• Song:

    I Swear This Time I Mean It

  • Artist:

    Mayday Parade

"I Swear This Time I Mean It" by Mayday Parade
Tabbed By: Shane Creighton-Young (shaneecy@live.com)


Chords:

    G: 320033
Cadd9: x32033
Gsus2: 200233
  Em7: 022033
    D: xx0232
 Dsus: xx0233


Intro

G Gsus Cadd9 Gsus Em7 D Dsus Cadd9 G


Verse 1

G (320003@1)                   Gsus2 (3x0233@1)         Cadd9 (x32030@1)           Gsus2 (3x0233@1)    Em7
   Oh Florida please, be still tonight, don't disturb this love of mine 

                 D (xx0232@1)Dsus (xx0233@1)       Cadd9 (x32030@1)         GLook (320003@1)how she's so serene, you've gotta help me out

G (320003@1)                    Gsus (3x0013@1)     Cadd9 (x32030@1)            Gsus (3x0013@1)              Em7
   And count the stars to form in lines and find the words we'll sing in time

                D (xx0232@1)name="chord_xx0233@1">Dsus       Cadd9 (x32030@1)                  GI (320003@1)want to keep her dreaming, it's my one wish, I won't forget this


Pre-Chorus

Cadd9 (x32030@1)       Gsus (3x0013@1)DI'm (xx0232@1)outdated, overrated

Cadd9 (x32030@1)          Em7  DMorning (xx0232@1)seems so far away


Chorus

G (320003@1)            GsusSo (3x0013@1)I'll sing a melody

  Cadd9 
And hope to God she's listening

Em7                   D (xx0232@1)name="chord_xx0233@1">Dsus
Sleeping softly while I sing

G (320003@1)              GsusAnd (3x0013@1)I'll be your memories

Cadd9
Your lullaby for all the times

Em7                   D (xx0232@1)name="chord_xx0233@1">Dsus
Hoping that my voice could get it right


**Now, one guitar repeats the intro and the other does a little diddle.. :D

                                                           /--let ring--\
|-------------3-2---------------------------------------------3---3/5\3-----|
|-----3-----3-----3-------3-------------------------------------3-----------|
|-4h5---4h5-----------4h5---5-4--2h4p2-0---2-4-2--0-0-2h4-2-0---------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Verse 2

G (320003@1)                 Gsus2 (3x0233@1) Cadd9 (x32030@1)                Gsus2 (3x0233@1)      Em7          
   If luck is on my side tonight, my clumsy tongue will make it right

                     D (xx0232@1)name="chord_xx0233@1">Dsus         Cadd9 (x32030@1)          GAnd (320003@1)wrists that touch, it isn't much, but it's enough

G (320003@1)           Gsus (3x0013@1) Cadd9 (x32030@1)                   Gsus (3x0013@1)       Em7        
   To form imaginary lines, forget your scars, we'll forget mine

                    D (xx0232@1)name="chord_xx0233@1">Dsus   Cadd9 (x32030@1)                   
The hours change so fast, oh God, please make this last


Pre-Chorus

Cadd9 (x32030@1)       Gsus (3x0013@1)DI'm (xx0232@1)outdated, overrated

Cadd9 (x32030@1)          Em7  DMorning (xx0232@1)seems so far away


Chorus

G (320003@1)            GsusSo (3x0013@1)I'll sing a melody

  Cadd9 
And hope to God she's listening

Em7                   D (xx0232@1)name="chord_xx0233@1">Dsus
Sleeping softly while I sing

G (320003@1)              GsusAnd (3x0013@1)I'll be your memories

Cadd9
Your lullaby for all the times

Em7                   D (xx0232@1)name="chord_xx0233@1">Dsus
Hoping that my voice could get it right

Cadd9 (x32030@1)  Gsus (3x0013@1)   D (xx0232@1)name="chord_xx0233@1">Dsus         Cadd9 (x32030@1)   D------hold (xx0232@1)it.
                  Could get it right

Bridge

As you probably know, the G, Gsus, and Cadd9 chords are picked out.. heres a
basic tab for it, with the chord names above (but feel free to express 
yourselves :D) just substitute the picking with the chords in the part after.  

 /-------G--------\   /------Gsus------\  /-----Cadd9-----\
|---------3-------------------3--------------------3--------|
|-----3-----3-----3-------3-----3-----3--------3-----3---3--|
|-------0-------0-----------2-------2--------0---0-----0----|
|---0-------------------0-----------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------3----------------|
|-3-------------------2-------------------------------------|

G (320003@1)        GsusYou (3x0013@1)could crush me

          Cadd9Please (x32030@1)don't crush me

Em7             D (xx0232@1)           G'Cause (320003@1)baby I'm a dreamer for sure

     Gsus (3x0013@1)     Cadd9And (x32030@1)I won't let you down

Em7               DI (xx0232@1)swear this time I mean it


Chorus

Theres a little electric lead in the last part, goes like this...

|-3-------2------3------5-------|
|---3--x4---3-x4---3-x4---3-x4--|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|


G (320003@1)            GsusSo (3x0013@1)I'll sing a melody

  Cadd9 
And hope to God she's listening

Em7                   D (xx0232@1)name="chord_xx0233@1">Dsus
Sleeping softly while I sing

G (320003@1)              GsusAnd (3x0013@1)I'll be your memories

Cadd9
Your lullaby for all the times

Em7                   D (xx0232@1)name="chord_xx0233@1">Dsus
Hoping that my voice could get it right





hope you enjoyed learning this awesome song, pcee :D

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