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Only Love Can Save Me Now by The Pretty Reckless

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Tuning: Half-Step Down (Chord diagramEb MajorEb Chord diagramAbAb Chord diagramDbDb Chord diagramGbGb Chord diagramBb majorBb Chord diagramEb MajorEb)

NOTE:
There are multiple guitars and layers in this song.
This transcription focuses on the parts highest in the mix.

Intro:

N.C. guitar and wah feedback:

eb|---------------------------|
Chord diagramBb majorBb|---------------------------|
Chord diagramGbGb|---------------------------|
Chord diagramDbDb|----2----------------------| x6
Chord diagramAbAb|------4b5r4--2-4---5-4b----|
Chord diagramEb MajorEb|--0--------------0-3-2b----|

Guitar 1:

  Chord diagramE5E5
eb|------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBb majorBb|------------------------------------|
Chord diagramGbGb|------------------------------------|
Chord diagramDbDb|--2~------2~------2~------2~--------|
Chord diagramAbAb|--2~------2~------2~------2~--------|
Chord diagramEb MajorEb|--0~------0~------0~------0~--------|

Guitar 2:

(strum and pick the notes randomly)

eb|----------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBb majorBb|----------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramGbGb|--11-11---11-11-12-12--11-11---11-11-14-14----|
Chord diagramDbDb|--9--9--9----9--10-10--9--9--9----9--12-12----| x2
Chord diagramAbAb|----------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramEb MajorEb|----------------------------------------------|

Verse:

Guitar 1:

   Chord diagramE5E5
eb|------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBb majorBb|------------------------------------|
Chord diagramGbGb|------------------------------------|
Chord diagramDbDb|--2~----2~----2~----2----5--x--2----|
Chord diagramAbAb|--2~----2~----2~----2----5--x--2----|
Chord diagramEb MajorEb|--0~----0~----0~----0----3--x--0----|

Guitar 2:

eb|-----------------------------|
Chord diagramBb majorBb|-----------------------------|
Chord diagramGbGb|-----------------------------|
Chord diagramDbDb|-----------------------------|
Chord diagramAbAb|--7\----7\----7\-----7\------|
Chord diagramEb MajorEb|-----------------------------|

Heaven's falling out of the sky
Sends a message to you and I

   Chord diagramE5E5
eb|------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBb majorBb|------------------------------------|
Chord diagramGbGb|------------------------------------|
Chord diagramDbDb|--2~----2~----2~----2----5--x--2----|
Chord diagramAbAb|--2~----2~----2~----2----5--x--2----|
Chord diagramEb MajorEb|--0~----0~----0~----0----3--x--0----|

Guitar 2:

eb|----------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBb majorBb|----------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramGbGb|--11-11---11-11-12-12--11-11---11-11-14-14----|
Chord diagramDbDb|--9--9--9----9--10-10--9--9--9----9--12-12----| x2
Chord diagramAbAb|----------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramEb MajorEb|----------------------------------------------|

Guitar 3:

eb|-----------------------------|
Chord diagramBb majorBb|-----------------------------|
Chord diagramGbGb|-----------------------------|
Chord diagramDbDb|-----------------------------|
Chord diagramAbAb|--7\----7\----7\-----7\------|
Chord diagramEb MajorEb|-----------------------------|

See people crawling out of their trees
Chained to sickness, the dogs are free

Pre-Chorus:

  Chord diagramE5E5
eb|------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBb majorBb|------------------------------------|
Chord diagramGbGb|------------------------------------|
Chord diagramDbDb|--2~------2~------2~------2~--------|
Chord diagramAbAb|--2~------2~------2~------2~--------|
Chord diagramEb MajorEb|--0~------0~------0~------0~--------|

Guitar 2:

eb|----------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBb majorBb|----------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramGbGb|--11-11---11-11-12-12--11-11---11-11-14-14----|
Chord diagramDbDb|--9--9--9----9--10-10--9--9--9----9--12-12----| x2
Chord diagramAbAb|----------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramEb MajorEb|----------------------------------------------|

I wanna be saved
I wanna be saved

Chorus:

