222222222222-4444444-| D|-22222222-22222222-66666666-44444444---66666666-222222222222222-4444444-| A|-22222222-00000000-44444444-22222222---44444444-000000000000000-2222222-| D|-22222222---------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2: e|------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------19---------------------------| G|-21-16-21-16-21-16-21-16-21-16-21-16-21-16----16------------------------|x4 D|------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Oh-oh-oh, how was I supposed to know that you were o-o-over me? I think | that I should go. And somethin's telling me to leave but I won't, | 'cause I'm damned if I do ya, damned if I d-d-d- damned if I do ya, | damned if I don't. e|------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------22222222-66666666-44444444-5*-66666666-22222222-22----22------| D|-22222222-22222222-66666666-44444444----66666666-22222222-22----22------| A|-22222222-00000000-44444444-22222222----44444444-00000000-00----00------| D|-22222222---------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2: (Note: do not play 19th fret second time, instead it's the harmonic) e|----------------------------------------------------|-------------------| B|-------------------------------------------19-------|-------------------| G|-21-16-21-16-21-16-21-16-21-16-21-16-21-16----16----|x3-----21----------| D|----------------------------------------------------|-------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------|-------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------|-------------------| [Outro] Guitar 1: e|------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----22222-44-/-66-\-44-----22222--66-\-44-------------------------------| D|-22-22222---------------22-22222------------------------------2-2-------| A|-22-00000-22-/-44-\-22--22-00000--44-\-22---------------------2-2-------| D|-22---------------------22------------------------------------2-2-------| Guitar 2: e|------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------19---------------------------| G|-21-16-21-16-21-16-21-16-21-16-21-16-21-16----16------------------------|x2 D|------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------| [end]