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Long Day by Matchbox Twenty

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              LONG DAY - Matchbox 20
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Tabbed by: Barry Miles

Rhythm Guitar: Capo on 4rth
Lead Guitar: No Capo

Intro (Rhythm, acoustic):
   Chord diagramE minorEm
It's sittin' by the overcoat, the second shelf, the note she wrote
   Chord diagramC majorC
That I can't bring myself to throw away,  and also
C*
Reach, she said, for no one else but you, 'cause you won't turn away
    Chord diagramD MajorD
When someone else is gone

(* - hammer on and off second finger)

Verse (Rhythm, electric):
  Chord diagramE minorEm
I'm sorry 'bout the attitude I need to give when I'm with you
  Chord diagramC majorC
But no one else would take this shit from me,   and I'm so
C*
Terrified of no one else but me, I'm here all the time
Chord diagramCadd9Cadd9
I won't go away,  Yeah

(Lead electric) (x2):
e|----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|----------------|
Chord diagramBB|----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|----------------|
Chord diagramG+G|---------3-3----------|-----------------------|----------4-4-4--4--4-|-3--3-3---------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-4---4---4-4--4-4-4---|-----6----6-6-6--6-----|-2---2--2-4-4-4--4--4-|-4--4-4-2-2-2-2-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-4---4---4-4--4-4-4-4/|/6---6--6-6-6-6--6--6--|-2---2--2-2-2-2--2--2-|-4--4-4-2-2-2-2-|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-2---2-----2--2-2-2-2/|/4---4--4-4-4-4--4--4--|-0---0--0-------------|-2--2-2-0-0-0-0-|

Prechorus (rhythm, notes in () are bass)
Chord diagramD MajorD)
Hey, it's me, yeah, well I can't get myself to go away,  Hey
        (Chord diagramG+G
   Well, it's me, and I can't get myself to go away
          Chord diagramD MajorD
Oh God, I shouldn't feel this way, no

Lead:                   (I can't get...)
e|------2--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|------2--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|------3--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-4----4------------------------------------2-2-2---2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-4-----------------------------------------2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-2-----------------------------------------0-0-0---0-0-0-0-----------------|

Chorus:
Chord diagramC majorC
Reach down your hand in your pocket, pull out some hope for me
      Chord diagramDsus2Dsus2
It's been a long day, always, ain't that right
Chord diagramCsus2Csus2
Well, no, Lord, your hand won't stop it, just keep you tremblin'
      Chord diagramCadd9Cadd9
It's been a long day, always, ain't that right?

Lead:
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|--------------------------|--------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|------------4-------------|------------1-------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-6--6--6--6-6--6-6-6-6--6-|-2--2--2--2-2--2-2-2-2--2-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-6--6--6--6-6--6-6-6-6--6-|-2--2--2--2-2--2-2-2-2--2-|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-4--4--4--4-4--4-4-4-4--4-|-0--0--0--0-0--0-0-0-0--0-|\
                             x2
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|/
Chord diagramBB|--------------------------|--------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-4--4--4--4--4-4--4--4--4-|----------3--3------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-4--4--4--4--4-4--4--4--4-|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4---|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-2--2--2--2--2-2--2--2--2-|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4---|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--------------------------|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2---|

e|---------0--0----------0--0---|
Chord diagramBB|-x-x-x-x-0--0--x-x-x-x-0--0---|
Chord diagramG+G|-x-x-x-x-9--9--x-x-x-x-9--9---| x2
Chord diagramD MajorD|-x-x-x-x-9--9--x-x-x-x-9--9---|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-x-x-x-x-7--7--x-x-x-x-7--7---|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------0--0----------0--0---|

An extra lead does this at the end of every measure:
e|------14-14--14-14-14-14--14--|
Chord diagramBB|-------x--x---x--x--x--x---x--|
Chord diagramG+G|------11-11--11-11-11-11--11--|
Chord diagramD MajorD|------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------------------|

Verse 2: (rhythm does the same, lead strums once when chord is written:)
   Chord diagramG#5G#5
Well, I'm surprised if you believe in anything that comes from me
 Chord diagramE5E5
I didn't hear from you or from someone else, and you're so
Chord diagramE5E5
Set in life, man, a pisser, they're waiting, too damn bad you get so far so fast
 Chord diagramE5E5    Chord diagramF#5F#5  (open low Chord diagramE MajorE string 3 times)
So what, so long

Chorus (same)

Solo: (chords for rhythm guitar)
  Chord diagramCadd9Cadd9
e|-14--14--14-14-14-14\------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|--x---x---x--x--x--x-------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-11--11--11-11-11-11\----4-6--------/9-8-9-11-11-9------/13-11---------/---|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----------------------6-----4~~~----------------------------x-------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------9---------/---|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

  Chord diagramDsus2Dsus2
e|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|
Chord diagramBB|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-12-12--x--x-|
Chord diagramG+G|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-13-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------------------|

  Chord diagramE minorEm
e|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|
Chord diagramBB|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-12-12--x-12-12-12-12-|
Chord diagramG+G|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------------------|

 Chord diagramCadd9Cadd9
e|-14------14------14------14------19-------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-14b(16)-14b(16)-14b(16)-14b(16)-19b(21)..hold..release-----|
Chord diagramG+G|------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------|

Prechorus (acoustic strums through this time)

Chorus:
Chord diagramC majorC
 Reach down your hand in your pocket, pull out some hope for me, it's been a

e|-----------------------------------------14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|
Chord diagramBB|------7~~~~~~-----------------------------x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-|
Chord diagramG+G|-----------------------------------------11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-6--6-----------------------------2-2-2--------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-6--6-----------------------------2-2-2--------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-4--4-----------------------------0-0-0--------------------------|

Chord diagramD MajorD
Long day, always, ain't that

Right, well no Lord, your hand won't stop it, just keep you tremblin'
It's been a long day, always, ain't that right, right, yeah

Outro:
Chord diagramD MajorD
 Reach down your hand in your pocket, well, reach down your hand right now,
      Chord diagramC majorC
it's been a long day, always, ain't that right

Reach down your hand in your pocket, well, reach down your hand right now,
it's been a long day, always, ain't that right...

e|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|--------4------------|--------3------------|-------------------|---------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-6---6--6--6-6-6-6-6-|-4---4--4--4-4-4-4-4-|-2---2--2--2-2-2-2-|-2--2--2--2--2-2-2-2-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-6---6--6--6-6-6-6-6-|-4---4--4--4-4-4-4-4-|-2---2--2--2-2-2-2-|-2--2--2--2--2-2-2-2-|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-4---4--4--4-4-4-4-4-|-2---2--2--2-2-2-2-2-|-0---0--0--0-0-0-0-|-0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0-|

| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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