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More Than This Tab by Vanessa Carlton

More Than This tab by Vanessa Carlton

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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Difficulty: Intermediate

Intro:

        D         Bm            A           D       Bm          A
e|-------2h3/5----2-----10-9-5--0-----------2h3/5---2-------------0-------0-----|
B|-----3-3--------3---3------------2------3-3-------3---3-3-3-3-2-----2-3-------|
G|---2------------4--4------------2-2----2----------4--4-------------2----------|
D|--0--------0------4------------2---2--0-------------4-------------2-----------|
A|----------------2--------0----0-------------------2-------0-----0-------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse 1:
        D       Bm             A             D          Bm            A
     Cradling stones hold fire bright as crickets call out to the moonlight
e|------2h3/5-2------10---9-5--0------0------2h3---5---2--------------0----------0---|
B|----3-3-----3---3----------------2-3----3--3---------3--3-3-3-2--------2---2-3-----|
G|---2--------4--4----------------2------2-------------4-4--------------2-2-2--------|
D|--0----------4-----------------2------0---------------4--------------2---2---------|
A|------------2-----------0----0-----------------------2--------------0--------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
        D         Bm                          G          A
      As you lean in    to steal a kiss I’ll  never need more than this
e|-----2h-3---5----2----10--9----5-0----0h2p0-------2----0----------------------|
B|---3-3-----------3--3---------------2--------3--3---------2-3-----3-----------|
G|--2--------------4-4---------------2---------0-0---------2--------2-----------|
D|-0----------------4---------------2-----------0---------2---------0-----------|
A|-----------------2--------0------0---------------------0----------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------3--------------------------------|
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Interlude:

        D         Bm            A           D       Bm            A
e|-------2h3/5----2-----10-9-5--0-----------2h3/5---2-------------0-------0-----|
B|-----3-3--------3---3------------2------3-3-------3---3-3-3-3-2-----2-3-------|
G|---2------------4--4------------2-2----2----------4--4-------------2----------|
D|--0--------0------4------------2---2--0-------------4-------------2-----------|
A|----------------2--------0----0-------------------2-------0-----0-------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse 2:

           D          Bm               A                D        Bm          A
     We all share the pain of our histories  But the ache goes away if you could see
e|--------2h-3----5---2--------10-9-5-0-----0--------2-----3---5-2------------0-----0-|
B|-----3--3-----------3---3--------------2-3------3--3-----------3--3-3---2------2h3--|
G|---2----------------4--4--------------2------2-----------------4-4------------2-----|
D|-0--------------------4--------------2------0-------------------4------------2------|
A|--------------------2-----------0---0--------------------------2------------0-------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

           D                                    A                    G              A
   This night under staaaaaaars,well, I call it peace If you say ill never need more than this
e|--------2----3-5---5-3/2-0---------10--9---5--0---------2--0--------------2----0----------|
B|-----3--3----3-------------3--3----------------------2----------3---3--3----------2-3---3-|
G|---2-----------------------2--------------------2-------------------0-0----------2--------|
D|-0-----------------0-------0-------------------2---------------------0----------2---------|
A|---------------------------------------0------0--------------------------------0----------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------3---------------------|

Chorus:
           F#m         G             Bm          A
     The trees grow so thick you can barely see through
e|---------4---2----4--5------3--2----2---0--2--0-------------------------------------|
B|-3-3-------2---------3--3-----------3--3---------2----------------------------------|
G|----------2----------0-0------------4-4---------2-----------------------------------|
D|----------------------0--------------4---------2------------------------------------|
A|---------4--------------------------2---------0-------------------------------------|
E|---------------------3--------------------------------------------------------------|

             F#m       G          D          A
     But the forest bestows the simplest of truths
e|-----------4--2---4--5----3----2---0---2--0----------------------------------------|
B|-----3--3----2-------3--3------3--3----------2-------------------------------------|
G|------------2--------0-0-------2-2----------2--------------------------------------|
D|----------------------0---------0----------2---------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------0----------0----------------------------------------|
E|-----------4---------3-------------------------------------------------------------|

