Anywhere Is Better Than Here tab by Mary Karlzen

Tabs

ANYWHERE IS BETTER THAN HERE (Mary Karlzen)
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[I find it hard to believe an acoustic guitarist would _want_ to play
 BB chords, but it doesn't sound like she uses a capo in this song.]
[Where I wrote "TAB," that means there's tablature for that part.]

E MajorE  E MajorE  E MajorE     E MajorE
    One, two...
E MajorE  E MajorE  A augmentedA  A augmentedA  E MajorE  E MajorE  A augmentedA  A augmentedA
[instrumental (TAB)]

E MajorE       E MajorE        E MajorE      E MajorE         A augmentedA  A augmentedA  A augmentedA  A augmentedA
 I ride the long dark highway....[TAB]
E MajorE       E MajorE        E MajorE    E MajorE          A augmentedA  A augmentedA  A augmentedA  A augmentedA
 I ride the long dark ...[TAB]
BB     BB          A augmentedA          A augmentedA
 I know things have got to ...
BB       BB   A augmentedA - Asus2Asus2 [hold]
 'Cause anywhere ...

  E MajorE      BB          A augmentedA  BB
...here; Anywhere is ...
E MajorE        BB      A augmentedA       BB
 And where I'm going, ...
F# minorF#m      F# minorF#m       BB       BB
 'Cause I've been there and I'll ...
    E MajorE    E MajorE           A augmentedA     BB   (E MajorE)
But tonight, anywhere is better ...
   E MajorE   E MajorE  A augmentedA  A augmentedA   E MajorE  E MajorE  A augmentedA  A augmentedA
(..my sight) [instrumental; same as intro (TAB)]

I'm riding fast and low, with his ....

G# minorG#m    G# minorG#m      A augmentedA      A augmentedA
 And I've never felt so ....
F# minorF#m    F# minorF#m      BB [hold]
 Than to pack up, ....

E MajorE  E MajorE  A augmentedA  A augmentedA   E MajorE  E MajorE  A augmentedA  A augmentedA
[guitar solo (TAB)]
F# minorF#m F# minorF#m  BB  BB   F# minorF#m F# minorF#m  BB  BB
[guitar solo (TAB)]


TAB:

["=" is a hammer-on or pull-off; "/" or "\" is a slide.]
["2b3" means bend fret 2 up a half-step; "3r2" means pluck the string
 while bent (at the second fret) and release back down.]

intro:
     E MajorE        E MajorE        A augmentedA        A augmentedA
--------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
--------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
--------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
----2---|4=6-------------|------6-6--4--2-|24----2-2-------|------------2---|
2=4-----|----------------|--------triplet-|--------------2-|2=4-----2=4-----|
--------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .

 E MajorE        E MajorE        A augmentedA        A augmentedA
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|--
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|--
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|--
|4=6-------------|------6-6--4--2-|24----2-2-------|----------------|--
|----------------|------7-7--4----|--------------2-|2=4-------------|--
|----------------|--------triplet-|----------------|------0-2b3-3r2-|0-
 ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^

verse riff (not exactly the same in all verses):
 A augmentedA        A augmentedA        A augmentedA        A augmentedA
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----
|----------5---5-|------------5---|--5-------5---5-|----------------|----
|----4=6-----4---|7---6---4=6-----|----6-------4---|7---6---4=6=4---|----
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|4/6-
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----
 ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .

guitar solo:
     E MajorE        E MajorE        A augmentedA        A augmentedA
--------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
--------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
--------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
----2---|4=6-------------|------6-6--4--2-|24----2-2-------|------------2---|
2=4-----|----------------|--------triplet-|--------------2-|2=4-----2=4-----|
--------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .

 E MajorE        E MajorE        A augmentedA        A augmentedA
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|4=6-------------|------6-6--4--2-|/7----6-6-----4-|4-----2-2-------|
|----------------|------7-7--4----|/7----7-7-----4-|4---------0-2-3-|
|----------------|--------triplet-|----------------|----------------|
 ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .

 F# minorF#m       F# minorF#m       BB        BB
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|5---4---4---2-2=|4-------2=4=2---|
|----------------|/6--------4-5-6-|6---4---4---4-4-|--------------4-|
|----2-----7.----|/7----7---------|----------------|----------------|
|4---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .

 F# minorF#m       F# minorF#m       BB        BB
|----------------|7-----5---------|----------------|----------------|--
|----5---5-7b9---|-b9-----9r7-5---|----------------|----------------|--
|4/6---6---------|----------------|----------------|----------------|--
|----------------|----------------|----2---4-6---7-|7-6---4---------|--
|----------------|----------------|2=4-------------|--------4=2-----|--
|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------2b--|0-
 ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^

ending:
     E MajorE        E MajorE        A augmentedA        A augmentedA
--------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
--------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
--------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
----2---|4=6-------------|------6-6--4--2-|24----2-2-------|------------2---|
2=4-----|----------------|------7-7--4----|--------------2-|2=4-----2=4-----|
--------|----------------|---------triplet|----------------|----------------|
^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .

 E MajorE        E MajorE        A augmentedA        A augmentedA
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|4=6-------------|------6-6--4--2-|/7----6-6-----4-|4-----2-2=4=2---|
|----------------|------7-7--4----|/7----7-7-----4-|4---------------|
|----------------|--------triplet-|----------------|----------------|
 ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .

 E MajorE        E MajorE        A augmentedA        A augmentedA
|----------------|----------------|----------------|--7-----5-------|
|----------------|----------------|------------5-7b|9--b9-----9r7---|
|----------------|----------------|----4-4-4=6-----|----------------|
|----2---2---4=2-|/6--4-2---2=4=2-|4/6-------------|----------------|
|2=4---4---------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .

 E MajorE        E MajorE        A augmentedA        A augmentedA
|------0-----0---|--0---0-----0---|--0-------------|----------------|--
|5---5---4=5---45|----5---4=5---45|----4---2-------|----------------|--
|----------------|----------------|------------4---|2---1-----------|--
|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------2=4-----|--
|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------2=4\|--
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|0-
 ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^