When To Step Away Tab

Key: F# Tuning: D A D F# A D Intro: (just once) D |------------------------|------------------------|------------2-----------|------------0-----------| A |------------------------|------------------------|---------0---------0h2p0|----------0-------------| F#|-0-------0---0h3-----3--|-4-----4h6p4-3-------3--|-1----------------------|-------0----------------| D |------0-----------0-----|------0-----------0-----|------0---0-------------|------0--0-0------------| A |----0-----0-----4-----4-|----5-----------4-----4-|----2--------------0h2p0|------------------------| D |-0-----0-----4-----4----|-5-----5-----4-----4----|-2-----2-----2----------|-0----------------------| (Simplified:) D |------------------------|------------------------|------------2-----------|------------0-----------| A |------------------------|------------------------|---------0---------0h2p0|----------0-------------| F#|-0-----------0h3--------|-4-----4h6p4-3----------|-1----------------------|-------0----------------| D |-0-----------0----------|-0-----------0----------|-0----------------------|------0--0-0------------| A |-0-----------4----------|-5-----------4----------|-2-----------------0h2p0|------------------------| D |-0-----------4----------|-5-----------4----------|-2----------------------|-0----------------------|

Verse 1: Painted you in different lighting About a thousand times over Not a single version left me satisfied D |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| A |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| F#|-0-----------3----------|-4-----------3----------|-1----------------------|-5-----------7----------| D |-0-----------0----------|-0-----------0----------|-0----------------------|-0-----------0----------| A |-0-----------4----------|-5-----------4----------|-2----------------------|-5-----------7----------| D |-0-----------4----------|-5-----------4----------|-2----------------------|-5-----------7----------| I'd reworked it and reframed it, thinking I could bring us closer Until you were too abstract to recognize D |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| A |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| F#|-0-----------3----------|-4-----------3----------|-1----------------------|-5-----------7----------| D |-0-----------0----------|-0-----------0----------|-0----------------------|-0-----------0----------| A |-0-----------4----------|-5-----------4----------|-2----------------------|-5-----------7----------| D |-0-----------4----------|-5-----------4----------|-2----------------------|-5-----------7----------| I had no reference Or measure of progress All I could do was blend into your life D |------------------------|------------------------|-----------(5)----------|-----------(7)----------| A |-2-----------1----------|-0----------------------|------------------------|------------------------| F#|-0-----------0----------|-0-----------0----------|-5----------------------|-7----------------------| D |-0-----------0----------|-0-----------6----------|-0----------------------|-0----------------------| A |-2-----------1----------|-0-----------5----------|-5----------------------|-7----------------------| D |------------------------|-------------6----------|-5----------------------|-7----------------------| Chorus: Penciling in every inch of your skin Sketching out all your proportions like they are mine D |-----------(2)----------|-----------(4)----------|-----------(5)----------|-----------(7)----------| A |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| F#|-0----------------------|-3----------------------|-5----------------------|-7----------------------| D |-0----------------------|-0----------------------|-0----------------------|-0----------------------| A |-0----------------------|-4----------------------|-5----------------------|-7----------------------| D |-0----------------------|-4----------------------|-5----------------------|-7----------------------| Print and reprint, starting from scratch again Oh I was never quite done with you, was I? D |-----------(2)----------|-----------(4)----------|-----------(5)----------|------------------------| A |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| F#|-0----------------------|-3----------------------|-5----------------------|-7----------------------| D |-0----------------------|-0----------------------|-0----------------------|-0----------------------| A |-0----------------------|-4----------------------|-5----------------------|-7----------------------| D |-0----------------------|-4----------------------|-5----------------------|-7----------------------| Detail- obsessed half the time but the finer the line, then the easier it is erased D |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| A |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| F#|-5----------------------|-7----------------------|-7----------------------|-8----------------------| D |-0----------------------|-0----------------------|-0----------------------|-0----------------------| A |-5----------------------|-7----------------------|-8----------------------|-9----------------------| D |-5----------------------|-7----------------------|-8----------------------|-9----------------------| The hardest part about the art of loving you was knowing when to step away D |------------------------|------------------------| A |------------------------|------------------------| F#|-5----------------------|-7----------------------| D |-0----------------------|-0----------------------| A |-5----------------------|-7----------------------| D |-5----------------------|-7----------------------| D |------------------------|------------------------|------------2-----------|------------0-----------| A |------------------------|------------------------|---------0---------0h2p0|----------0-------------| F#|-0-----------0h3--------|-4-----4h6p4-3----------|-1----------------------|-------0----------------| D |-0-----------0----------|-0-----------0----------|-0----------------------|------0--0-0------------| A |-0-----------4----------|-5-----------4----------|-2-----------------0h2p0|------------------------| D |-0-----------4----------|-5-----------4----------|-2----------------------|-0----------------------| Verse 2: Lost the color in my face but left it to interpretation Orchestrated my bad taste palatable D |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| A |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| F#|-0-----------3----------|-4-----------3----------|-1----------------------|-5-----------7----------| D |-0-----------0----------|-0-----------0----------|-0----------------------|-0-----------0----------| A |-0-----------4----------|-5-----------4----------|-2----------------------|-5-----------7----------| D |-0-----------4----------|-5-----------4----------|-2----------------------|-5-----------7----------| Making marks and accolades but all the closure that I crave, it's in front of me and hung up on my wall 'Cause I had no D |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| A |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| F#|-0-----------3----------|-4-----------3----------|-1----------------------|-5-----------7----------| D |-0-----------0----------|-0-----------0----------|-0----------------------|-0-----------0----------| A |-0-----------4----------|-5-----------4----------|-2----------------------|-5-----------7----------| D |-0-----------4----------|-5-----------4----------|-2----------------------|-5-----------7----------| reference or measure of progress All I could do was rewrite what went wrong D |------------------------|------------------------|-----------(5)----------|-----------(7)----------| A |-2-----------1----------|-0----------------------|------------------------|------------------------| F#|-0-----------0----------|-0-----------0----------|-5----------------------|-7----------------------| D |-0-----------0----------|-0-----------6----------|-0----------------------|-0----------------------| A |-2-----------1----------|-0-----------5----------|-5----------------------|-7----------------------| D |------------------------|-------------6----------|-5----------------------|-7----------------------| Chorus: Penciling in every inch of your skin Sketching out all your proportions like they are mine D |-----------(2)----------|-----------(4)----------|-----------(5)----------|-----------(7)----------| A |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| F#|-0----------------------|-3----------------------|-5----------------------|-7----------------------| D |-0----------------------|-0----------------------|-0----------------------|-0----------------------| A |-0----------------------|-4----------------------|-5----------------------|-7----------------------| D |-0----------------------|-4----------------------|-5----------------------|-7----------------------| Print and reprint, starting from scratch again Oh I was never quite done with you, was I? D |-----------(2)----------|-----------(4)----------|-----------(5)----------|-----------(7)----------| A |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| F#|-0----------------------|-3----------------------|-5----------------------|-7----------------------| D |-0----------------------|-0----------------------|-0----------------------|-0----------------------| A |-0----------------------|-4----------------------|-5----------------------|-7----------------------| D |-0----------------------|-4----------------------|-5----------------------|-7----------------------| Detail- obsessed half the time but the finer the line, then the easier it is erased D |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| A |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| F#|-5----------------------|-7----------------------|-7----------------------|-8----------------------| D |-0----------------------|-0----------------------|-0----------------------|-0----------------------| A |-5----------------------|-7----------------------|-8----------------------|-9----------------------| D |-5----------------------|-7----------------------|-8----------------------|-9----------------------| The hardest part about the art of loving you was knowing when to step away D |------------------------|------------------------| A |------------------------|------------------------| F#|-5----------------------|-7----------------------| D |-0----------------------|-0----------------------| A |-5----------------------|-7----------------------| D |-5----------------------|-7----------------------| Knowing when to step away Knowing when to step away D |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| A |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| F#|-0-----------0h3--------|-4-----4h6p4-3----------|-1----------------------|-5----------7-----------| D |-0-----------0----------|-0-----------0----------|-0----------------------|-0----------0-----------| A |-0-----------4----------|-5-----------4----------|-2----------------------|-5----------7-----------| D |-0-----------4----------|-5-----------4----------|-2----------------------|-5----------7-----------| Hmmm mmmm D |------------------------|------------------------|------------2-----------|-0----------------------| A |------------------------|------------------------|---------0---------0h2p0|-0----------------------| F#|-0-----------0h3--------|-4-----4h6p4-3----------|-1----------------------|-0----------------------| D |-0-----------0----------|-0-----------0----------|-0----------------------|-0----------------------| A |-0-----------4----------|-5-----------4----------|-2-----------------0h2p0|-0----------------------| D |-0-----------4----------|-5-----------4----------|-2----------------------|-0----------------------| ************************************ | (n) Ghost note | h Hammer-on | p Pull-off ************************************