Tabs (Ver. 2)
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE) Difficulty: Easy Chords for picking: G+G 320030 Cadd9Cadd9 032030 E minorEm 022000 G/F# 220030 G/BG/B 020030 D/F#D/F# 200230
🎸 Intro: G+G e|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------| BB|--------------3--|----------------3--|--------------3--|-------------3--| G+G|-----0-----------|------0------------|-----0-----------|-----0----------| D MajorD|----------0------|-----------0-------|----------0------|----------0-----| A augmentedA|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------| E MajorE|-3---------------|-3-----------------|-3---------------|-3--------------| Cadd9Cadd9 e|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------| BB|--------------3--|----------------3--|--------------3--|-------------3--| G+G|-----0-----------|------0------------|-----0-----------|-----0----------| D MajorD|----------2------|-----------2-------|----------2------|----------2-----| E MajorE|-3---------------|-3-----------------|-3---------------|-3--------------| E MajorE|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------| G+G e|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------| BB|--------------3--|----------------3--|--------------3--|-------------3--| G+G|-----0-----------|------0------------|-----0-----------|-----0----------| D MajorD|----------0------|-----------0-------|----------0------|----------0-----| A augmentedA|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------| E MajorE|-3---------------|-3-----------------|-3---------------|-3--------------| G/F# 220030 e|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------| BB|--------------3--|----------------3--|--------------3--|-------------3--| G+G|-----0-----------|------0------------|-----0-----------|-----0----------| D MajorD|----------0------|-----------0-------|----------0------|----------0-----| A augmentedA|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------| E MajorE|-2---------------|-2-----------------|-2---------------|-2--------------|
🎸 Verse 1: I've been having a hard time adjusting G+G e|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------| BB|--------------3--|----------------3--|--------------3--|-------------3--| G+G|-----0-----------|------0------------|-----0-----------|-----0----------| D MajorD|----------0------|-----------0-------|----------0------|----------0-----| A augmentedA|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------| E MajorE|-3---------------|-3-----------------|-3---------------|-3--------------| I had the shiniest wheels now they're rusting Cadd9Cadd9 e|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------| BB|--------------3--|----------------3--|--------------3--|-------------3--| G+G|-----0-----------|------0------------|-----0-----------|-----0----------| D MajorD|----------2------|-----------2-------|----------2------|----------2-----| E MajorE|-3---------------|-3-----------------|-3---------------|-3--------------| E MajorE|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------| I didn't know if you'd care if I came back G+G e|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------| BB|--------------3--|----------------3--|--------------3--|-------------3--| G+G|-----0-----------|------0------------|-----0-----------|-----0----------| D MajorD|----------0------|-----------0-------|----------0------|----------0-----| A augmentedA|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------| E MajorE|-3---------------|-3-----------------|-3---------------|-3--------------| I have a lot of regrets about that G/F# e|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------| BB|--------------3--|----------------3--|--------------3--|-------------3--| G+G|-----0-----------|------0------------|-----0-----------|-----0----------| D MajorD|----------0------|-----------0-------|----------0------|----------0-----| A augmentedA|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------| E MajorE|-2---------------|-2-----------------|-2---------------|-2--------------| Pulled the car off the road to the lookout E minorEm e|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------| BB|--------------0--|----------------0--|--------------0--|-------------0--| G+G|-----0-----------|------0------------|-----0-----------|-----0----------| D MajorD|----------2------|-----------2-------|----------2------|----------2-----| A augmentedA|-2---------------|-2-----------------|-2---------------|-2--------------| E MajorE|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------| Could've followed my fears all the way down Cadd9Cadd9 e|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------| BB|--------------3--|----------------3--|--------------3--|-------------3--| G+G|-----0-----------|------0------------|-----0-----------|-----0----------| D MajorD|----------2------|-----------2-------|----------2------|----------2-----| E MajorE|-3---------------|-3-----------------|-3---------------|-3--------------| E MajorE|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------| And maybe I don't quite know what to say But I'm here in your doorway, I just wanted.. D/F#D/F# e|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------| BB|--------------3--|----------------3--|--------------3--|-------------3--| G+G|-----2-----------|------2------------|-----2-----------|-----2----------| D