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--------|
************************************
| x Dead note
| / Slide up
| ~ Vibrato
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