Tabs
Halestorm - What Sober Couldn't Say
Tuning: Standard
Intro:
Acoustic Chords (strum as needed)
A augmentedA 
F# minorF#m 
C# minorC#m 
BB
e|-0-----------2-----------|-4-------------2----------------|
BB|-2-----------2-----------|-5-------------4----------------|
G+G|-2-----------2-----------|-6-------------4----------------|
D MajorD|-2-----------4-----------|-6-------------4----------------| play 2x
A augmentedA|-0-----------4-----------|-4-------------2----------------|
E MajorE|-------------2-----------|--------------------------------|
|
| Electric with delay - only play first bar on repeat
e|------5-----------5------|--------------------------------|
BB|------5-----------7------|--------5------4h5--4---4h5p4h5-|
G+G|------6-----------6------|--------------------------------|
D MajorD|------7-----------7------|---------------4h6--4---4h6p4h6-|
A augmentedA|-------------------------|--------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------|--------------------------------|
Verse 1:
A augmentedA F# minorF#m
Headed for a blackout hurting like hell
C# minorC#m BB
Finding my way to bottom of the bottle
A augmentedA F# minorF#m
Packing up my suitcase, leaving no trace
C# minorC#m BB
One step closer with every swallow
A augmentedA F# minorF#m
A augmentedA deafening silence, that you liked me
C# minorC#m BB
Where you want me, saying nothing
A augmentedA
But not this time
F# minorF#m
I'm gonna say, I'm gonna say
Lead Electric Part
(0:27)
e|---------------0----|-----------2----------|--------------------------|------------------------|
BB|-------------2------|-----------2----------|-------5-----4------------|-2-----------0----------|
G+G|-----------2--------|-----------2----------|----6-----6--------4------|-------2-----------1----|
D MajorD|--------------------|-----------4----------|--------------------------|------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|------------------------|
e|--------------------|----------------------|
BB|--------------------|----------------------|
G+G|-2------------------|----------------------| last bar mixes into chorus
D MajorD|-----------4--------|-2--------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------|----------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------|----------------------|
Chorus:
Lead Electric
e|--------5---4-------4---2----|-------------------------|
BB|----2------------2-----------|----2---5------4----2----|
G+G|-----------------------------|-------------------------| repeat throughout
D MajorD|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
A augmentedA
What sober couldn't say
F# minorF#m
Couldn't break through
C# minorC#m BB
Under the influence of you
A augmentedA F# minorF#m
Incoherent, truth serum
C# minorC#m BB
Just enough to make me bullet proof
A augmentedA F# minorF#m
I'm so over this love gone violent
C# minorC#m BB
I'm drunk and brave enough to say
A augmentedA
What sober couldn't say
Verse 2:
A augmentedA F# minorF#m
Criminal in my mind
C# minorC#m BB
I've been doing time
A augmentedA F# minorF#m
Believing in the lie
C# minorC#m BB
That you still loved me
A augmentedA F# minorF#m
Making up for the slamming of the door
C# minorC#m BB
Always wanting more but never giving
A augmentedA F# minorF#m
Sick of crying, Tired of trying
C# minorC#m BB
Always buying into every kiss
A augmentedA
But not this time
I'm gonna say
Chorus 2:
Lead Electric
e|--------5---4-------4---2----|-------------------------|
BB|----2------------2-----------|----2---5------4----2----|
G+G|-----------------------------|-------------------------| repeat throughout
D MajorD|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
A augmentedA
What sober couldn't say
F# minorF#m
Couldn't break through
C# minorC#m BB
Under the influence of you
A augmentedA F# minorF#m
Incoherent, truth serum
C# minorC#m BB
Just enough to make me bullet proof
A augmentedA F# minorF#m
I'm so over this love gone violent
C# minorC#m BB
I'm drunk and brave enough to say
A augmentedA
What sober couldn't say
Bridge:
Distorted guitar - quietly
C# minorC#m BB F# minorF#m
e|-----------------------|-2----------------------------------------------|
BB|------5-------4--------|-2----------------------------------------------|
G+G|-6----6----------4-----|-2----------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-6---------4--------4--|-4----------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-4---------2-----------|-4----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------|-2----------------------------------------------|
"This is my intervention Getting your attention"
e|------------------------|-0-----0--0--0-----0--0--|-0----0-0-0----0----0----0----0--0--0--0-|
BB|----5---5-----------4---|------------10-------10--|-10------10---10---10---10---10-10-10-10-|
G+G|----6---6-----------4---|-------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----6---6-------4-------|-------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----4---4---------------|-------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
"I'm gonna say, I'm gonna say, I'm gonna say"
Short Solo:
e|--0-----------------------------|-----0-----0---0--0--0--0-----|---4-----7-----4-----7-----4--|
BB|-10---------10p9---------9b10r--|-----7h9---7---5--4--2--4h5---|------------------------------|
G+G|-----/9-------------------------|------------------------------|-6-----6-----6-----6-----6----|
D MajorD|---------11----------11---------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
e|---4-----7-----4---------------|-7---4-------------------------|
BB|-------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7---5-------------------------|
G+G|-6-----6-----6-----6-6-6-6-6-6-|-------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Final Chorus:
A augmentedA
What sober couldn't say
F# minorF#m
Couldn't break through
C# minorC#m BB
Under the influence of you
A augmentedA F# minorF#m
Incoherent, truth serum
C# minorC#m BB
Just enough to make me bullet proof
A augmentedA F# minorF#m
I'm so over this love gone violent
C# minorC#m BB
I'm drunk and brave enough to say
A augmentedA F# minorF#m C# minorC#m BB
What sober couldn't say
*Lead Guitar
e|-7/9------9\7----------------|-----------------------------|
BB|-7/9------9\7------7--5------|-----------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------6p4-|-6~~~~~~~--------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
"What sober couldn't say"
e|-----------------------9----------|-------------------------------|
BB|-9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-----9--9-------|-------------------------------|
G+G|-11b13~~~~~~~~~~~~--------pb13r11-|--9h11--9~~~~~~~~~~~~----------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
C# minorC#m BB A augmentedA
I'm so over this love gone violent
F# minorF#m C# minorC#m BB
I'm drunk and brave enough to say
Lead Guitar coming into ending (starts during above lyrics):
e|--------------------|-------------------|------------------------------------|
BB|-5---------5--------|--5--------5-------|-5----------------------------------|
G+G|-7b9-------7b9------|--7b9------7b9-----|-7b9----------------2-------2-------| repeat arpeggio
D MajorD|--------------------|-------------------|------------------2---2---2---2-----| and fade out
A augmentedA|--------------------|-------------------|----------------0-------0-----------|
E MajorE|--------------------|-------------------|------------------------------------|
"I'm over this, so over this"
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| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| r Release
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| ~ Vibrato
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