On My Sleeve Tab by Creed

On My Sleeve tab by Creed

Guitar Tab

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Creed - On My Sleeve			(tabbed by 2Luke)
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TUNING: down 1 and a half steps or drop C# standard.
------  (from standard tune down 1 and a half steps)

One of my favourites off Creed's 2009 album "FUll Circle".
Mark Tremonti uses a 12 string during the intro/verse picking.

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Intro
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	C7M
C#|---------------0-----------|------------------------|
G#|------------------3--------|-------------0----------|
E |------------0--------0-----|-------0-------------0--|
B |---------4--------------4--|----------4-------------|
F#|------2--------------------|--3---------------3-----|
C#|---0-----------------------|------------------------|

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   D7M
--------------------------|---------------0----------|
-------------1p--0--------|---------3--------5--3----|
-------0---------------0--|------------0-------------|
----------0---------0-----|--------------------------|
--------------------------|--3/5---------------------|
--3-----------------------|--------------------------|

  C7M
--------------0-----------|------------------------|
-----------------3--------|-------------0----------|
-----------0--------0-----|-------0-------------0--|
--------4--------------4--|----------4-------------|
-----2--------------------|--3---------------3-----|
--0-----------------------|------------------------|

   D7M
--------------------------|---------------0--3-\-2-----|
-------------1p--0--------|---------3------------------|
-------0---------------0--|------------0---------------|
----------0---------0-----|----------------------------|
--------------------------|--3/5-----------------------|
--3-----------------------|----------------------------|


Verse (x2)
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|---------------0-----------|------------------------|
|------------------3--------|-------------0----------|
|*-----------0--------0-----|-------0-------------0--|
|*--------4--------------4--|----------4-------------|
|------2--------------------|--3---------------3-----|
|---0-----------------------|------------------------|
	    The   eyes   around   me   are   so   cold


|--------------------------|---------------0----------|
|-------------1p--0--------|---------3--------5--3----|
|-------0---------------0--|------------0-------------|
|----------0---------0-----|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--3/5---------------------|
|--3-----------------------|--------------------------|



|--------------0-----------|------------------------|
|-----------------3--------|-------------0----------|
|-----------0--------0-----|-------0-------------0--|
|--------4--------------4--|----------4-------------|
|-----2--------------------|--3---------------3-----|
|--0-----------------------|------------------------|
		With  every  chance  they  steal  my  soul...

|--------------------------|---------------0----------|
|-------------1p--0--------|---------3--------5--3----|
|-------0---------------0--|------------0------------*|
|----------0---------0-----|-------------------------*|
|--------------------------|--3/5---------------------|
|--3-----------------------|--------------------------|
						(*repeat x2)

   C7M
|-----------------------0--|--------------------------|
|-----------------0--------|-----0--------------------|
|--------------0-----0-----|--------0-----0-----------|
|-------0h--2--------------|-----------2--------------|
|--3-----------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------3--2--|
			Can       you         fix


   Em9
|-----------------------0--|-------------------------|
|--------------3-----------|-----3-------------------|
|-----------------0--------|--------0-----0----------|
|--------------------4-----|-----------4-------------|
|-------0h--2--------------|-------------------0--2--|
|--0-----------------------|-------------------------|
      what's        made         to be            broken


   F#
|-----------------------0--|-----------------------|--3----------------|
|-----------------0--------|-----0-----------------|--3----------------|
|--------------0-----0-----|--------0--------------|--2----------------|
|-------0h--2--------------|-----------2-----------|--0----------------|
|--3-----------------------|-----------------------|--0----------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------------|--2----------------|
                      I      can't      fix             what's mean't to be

Chorus
------

     G
|---------------------------|------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|---------------------------|
|---9-----------------------|------------------------|---4-----------------------|
|---9-----------------------|---12-------------------|---5-----------------------|
|---7-----------------------|---10-------------------|---5-----------------------|
|---7-----------------------|---8--------------------|---3-----------------------|
         My   Heart   is   tattooed   on   my   sleeve


     C3
|------------------------|--------------------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------------------|
|------------------------|---5----------------------------|
|---4--------------------|---5----------------------------|
|---5--------------------|---3----------------------------|
|---2--------------------|---3-------------------0--3--2--|
...hiding, no          It only hurts to breathe


     G
|---------------------------|------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------9-------------|------------------------|---4-----------------------|
|-------------9-------------|---12-------------------|---5-----------------------|
|-------------7-------------|---10-------------------|---5-----------------------|
|---0---------7-------------|---8--------------------|---3-----------------------|
         My   Heart   is   tattooed   on   my   sleeve

     C3
|------------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------------|---5-----------------------|
|---4--------------------|---5-----------------------|
|---5--------------------|---3-----------------------|
|---2--------------------|---3-----------------------|
...blinding, no          It only hurts to breathe*



(Repeat Verse)

(Repeat Chorus)


*(Last Part of Chorus 2 - transition to bridge)
    D
|---------------------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|----------------------------|
|---5-----------------------------------|-/-9-7-5--------------------|
|---5-----------------------------------|---------9-7-5--------------|
|---3-----------------------------------|---------------9-7-5--------|
|---3-----------------------------------|---------------------8-7-5--|
it only hurts it only hurts...    to breathe


Bridge
------

    Em
|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|------12--12--12--11---11---------------|-----12--12--12--11---11---------------|
|------x---x---x---x----x----------------|-----x---x---x---x----x----------------|
|------10--10--10--9----9----------------|-----10--10--10--9----9----------------|
|--0------------------------(15)\--0--3--|-0-------------------------------0--2--|
                               I    shout   out                   Can  you  hear   me?

    D/F#
|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|------17--17--17--16--16--16------------|-----17--17--17--16--16--16------------|
|------x---x---x---x---x---x-------------|-----x---x---x---x----x----------------|
|------15--15--15--14--14--14------------|-----15--15--15--14--14--14------------|
|--3-------------------------------0--3--|-2-------------------------------------|
			            Mistakes   have     cost     me       years

    Em
|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|------12--12--12--11---11---------------|-----12--12--12--11---11---------------|
|------x---x---x---x----x----------------|-----x---x---x---x----x----------------|
|------10--10--10--9----9----------------|-----10--10--10--9----9----------------|
|--0------------------------(15)\--0--3--|-0-------------------------------0--2--|
			   Do   they   cost   you?               Are  you   like   me?

    G
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|------17--17--17--16--16--16------------|
|------x---x---x---x---x---x-------------|
|------15--15--15--14--14--14------------|
|--3-------------------------------0--3--|
			           Tell


  D/F#
|-------------------------------------------------------|----|
|------------------/-13-12-10---------------------------|----|
|-----17--17--17--------------12-11-9-------------------|----|
|-----x---x---x------------------------12-10-9----------|----|
|-----15--15--15--------------------------------12-10-9-|-7--|
|-2-----------------------------------------------------|-0--|
  me  please...	                                       (^ Chorus Starts
							    on this note)



(Repeat chorus)

(End song with bridge)


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tabbed by 2Luke Oct 28th 2009.

Shoutout to B.O.B of USP!

Last updated: April 11, 2025

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