Tabs
Tuning: Standard (
E MajorE 
A augmentedA 
D MajorD 
G+G 
BB E MajorE)
Intro/Verse:
guitar 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-----------2h4-2-----------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--0-2h4-----------------------0-2-0----------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------0h2------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------3------------------------------------------------------|
guitar 2 (variations of this play throughout the song)
e|------------17-------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----17b19-------19r17-15----------------17b19-17b19-15---------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--17-15-17-15-17b19-15-----------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus:
guitar 1: just G, A, D, G+G throughout
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------7-7-7-7------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5---------------------------------------|X4
A augmentedA|--5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5---------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-----------3-3-3-3---------------------------------------|
guitar 2 (slight variation on the riff in the verse)
"and every day i wake up and make money for myself.."
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------2-4-2--------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------0-2-0-------2-4-2--0-2h4--------------0-2-0-------------------------|X2
A augmentedA|---0h2-------0-2h4-----------------------0h2-------------------------------|
E MajorE|-3-------------------------------------3-----------------------------------|
Repeat Verse
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-----------2h4-2-----------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--0-2h4-----------------------0-2-0----------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------0h2------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------3------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------17-------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----17b19-------19r17-15----------------17b19-17b19-15---------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--17-15-17-15-17b19-15-----------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
@ 1:37 "all the ivy.."
e|-19-17---------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------19-17---------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------19-17-15------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------16--14-----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"you won't stop it.."
e|-19-17---------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------19-17---------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------19-17-15------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------16--19-----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Repeat Chorus
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------7-7-7-7------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5---------------------------------------|X4
A augmentedA|--5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5---------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-----------3-3-3-3---------------------------------------|
guitar 2 (slight variation on the riff in the verse)
"and every day i wake up and make money for myself.."
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------2-4-2--------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------0-2-0-------2-4-2--0-2h4--------------0-2-0-------------------------|X2
A augmentedA|---0h2-------0-2h4-----------------------0h2-------------------------------|
E MajorE|-3-------------------------------------3-----------------------------------|
then @ 2:26 just play D MajorD and G+G for awhile
guitar 2 comes in at 2:34
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----7-7h9---7---------------7-9--7/12-12----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-7/9-----------9/7-------7/9-----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
guitar 2 @ 2:52
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------10/12------------------------------------------|
G+G|-11----11------11----11----------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----12----12------12----12-------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-14-14-14--12-12---14-14---12-10-------------------------------------------|
BB|-15-15-15--12-12---15-15---12-10-------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-14-14--12-12---14-14---12--10--10--7--5-----------------------------------|
BB|-15-15--12-12---15-15---12--10--10--7--5-----------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
3:15 (this is so hard to hear sorry if this is wrong)
"everytime i think that i've been taking the steps.."
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------7-9-7-----------9-9h11p9------------------7-9-7---------------------|
D MajorD|-0-7h9------------9/11----------------7-9-7--7/9---------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------7/9--------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"i can't understand why..
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------7-9-7-----------9-9h11p9----------7h9p9-----11-9-7------------------|
D MajorD|-0-7h9------------9/11----------------7-------------------9----------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------7/9--------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Repeat chorus
guitar 1: just G, A, D, G+G throughout
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------7-7-7-7------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5---------------------------------------|X4
A augmentedA|--5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5---------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-----------3-3-3-3---------------------------------------|
guitar 2 this time starts at the beginning of the chorus
"and everytime i think that i've been taking the steps.."
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------2-4-2--------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------0-2-0-------2-4-2--0-2h4--------------0-2-0-------------------------|X2
A augmentedA|---0h2-------0-2h4-----------------------0h2-------------------------------|
E MajorE|-3-------------------------------------3-----------------------------------|
end on
e|------------17-------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----17b19-------19r17-15----------------17b19-17b19-15-17-15-17-15---------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------17--------17-------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--17b19------------------17b19-17b19--15-17-15-17-15-----------------------|
G+G|-----------17b19-----------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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| x Dead note
| g Grace note
| (n) Ghost note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| r Release
| > Accented note
| t Tapping
| b Bend
| br Bend release
| pb Pre-bend
| pbr Pre-bend release
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| ~ Vibrato
| s Slap
| P Pop
| PM Palm mute
| TR Trill
| N Tremolo
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