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I Believe Acoustic Live Tab by Caroline Polachek

I Believe Acoustic Live tab by Caroline Polachek

Guitar Tab

  • Difficulty: Intermediate 💪
CHORD GUIDE

    Em7*  Em7  D*  Cmaj7  Dadd9/11   C*   Emb6   Emb6/11
e|---0----3----5----3-----0----------3----0------3------|
D|---8----0----7----0-----3----------5----1------1------|
G|---7----0----7----0-----0----------5----0------4------|
D|---5----2----7----2-----4----------5----2------2------|
A|---7----2----5----3-----5----------3----2------0------|
E|---0----0----5----x-----5----------3----0------x------|

(*bar chords)


Intro:

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--8--5--------8--5--------8--5--------8--5--------------------------------|
G|--------7--5--------7--5--------7--5--------7--5--------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--10--7--------10--7--------10--7--------10--7----------------------------|
G|---------9--7---------9--7---------9--7---------9--7----------------------|    x4
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Verse 1:
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--8--5--------8--5--------8--5--------8--5--------------------------------|
G|--------7--5--------7--5--------7--5--------7--5--------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

         You're not alone

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--10--7--------10--7--------10--7--------10--7----------------------------|
G|---------9--7---------9--7---------9--7---------9--7----------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

        Under a sky of vultures

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--8--5--------8--5--------8--5--------8--5--------------------------------|
G|--------7--5--------7--5--------7--5--------7--5--------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

        With all that could've been

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--10--7--------10--7--------10--7--------10--7----------------------------|
G|---------9--7---------9--7---------9--7---------9--7----------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|



e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--8--5--------8--5--------8--5--------8--5--------------------------------|
G|--------7--5--------7--5--------7--5--------7--5--------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

      You made it home

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--10--7--------10--7--------10--7--------10--7----------------------------|
G|---------9--7---------9--7---------9--7---------9--7----------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

      With silver string unbroken

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--8--5--------8--5--------8--5--------8--5--------------------------------|
G|--------7--5--------7--5--------7--5--------7--5--------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

       Ain't that the sweetest gift?

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--10--7--------10--7--------10--7--------10--7----------------------------|
G|---------9--7---------9--7---------9--7---------9--7----------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Pre-Chorus: (Strummed)

           Em7*
Oh, little miracle

      D*
Swing low

                Cmaj7
Where there can be no compromises

     G
Down low

*Riff 1*

Chorus:

Em7      A            D       *Riff 2*
I don't know, but I believe

Em7        A            D         *Riff 2*
We'll get another day together

Em7     A     Bm      *Riff 2*
Violent love, feel my embrace, oh

Em7         A           D        *Riff 2*
No, I don't know, but I believe


Post-Chorus:
                                       Dadd9/11
e|-----0--2--3---2--0------------------0-------------------------------------|
B|--3------------------3------0--------3-----------3-------------------------|
G|-------------------------2-----0-----0--------------0----------------------|
D|-------------------------------------4-----------------4-------------------|
A|-------------------------------------5--------------------5----------------|
E|-------------------------------------5-------------------------------------|



                                       Dadd9/11
e|-----0--2--3---2--0------------------0-------------------------------------|
B|--3------------------3------0--------3----------------------------<7>------|
G|-------------------------2-----0-----0---------------------<7>-------------|
D|-------------------------------------4-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------5-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------5-------------------------------------|



Verse 2:

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--8--5--------8--5--------8--5--------8--5--------------------------------|
G|--------7--5--------7--5--------7--5--------7--5--------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

      And I'd have said it was impossible

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--10--7--------10--7--------10--7--------10--7----------------------------|
G|---------9--7---------9--7---------9--7---------9--7----------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|


e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--8--5--------8--5--------8--5--------8--5--------------------------------|
G|--------7--5--------7--5--------7--5--------7--5--------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

      To find you in this life and

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--10--7--------10--7--------10--7--------10--7----------------------------|
G|---------9--7---------9--7---------9--7---------9--7----------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

   keep you just enough


Pre-Chorus: (Strummed)

           Em7*
Oh, little miracle

      D*
Swing low

                Cmaj7
Where there can be no compromises

     G
Down low

*Riff 1*

Chorus:  (Single strum on first Em7 and A)

Em7     A           D       *Riff 2*
I don't know, but I believe

Em7        A            D         *Riff 2*
We'll get another day together

Em7     A     Bm      *Riff 2*
Violent love, feel my embrace, oh

Em7         A           D        *Riff 2*
No, I don't know, but I believe



Break:


       C*                    Dadd9/11
e|-----3---------------------0-------------------------------------------------|
B|-----5---------------------3------------------------<7>----------------------|
G|-----5---------------------0-----------------<7>-----------------------------|
D|-----5---------------------4-------------------------------------------------|
A|-----3---------------------5-------------------------------------------------|
E|-----3---------------------5-------------------------------------------------|


   Oooh
ooh,

                                         Dadd9/11
e|-------0--2--3---2--0------------------0-------------------------------------|
B|----3------------------3------0--------3-------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------2-----0-----0-------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------4-------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------5-------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------5-------------------------------------|

  Oooh
ooh,


       E                   Dadd9/11
e|-----0-------------------0---------------------------------------------------|
B|-----0-------------------3---------------------------------------------------|
G|-----1-------------------0---------------------------------------------------|
D|-----2-------------------4---------------------------------------------------|
A|-----2-------------------5---------------------------------------------------|
E|-----0-------------------5---------------------------------------------------|

  Oooh
ooh,

                                         Dadd9/11
e|-------0--2--3---2--0------------------0-------------------------------------|
B|----3------------------3------0--------3-------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------2-----0-----0-------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------4-------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------5-------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------5-------------------------------------|

Oooh
ooh,


Chorus:

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--8--5--------8--5--------8--5--------8--5--------------------------------|
G|--------7--5--------7--5--------7--5--------7--5--------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

               I don't know, but I believe


e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--10--7--------10--7--------10--7--------10--7----------------------------|
G|---------9--7---------9--7---------9--7---------9--7----------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--8--5--------8--5--------8--5--------8--5--------------------------------|
G|--------7--5--------7--5--------7--5--------7--5--------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

              We'll get another day together

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--10--7--------10--7--------10--7--------10--7----------------------------|
G|---------9--7---------9--7---------9--7---------9--7----------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

(Single strum on first Em7, A and Bm)

Em7     A     Bm      G
Violent love, feel my embrace, oh


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


Outro:

C  D  G  C  Emb6

Am D  G

e|---7------------10--8--7-------7-------------------------------------------|
B|------7---8---------------10-----------------------------------------------|
G|-------------7-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D  Em7  C

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----13--12--10------12/13--12--12~-----------------------------------------|
G|----------------12---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

(Look over the edge, but not too far)

C   Emb6   Emb6/11


RIFFS

(It feels silly to call two notes a riff, I just wasn't sure what to call them. Riff 1 is played
once after the prechorus, and riff 2 is played after every line of the chorus.)

Riff 1

e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
E|--2/7--------------|

Riff 2

e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
E|--3-------2--------|



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| x  Dead note
| /  Slide up
| ~  Vibrato

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