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The Next Best Thing tab by All Time Low

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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro:

(Guitar 1)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------6---6-6-4---4--4--4-4-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2---2-2-7---7--7--7-7-6---6-6-4---4--4--4-4-7--7--7-7-7-7---7-7--7-7-7--7--7--7-7-7-9--9-9--9-9-9-|
A|-2---2-2-7---7--7--7-7-4---4-4-2---2--2--2-2-7--7--7-7-7-7---7-7--7-7-7--7--7--7-7-7-9--9-9--9-9-9-|
E|-0---0-0-5---5--5--5-5-----------------------5--5--5-5-5-4---4-4--4-4-4--5--5--5-5-5-7--7-7--7-7-7-|


e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------6---6-6-4---4--4--4-4-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2---2-2-7---7--7--7-7-6---6-6-4---4--4--4-4----7--7-7-7-7---7-7--7-7-7--7--7--7-7-7-9--9-9--9-9-9-|
A|-2---2-2-7---7--7--7-7-4---4-4-2---2--2--2-2----7--7-7-7-7---7-7--7-7-7--7--7--7-7-7-9--9-9--9-9-9-|
E|-0---0-0-5---5--5--5-5--------------------------5--5-5-5-4---4-4--4-4-4--5--5--5-5-5-7--7-7--7-7-7-|
Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------6--6--6-6-6-6---6-6--6-6-6-6-|
D|-2--2--2-2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2-2-7--7--7-7-7-7---7-7--7-7-7-7-6--6--6-6-6-6---6-6--6-6-6-6-|
A|-2--2--2-2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2-2-7--7--7-7-7-7---7-7--7-7-7-7-4--4--4-4-4-4---4-4--4-4-4-4-|
E|-0--0--0-0-0-0---0-0--0-0-0-0-5--5--5-5-5-5---5-5--5-5-5-5------------------------------|

e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|-4--4--4-4-4-4---4-4--4-4-4-4-|
D|-4--4--4-4-4-4---4-4--4-4-4-4-|
A|-2--2--2-2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2-2-|
E|------------------------------|
(repeat the 3rd and 4th bars)

(Guitar 2)
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-5--5--5-5-5-7---7-7--7-7-7--9--9--9-9-9-10--10-10--10-10-10--5-|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2--2--2-2-2-4---4-4--4-4-4--6--6--6-6-6-7---7--7---7--7--7---2-| x2
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
(the second time, don't play the very last octave)

e|-4p0-5p0-7p0-5p0-|-2p0-4p0-5p0-4p0-|-5p0-7p0-5p0-4p0-5p0-4p0-2p0-4p0-|-5~h7p5-4~h5p4---|
B|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------------------|---------------5-|
G|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------------------|-----------------|
(play 1st bar 4 times, then 2nd bar twice, then 3rd bar. Repeat, but play 4th bar instead of 3rd bar)


Verse 1: "I'm looking forward to another day..........crossing out the pain that's been tearing us apart."

(Guitar 1)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2--------7--7--7-7-7-7---7-7--7-7-7-7-7--7--7-7-7-7---7-7--7-7-7-7-| x4
A|-2--------7--7--7-7-7-7---7-7--7-7-7-7-7--7--7-7-7-7---7-7--7-7-7-7-|
E|-0--------5--5--5-5-5-4---4-4--4-4-4-4-5--5--5-5-5-5---5-5--5-5-5-5-|

(Guitar 2)
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------11--11--11-11-11-9---9-9--9-9-9-9-8--8--8-8-8-9---9-9--9-9-9-9--9-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------9---9---9--9--9--7---7-7--7-7-7-7-6--6--6-6-6-7---7-7--7-7-7-7--7-|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------8--8--8-8-8-9---9-9--9-9-9-9-11--11--11-11-11-9---9-9--9-9-9-9--9-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------6--6--6-6-6-7---7-7--7-7-7-7-9---9---9-9-9-9--7---7-7--7-7-7-7--7-|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(repeat the whole thing)


Pre-Chorus: "You were out of sight..........now you're left behind."

