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If I Were You 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

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| x   Dead note
| b   Bend
| br  Bend release
| /   Slide up
| \   Slide down
| ~   Vibrato
|    Palm mute
| $   Rest

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