Tabs
Justice and Mercy (Acoustic) - Flyleaf
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Tabbed by: Elizabeth R.
This is my first tab ever, so I am really sorry if I made any technical mistakes or anything.
This is mostly just for beginners, like me, who want a basic version of the acoustic/live song.
Tuning: Drop D MajorD
Intro:
e|------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------8--------------------------------------------| x7
D MajorD|----8--8---8---8--------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--6----------6---6------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------|
Verse:
e|------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------8--------------------8-----------|
D MajorD|----8--8----8-----8-----8--8-----8-----8--|
A augmentedA|--6------------6-----6--------------6-----|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------|
We cant be oblivious
e|--------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------|
G+G|---------8-----------------8----------|
D MajorD|----8--8----8-----8---8--8---8---8----|
A augmentedA|--5-------------5---5----------5---5--|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------|
We are not ignorant
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------8--------------8-------------8--------------8----------|
D MajorD|------8---8----8-----8---8---8-----8---8---8------8---8---8----|
A augmentedA|----8-------8------8-------8-----6-------6------6-------6------|
D MajorD|--8--------------8-------------6--------------6----------------|
Blood in our hearts Blood on our hands
e|-----------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------8-------------------------8-----------|
D MajorD|----8--8----8-----8----------8--8-----8-----8--|
A augmentedA|--6------------6----------5--------------5-----|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------|
Were human... were breathing...
e|----------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------|
G+G|--------8---------------8---------|
D MajorD|------8---8---8-------8---8---8---|
A augmentedA|----8-------8-------6-------6-----|
D MajorD|--8---------------6---------------|
Were living... Surviving...
e|-------------------------------------------------x-x---------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------x-x---------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------------x-x---------|
D MajorD|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------|
A augmentedA|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------|
D MajorD|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------|
To breathe in safety, come home safely
Chorus:
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--13-13-13-13---8-8-8-8-8-8--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----------| (x2)
A augmentedA|--13-13-13-13---8-8-8-8-8-8--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----------|
D MajorD|--13-13-13-13---8-8-8-8-8-8--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----------|
e|-------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------|
D MajorD|--10-10-10-10-10-10-8-8-8-8----|
A augmentedA|--10-10-10-10-10-10-8-8-8-8----|
D MajorD|--10-10-10-10-10-10-8-8-8-8----|
This is where they kiss
Repeat verse (with different lyrics obviously)
Repeat chorus
Bridge:
e|--------------|---------------------|----------------|
BB|--------------|---------------------|----------------|
G+G|--------------|---------------------|----------------|
D MajorD|--3-3-3-6-6-6-|-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-------|-3-3-3-3-3-/-8--|
A augmentedA|--3-3-3-6-6-6-|-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-------|-3-3-3-3-3-/-8--|
D MajorD|--3-3-3-6-6-6-|-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-------|-3-3-3-3-3-/-6--|
Bridge intro (x5) consume or refine
Chorus:
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--13-13-13-13---8-8-8-8-8-8--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----------| (x2)
A augmentedA|--13-13-13-13---8-8-8-8-8-8--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----------|
D MajorD|--13-13-13-13---8-8-8-8-8-8--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----------|
e|-------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------|
D MajorD|--10-10-10-10-10-10-8-8-8-8----|
A augmentedA|--10-10-10-10-10-10-8-8-8-8----|
D MajorD|--10-10-10-10-10-10-8-8-8-8----|
This is where they kiss
Outro:
e|--------------|
BB|--------------|
G+G|--------------|
D MajorD|-----6-6-6----|
A augmentedA|-----6-6-6----|
D MajorD|-----8-8-8----|
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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