   Chord diagramE5E5    Chord diagramG5G5    Chord diagramA5A5    Chord diagramC5C5
eb|--------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBb majorBb|--------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramGbGb|--------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramDbDb|--2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7--10-10-10-10----|
Chord diagramAbAb|--2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7--10-10-10-10----|
Chord diagramEb MajorEb|--0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5--8--8--8--8-----|

From the sound, the sound
The world is spitting out

   Chord diagramE5E5    Chord diagramD5D5    Chord diagramC5C5  Chord diagramB5B5 Chord diagramA5A5 Chord diagramB5B5
eb|-----------2-2-2-2---------------------|
Chord diagramBb majorBb|-----------3-3-3-3---------------------|
Chord diagramGbGb|-----------2-2-2-2---------------------|
Chord diagramDbDb|--2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0--10-10-9--7--9~-----|
Chord diagramAbAb|--2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0--10-10-9--7--9~-----|
Chord diagramEb MajorEb|--0-0-0-0-----------8--8--7--5--7~-----|

Only love can save me now

   Chord diagramE5E5   Chord diagramG5G5   Chord diagramD5D5    Chord diagramC5C5
eb|----------------2-2-2-2-------------|
Chord diagramBb majorBb|----------------3-3-3-3-------------|
Chord diagramGbGb|----------------2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5----|
Chord diagramDbDb|--2--x---5--x---0-0-0-0--5-5-5-5----|
Chord diagramAbAb|--2--x---5--x---0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3----|
Chord diagramEb MajorEb|--0--x---3--x-----------------------|

Gone so down, lost is all I found

   Chord diagramE5E5   Chord diagramD5D5  Chord diagramC5C5
eb|---------2----------------------------|
Chord diagramBb majorBb|---------3----------------------------|
Chord diagramGbGb|---------2-----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------|
Chord diagramDbDb|--2--x---0--x--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---x----|
Chord diagramAbAb|--2--x---0--x--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---x----|
Chord diagramEb MajorEb|--0--x------x--------------------x----|

Only love, love, love can save me now

Repeat Intro:

eb|---------------------------|
Chord diagramBb majorBb|---------------------------|
Chord diagramGbGb|---------------------------|
Chord diagramDbDb|----2----------------------| x2
Chord diagramAbAb|------4b5r4--2-4---5-4b----|
Chord diagramEb MajorEb|--0--------------0-3-2b----|

Verse 2:

   Chord diagramE5E5
eb|------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBb majorBb|------------------------------------|
Chord diagramGbGb|------------------------------------|
Chord diagramDbDb|--2~----2~----2~----2----5--x--2----|
Chord diagramAbAb|--2~----2~----2~----2----5--x--2----|
Chord diagramEb MajorEb|--0~----0~----0~----0----3--x--0----|

Guitar 2:

eb|-----------------------------|
Chord diagramBb majorBb|-----------------------------|
Chord diagramGbGb|-----------------------------|
Chord diagramDbDb|-----------------------------|
Chord diagramAbAb|--7\----7\----7\-----7\------|
Chord diagramEb MajorEb|-----------------------------|

Drowning madly in deep blue seas
Waves of sadness swallow me

   Chord diagramE5E5
eb|------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBb majorBb|------------------------------------|
Chord diagramGbGb|------------------------------------|
Chord diagramDbDb|--2~----2~----2~----2----5--x--2----|
Chord diagramAbAb|--2~----2~----2~----2----5--x--2----|
Chord diagramEb MajorEb|--0~----0~----0~----0----3--x--0----|

Guitar 2:

eb|-----------------------------|
Chord diagramBb majorBb|-----------------------------|
Chord diagramGbGb|-----------------------------|
Chord diagramDbDb|-----------------------------|
Chord diagramAbAb|--7\----7\----7\-----7\------|
Chord diagramEb MajorEb|-----------------------------|

No soul can hear me beneath the weight
No gods or saviors, no hands of fate

Pre-Chorus:

  Chord diagramE5E5
eb|------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBb majorBb|------------------------------------|
Chord diagramGbGb|------------------------------------|
Chord diagramDbDb|--2~------2~------2~------2~--------|
Chord diagramAbAb|--2~------2~------2~------2~--------|
Chord diagramEb MajorEb|--0~------0~------0~------0~--------|