         F#m         G             D                    A
     You think you’ll be happy if granted one more wish
e|--------4----2------4--5-----3--2-------2----2-----0--------------------------------|
B|---3-3----2------------3--3-----3-------3----3--------------------------------------|
G|---------2-------------0-0------2-2-------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------0--------0--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------0------------------0--------------------------------|
E|--------4--------------3------------------------------------------------------------|

        D                   G           A           Bm          A       G
     But the truth is you’ll never need more  Youll never need more
e|--------2---2P0------------------2----0---------------0--2----------------------------|
B|-----3--3---------3----3---3--3----------2---3-----3--------2h3p2h3-------------------|
G|---2-----------------------0-0----------2----------0--------------0-------------------|
D|-2--------------------------0----------2------------0---------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------0---------------------0-------------------------|
E|---------------------------3-----------------------3--------------3-------------------|

                     G          A
     You’ll never need more than this
e|-------------0---2---2p0-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----3-----3--------------3----3-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------0-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------0---------0-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------3-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Interlude:

        D               Bm              A
e|-------2h3/5----2-----10-9-5--0--------------|
B|-----3-3--------3---3------------2-----------|
G|---2------------4--4------------2-2----------|
D|--0--------0------4------------2---2---------|
A|----------------2--------0----0--------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|

Verse 3:
                D                                    A
     Want so much in this liiiife  theres so much to be
e|-------------2---3-5---5-3/2p0----------10--9---5--0--------------------------|
B|----------3--3------------------3-3-------------------2-----------------------|
G|-----2--------------------------2--------------------2-2----------------------|
D|-0---------------------0----------------------------2---2---------------------|
A|--------------------------------0-----------0------0--------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

        D                Bm               A
     We sail through our youth so impatiently
e|--------2---3------5---2----------------0----------------------------------------|
B|-----3--3--------------3--3---3-3-3--2-----2-------------------------------------|
G|---2-------------------4-4----------------2--------------------------------------|
D|-0----------------------4----------------2---------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------2----------------0----------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

        A       G
     Until we see
e|---0-0h2-0--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------3--3--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------0-0---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------0----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---0--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------3-----------------------------------------------------------------|

        D         Bm        D    A      Bm         D        G
     That the years move along and soldiers and heroes come home
e|-----2---0---2--------5-2-0-------2-----------2-3p2--0-----------------------------|
B|-----3-------3---3------3-2-3-----3--3-2---3--3-----------3------------------------|
G|-----2-------4-4--------2-2-------4-4---------2-----------0------------------------|
D|--------------4--------------------4-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----0-------2----------0-0-------2-----------0------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------3------------------------|

                D       A       D
     And they carry a song
e|--------0----2--0---2-0-------------------------------------------------------|
B|------3------3--2-3-3---------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------2--2---2---------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------0--0---0---------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

        G               D    A  G               Bm
     Don’t live in forgotten time May this always remind you
e|-------------------2---0--------------------------2----------------------------------|
B|-----3----3----2-3-3---2---3-----3---3---2--2--0--3-----3----------------------------|
G|-----0-0-----------2-2-2---0----------------------4----------------------------------|
D|------0-------------0----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------0---0-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----3---------------------3----------------------2----------------------------------|

        G       D       G                A
      Of the sea under skies blue looking glass
e|---------5-2—--3/2p0-------0h2-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----3--3--3---------3----3------2--3---2------------------------------------------|
G|-----0-0---2---------0-0---------2-------------------------------------------------|
D|------0---------------0------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------0---------------------0-------------------------------------------------|
E|-----3---------------3-------------------------------------------------------------|

