Long Day Tab by Matchbox Twenty

Long Day tab 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):
     Em
It's sittin' by the overcoat, the second shelf, the note she wrote
     C
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
       D
When someone else is gone

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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

(* - hammer on and off second finger)

Verse (Rhythm, electric):
    Em
I'm sorry 'bout the attitude I need to give when I'm with you
    C
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
Cadd9
I won't go away,    Yeah

(Lead electric) (x2):
e|----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|----------------|
B|----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|----------------|
G|---------3-3----------|-----------------------|----------4-4-4--4--4-|-3--3-3---------|
D|-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-|
A|-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-|
E|-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)
D)
Hey, it's me, yeah, well I can't get myself to go away,   Hey
                (G
      Well, it's me, and I can't get myself to go away
                    D
Oh God, I shouldn't feel this way, no

Lead:                                     (I can't get...)
e|------2--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------2--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------3--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4----4------------------------------------2-2-2---2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A|-4-----------------------------------------2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-|
E|-2-----------------------------------------0-0-0---0-0-0-0-----------------|

Chorus:
C
Reach down your hand in your pocket, pull out some hope for me
           Dsus2
It's been a long day, always, ain't that right
Csus2
Well, no, Lord, your hand won't stop it, just keep you tremblin'
            Cadd9
It's been a long day, always, ain't that right?

Lead:
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G|------------4-------------|------------1-------------|
D|-6--6--6--6-6--6-6-6-6--6-|-2--2--2--2-2--2-2-2-2--2-|
A|-6--6--6--6-6--6-6-6-6--6-|-2--2--2--2-2--2-2-2-2--2-|
E|-4--4--4--4-4--4-4-4-4--4-|-0--0--0--0-0--0-0-0-0--0-|\
                                                         x2
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|/
B|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G|-4--4--4--4--4-4--4--4--4-|----------3--3------------|
D|-4--4--4--4--4-4--4--4--4-|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4---|
A|-2--2--2--2--2-2--2--2--2-|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4---|
E|--------------------------|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2---|

e|---------0--0----------0--0---|
B|-x-x-x-x-0--0--x-x-x-x-0--0---|
G|-x-x-x-x-9--9--x-x-x-x-9--9---| x2
D|-x-x-x-x-9--9--x-x-x-x-9--9---|
A|-x-x-x-x-7--7--x-x-x-x-7--7---|
E|---------0--0----------0--0---|

An extra lead does this at the end of every measure:
e|------14-14--14-14-14-14--14--|
B|-------x--x---x--x--x--x---x--|
G|------11-11--11-11-11-11--11--|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|

Verse 2: (rhythm does the same, lead strums once when chord is written:)
      G#5
Well, I'm surprised if you believe in anything that comes from me
  E5
I didn't hear from you or from someone else, and you're so
E5
Set in life, man, a pisser, they're waiting, too damn bad you get so far so fast
  E5       F#5   (open low E string 3 times)
So what, so long

Chorus (same)

Solo: (chords for rhythm guitar)
   Cadd9
e|-14--14--14-14-14-14\------------------------------------------------------|
B|--x---x---x--x--x--x-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-11--11--11-11-11-11\----4-6--------/9-8-9-11-11-9------/13-11---------/---|
D|-----------------------6-----4~~~----------------------------x-------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------9---------/---|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

   Dsus2
e|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|
B|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-12-12--x--x-|
G|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-13-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

   Em
e|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|
B|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-12-12--x-12-12-12-12-|
G|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

  Cadd9
e|-14------14------14------14------19-------------------------|
B|-14b(16)-14b(16)-14b(16)-14b(16)-19b(21)..hold..release-----|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|

Prechorus (acoustic strums through this time)

Chorus:
C
  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-|
B|------7~~~~~~-----------------------------x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-|
G|-----------------------------------------11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
D|-6--6-----------------------------2-2-2--------------------------|
A|-6--6-----------------------------2-2-2--------------------------|
E|-4--4-----------------------------0-0-0--------------------------|

D
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:
D
  Reach down your hand in your pocket, well, reach down your hand right now,
            C
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|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
B|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
G|--------4------------|--------3------------|-------------------|---------------------|
D|-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-|
A|-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-|
E|-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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