Misunderstood Bass Tab by Bon Jovi

Misunderstood bass tab by Bon Jovi

Bass Tab

Tuning: Standard (E A D G)


 Verse
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-3----------3-4-2-----0-1-2-0--------|
    Should I?          Could I?

G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------6-7---5----------------4-5-3--3-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
 Have said the wrong things right a thousand times

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G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|-----3----4-----2--2---2---0---1--2---0--0---|
E|---------------------------------------------|
 If I could just rewind, I see it in my mind

G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------0---------------0---0--|
E|---------------------------------------------|
 If I could turn back time, you'd still be mine

G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|-3----------3-4-2--2--0-1-2-0--0-|
    You cried,           I died

G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------6----7-----5--5-------------------4-5-3--3-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
 I should have shut my mouth, things headed south

G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------3--4----------2--2-----0---1--2---0--0-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
 As the words slipped off my tongue, they sounded dumb

G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------0------------0----------------0---0--—0----|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
 If this old heart could talk, it'd say you're the one


 Pre Chorus
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---3----3----3----3----3---|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
    I'm wasting time        when I think about it

 Chorus
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|------------3---3---3---3---3---3-----------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------3--3---|
   I           should have drove all   night,

G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|--3---------3---------3----2--2---|
   I would have run all the lights

G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|
E|--2------2------2------|
   I was misunderstood

G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|------------3---3---3---3---3---3----|
E|-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------|
    I          stumbled like my words,

G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------5--5--5--5--5--|
E|--3---3---3---3---3-------------------|
     Did the best I   could

G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3---0~---|
E|--------------------------------------|
                                  misunderstood


 Verse 2
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|-3----------3-4-2--2--0-1-2-0--0-|
     Could I?            Should I?

G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------6----7-----5--5---------------------4-5-3--3-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
   Apologize for     sleeping on the couch that night

G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------3--4----------2--2-----0---1--2---0--0-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
    Staying out too late with all my    friends

G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|---0-------0------------0----------0---0--0---|
E|----------------------------------------------|
    You found me passed out in the yard again

G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|-3---------—3-4-2--2--0-1-2-0--0-|
    You cried,           I tried

G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|--------------6----7-----5--5----5-|
E|-----0-----------------------------|
 To stretch the truth, but didn't lie

 Pre Chorus
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---3----3----3----3----3---|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
    It's not so bad         when I think about it

(00:41) Chorus
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|------------3---3---3---3---3---3-----------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------3--3---|
   I           should have drove all   night,

G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|--3---------3---------3----2--2---|
   I would have run all the lights

G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|
E|--2------2------2------|
   I was misunderstood

G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|------------3---3---3---3---3---3----|
E|-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------|
    I          stumbled like my words,

G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------5--5--5--5--5--|
E|--3---3---3---3---3-------------------|
      Did the best I   could

G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-------0--0--0--0-----|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
                                  misunderstood

G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|--0--0--0--0---3--3--3--3---|
E|----------------------------|
    Intention's goo________d

 Solo
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------5--5--5--5--5--|
E|--3--3--3--3--3---2--2--2--2--2--0--0--0--0--0-----------------|

G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--3--3--3--3--3---2--2--2--2--2--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

 Pre Chorus
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---3~~~~~~-----------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
     It's you and I          when I think about it

 Chorus
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|------------3---3---3---3---3---3-----------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------3--3---|
   I           should have drove all   night,

G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|--3---------3---------3----2--2---|
   I would have run all the lights

G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|
E|--2------2------2------|
   I was misunderstood

G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|------------3---3---3---3---3---3----|
E|-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------|
    I          stumbled like my words,

G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------5--5--5--5--5--|
E|--3---3---3---3---3-------------------|
      Did the best I   could

G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|-----------3---3----3---3---3---3-----------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------3--3---|
   I        'm   hanging outside your  door,


G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|--3---------3---------3----2--2---|
    I've been here before

G|----------------|
D|----------------|
A|----------------|
E|--2---2----2----|
   misunderstood

G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|------------3---3---3---3---3---3----|
E|-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------|
    I          stumbled like my words,

G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------5--5--5--5--5--|
E|--3---3---3---3---3-------------------|
      Did the best I   could

G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-------0--0--0--0-----|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
                                  misunderstood

G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|--0--0--0--0---3~~~~---|
E|-----------------------|
    Intention's good


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| ~  Vibrato

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Last updated: January 2, 2020

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