4 beats per chord
` = 2 beats ) always syncopated changes on
' = 1 beat ) the 'and' of the previous beat
Tune down one half step - song is pitched in Eb
VERSE:
N.C.
I know you're
LAsus2 LAsus2
Hurtin' feels like you're learnin' 'bout life the
MI MI
Hard way and it ain't workin' seems like for-
LAsus2 LAsus2
ever that you've been fallin' it's time to
MI MI
Move on your life is callin' yeah
PRE-CHORUS:
SIsus4 LAsus2
This was never meant to be the end
Bsus4 `C#m7 'B/D# 'E
Close the book and start a-gain 'cos
CHORUS
LAadd2 MI5
I know how hard it can get but you gotta
DO#m7 SIadd4
Lift you gotta lift and
LAadd2 MI5
Sometimes that's how it is but I know you're
DO#m7 SIadd4
Stronger stronger than this you gotta
LAadd2 LA
Lift you gotta
INTERLUDE: [band enters]
LAsus2 LAsus2 MI MI
Lift when you can
VERSE:
LAsus2 LAsus2
Feel your whole body's achin' what's left of
MI MI
Your heart it won't stop breakin' you gotta
LAsus2 LAsus2
Let go you took a hit it's time to pick
MI MI
Up now move on from this
PRE-CHORUS:
SIsus4 LAsus2
This was never meant to be the end
Bsus4 `C#m7 'B/D# 'E (G#-bass)
Close the book and start a-gain 'cos
CHORUS-SHORT:
LAadd2 MI
I know how hard it can get but you gotta
DO#m9 SIadd4
Lift you gotta lift and
LAadd2 MI
Sometimes that's how it is but I know you're
DO#m9 SIadd4
Stronger stronger than this you got to
BRIDGE:
Bsus4 `C#m7 `Aadd2
Lift yourself up a-bove all the hurt don't give
Bsus4 `C#m7 `Aadd2
In wipe your eyes and re-member you're better than
F#m7 E (G#-bass)
This let 'em know that they took their best shot and they
Aadd2 `C#m7 'B/D# 'E
Missed come on and lift 'cos
CHORUS-REPEAT:
LAadd2 MI
I know how hard it can get but you gotta
DO#m9 SIadd4
Lift you gotta lift and
LAadd2 MI
Sometimes that's how it is but I know you're
DO#m9 SIsus4
Stronger stronger than this yeah
CHORUS
LAadd2 MI
I know how hard it can get but you gotta
DO#m9 SIadd4
Lift you gotta lift and
LAadd2 MI
Sometimes that's how it is but I know you're
DO#m9 SIadd4
Stronger stronger than this you gotta
LAadd2 LA
Lift you gotta
CODA:
LAsus2 LAsus2 MI MI
Lift you gotta lift (pick up now pick up now pick
LAsus2 LAsus2 MI MI
up now) you gotta lift (pick up now pick up now pick
FADE
LAsus2 LAsus2 MI MI
up now) (pick up now pick up now pick
CHORDS:
LAsus2 MI SIsus4 DO#m7 SI/MIb LAadd2 MI5 DO#m9 SIadd4 LA FA#m7
E|---0----0----0-----0------------0----0----0------0----0---2--|
B|---0----0----0-----0-----4------0----0----0------0----5---2--|
G|---2----1----4-----6-----4------6----9----8------8----6---2--|
D|---2----2----4-----6-----4------7----9----11-----9----7---2--|
A|---0----2----2-----4-----6------7----7----11-----9----7---4--|
E|--------0-----------------------5----0----9------7----5---2--|
This arrangement combines several guitar parts into one.
Open 1st-2nd-strings ring according to taste!
C#m9 chord mimics the rising lead guitar line - shift the note
on the 3rd-string to Fret-9 on Beat-3.
Opening rhythm figure adds a couple of passing notes:
VERSE-1: (each bar played twice)
[acoustic]
LAsus2 MI
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 1 + 2 + 3 + 4
E|-0--0--0--0-----0--0----||-0--0--0--0-----0--0----|
B|-0--0--0--0-----0--0----||-0--0--0--0-----0--0----| L.H. fingering
G|-2--2--1--2-----1--2----||-1--1--1--1-----1--1----| Asus2 Asus2 (#11) Esus2 E Eadd2 E
1 + 2 + 3 4 1 + 2 + 3 4 1 + 2 + 3 4 1 + 2 + 3 4
E|-12-12-12-12-------|-12-12-12-11-------|-12-12-12-12-------|-12-12-12-12-------|
B|-12-12-12-10-------|-12-12-12-10-------|-12-12-12-9--------|-9--9--9--9--------|
G|-9--9--9--9--------|-9--9--9--9--------|-11-11-11-9--------|-11-11-11-9--------|
D|-9--9--9--9--------|-9--9--9--9--------|-9--9--9--9--------|-9--9--9--9--------|
A|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
SYNCOPATION-DETAIL:
1 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4
SIsus4 DO#m7 SI/MIb MI
"close the book and start a- gain 'cos"
1 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
SIsus4 DO#m7 LAadd2
"lift your-self up a- bove all the hurt don't give in"
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