MajorD|----------0------|-----------0-------|----------0------|----------0-----| A augmentedA|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------| x2 E MajorE|-2---------------|-2-----------------|-2---------------|-2--------------| 🎸 Chorus: ..you to know, ..that this is me trying E minorEm Cadd9Cadd9 e|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------| BB|--------------0--|----------------0--|--------------3--|-------------3--| G+G|-----0-----------|------0------------|-----0-----------|-----0----------| D MajorD|----------2------|-----------2-------|----------2------|----------2-----| A augmentedA|-2---------------|-2-----------------|-3---------------|-3--------------| E MajorE|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------| I just wanted.. G+G e|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------| BB|--------------3--|----------------3--|--------------3--|-------------3--| G+G|-----0-----------|------0------------|-----0-----------|-----0----------| D MajorD|----------0------|-----------0-------|----------0------|----------0-----| A augmentedA|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------| E MajorE|-3---------------|-3-----------------|-3---------------|-3--------------| ..you to know, ..that this is me trying G/BG/B Cadd9Cadd9 e|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------| BB|--------------3--|----------------3--|--------------3--|-------------3--| G+G|-----0-----------|------0------------|-----0-----------|-----0----------| D MajorD|----------0------|-----------0-------|----------2------|----------2-----| A augmentedA|-2---------------|-2-----------------|-3---------------|-3--------------| E MajorE|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------| D/F#D/F# e|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------| BB|--------------3--|----------------3--|--------------3--|-------------3--| G+G|-----2-----------|------2------------|-----2-----------|-----2----------| D MajorD|----------0------|-----------0-------|----------0------|----------0-----| A augmentedA|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------| E MajorE|-2---------------|-2-----------------|-2---------------|-2--------------| 🎸 Interlude: G/BG/B e|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------| BB|--------------3--|----------------3--|--------------3--|-------------3--| G+G|-----0-----------|------0------------|-----0-----------|-----0----------| D MajorD|----------0------|-----------0-------|----------0------|----------0-----| A augmentedA|-2---------------|-2-----------------|-2---------------|-2--------------| E MajorE|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------| Cadd9Cadd9 G+G G/BG/B e|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------| BB|--------------3--|----------------3--|--------------3--|-------------3--| G+G|-----0-----------|------0------------|-----0-----------|-----0----------| D MajorD|----------2------|-----------0-------|----------0------|----------0-----| A augmentedA|-3---------------|-------------------|-0---------------|-2--------------| E MajorE|-----------------|-3-----------------|-----------------|----------------| Cadd9Cadd9 e|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------| BB|--------------3--|----------------3--|--------------3--|-------------3--| G+G|-----0-----------|------0------------|-----0-----------|-----0----------| D MajorD|----------2------|-----------2-------|----------2------|----------2-----| A augmentedA|-3---------------|-3-----------------|-3---------------|-3--------------| E MajorE|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------| Cadd9Cadd9 G/BG/B G+G e|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------| BB|--------------3--|----------------3--|--------------3--|-------------3--| G+G|-----0-----------|------0------------|-----0-----------|-----0----------| D MajorD|----------2------|-----------0-------|----------0------|----------0-----| A augmentedA|-3---------------|-2-----------------|-0---------------|----------------| E MajorE|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-3--------------| 🎸 Verse 2: They told me all of my cages were mental G+G e|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------| BB|--------------3--|----------------3--|--------------3--|-------------3--| G+G|-----0-----------|------0------------|-----0-----------|-----0----------| D MajorD|----------0------|-----------0-------|----------0------|----------0-----| A augmentedA|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------| E MajorE|-3---------------|-3-----------------|-3---------------|-3--------------| So I got wasted like all my potential Cadd9Cadd9 e|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------| BB|--------------3--|----------------3--|--------------3--|-------------3--| G+G|-----0-----------|------0------------|-----0-----------|-----0----------| D MajorD|----------2------|-----------2-------|----------2------|----------2-----| E MajorE|-3---------------|-3-----------------|-3---------------|-3--------------| E MajorE|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------| And my words shoot to kill when I'm mad G+G