Guitar 2:

eb|----------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBb majorBb|----------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramGbGb|--11-11---11-11-12-12--11-11---11-11-14-14----|
Chord diagramDbDb|--9--9--9----9--10-10--9--9--9----9--12-12----| x2
Chord diagramAbAb|----------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramEb MajorEb|----------------------------------------------|

I wanna be saved
I wanna be saved

Chorus:

   Chord diagramE5E5    Chord diagramG5G5    Chord diagramA5A5    Chord diagramC5C5
eb|--------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBb majorBb|--------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramGbGb|--------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramDbDb|--2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7--10-10-10-10----|
Chord diagramAbAb|--2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7--10-10-10-10----|
Chord diagramEb MajorEb|--0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5--8--8--8--8-----|

From the sound, the sound
The world is spitting out

   Chord diagramE5E5    Chord diagramD5D5    Chord diagramE5E5  Chord diagramD5D5  Chord diagramB5B5 Chord diagramD5D5
eb|-----------2-2-2-2---------------------|
Chord diagramBb majorBb|-----------3-3-3-3---------------------|
Chord diagramGbGb|-----------2-2-2-2--9-9--7-7--4--7~----|
Chord diagramDbDb|--2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0--9-9--7-7--4--7~----|
Chord diagramAbAb|--2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0--7-7--5-5--2--5~----|
Chord diagramEb MajorEb|--0-0-0-0------------------------------|

Only love can save me now

   Chord diagramE5E5   Chord diagramG5G5   Chord diagramD5D5    Chord diagramC5C5
eb|----------------2-2-2-2-------------|
Chord diagramBb majorBb|----------------3-3-3-3-------------|
Chord diagramGbGb|----------------2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5----|
Chord diagramDbDb|--2--x---5--x---0-0-0-0--5-5-5-5----|
Chord diagramAbAb|--2--x---5--x---0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3----|
Chord diagramEb MajorEb|--0--x---3--x-----------------------|

Gone so down, lost is all I found

   Chord diagramE5E5   Chord diagramD5D5  Chord diagramC5C5
eb|---------2----------------------------|
Chord diagramBb majorBb|---------3----------------------------|
Chord diagramGbGb|---------2-----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------|
Chord diagramDbDb|--2--x---0--x--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---x----|
Chord diagramAbAb|--2--x---0--x--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---x----|
Chord diagramEb MajorEb|--0--x------x--------------------x----|

Only love, love, love can save me now

Solo:

Guitar 1: Kim Thayil wah pedal shenanigans

Guitar 2 (similar to intro but with slight deviations):

eb|-------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBb majorBb|-------------------------------------|
Chord diagramGbGb|--------------------5--5-------------|
Chord diagramDbDb|----2-----------5~--5--5-------------| x4
Chord diagramAbAb|------4b5r4--2------3--3--2h3p2~-----|
Chord diagramEb MajorEb|--0----------------------------------|

   Chord diagramE5E5      Chord diagramD5D5      Chord diagramC5C5
eb|--------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBb majorBb|--------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramGbGb|--9-9-x-9-x-9--7-7-x-7-x-7--5-5-x-5-x-5-x---|
Chord diagramDbDb|--9-9-x-9-x-9--7-7-x-7-x-7--5-5-x-5-x-5-x---|
Chord diagramAbAb|--7-7-x-7-x-7--5-5-x-5-x-5--3-3-x-3-x-3-x---|
Chord diagramEb MajorEb|--------------------------------------------|

   Chord diagramE5E5            Chord diagramG5G5
eb|-----------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBb majorBb|-----------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramGbGb|---------------9-9-x-9-x-9--10-10-x-10-x-10----|
Chord diagramDbDb|--2-2-x-2-x-2--9-9-x-9-x-9--10-10-x-10-x-10----|
Chord diagramAbAb|--2-2-x-2-x-2--7-7-x-7-x-7--8--8--x-8--x-8-----|
Chord diagramEb MajorEb|--0-0-x-0-x-0----------------------------------|

