Not This Year tab by Aly & Aj

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

Tuning: Drop D both Aly and Aj

Chords used: Drop D only
D# -   11134x
Cm7 -  x35343
Gm -   555333
Bb -   x13331 or 888xxx
F -    333211
Bb/D - xx03xx
F/A -  x03xxx or 787xxx

Intro: D#-Cm7-Gm (x2)

Aly: Idle

Aj:
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--3---3-|
D|-1---1---1---1--------------------------------------------------| (x3)
A|-----------------3---3---3---3----------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------5---5---5---5---5---5---5--5---|

Verse 1: Aly is still idle here
D#                   Cm7             Gm          Bb
  This Christmas card is so contrived A mannequin looks more alive

Aj: palm mute
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|--------5(x16)-3(x16)-3(x16)-|
D|-1(x16)-5(x16)-5(x16)-3(x16)-|
A|-1(x16)-3(x16)-5(x16)-1(x16)-|
D|-1(x16)--------5(x16)--------|

D#                    Cm7               Gm              Bb
  Haven't meant a word I've written here The page is full not one thing sincere

Aj:
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-----3-----3-----3-----3--3-3-3----3-----3-----3-|
D|-1-1----1-----1-----1-----5-5--------------------|
A|-1-1----------------------3-3---3-----3-----3----|
D|-1-1---------------------------------------------|
then
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|-----3-----3-----3-----3--3-3-3-----3-----3-----3-|
D|-5-5----------------------3-3---------------------|
A|-5-5----------------------1-1----1-----1-----1----|
D|-5-5----5-----5-----5-----------------------------|

Chorus:
D#                                        Cm
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
Gm                                         Bb
Please allow me the chance now To break it down

Post Chorus:
          F                     Gm           D#                       Bb
It's not snow, It's rain coming down And the lights are cool But they burn out
      F                  Gm        Cm
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#           Cm             Gm            Bb
  When I look into the mirror No happiness is present here
D#                     Cm                   Gm                Bb
  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-|
B|-6-----6-----6-----6---6-6-----6-----6-----|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|

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

Bridge:

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

Aj: Plucking
e|-----1-------1---------1-------1---------1-------1--------1-------1---|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---3---3---3---3-----3---3---3---3-----3---3---3---3----3---3---3---3-|
D|-0-------0-------0-1-------1-------1----------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------1-------1------1-0-------0-------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

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

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

Interlude:

Aly: Solo
e|-6/8--8p6h8-8p6-108-6-----8----------------------------------|
B|------------------------6-----6-6-----------------------------|
G|----------------------------------8-7h8p7-7--7-7---7h8p7------|
D|-------------------------------------------------8-------10-8-|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
then
e|-6/8--8p6h8-8p6-108-6--------|
B|------------------------6-----|
G|--------------------------8-7-|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|

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

End on Bb