e|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------| BB|--------------3--|----------------3--|--------------3--|-------------3--| G+G|-----0-----------|------0------------|-----0-----------|-----0----------| D MajorD|----------0------|-----------0-------|----------0------|----------0-----| A augmentedA|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------| E MajorE|-3---------------|-3-----------------|-3---------------|-3--------------| I have a lot of regrets about that G/F# e|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------| BB|--------------3--|----------------3--|--------------3--|-------------3--| G+G|-----0-----------|------0------------|-----0-----------|-----0----------| D MajorD|----------0------|-----------0-------|----------0------|----------0-----| A augmentedA|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------| E MajorE|-2---------------|-2-----------------|-2---------------|-2--------------| I was so ahead of the curve, the curve became a sphere E minorEm e|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------| BB|--------------0--|----------------0--|--------------0--|-------------0--| G+G|-----0-----------|------0------------|-----0-----------|-----0----------| D MajorD|----------2------|-----------2-------|----------2------|----------2-----| A augmentedA|-2---------------|-2-----------------|-2---------------|-2--------------| E MajorE|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------| Fell behind all my classmates and I ended up here Cadd9Cadd9 e|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------| BB|--------------3--|----------------3--|--------------3--|-------------3--| G+G|-----0-----------|------0------------|-----0-----------|-----0----------| D MajorD|----------2------|-----------2-------|----------2------|----------2-----| E MajorE|-3---------------|-3-----------------|-3---------------|-3--------------| E MajorE|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------| Pouring my heart out to a stranger, but I didn't pour the whiskey, I just wanted... D/F#D/F# e|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------| BB|--------------3--|----------------3--|--------------3--|-------------3--| G+G|-----2-----------|------2------------|-----2-----------|-----2----------| D MajorD|----------0------|-----------0-------|----------0------|----------0-----| A augmentedA|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------| x2 E MajorE|-2---------------|-2-----------------|-2---------------|-2--------------| 🎸 Chorus: ..you to know, ..that this is me trying E minorEm Cadd9Cadd9 e|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------| BB|--------------0--|----------------0--|--------------3--|-------------3--| G+G|-----0-----------|------0------------|-----0-----------|-----0----------| D MajorD|----------2------|-----------2-------|----------2------|----------2-----| A augmentedA|-2---------------|-2-----------------|-3---------------|-3--------------| E MajorE|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------| I just wanted.. G+G e|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------| BB|--------------3--|----------------3--|--------------3--|-------------3--| G+G|-----0-----------|------0------------|-----0-----------|-----0----------| D MajorD|----------0------|-----------0-------|----------0------|----------0-----| A augmentedA|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------| E MajorE|-3---------------|-3-----------------|-3---------------|-3--------------| ..you to know, ..that this is me trying G/BG/B Cadd9Cadd9 e|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------| BB|--------------3--|----------------3--|--------------3--|-------------3--| G+G|-----0-----------|------0------------|-----0-----------|-----0----------| D MajorD|----------0------|-----------0-------|----------2------|----------2-----| A augmentedA|-2---------------|-2-----------------|-3---------------|-3--------------| E MajorE|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------| At least I'm trying.. D/F#D/F# e|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------| BB|--------------3--|----------------3--|--------------3--|-------------3--| G+G|-----2-----------|------2------------|-----2-----------|-----2----------| D MajorD|----------0------|-----------0-------|----------0------|----------0-----| A augmentedA|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------| E MajorE|-2---------------|-2-----------------|-2---------------|-2--------------| 🎸 Interlude: G+G e|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------| BB|--------------3--|----------------3--|--------------3--|-------------3--| G+G|-----0-----------|------0------------|-----0-----------|-----0----------| D MajorD|----------0------|-----------0-------|----------0------|----------0-----| A augmentedA|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------| E MajorE|-3---------------|-3-----------------|-3---------------|-3--------------| Cadd9Cadd9 e|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------| BB|--------------3--|----------------3--|--------------3--|-------------3--| G+G|-----0-----------|------0------------|-----0-----------|-----0----------| D MajorD|----------2------|-----------2-------|----------2------|----------2-----| E MajorE|-3---------------|-3-----------------|-3---------------|-3--------------| E