 G                  D    A        Bm           D        A
      Lets make this our stoory, lets live in the gloory
e|-----------------------2---0----2------------5---2---0--------------------------------|
B|-----3---3----2-----3--3---2----3----3---3-------3---2--------------------------------|
G|-----0-0---------------2-2-2-2--4-4--------------2-2-2-2------------------------------|
D|------0-----------------0---2----4----------------0---2-------------------------------|
A|-----------------------0---0----2----------------0---0--------------------------------|
E|-----3--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

       G               D                G               A               D
      Time it fades away precious as a song, cause someday we’ll be gone
e|--------------------2---2-3-----2--0------0------2-------------------------------------|
B|-----3---3---2----3-3--3-------------3---3-----------2----3----2--2--------------------|
G|-----0-3------------2-2--------------0--0------------2------------3--------------------|
D|------0--------------0-----------------0-----------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------0--------------------------------0------------0--------------------|
E|-----3-------------------------------3-------------------------------------------------|

Interlude:

e|--5-2-3/2p0----0-2---------------5-2-3/2p0---0-2------------------------------|
B|-3----------3-3---2-3-2--0--3-3-3---------3-3---2-3-2------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse 3:
        D       Bm                A             D                Bm             A
      Cradling Stones hold fire bright  as we watch the glow of the morning light
e|-----2h3/5----2-----10---9-5--0-----0-----2--3----5---2--------------------0-----0-----|
B|---3-3--------3--3---------------2-3----3-3-----------3--3--3--3--3--2--------2-3------|
G|--2-----------4-4---------------2------2--------------4-4--------------------2---------|
D|-0-------------4---------------2------0----------------4--------------------2----------|
A|--------------2----------0----0-----------------------2--------------------0-----------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

        D                             G                     A          G
      Someday our booooones     here they will lie, and so we sing
e|-----2---3---5--5-3/2p0--------10---9---5----0---------2-0-------------------------|
B|---3-3-------------------3-3--------------------2--3-----3--3----------------------|
G|--2----------------------0---------------------2------------0----------------------|
D|-0--------------0-----------------------------2------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------0--------0-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------3----------------------------------3----------------------|


        D         Bm      D  A    Bm       D             G
      As  the years move along and soldiers and heroes come home
e|-----2---0---2----------5-2-0----2------------2-3p2--0-----------------------------|
B|-----3-------3-----3------3-2-3--3--3-2----3--3-----------3------------------------|
G|-----2-------4-4----------2-2----4-4----------2-----------0------------------------|
D|--------------4-------------------4------------------------------------------------|
A|-----0-------2------------0-0----2------------0------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------3------------------------|

D      A           D
      And they carry a song
e|--------0----2--0----2-0-------------------------------------------------------|
B|------3------3--2--3-3---------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------2--2----2---------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------0--0----0---------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G                   D    A         Bm          D        A
     Lets make this our stoooory, lets live in the gloory
e|-----------------------2---0-----2------------5--2---0--------------------------------|
B|-----3---3----2---3----3---2-----3----3---3------3---2--------------------------------|
G|-----0-0---------------2-2-2-2---4-4-------------2-2-2-2------------------------------|
D|------0-----------------0---2-----4---------------0---2-------------------------------|
A|-----------------------0---0-----2---------------0---0--------------------------------|
E|-----3-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G               D                       G               A               D
     Time it fades away precious as a song, cause someday we’ll be gone
e|-------------------2---2-3-----2--0-------0-----2----------------2-------------------|
B|-----3---3-2-----3-3--3--------------3---3----------2----3----2--3-------------------|
G|-----0-3-----------2-2---------------0--0-----------2------------2-------------------|
D|------0-------------0------------------0---------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------0--------------------------------0------------0-------------------|
E|-----3-------------------------------3----------------------------------------------|

Outro:


e|----2h3-5--10-9-5-0—2h3p2--2-3-5----------0-----0-2---------2------|
B|---3-----3-----------------------3--3-3-2---3-3-----2-3-2-3-3------|
G|--2---------------------------------------------------------2------|
D|-0-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------0------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|



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| h  Hammer-on
| /  Slide up
| p  Pull-off

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