Mayday Parade

If I Were You Tab

by Mayday Parade
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Key: C# Drop C#/Db Intro: Main Riff Guitar 1 eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|-7-------7-/-11-11-\-9--9-------9-/-11-11-\-7------------------------------| C#|-x-------x----x--x---x--x-------x----x--x---x------------------------------| x2 G#|-5-5-5-5-5-/--9--9-\-7--7-7-7-7-7-/--9--9-\-5------------------------------| C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Variation Guitar 1 eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|-7-------7-/-11-11-\-9--9-------9-/--6-6-6-6-------------------------------| C#|-x-------x----x--x---x--x-------x----x-x-x-x-------------------------------| G#|-5-5-5-5-5-/--9--9-\-7--7-7-7-7-7-/--4-4-4-4-------------------------------| C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1 eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|-7-------7-/-11-11-\-9--9-------9-/-11-11-\-7------------------------------| C#|-x-------x----x--x---x--x-------x----x--x---x------------------------------| x2 G#|-5-5-5-5-5-/--9--9-\-7--7-7-7-7-7-/--9--9-\-5------------------------------| C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Harmony Riff Guitar 2 (00:09) eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|11-11--11-/-14-14-\-12-12--12-/-14-14-\--11--------------------------------| C#|-x--x---x----x--x----x--x---x----x--x-----x--------------------------------| x2 G#|-9--9---9-/-12-12-\-10-10--10-/-12-12--\--9--------------------------------| C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Intro End Guitar 1 eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|-9-/-11---9-/-11---9---7~--------------------------------------------------| C#|-x----x---x----x---x---x---------------------------------------------------| G#|-7-/--9---7-/--9---7---5~--------------------------------------------------| C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Intro End Guitar 2 eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|-12-/-14--12-/-14--12--11~-------------------------------------------------| C#|--x----x---x----x---x---x--------------------------------------------------| G#|-10-/-12--10-/-12--10---9~-------------------------------------------------| C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Verse 1: Feedback Guitar 1 Feedback Guitar 2 eb|--------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| F#|--7~----------| |-11~------------------------------------------------------| C#|--x-----------| |--x-------------------------------------------------------| G#|--5~----------| |--9~------------------------------------------------------| C#|--------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| Here we go again Pack your bags and leave all caution to the wind I've got a bad feeling that the roads you take Will take longer than we plannedplanned PreChorus: Rhythm Guitar 1 eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|----------------------7-----------------------------------------------------| C#|-x------9------7------7-x8:-5------9------7------x-------------------------| G#|-x-x4:-9-x8:-7-x8:-5------5-x8:-9-x8:-7-x8:-x-x4:--------------------| C#|-x------9------7-------------5------9------7------x-------------------------| Lead Guitar 2 eb|-------------------------------|---------7----------------------------------| Bb|----10----10-----7---7---7---7-|---7---7---10-8-7---7-----------------------| F#|-11----11----\-9---9---7---7---|-7---7------------7---7---------------------| C#|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| x2 G#|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| C#|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| We used to drive all night on the 319 Singing songs with our friends that you threw away You know, you dropped the bomb that killed the night Chorus: Guitar 1 & Guitar 2 (second time, end on) eb|---------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| F#|-7-------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| C#|-7-x8:-5------9------7----------|x2 |-7~----------------------------------| G#|-5------5-x8:-9-x8:-7-x8:-----| |-7~----------------------------------| C#|--------5------9------7----------| |-7~----------------------------------| If I were you I'd cancel every plan that I've made today And drive as far away to a place where no one knows my name Main Riff Guitar 1 eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|-7-------7-/-11-11-\-9--9-------9-/-11-11-\-7------------------------------| C#|-x-------x----x--x---x--x-------x----x--x---x------------------------------| x2 G#|-5-5-5-5-5-/--9--9-\-7--7-7-7-7-7-/--9--9-\-5------------------------------| C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| It's 3 A.M. and I'm lonely Verse 2: Rhythm Guitar 1 eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|-7~-9-11--7~-/-12-11-\-4-6-7--7-/-11-9--------------------------------------| C#|-x--x--x--x-----x--x---x-x-x--x----x-x--------------------------------------| G#|-5~-7--9--5~-/-10--9-\-2-4-5--5-/--9-7--------------------------------------| C#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Harmony Guitar 2 eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| C#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| G#|-9~-10-12--9~-/-14-12-\-5-7-9--9-/-12-10------------------------------------| C#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Here's the place I'm at now At least you made me better with my goodbyes Consider it a lesson to learn how to get through Feeling hopeless for the first time PreChorus: Rhythm Guitar 1 eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|---------------7------------------------------------------------------------| C#|-9------7------7-x8:-5-------9------7--------------------------------------| G#|-9-x8:-7-x8:-5------5-x8:--9-x8:-7-x8:---------------------------------| C#|-9------7-------------5-------9------7--------------------------------------| Lead Guitar 2 