MajorE|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------| G+G e|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------| BB|--------------3--|----------------3--|--------------3--|-------------3--| G+G|-----0-----------|------0------------|-----0-----------|-----0----------| D MajorD|----------0------|-----------0-------|----------0------|----------0-----| A augmentedA|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------| E MajorE|-3---------------|-3-----------------|-3---------------|-3--------------| G/F# e|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------| BB|--------------3--|----------------3--|--------------3--|-------------3--| G+G|-----0-----------|------0------------|-----0-----------|-----0----------| D MajorD|----------0------|-----------0-------|----------0------|----------0-----| A augmentedA|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------| E MajorE|-2---------------|-2-----------------|-2---------------|-2--------------| 🎸 Bridge: And it's hard to be at a party when I feel like an open wound E minorEm e|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------| BB|--------------0--|----------------0--|--------------0--|-------------0--| G+G|-----0-----------|------0------------|-----0-----------|-----0----------| D MajorD|----------2------|-----------2-------|----------2------|----------2-----| A augmentedA|-2---------------|-2-----------------|-2---------------|-2--------------| E MajorE|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------| It's hard to be anywhere these days when all I want is you Cadd9Cadd9 e|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------| BB|--------------3--|----------------3--|--------------3--|-------------3--| G+G|-----0-----------|------0------------|-----0-----------|-----0----------| D MajorD|----------2------|-----------2-------|----------2------|----------2-----| E MajorE|-3---------------|-3-----------------|-3---------------|-3--------------| E MajorE|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------| You're a flashback in a film reel On the one screen in my town, I just wanted... D/F#D/F# e|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------| BB|--------------3--|----------------3--|--------------3--|-------------3--| G+G|-----2-----------|------2------------|-----2-----------|-----2----------| D MajorD|----------0------|-----------0-------|----------0------|----------0-----| A augmentedA|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------| x2 E MajorE|-2---------------|-2-----------------|-2---------------|-2--------------| 🎸 Chorus: ..you to know, ..that this is me trying E minorEm Cadd9Cadd9 e|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------| BB|--------------0--|----------------0--|--------------3--|-------------3--| G+G|-----0-----------|------0------------|-----0-----------|-----0----------| D MajorD|----------2------|-----------2-------|----------2------|----------2-----| A augmentedA|-2---------------|-2-----------------|-3---------------|-3--------------| E MajorE|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------| (And maybe I don't quite know what to say) I just wanted.. G+G e|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------| BB|--------------3--|----------------3--|--------------3--|-------------3--| G+G|-----0-----------|------0------------|-----0-----------|-----0----------| D MajorD|----------0------|-----------0-------|----------0------|----------0-----| A augmentedA|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------| E MajorE|-3---------------|-3-----------------|-3---------------|-3--------------| ..you to know, ..that this is me trying G/BG/B Cadd9Cadd9 e|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------| BB|--------------3--|----------------3--|--------------3--|-------------3--| G+G|-----0-----------|------0------------|-----0-----------|-----0----------| D MajorD|----------0------|-----------0-------|----------2------|----------2-----| A augmentedA|-2---------------|-2-----------------|-3---------------|-3--------------| E MajorE|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------| At least I'm trying.. D/F#D/F# e|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------| BB|--------------3--|----------------3--|--------------3--|-------------3--| G+G|-----2-----------|------2------------|-----2-----------|-----2----------| D MajorD|----------0------|-----------0-------|----------0------|----------0-----| A augmentedA|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------| E MajorE|-2---------------|-2-----------------|-2---------------|-2--------------| 🎸 Outro: G+G e|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------| BB|--------------3--|----------------3--|--------------3--|-------------3--| G+G|-----0-----------|------0------------|-----0-----------|-----0----------| D MajorD|----------0------|-----------0-------|----------0------|----------0-----| A augmentedA|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------| E MajorE|-3---------------|-3-----------------|-3---------------|-3--------------| (Play and fade out)
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Alternative guitar chords and tabs for This Is Me Trying by Taylor Swift
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