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When And Why Tab by Almah

When And Why tab by Almah

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  • Difficulty: Intermediate 💪
Key: C

Intro:

    C9      C9(11+)
Eb|-0-------0--------------2-------0----------|
Bb|-1-1---1-0------------------3--------------|
Gb|-0---0---0------------0---0---0------------|
Db|-0-------0----------4----------------------|
Ab|--------------0-2-3------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------|




          + + + +    +  +  +   +
Eb|----------------------------12-------------|
Bb|------------------------12-----------------|
Gb|-----------5---------12--------------------|
Db|-0-----7-5---5----12-----------------------|
Ab|---7/8----------7--------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------|

Eb|-0-0--0--0-------0--------------2-------0--|
Bb|-7-7--5--1-1---1-0------------------3------|
Gb|-7-7--5--0---0---0------------0---0---0----|
Db|-0-0--0--0-------0----------4--------------|
Ab|-0-0--0---------------0-2-3----------------|
Db|-0-0--0------------------------------------|

          + + + +     + + + + + +
Eb|-------------------------5-----------------|
Bb|-----------------------5---5---------------|
Gb|-----------5---------5-------5-------------|
Db|-0-----7-5---5-----5-----------------------|
Ab|---7/8----------7--------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------|

Eb|-0-0--0---0--0---0-------------------------|
Bb|-7-7--9---10-10--9-------------------------|
Gb|-7-7--9---10-10--9--------5----------------|
Db|-0-0--0---0--0---0--0-3-0-5----------------| x2
Ab|-0-0--0---0--0---0--0-3-0-3----------------|
Db|-0-0--0---0--0---0--0-3-0------------------|




Verse 1:
    D      D4 D  D9 D   C9         F      G
Eb|-2-2-2--3--2--0--2--3-3--x-x-x-x-x--x-x-x--|
Bb|-3-3-3--3--3--3--3--3-3--x-x-x-x-x--x-x-x--|
Gb|-2-2-2--2--2--2--2--0-0--x-x-x-5-5--x-7-7--|
Db|-0-0-0--0--0--0--0--2-2--x-x-x-3-3--x-5-5--|
Ab|--------------------3-3--x-x-x-3-3--x-5-5--|
Db|-------------------------x-x-x-3-3--x-5-5--|

You stole my heart away
When I was roaming through the streets

    D      D4 D  D9 D
Eb|-2-2-2--3--2--0--2-------------------------|
Bb|-3-3-3--3--3--3--3-------------------------|
Gb|-2-2-2--2--2--2--2-------------------------|
Db|-0-0-0--0--0--0--0-------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------|

Just a break in life

        F     C/E   C     G/B
Eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------1-----1---------------------------|
Gb|-------2-----0-------0-----0---------------|
Db|-0-2-3-----2-------2-----0-----------------|
Ab|-----------------3-----2-----2h3p2p0-------|
Db|-------------------------------------3p0---|

    D      D4 D  D9 D   C9         F      G
Eb|-2-2-2--3--2--0--2--3-3--x-x-x-x-x--x-x-x--|
Bb|-3-3-3--3--3--3--3--3-3--x-x-x-x-x--x-x-x--|
Gb|-2-2-2--2--2--2--2--0-0--x-x-x-5-5--x-7-7--|
Db|-0-0-0--0--0--0--0--2-2--x-x-x-3-3--x-5-5--|
Ab|--------------------3-3--x-x-x-3-3--x-5-5--|
Db|-------------------------x-x-x-3-3--x-5-5--|

I wasn't in such a way
A way to let someone in my life

    D      D4 D  D9 D
Eb|-2-2-2--3--2--0--2-------------------------|
Bb|-3-3-3--3--3--3--3-------------------------|
Gb|-2-2-2--2--2--2--2-------------------------|
Db|-0-0-0--0--0--0--0-------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------|

But you made me try

        F     C/E   C     G/B
Eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------1-----1---------------------------|
Gb|-------2-----0-------0-----0---------------|
Db|-0-2-3-----2-------2-----0-----------------|
Ab|-----------------3-----2-----2h3p2p0-------|
Db|-------------------------------------3p0---|

Verse 2:
    E             F11+(7M)      C9
Eb|-0--0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0--3--3-3-3-3-3--|
Bb|-0--0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0--3--3-3-3-3-3--|
Gb|-1--1-1-1-1-1--2--2-2-2-2-2--0--0-0-0-0-0--|
Db|-2--2-2-2-2-2--3--3-3-3-3-3--2--2-2-2-2-2--|
Ab|-2--2-2-2-2-2--3--3-3-3-3-3--3--3-3-3-3-3--|
Db|-2--2-2-2-2-2--3--3-3-3-3-3----------------|

Some things we don't explain

We don't understand

When and why

    G/B
Eb|-3--3--3---0-------------------------------|
Bb|-3--3----7-----0---------------------------|
Gb|-0--0--------7---5---0---------------------|
Db|-0--0--------------7-----0-----------------|
Ab|-2--2------------------9------0------------|
Db|---------------------------10---2----------|

    E             F11+(7M)      C9
Eb|-0--0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0--3--3-3-3-3-3--|
Bb|-0--0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0--3--3-3-3-3-3--|
Gb|-1--1-1-1-1-1--2--2-2-2-2-2--0--0-0-0-0-0--|
Db|-2--2-2-2-2-2--3--3-3-3-3-3--2--2-2-2-2-2--|
Ab|-2--2-2-2-2-2--3--3-3-3-3-3--3--3-3-3-3-3--|
Db|-2--2-2-2-2-2--3--3-3-3-3-3----------------|