   Chord diagramA5A5      Chord diagramE5E5
eb|-------------------------------|
Chord diagramBb majorBb|-------------------------------|
Chord diagramGbGb|-------------------------------|
Chord diagramDbDb|-------------------------------|
Chord diagramAbAb|--7-7-7-7-7-7--2-2-2-2-2-2-----|
Chord diagramEb MajorEb|--5-5-5-5-5-5--0-0-0-0-0-0-----|

Bridge:

   Chord diagramE5E5      Chord diagramD5D5      Chord diagramC5C5
eb|--------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBb majorBb|--------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramGbGb|--9-9-x-9-x-9--7-7-x-7-x-7--5-5-x-5-x-5-x---|
Chord diagramDbDb|--9-9-x-9-x-9--7-7-x-7-x-7--5-5-x-5-x-5-x---| x2
Chord diagramAbAb|--7-7-x-7-x-7--5-5-x-5-x-5--3-3-x-3-x-3-x---|
Chord diagramEb MajorEb|--------------------------------------------|

I wanna be saved
I wanna be saved
I wanna be saved
I wanna be

   Chord diagramE5E5
eb|--------|
Chord diagramBb majorBb|--------|
Chord diagramGbGb|--------|
Chord diagramDbDb|--2~----|
Chord diagramAbAb|--2~----|
Chord diagramEb MajorEb|--0~----|

Saved

Chorus:

*clean*

   Chord diagramE5E5 Chord diagramG5G5 Chord diagramA5A5 Chord diagramC5C5
eb|---------------------|
Chord diagramBb majorBb|---------------------|
Chord diagramGbGb|---------------------|
Chord diagramDbDb|--2---5---7---10-----|
Chord diagramAbAb|--2---5---7---10-----|
Chord diagramEb MajorEb|--0---3---5---8------|

From the sound, the sound
The world is spitting out

   Chord diagramE5E5 Chord diagramD5D5 Chord diagramC5C5
eb|------2---------|
Chord diagramBb majorBb|------3---------|
Chord diagramGbGb|------2---5-----|
Chord diagramDbDb|--2---0---5-----|
Chord diagramAbAb|--2---0---3-----|
Chord diagramEb MajorEb|--0-------------|

Only love can save me now

N.C. break:

*distortion*

   Chord diagramE5E5   Chord diagramG5G5   Chord diagramD5D5    Chord diagramC5C5
eb|----------------2-2-2-2-------------|
Chord diagramBb majorBb|----------------3-3-3-3-------------|
Chord diagramGbGb|----------------2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5----|
Chord diagramDbDb|--2--x---5--x---0-0-0-0--5-5-5-5----|
Chord diagramAbAb|--2--x---5--x---0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3----|
Chord diagramEb MajorEb|--0--x---3--x-----------------------|

Gone so down, lost is all I found

   Chord diagramE5E5   Chord diagramD5D5  Chord diagramC5C5
eb|---------2----------------------------|
Chord diagramBb majorBb|---------3----------------------------|
Chord diagramGbGb|---------2-----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------|
Chord diagramDbDb|--2--x---0--x--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---x----|
Chord diagramAbAb|--2--x---0--x--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---x----|
Chord diagramEb MajorEb|--0--x------x--------------------x----|

Only love, love, love can save me now

Outro:

eb|---------------------------|
Chord diagramBb majorBb|---------------------------|
Chord diagramGbGb|---------------------------|
Chord diagramDbDb|----2----------------------|
Chord diagramAbAb|------4b5r4--2-4---5-4b----|
Chord diagramEb MajorEb|--0--------------0-3-2b----|

eb|------------------------------|
Chord diagramBb majorBb|------------------------------|
Chord diagramGbGb|----------------------5-5~----|
Chord diagramDbDb|----2-------0h2/5-----5-5~----|
Chord diagramAbAb|------4b5r4-------x-x-3-3~----|
Chord diagramEb MajorEb|--0---------------x-x---------|


*****************

| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| b bend note
| r release note
| ~ vibrato
| x Mute note
| p.m. palm mute

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The Pretty Reckless tabs for Only love can save me now "Only lave can save me now" from Pretty Reckless' 2021 album Death By Rock and Roll, featuring Kim Thayil and Matt Cameron from Soundgarden.

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