Without Me tab by Rayland Baxter

Tabs

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Intro:
Make these chords for the main picking pattern, they are simple and will make it easy to play once
you learn the picking pattern (The last two chords can be with the same shape, just pull off to
the 7th fret on the D MajorD string)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-3------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-4-----9----9-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-4-----9----7-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-3-----8----8-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Picking pattern for every verse
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------3-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-----4---------------------9----7---9----------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------4------------------------------9-----------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| x2
E MajorE|--3----3-----3-----------8---8---8----8--------------------------------------------|

Verse 1:

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------3-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-----4---------------------9----7---9----------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------4------------------------------9-----------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| x8
E MajorE|--3----3-----3-----------8---8---8----8--------------------------------------------|


Chorus:
How I play it, you can fingerpick with similar pattern as verse but can also just strum
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------5------7-----------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------5------7------4----------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------5------7------5-----repeat through chorus--|
A augmentedA|-------------------3------5------5----------------------------|
E MajorE|-(bar with pickie)---------------3----------------------------|

(strum once and resonate) "A thousand days and you'll be doin' fine, without me"
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------5----------------------------------7------------3----|
G+G|---------------------------5----------------------------------7------------4----|
D MajorD|---------------------------5----------------------------------7------------4----|
A augmentedA|---------------------------3----------------------------------5-----------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------3----|


Verse 2:

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------3-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-----4---------------------9----7---9----------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------4------------------------------9-----------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| x8
E MajorE|--3----3-----3-----------8---8---8----8--------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus:
How I play it, you can fingerpick with similar pattern as verse but can also just strum
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------5------7-----------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------5------7------4----------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------5------7------5-----repeat through chorus--|
A augmentedA|-------------------3------5------5----------------------------|
E MajorE|-(bar with pinky)----------------3----------------------------|

(strum once and resonate) "A thousand days and you'll be doin' fine, without me"
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------5----------------------------------7------------3----|
G+G|---------------------------5----------------------------------7------------4----|
D MajorD|---------------------------5----------------------------------7------------4----|
A augmentedA|---------------------------3----------------------------------5-----------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------3----|


Bridge:
Same as chorus

How I play it, you can fingerpick with similar pattern as verse but can also just strum
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------5------7-----------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------5------7------4----------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------5------7------5-----repeat through chorus--|
A augmentedA|-------------------3------5------5----------------------------|
E MajorE|-(bar with pickie)---------------3----------------------------|

(strum once and resonate) "A thousand days and you'll be doin' fine, without me"
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------5----------------------------------7------------3----|
G+G|---------------------------5----------------------------------7------------4----|
D MajorD|---------------------------5----------------------------------7------------4----|
A augmentedA|---------------------------3----------------------------------5-----------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------3----|


Chorus:
How I play it, you can fingerpick with similar pattern as verse but can also just strum
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------5------7-----------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------5------7------4----------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------5------7------5-----repeat through chorus--|
A augmentedA|-------------------3------5------5----------------------------|
E MajorE|-(bar with pickie)---------------3----------------------------|

(strum once and resonate) "A thousand days and you'll be doin' fine, without me"
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------5----------------------------------7------------3----|
G+G|---------------------------5----------------------------------7------------4----|
D MajorD|---------------------------5----------------------------------7------------4----|
A augmentedA|---------------------------3----------------------------------5-----------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------3----|


Outro:

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------3-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-----4---------------------9----7---9----------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------4------------------------------9-----------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| x8
E MajorE|--3----3-----3-----------8---8---8----8--------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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