• Song:

    Santa Monica Acoustic

  • Artist:

    Theory Of A Deadman

Theory of a Deaman "Santa Monica" Acoustic
H* equals Harmonic

Intro:
 Harmonics: First two played on 12th fret e then b. Second two played on   7th 
fret g then b strings.
play harmonics* then Em (down,down,up) H*  G (down,down,up) H* D (down,down,up) H* 
Csus2 (down,down,up)
 
Verse:
 You can play power chords or regular chords I think they use the power chords for the verse.

 Em           Bm            G
 She fills my bed with gasoline
 D                C
 You think I would've noticed
 Em         Bm                   G
 Her mind's made up The love is gone
         D                          C                  
 I think someone's trying to show us a sign
 Em        Bm                    G
 That even if we thought it would last
 D               C
 The moment would pass
 Em                 Bm                     G
 My bones will break and my heart would give
 D               C
 Oh, it hurts to live

Chorus:
 Em                 G                     D
 And I remember the day when you left for Santa Monica
                Csus2                                D
 You left me to remain with all your excuses for everything
 Em                 G                     D
 And I remember the time when you left for Santa Monica
 Csus2                       D
 And I remember the day you told me it's over
 
Em chord (down,down,up)... H* 12th fret e..b.  H* 
7th fret g..gG chord (down,down,up) G chord (down,up)
but when you do the upstroke move your finger on the
low e string to the second fret which gives it that 
slight change you here... H* 5th fret a,d,g strings all together. 

Verse:
 Em                 Bm          G      
 It hurts to breathe, Well every time  
 D                    C
 that you're not next to me
 Em              Bm                  G
 Her mind's made up, The girl is gone
 D                 C
 And now I'm forced to see
 Em        Bm         G
 I think I'm on my way
 D                     C
 Oh, it hurts to live today
 Em         Bm         G
 Oh and she says "Don't you wish
 D                C
 you were dead like me?"
 
 Chorus:
 Em                 G                          D
 And I remember the day when you left for Santa Monica
                Csus2                          Em
 You left me to remain with all your excuses for everything
 Em                 G                       D
 I remember the time when you left for Santa Monica
                  Csus2
 And I remember the day you told me it's over
 
Bridge:  E...F#...G...A (1)
         E...F#...G...D (2)(keep alternating throughout the bridge)
 
 I wanted more than this (1)
 I needed more than this (2)
 I deserve more than this (1)
 But it just won't stop (2)
 It just won't go away (1)
 
 I needed more than this (1)
 I wanted more than this (2)
 I asked for more than this (1)
 But it just won't stop (2)
 It just won't go away (1)
 
Chorus:
 Em                 G                          D
 And I remember the day when you left for Santa Monica
                 Csus2                           Em
 You left me to remain with all your excuses for everything
                    G                        D
 And I remember the time when you left it all behind
                 Csus2
 And I remember the day you told me it's over
 
Chorus:
 Em                 G                           D
 And I remember the day when you left for Santa Monica
                  Csus2                         Em
 You left me to remain with all your excuses for everything
                   G                            D
 And I remember the time when you left for Santa Monica
                 Csus2
 Yeah, I remember the day you told me it's over 

Well thats it just get the strumming figured out and enjoy.
That harmonic part after the first chorus I couldn't really
figure out by ear but it works for me I'm sure it's not 
totally correct but the rest of the song should be fairly
close.  Enjoy.
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