We simply fell in and then we realize

It's too late


    E4   E
Eb|-0-0--0-0----------------------------------|
Bb|-0-0--0-0----------------------------------|
Gb|-2-2--1-1----------------------------------|
Db|-2-2--2-2----------------------------------|
Ab|-2-2--2-2----------------------------------|
Db|-2-2--2-2----------------------------------|

Too late to get out


Chorus:
    Am   G/B  D          G      F
Eb|-0-0--3-3--2-2--x-x-x-x-x--x-x-x-----------|
Bb|-1-1--3-3--3-3--x-x-x-x-x--x-x-x-----------|
Gb|-2-2--0-0--2-2--x-x-x-5-5--x-7-7-----------|
Db|-2-2--0-0--0-0--x-x-x-3-3--x-5-5-----------| x2
Ab|-0-0--2-2-------x-x-x-3-3--x-5-5-----------|
Db|----------------x-x-x-3-3--x-5-5-----------|

You turn me inside out

When I turn all my thoughts to you

You mended my heart

When I gave you a chance to prove

    Am9    D7/A   Dm7/A  Am9
Eb|-0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0------------------|
Bb|-1--1---3--3---3--3---1--1-----------------|
Gb|-4---4--5---5--5---5--4---4----------------|
Db|-2------4------3------2--------------------|
Ab|-0------0------0------0--------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------|

That I can restart

Something that I could never lose

                   F9+         G9+
Eb|-------3--------3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
Bb|-----1---1------1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
Gb|---0-------0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
Db|-3--------------3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
Ab|----------------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--|
Db|-------------3--3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|

That I could never lose

Lose once again

Eb|-0-0--0---0--0---0-------------------------|
Bb|-7-7--9---10-10--9-------------------------|
Gb|-7-7--9---10-10--9--------5----------------|
Db|-0-0--0---0--0---0--0-3-0-5----------------| x2
Ab|-0-0--0---0--0---0--0-3-0-3----------------|
Db|-0-0--0---0--0---0--0-3-0------------------|

    D
Eb|-2-----------------------------------------|
Bb|-3-----------------------------------------|
Gb|-2-----------------------------------------|
Db|-0-----------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------|

    D         C         Cm        D
Eb|-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2---|
Bb|-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3---|
Gb|-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2---|
Db|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
Ab|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
Db|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|

No time left for shame

It's a good day
It's not everyday

    Dm7       C         G         D
Eb|-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2---|
Bb|-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
Gb|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2---|
Db|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
Ab|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
Db|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|

A sign in the starlight

That all we wanna change will always remain

        F     C/E   C     G/B
Eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------1-----1---------------------------|
Gb|-------2-----0-------0-----0---------------|
Db|-0-2-3-----2-------2-----0-----------------|
Ab|-----------------3-----2-----2h3p2p0-------|
Db|-------------------------------------3p0---|

    D
Eb|-2-2-2-2--5--5-5-5-------------------------|
Bb|-3-3-3-3--7--7-7-7-------------------------|
Gb|-2-2-2-2--7--7-7-7-------------------------|
Db|-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------|

Hummm   Something good to remember

        F       C/E    C    G/B
Eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------1-----1---------------------------|
Gb|-------2-----0-------0-----0---------------|
Db|-0-2-3-----2-------2-----0-----------------|
Ab|-----------------3-----2-----2h3p2p0-------|
Db|-------------------------------------3p0---|

    D           G D C G
Eb|-2-2-2-2-x-x-7-5-3-3-----------------------|
Bb|-3-3-3-3-x-x-8-7-5-3-----------------------|
Gb|-2-2-2-2-x-x-7-7-5-4-----------------------|
Db|-0-0-0-0-x-x-0-0-0-0-----------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------|

Oh! Oh! Now it's time to surrender

        F       C/E    C    G/B
Eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------1-----1---------------------------|
Gb|-------2-----0-------0-----0---------------|
Db|-0-2-3-----2-------2-----0-----------------|
Ab|-----------------3-----2-----2h3p2p0-------|
Db|-------------------------------------3p0---|

    D
Eb|-2-2-2-2-x-x-x-x-2--0h2--------------------|
Bb|-3-3-3-3-x-x-x-x-3--3----------------------|
Gb|-2-2-2-2-x-x-x-x-2--2----------------------|
Db|-0-0-0-0-x-x-x-x-0--0----------------------|
Ab|---------x-x-x-x---------------------------|
Db|---------x-x-x-x---------------------------|

Even if it takes a long, a long, a long way

        F     C/E   C     G/B
Eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------1-----1---------------------------|
Gb|-------2-----0-------0-----0---------------|
Db|-0-2-3-----2-------2-----0-----------------|
Ab|-----------------3-----2-----2h3p2p0-------|
Db|-------------------------------------3p0---|

Hummm

    D
Eb|-2--0--------------------------------------|
Bb|-3--7\5-0---0---0--------------------------|
Gb|-2------7\5-5\4-4\2------------------------|
Db|-0-----------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------|

Take the road and live like no another day

        F     C/E   C     G/B               D
Eb|-----------------------------------------2-|
Bb|---------1-----1-------------------------3-|
Gb|-------2-----0-------0-----0-------------2-|
Db|-0-2-3-----2-------2-----0---------------0-|
Ab|-----------------3-----2-----2h3p2p0-----0-|
Db|-------------------------------------3p0-0-|

************************************

| +  Natural harmonic
| x  Dead note
| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off
| /  Slide up

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