(Guitar 1)
e|---------|---------|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------|---------|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-(6)-6-6-|---------|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-(6)-6-6-|-(9)-9-9-|-2--2--2-2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2-2--7--7--7-7-7-7---7-7--7-7-7-7-|
A|-(4)-4-4-|-(9)-9-9-|-2--2--2-2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2-2--7--7--7-7-7-7---7-7--7-7-7-7-|
E|---------|-(7)-7-7-|-0--0--0-0-0-0---0-0--0-0-0-0--5--5--5-5-5-5---5-5--5-5-5-5-|
PM  .  .      .  .
(play 1st bar 4 times, then 2nd bar 4 times, then 3rd bar. Repeat)

(Guitar 2)
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|-6--6--6-6-6-6-4--4--4-4-4-4-6--6--6-6-6-6-8--8--8-8-8-8-|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|-4--4--4-4-4-4-2--2--2-2-2-2-4--4--4-4-4-4-6--6--6-6-6-6-|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9--9--9-9-9-9-14--14--14-14-14-14-13--13--13-13-13-13-11--11--11-11-11-11-|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7--7--7-7-7-7-12--12--12-12-12-12-11--11--11-11-11-11-9---9---9--9--9--9--|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Chorus: "Let me go, can't you see..........honestly, you're just the next best thing to me."

(Guitar 1)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2--2--2-2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2-6--6--6-6-6-6-6--6--6-6-6-6-7--7--7-7-7-7-7--7--7-7-7-7-|
A|-2--2--2-2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2-6--6--6-6-6-6-6--6--6-6-6-6-7--7--7-7-7-7-7--7--7-7-7-7-|
E|-0--0--0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-4--4--4-4-4-4-4--4--4-4-4-4-5--5--5-5-5-5-5--5--5-5-5-5-|

e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-9--9--9-9-9-9-9--9--9-9-9-9-|
A|-9--9--9-9-9-9-9--9--9-9-9-9-|
E|-7--7--7-7-7-7-7--7--7-7-7-7-|
(repeat the whole thing)


Post-Chorus:

(Guitar 1)
e|-------|
B|-------|
G|-------|
D|-------|
A|-4/6/7-|
E|-2/4/5-|


Verse 2: "I'm packing up my things..........admit to me, and finally drown."

(Guitar 1)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2--------7--7--7-7-7-7---7-7--7-7-7-7-7--7--7-7-7-7---7-7--7-7-7-7-| x4
A|-2--------7--7--7-7-7-7---7-7--7-7-7-7-7--7--7-7-7-7---7-7--7-7-7-7-|
E|-0--------5--5--5-5-5-4---4-4--4-4-4-4-5--5--5-5-5-5---5-5--5-5-5-5-|

(Guitar 2)
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------11--11--11-11-11-9---9-9--9-9-9-9-8--8--8-8-8-9---9-9--9-9-9-9--9-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------9---9---9--9--9--7---7-7--7-7-7-7-6--6--6-6-6-7---7-7--7-7-7-7--7-|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------8--8--8-8-8-9---9-9--9-9-9-9-11--11--11-11-11-9---9-9--9-9-9-9--9-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------6--6--6-6-6-7---7-7--7-7-7-7-9---9---9-9-9-9--7---7-7--7-7-7-7--7-|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(repeat the whole thing)


Verse 3: "I think you're in over your head..........too late now, what's said is done."

(Guitar 1)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4--4--4-4-4-4-4--4--4-4-4-4-7--7--7-7-7-7-7--7--7-7-7-7-2--2--2-2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2-|
A|-4--4--4-4-4-4-4--4--4-4-4-4-7--7--7-7-7-7-7--7--7-7-7-7-2--2--2-2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2-|
E|-2--2--2-2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2-5--5--5-5-5-5-5--5--5-5-5-5-0--0--0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-|

e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-2--2--2-2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2-|
A|-2--2--2-2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2-|
E|-0--0--0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-|
(repeat the whole thing)

(Guitar 2) "Can't you see, to me, you're dead? Too late now, what's said is done.'"
e|--------------------|
B|-7----10----12----7-|
G|--------------------|
D|-4----7-----9-----4-|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|
(play each octave 16 times)


Pre-Chorus: "You were out of sight..........now you're left behind."