eb|-------------------------------|---------7----------------------------------| Bb|----10----10-----7---7---7---7-|---7---7---10-8-7---7-----------------------| F#|-11----11----\-9---9---7---7---|-7---7------------7---7---------------------| C#|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| x2 G#|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| C#|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| We used to drive all night on the 319 Singing songs with our friends that you threw away You know, you dropped the bomb that killed the night But we made it out alive Rhythm Guitar 1 eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|-7------9-------------------------------------------------------------------| C#|-7-x8:-9-x8:--------------------------------------------------------------| G#|-5------7-------------------------------------------------------------------| C#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-7--------------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|-9-x8:---------------------------------------------------------------------| C#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| G#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| C#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Pick slide Chorus: Guitar 1 & Guitar 2 eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|-7--------------------------------------------------------------------------| C#|-7-x8:-5------9------7-----------------------------------------------------| x2 G#|-5------5-x8:-9-x8:-7-x8:------------------------------------------------| C#|--------5------9------7-----------------------------------------------------| If I were you I'd cancel every plan that I've made today And drive as far away to a place where no one knows my name Rhythm Guitar 1 eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|-7--------------------------------------------------------------------------| C#|-7-x8:-5------9------7-----------------------------------------------------| x2 G#|-5------5-x8:-9-x8:-7-x8:------------------------------------------------| C#|--------5------9------7-----------------------------------------------------| Lead Guitar 2 eb|---10---10------7----7----7-------------------------------------------------| Bb|-7----7----7-10---10---10---10----------------------------------------------| F#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| C#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| x4 G#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| C#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| If I were you I'd take back everything I once claimed to be I'd sing old songs that we used to sing When it's 3 A.M. and I'm lonely Post-Chorus: Main Riff Guitar 1 eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|-7-------7-/-11-11-\-9--9-------9-/-11-11-\-7------------------------------| C#|-x-------x----x--x---x--x-------x----x--x---x------------------------------| x2 G#|-5-5-5-5-5-/--9--9-\-7--7-7-7-7-7-/--9--9-\-5------------------------------| C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Harmony Riff Guitar 2 eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|11-11--11-/-14-14-\-12-12--12-/-14-14-\--11--------------------------------| C#|-x--x---x----x--x----x--x---x----x--x-----x--------------------------------| x2 G#|-9--9---9-/-12-12-\-10-10--10-/-12-12--\--9--------------------------------| C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Main Riff End Guitar 1 & 2 (I think ) eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|-16-14-12-11-9-7~----------------------------------------------------------| C#|--x--x--x--x-x-x-----------------------------------------------------------| G#|-14-12-10--9-7-5~----------------------------------------------------------| C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Lonely, lonely It's 3 A.M. and I'm lonely Lonely, lonely It's 3 A.M. and I'm lonely Interlude: Interlude Guitar 2 eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| C#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| G#|-5-x8:-10-x8:-2-x8:-4-x8:-----------------------------------------------| C#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Interlude Variation Guitar 2 (read $ as rest) eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| C#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| x3 G#|-5-x8:-10-x7:-$--2-x7:-$--4-x7:-$---------------------------------------| C#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| (On the last repeat, skip last note) We used to drive all night on the 319 Singing songs with our friends that you threw away Interlude Guitar 1 eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|-7-/-12-\-11-\-4-/-6--------------------------------------------------------| C#|-x----x----x---x---x--------------------------------------------------------| x2 G#|-5-/-10-\--9-\-2-/-4--------------------------------------------------------| C#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Solo Guitar 2 (triplets) eb|------------------------------------------------10-------------------------------| Bb|---------------------7-8-10--10b-10b--7-8-10-10----8-7~--7br---------7br---------| F#|---------------6-7-9-----------------------------------------9-7-9-7-----9-7-9-7-| C#|--------5-7-9--------------------------------------------------------------------| G#|-5-7-9---------------------------------------------------------------------------| C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Solo Guitar 2 eb|-------------------17----17br~--17-15-14------------------------------------| Bb|-17b-17b--14-15-17----17------------------17-15-14--17-15-14----------------| F#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| C#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| G#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| C#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Solo Guitar 2 eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|-16-14-12--16-14-12---------------------------------------------------------| C#|---------------------16-14-12--16-14-12-------------------------------------| G#|-----------------------------------------16-14-12--16-14-12-----------------| C#|-------------------------------------------------------------16-14-12~------| Pre-Chorus: We used to drive all night on the 319 Rhythm Guitar 1 (read $ as rest) eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|----------------7-----------------------------------------------------------| C#|-9-\-$-7-7-7-$--7-x8:-5-------9------7-------------------------------------| G#|-9-\-$-7-7-7-$--5------5-x8:--9-x8:-7-x8:--------------------------------| C#|-9-\-$-7-7-7-$---------5-------9------7-------------------------------------| Harmony Guitar 2 (read $ as rest) eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|-11------$-11-/-14------$---------------------------------------------------| C#|--x-x6:-$--x----x-x6:-$---------------------------------------------------| G#|--9------$--9-/-12------$---------------------------------------------------| C#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Singing songs with our friends that you threw away You know, you dropped the bomb that killed the night Rhythm Guitar 1 eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|---------------7------------------------------------------------------------| C#|-9------7------7-x8:-5-------9------7--------------------------------------| G#|-9-x8:-7-x8:-5------5-x8:--9-x8:-7-x8:---------------------------------| C#|-9------7-------------5-------9------7--------------------------------------| Lead Guitar 2 eb|-----------------------------|-------------------| |----------------------| Bb|----10----10-----7---7---7---|---7---7---7---7---| |-9--------------------| F#|-11----11----\-9---9---9---9-|-7---7---9---9---9-|x2 |-7-x8:---------------| C#|-----------------------------|-------------------| |----------------------| G#|-----------------------------|-------------------| |----------------------| C#|-----------------------------|-------------------| |----------------------| But we made it out alive Rhythm Guitar 1 (clean) eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-15-------------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|--x-x8:--------------------------------------------------------------------| C#|-12-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| C#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| If I were you I'd cancel every plan that I've made today Guitar 1 eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| C#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| G#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| C#|-0-x8:--5-x8:--9-x8:--7-x8:---------------------------------------------| And drive as far away to a place where no one knows my name Guitar 1 & Guitar 2 eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|-7--------------------------------------------------------------------------| C#|-7-x8:-5------9------7-----------------------------------------------------| G#|-5------5-x8:-9-x8:-7-x8:------------------------------------------------| C#|--------5------9------7-----------------------------------------------------| If I were you I'd take back everything I once claimed to be I'd sing old songs that we used to sing When it's 3 A.M. and I'm lonely Rhythm Guitar 1 eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|-7--------------------------------------------------------------------------| C#|-7-x8:-5------9------7-----------------------------------------------------| x2 G#|-5------5-x8:-9-x8:-7-x8:------------------------------------------------| C#|--------5------9------7-----------------------------------------------------| Lead Guitar 2 eb|---10---10------7----7----7-------------------------------------------------| Bb|-7----7----7-10---10---10---10----------------------------------------------| F#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| C#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| x2 G#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| C#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Outro: Main Riff Guitar 1 & Guitar 2 eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|-7-------7-/-11-11-\-9--9-------9-/-11-11-\-7------------------------------| C#|-x-------x----x--x---x--x-------x----x--x---x------------------------------| x2 G#|-5-5-5-5-5-/--9--9-\-7--7-7-7-7-7-/--9--9-\-5------------------------------| C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Lonely, lonely It's 3 A.M. and I'm lonely Lonely, lonely It's 3 A.M. and I'm lonely Main Riff Guitar 1 eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|-7-------7-/-11-11-\-9--9-------9-/-11-11-\-7------------------------------| C#|-x-------x----x--x---x--x-------x----x--x---x------------------------------| G#|-5-5-5-5-5-/--9--9-\-7--7-7-7-7-7-/--9--9-\-5------------------------------| C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Harmony Riff Guitar 2 eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|11-11--11-/-14-14-\-12-12--12-/-14-14-\--11--------------------------------| C#|-x--x---x----x--x----x--x---x----x--x-----x--------------------------------| G#|-9--9---9-/-12-12-\-10-10--10-/-12-12--\--9--------------------------------| C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Lonely, lonely It's 3 A.M. and I'm lonely Guitar 1 & Guitar 2 eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|-7~-------------------------------------------------------------------------| C#|-7~-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G#|-5~-------------------------------------------------------------------------| C#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Lonely, lonely It's 3 A.M. and I'm lonely ************************************ | x Dead note | b Bend | br Bend release | / Slide up | \ Slide down | ~ Vibrato | Palm mute | $ Rest ************************************

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Published: June 6, 2022
Last Updated: September 10, 2025