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What If Tab by Simple Plan

What If tab by Simple Plan

Guitar Tab

Tuning: Drop D

Difficulty: Novice


Pre-chords (X2)

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---------------5-5-5--3-5--x-x--6-6--1-1--|
---------------5-5-5--3-5--x-x--6-6--1-1--|
---------------3-3-3--1-3--x-x--6-6--1-1--|
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---------------8-8-8-6-8--x-x--6-6--1-1----|
---------------8-8-8-6-8--x-x--6-6--1-1----|
---------------8-8-8-6-8--x-x--6-6--1-1----|
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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -
Verse
"I remember going back"
(X4)
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----5-5-5-5-5-----------------------------------------|
----5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
----3-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
--------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|


"'Cause the world keeps turning"


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----3-3-3-3-3-----------------------------------------|
----5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
----5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
--------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
              {                   X2                  }


Chords
"What if I change the world"
(X2)
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----5-5-5-5-5-----------8-8-8-8-8------------------|
----5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--------|
----3-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8--------|
--------------6-6-6-6-6-----------8-8-8-8-8--------|

"What if I can't go on without you
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----5-5-5-5-5-----------------------------------------|
----5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
----3-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
--------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
              {                  X2                  }

Pre-chords (X2)

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---------------5-5-5--3-5--x-x--6-6--1-1--|
---------------5-5-5--3-5--x-x--6-6--1-1--|
---------------3-3-3--1-3--x-x--6-6--1-1--|
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---------------8-8-8-6-8--x-x--6-6--1-1----|
---------------8-8-8-6-8--x-x--6-6--1-1----|
---------------8-8-8-6-8--x-x--6-6--1-1----|

Verse
"Slowly givin' up"
(X4)
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----5-5-5-5-5-----------------------------------------|
----5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
----3-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
--------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|


"'Cause the world keeps turning"
(X2)

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----3-3-3-3-3-----------------------------------------|
----5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
----5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
--------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
              {                   X2                  }

Chords
"What if I change the world"
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----5-5-5-5-5-----------8-8-8-8-8------------------|
----5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--------|
----3-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8--------|
--------------6-6-6-6-6-----------8-8-8-8-8--------|

"What if I can't go on without you"
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----5-5-5-5-5-----------------------------------------|
----5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
----3-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
--------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
              {                  X3                  }


"What if I don't What if I don't What if I don't"
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-10-10-----------------------------------|
-10-10-----------------------------------|
-10-10-----------------------------------|
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"I'll be waiting here for you to call me"
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------------------------------5-5--5-----------------|
-1-1--1-----------6-6---------5-5--5--------8-8------|
-1-1--1-----------6-6---------3-3--3--------8-8------|
-1-1--1-----------6-6-----------------------8-8------|
[PM]             [PM]        [PM]

[PM]
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-1-1-1-1-1---6-6-6-6-6--5-5-5-5-5--8-8-8-8-8---------|
-1-1-1-1-1---6-6-6-6-6--3-3-3-3-3--8-8-8-8-8---------|
-1-1-1-1-1---6-6-6-6-6-------------8-8-8-8-8---------|


"Ohhhhhh"
(X2)
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-1-1-1-1-1---6-6-6-6-6--5-5-5-5-5--8-8-8-8-8---------|
-1-1-1-1-1---6-6-6-6-6--3-3-3-3-3--8-8-8-8-8---------|
-1-1-1-1-1---6-6-6-6-6-------------8-8-8-8-8---------|

Chords
"What if I lead the way"
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----5-5-5-5-5-----------8-8-8-8-8------------------|
----5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--------|
----3-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8--------|
--------------6-6-6-6-6-----------8-8-8-8-8--------|

"I'll  be waiting here"
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-1-1-1-1-1---6-6-6-6-6--5-5-5-5-5--8-8-8-8-8---------|
-1-1-1-1-1---6-6-6-6-6--3-3-3-3-3--8-8-8-8-8---------|
-1-1-1-1-1---6-6-6-6-6-------------8-8-8-8-8---------|


finish with:
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-------------6----|
----------8--6--8-|
----------8--8--8-|
----------8-----8-|

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