(Guitar 1)
e|---------|---------|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------|---------|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-(6)-6-6-|---------|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-(6)-6-6-|-(9)-9-9-|-2--2--2-2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2-2--7--7--7-7-7-7---7-7--7-7-7-7-|
A|-(4)-4-4-|-(9)-9-9-|-2--2--2-2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2-2--7--7--7-7-7-7---7-7--7-7-7-7-|
E|---------|-(7)-7-7-|-0--0--0-0-0-0---0-0--0-0-0-0--5--5--5-5-5-5---5-5--5-5-5-5-|
PM  .  .      .  .
(play 1st bar 4 times, then 2nd bar 4 times, then 3rd bar. Repeat)

(Guitar 2)
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|-6--6--6-6-6-6-4--4--4-4-4-4-6--6--6-6-6-6-8--8--8-8-8-8-|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|-4--4--4-4-4-4-2--2--2-2-2-2-4--4--4-4-4-4-6--6--6-6-6-6-|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9--9--9-9-9-9-14--14--14-14-14-14-13--13--13-13-13-13-11--11--11-11-11-11-|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7--7--7-7-7-7-12--12--12-12-12-12-11--11--11-11-11-11-9---9---9--9--9--9--|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Solo:

(Guitar 1)
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------6--6--6-6-6-6---6-6--6-6-6-6-|
D|-2--2--2-2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2-2-7--7--7-7-7-7---7-7--7-7-7-7-6--6--6-6-6-6---6-6--6-6-6-6-|
A|-2--2--2-2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2-2-7--7--7-7-7-7---7-7--7-7-7-7-4--4--4-4-4-4---4-4--4-4-4-4-|
E|-0--0--0-0-0-0---0-0--0-0-0-0-5--5--5-5-5-5---5-5--5-5-5-5------------------------------|

e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|-4--4--4-4-4-4---4-4--4-4-4-4-|
D|-4--4--4-4-4-4---4-4--4-4-4-4-|
A|-2--2--2-2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2-2-|
E|------------------------------|
(repeat the whole thing)

(Guitar 2)
e|-7-------------------------5/7-5-4-5-4-2-------------|-7p0---------4p0-|-12p0-11p0-9p0-7p0-9p0-7p0-5p0-4p0-|
B|-------7--9-9----9/10-9-10---------------5-7-9-7-----|-----5p0-7p0-----|-----------------------------------|
G|----9--------------------------------------------9---|-----------------|-----------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------9-|-----------------|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------|-----------------------------------|
(play 1st bar, then play 2nd bar 6 times, then play 3rd bar)


Final Chorus: "Let me go, can't you see..........honestly, you're just the next best thing to me."

(Guitar 1)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2--2--2-2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2-6--6--6-6-6-6-6--6--6-6-6-6-7--7--7-7-7-7-7--7--7-7-7-7-|
A|-2--2--2-2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2-6--6--6-6-6-6-6--6--6-6-6-6-7--7--7-7-7-7-7--7--7-7-7-7-|
E|-0--0--0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-4--4--4-4-4-4-4--4--4-4-4-4-5--5--5-5-5-5-5--5--5-5-5-5-|

e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-9--9--9-9-9-9-9--9--9-9-9-9-|
A|-9--9--9-9-9-9-9--9--9-9-9-9-|
E|-7--7--7-7-7-7-7--7--7-7-7-7-|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----2--2-2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2----6--6-6-6-6-6--6--6-6-6-6----7--7-7-7-7-7--7--7-7-7-7-|
A|----2--2-2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2----6--6-6-6-6-6--6--6-6-6-6----7--7-7-7-7-7--7--7-7-7-7-|
E|----0--0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0----4--4-4-4-4-4--4--4-4-4-4----5--5-5-5-5-5--5--5-5-5-5-|

e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-9--9--9-9-9-9-9--9--9-9-9-9-|
A|-9--9--9-9-9-9-9--9--9-9-9-9-|
E|-7--7--7-7-7-7-7--7--7-7-7-7-|


Post Chorus:

(Guitar 1)
e|-x-x-------|
B|-x-x-------|
G|-x-x-------|
D|-x-x-------|
A|-x-x-4/6/7-|
E|-x-x-2/4/5-|


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| x   Dead note
| (n) Ghost note
| h   Hammer-on
| p   Pull-off
| /   Slide up
| \   Slide down
| ~   Vibrato
| PM  Palm mute

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