Standard Open D Tuning
Best For Acoustic Guitar
D5 (Down)
A5 (Down)
F#5 (Down)
D5
A5
D5 (Down)
Chords Used
D(1) D5 (2 fr.) D(3) G5 A5 A/4
d | ----0-------------0------------0----------0---------0-----------0------- |
a | ----0-------------0------------0----------0---------0-----------0------- |
f# | ----0------------12-----------12----------5---------7-----------5------- |
d | ----0-------------0-----------12----------5---------7-----------7------- |
a | ----0-------------0-----------12----------5---------7-----------7------- |
d | ----0-------------0-----------12----------5---------7-----------7------- |
The variations of D chords above are not different other than the voicings, which in
country songs is an integral part of the song as most country songs use very popular
and usually overused chord patterns and so country musicians have to concentrate on
their voicings to bring a sense of originality to the song.
Bm79 B5 Bm7(2) Bm7(3) Em74 F#5
d | -----0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0---- |
a | -----0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0---- |
f# | -----7--------8--------8--------x--------1--------0---- |
d | -----(b9)-------(b9)-------(b9)-------(b9)-------2--------0---- |
a | -----(b9)-------(b9)-------0--------(b9)-------2--------x---- |
d | -----(b9)-------(b9)-------(b9)-------(b9)-------2--------4---- |
INTRO
d | -------------------------------------------- |
a | -------------------------------------------- |
f# | -------------------------------------------- | x2
d | -------------------------------------------- |
a | ---0-----0---0---0----0---0-----0---0---0--- |
d | ---9/11--11--11--12---7---9/11--11--11--(b9)-- |
B5 G5
From the moment that we met
D(1)
My world was turned around
A/4
Upside down
B5 G5
To some degree I still regret
D(1) A/4
My memory for keeping you around
Em74 F#5 G5
Girl I thought that you were mine
Em74 F#5
But my broken hearts been shattered
G5
One too many times
D (2 fr.)
And I don?t want to see you anymore
Bm7(2)
I?m just not that strong
A5
I love it when you?re here,
G5
But I?m better when you?re gone
D5 (2 fr.) Bm7(2)
I?m certain that I?ve given and oh how you can take
A5
There?s no use in you looking
G5
There?s nothing left for you to break
Em7sus F#5 G5
Baby please release me
Em7sus F#5 G5 (REPEAT INTRO)
Let my heart rest in pieces
In the next verse, the electric guitar in the background is playing around on
some suspensions in a small riff which is chordally derived from the on we heard
in the intro which means that if you like you CAN get away with a Bm7sus2 instead of
Bm7, but only if you are really being back by a band!
B5 G5
Someone let you down again
D(1)
So you turn to me
A5
Your convenient friend
B5 G5
Oh but I know what you?re doing
D(1)
And what you hope to find
A5
I?ve seen it a thousand times
Em74 F#5 G5
Oh the fire we had before
Em74 F#5
Are now just bitter ashes
G5
Left scattered on the floor
D (2 fr.)
And I don?t want to see you anymore
Bm7(2)
I?m just not that strong
A5
I love it when you?re here,
G5
But I?m better when you?re gone
D5 (2 fr.) Bm7(2)
I?m certain that I?ve given and oh how you can take
A5
There?s no use in you looking
G5
There?s nothing left for you to break
Em7sus F#5 G5
Baby please release me
(careful below as they play one bar less than you would 'feel' before the solo!)
Em7sus F#5 G5 Bm79 B5
Let my heart rest in pieces
Yeaaahh...................
SOLO - D(3), Bm7(2), A5 , G5
D (2 fr.)
And I don?t want to see you anymore
Bm7(2)
I?m just not that strong
A5
I love it when you?re here,
G5
But I?m better when you?re gone
D5 (2 fr.) Bm7(2)
I?m certain that I?ve given and oh how you can take
A5
There?s no use in you looking
G5
There?s nothing left for you to break
Em7sus F#5 G5
Baby please release me
Em7sus F#5 G5
We both know that you don't need me
Em7sus F#5 G5
Let my heart rest in pieces
Here again we see the intro motif reappear, this time however it is best to play it chordally
as follows with the chords changing in rhythm to the riff:
BAR 1 2 3 4
Bm79 B5 Bm79 Bm7(3) Bm79 B5 Bm79 Bm7(3) x2
You should be able to see that the motif is all that is changing between these chords but by
presenting it like this it provides a harmonically pleasing voice!
You can also get away with playing it as in the intro of course, depending on whether you want
to finish it loudly or delicately!
Tabbed by Andrew and a Braindead Monkey.
