Older tab by Sasha Sloan

Tabs

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Strumming pattern:

(D MajorD = Down, U = Up, * = no strum, but keep hand swinging)

D MajorD * * U D MajorD U D MajorD * * U D MajorD U

NOTES IN () MEANS STRUM (ONCE), IF THERE IS NO () THEN FOLLOW THE STRUM PATTERN ABOVE


Verse 1:

      I used to shut my door, while my mother screamed in the kitchen
e|--------3--------3--------3--------3--------3--------3--------2--------2/--|
BB|-----0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0------------------------|
G+G|--0--------0-----------------------------------------------2--------2------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------2--------2--------0--------0---------|
A augmentedA|--------------------3--------3---------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

      I'd turn the music up, get high and try not to listen
e|--------3--------3--------3--------3--------3--------3--------2--------2---|
BB|-----0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0------------------------|
G+G|--0--------0-----------------------------------------------2--------2------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------2--------2--------0--------0---------|
A augmentedA|--------------------3--------3---------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


   To every little fight       'cause neither one was right
e|--------3--------3--------5--------5--------3--------3--------5--------5---|
BB|-----0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0------------------------|
G+G|--0--------0-----------------------------------------------2--------2------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------2--------2--------0--------0---------|
A augmentedA|--------------------3--------3---------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


   I swore I'd never be like them But I was just a kid back then
e|--------5--------5--------3--------3--------3--------5-------2-------------|
BB|-----0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0----------3-----3-------|
G+G|--0--------0-------------------------------------------------2--2----------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------2--------2-------------0-------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------3--------3---------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Chorus:

The older I get, the more that I see, my parents aren't heroes, they're just like me
      C majorC          Dsus4Dsus4          G+G             E minorEm
e|----------3--------------------3----------------------3-------------------------3--|
BB|----------1--------------------3----------------------0-------------------------0--|
G+G|----------0--------------------2----------------------0-------------------------0--|
D MajorD|----------2--------------------0----------------------0-------------------------2--|
A augmentedA|----------3-------------------------------------------2-------------------------2--|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------3-------------------------0--|

And loving is hard it don't always work you just try your best not to get hurt
       C majorC          Dsus4Dsus4          G+G         E minorEm
e|-----------3--------------------3----------------------3-----------------3--|
BB|-----------1--------------------3----------------------0-----------------0--|
G+G|-----------0--------------------2----------------------0-----------------0--|
D MajorD|-----------2--------------------0----------------------0-----------------2--|
A augmentedA|-----------3-------------------------------------------2-----------------2--|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------3-----------------0--|


I used to be mad, but now I know, Sometimes it's better to let someone go
       C majorC        Dsus4Dsus4        G+G     D/F#D/F#    E minorEm
e|-----------3---------------3-------------------3---------2-----------3--|
BB|-----------1---------------3-------------------0---------3-----------0--|
G+G|-----------0---------------2-------------------0---------2-----------0--|
D MajorD|-----------2---------------0-------------------0---------0-----------2--|
A augmentedA|-----------3-----------------------------------2---------0-----------2--|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------3---------2-----------0--|


  It just hadn't hit me yet, The older I get
          C majorC            G+G
e|----------------(3)----------------------3---------------------------------|
BB|----------------(1)----------------------0---------------------------------|
G+G|----------------(0)----------------------0---------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------(2)----------------------0---------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------(3)----------------------2---------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------3---------------------------------|

verse 2:
  I used to wonder why, why they could never be happy
       C majorC    E minorEm         Dsus4Dsus4     G+G
e|-----------3-------3-------------------3-------------3---------------------|
BB|-----------1-------0-------------------3-------------0---------------------|
G+G|-----------0-------0-------------------2-------------0---------------------|
D MajorD|-----------2-------2-------------------0-------------0---------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------3-------2---------------------------------2---------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------0---------------------------------3---------------------|


  I used to close my eyes and pray for a whole 'nother family
       C majorC    E minorEm         Dsus4Dsus4
e|-----------3--------3-------------------3-----------------------------------|
BB|-----------1--------0-------------------3-----------------------------------|
G+G|-----------0--------0-------------------2-----------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------2--------2-------------------0-----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------3--------2-------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------0-------------------------------------------------------|


  Where everything was fine       one that felt like mine
     G+G       C majorC        E minorEm         Dsus4Dsus4
e|--------3--------------3----------------3------------------3---------------|
BB|--------0--------------1----------------0------------------3---------------|
G+G|--------0--------------0----------------0------------------2---------------|
D MajorD|--------0--------------2----------------2------------------0---------------|
A augmentedA|--------2--------------3----------------2----------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------3-------------------------------0----------------------------------|


   I swore I'd never be like them   But I was just a kid back then
     G+G           C majorC      E minorEm           D MajorD
e|--------3---------------------3-----------3---------------------(2)--------------|
BB|--------0---------------------1-----------0---------------------(3)--------------|
G+G|--------0---------------------0-----------0---------------------(2)--------------|
D MajorD|--------0---------------------2-----------2---------------------(0)--------------|
A augmentedA|--------2---------------------3-----------2--------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------3---------------------------------0--------------------------------------|


Chorus 2:

The older I get, the more that I see, my parents aren't heroes, they're just like me
      C majorC          Dsus4Dsus4          G+G             E minorEm
e|----------3--------------------3----------------------3-------------------------3--|
BB|----------1--------------------3----------------------0-------------------------0--|
G+G|----------0--------------------2----------------------0-------------------------0--|
D MajorD|----------2--------------------0----------------------0-------------------------2--|
A augmentedA|----------3-------------------------------------------2-------------------------2--|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------3-------------------------0--|


And loving is hard it don't always work you just try your best not to get hurt
       C majorC          Dsus4Dsus4          G+G         E minorEm
e|-----------3--------------------3----------------------3-----------------3--|
BB|-----------1--------------------3----------------------0-----------------0--|
G+G|-----------0--------------------2----------------------0-----------------0--|
D MajorD|-----------2--------------------0----------------------0-----------------2--|
A augmentedA|-----------3-------------------------------------------2-----------------2--|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------3-----------------0--|


I used to be mad, but now I know, Sometimes it's better to let someone go
       C majorC        Dsus4Dsus4        G+G     D/F#D/F#    E minorEm
e|-----------3---------------3-------------------3---------2-----------3--|
BB|-----------1---------------3-------------------0---------3-----------0--|
G+G|-----------0---------------2-------------------0---------2-----------0--|
D MajorD|-----------2---------------0-------------------0---------0-----------2--|
A augmentedA|-----------3-----------------------------------2---------0-----------2--|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------3---------2-----------0--|


  It just hadn't hit me yet, The older I get
          C majorC            G+G
e|----------------(3)----------------------3---------------------------------|
BB|----------------(1)----------------------0---------------------------------|
G+G|----------------(0)----------------------0---------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------(2)----------------------0---------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------(3)----------------------2---------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------3---------------------------------|


Instrumental:
   G+G    C majorC    E minorEm    D MajorD    G+G    C majorC    E minorEm    D MajorD
e|----3--------3--------3---------2--------3--------3--------3---------2-----|
BB|----0--------1--------0---------3--------0--------1--------0---------3-----|
G+G|----0--------0--------0---------2--------0--------0--------0---------2-----|
D MajorD|----0--------2--------2---------0--------0--------2--------2---------0-----|
A augmentedA|----2--------3--------2------------------2--------3--------2---------------|
E MajorE|----3-----------------0------------------3-----------------0---------------|


End Chorus:

The older I get, the more that I see, my parents aren't heroes, they're just like me
      C majorC          Dsus4Dsus4          G+G             E minorEm
e|----------3--------------------3----------------------3-------------------------3--|
BB|----------1--------------------3----------------------0-------------------------0--|
G+G|----------0--------------------2----------------------0-------------------------0--|
D MajorD|----------2--------------------0----------------------0-------------------------2--|
A augmentedA|----------3-------------------------------------------2-------------------------2--|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------3-------------------------0--|


And loving is hard it don't always work you just try your best not to get hurt
       C majorC          Dsus4Dsus4          G+G         E minorEm
e|-----------3--------------------3----------------------3-----------------3--|
BB|-----------1--------------------3----------------------0-----------------0--|
G+G|-----------0--------------------2----------------------0-----------------0--|
D MajorD|-----------2--------------------0----------------------0-----------------2--|
A augmentedA|-----------3-------------------------------------------2-----------------2--|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------3-----------------0--|


I used to be mad, but now I know, Sometimes it's better to let someone go
       C majorC        Dsus4Dsus4        G+G     D/F#D/F#    E minorEm
e|-----------3---------------3-------------------3---------2-----------3--|
BB|-----------1---------------3-------------------0---------3-----------0--|
G+G|-----------0---------------2-------------------0---------2-----------0--|
D MajorD|-----------2---------------0-------------------0---------0-----------2--|
A augmentedA|-----------3-----------------------------------2---------0-----------2--|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------3---------2-----------0--|


  It just hadn't hit me yet, The older I get
          C majorC             C majorC
e|----------------(3)------------------------3---------------|
BB|----------------(1)------------------------1---------------|
G+G|----------------(0)------------------------0---------------|
D MajorD|----------------(2)------------------------2---------------|
A augmentedA|----------------(3)------------------------3---------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------|


Outro:
         Dsus4Dsus4         G+G         E minorEm
e|----------------3----------------------3-----------------3--|
BB|----------------3----------------------0-----------------0--|
G+G|----------------2----------------------0-----------------0--|
D MajorD|----------------0----------------------0-----------------2--|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------2-----------------2--|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------3-----------------0--|


       C majorC          Dsus4Dsus4          G+G         E minorEm
e|-----------3--------------------3----------------------3-----------------3--|
BB|-----------1--------------------3----------------------0-----------------0--|
G+G|-----------0--------------------2----------------------0-----------------0--|
D MajorD|-----------2--------------------0----------------------0-----------------2--|
A augmentedA|-----------3-------------------------------------------2-----------------2--|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------3-----------------0--|


    C majorC          Dsus4Dsus4        G+G         E minorEm     C majorC
e|-----3--------------------3-------------------3-----------------3----------(3)--|
BB|-----1--------------------3-------------------0-----------------0----------(1)--|
G+G|-----0--------------------2-------------------0-----------------0----------(0)--|
D MajorD|-----2--------------------0-------------------0-----------------2----------(2)--|
A augmentedA|-----3----------------------------------------2-----------------2----------(3)--|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------3-----------------0---------------|


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() strum once

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