Not This Year tab by Aly & Aj

Tabs

Aly and Aj
Not This Year
Acoustic Hearts Of Winter
2006 Hollywood Records

Tuning: Drop D MajorD both Aly and Aj

Chords used: Drop D MajorD only
D#D# -  11134x
Cm7Cm7 - x35343
G minorGm -  555333
Bb majorBb -  x13331 or 888xxx
FF -  333211
Bb/DBb/D - xx03xx
F/AF/A - x03xxx or 787xxx

Intro: D#-Cm7-Gm (x2)

Aly: Idle

Aj:
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--3---3-|
D MajorD|-1---1---1---1--------------------------------------------------| (x3)
A augmentedA|-----------------3---3---3---3----------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------5---5---5---5---5---5---5--5---|

Verse 1: Aly is still idle here
D#D#          Cm7Cm7       G minorGm     Bb majorBb
 This Christmas card is so contrived A augmentedA mannequin looks more alive

Aj: palm mute
e|-----------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------|
G+G|--------5(x16)-3(x16)-3(x16)-|
D MajorD|-1(x16)-5(x16)-5(x16)-3(x16)-|
A augmentedA|-1(x16)-3(x16)-5(x16)-1(x16)-|
D MajorD|-1(x16)--------5(x16)--------|

D#D#          Cm7Cm7        G minorGm       Bb majorBb
 Haven't meant a word I've written here The page is full not one thing sincere

Aj:
e|-------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-----3-----3-----3-----3--3-3-3----3-----3-----3-|
D MajorD|-1-1----1-----1-----1-----5-5--------------------|
A augmentedA|-1-1----------------------3-3---3-----3-----3----|
D MajorD|-1-1---------------------------------------------|
then
e|--------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-----3-----3-----3-----3--3-3-3-----3-----3-----3-|
D MajorD|-5-5----------------------3-3---------------------|
A augmentedA|-5-5----------------------1-1----1-----1-----1----|
D MajorD|-5-5----5-----5-----5-----------------------------|

Chorus:
D#D#                    C minorCm
I can't, I can't I can't, I can't take it This is the time to smile, I can't fake it
G minorGm                     Bb majorBb
Please allow me the chance now To break it down

Post Chorus:
     FF           G minorGm      D#D#            Bb majorBb
It's not snow, It's rain coming down And the lights are cool But they burn out
   FF         G minorGm    C minorCm
And I can't pull off the cheer Not this year Not this year Not this year

Verse 2: Aj is only palm mute here, Aly will enter
D#D#      C minorCm       G minorGm      Bb majorBb
 When I look into the mirror No happiness is present here
D#D#           C minorCm          G minorGm        Bb majorBb
 Not supposed to whine, Not supposed to cry Try to hold it in, but not this time

Aly:
e|---5-6---5-6---5-6---8-----5-6---5-6---8-6-|
BB|-6-----6-----6-----6---6-6-----6-----6-----|
G+G|-------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------|

(Repeat Chorus and Post Chorus, except change the last C minorCm chord to D#D#)

Bridge:

Bb/DBb/D         D#D# Bb majorBb        F/AF/A
Don't know, don't know  If you can hear me
Bb/DBb/D     D#D#   Bb majorBb     F/AF/A
I will, I will Speak louder for you

Aj: Plucking
e|-----1-------1---------1-------1---------1-------1--------1-------1---|
BB|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---3---3---3---3-----3---3---3---3-----3---3---3---3----3---3---3---3-|
D MajorD|-0-------0-------0-1-------1-------1----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------1-------1------1-0-------0-------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

Bb/DBb/D        D#D#        Bb majorBb
No more whispering Are you listening I am pleading I am pleading

(Repeat Chorus and Post Chorus, except change the last C minorCm chord to D#D#)

Interlude:

Aly: Solo
e|-6/8--8p6h8-8p6-108-6-----8----------------------------------|
BB|------------------------6-----6-6-----------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------------8-7h8p7-7--7-7---7h8p7------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------8-------10-8-|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------|
then
e|-6/8--8p6h8-8p6-108-6--------|
BB|------------------------6-----|
G+G|--------------------------8-7-|
D MajorD|------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------|

Aj: Cm7--Gm--Bb (x2)

End on Bb majorBb