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Right Back Tab by Sublime

Right Back tab by Sublime

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I know this is 99.8% correct because I figured it out watching videos of Brad playing it.
Note: In the verses he kind of slides between chords rather than just a regular chord change.


[Verse 1]

    Sleeping by yourself at night can make you feel alone
e|---8--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---8--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---9--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---10-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---10-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---8--------------------------------------------------------------|

Your girlfriend said so, but I don’t really know
e|---8--------------------------------------------8--\--6------------|
B|---8--------------------------------------------8--\--6------------|
G|---9--------------------------------------------9--\--7------------|
D|---10-------------------------------------------10-\--8------------|
A|---10-------------------------------------------10-\--8------------|
E|---8--------------------------------------------8--\--6------------|
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That don’t mean we fucked around
e|---6--------------------------------------------6--\--5--------|
B|---6--------------------------------------------6--\--5--------|
G|---7--------------------------------------------7--\--6--------|
D|---8--------------------------------------------8--\--7--------|
A|---8--------------------------------------------8--\--7--------|
E|---6--------------------------------------------6--\--5--------|

That night last week when you left town
e|---5-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|---5-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|---6-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|---7-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|---7-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|---5-----------------------------------------------------------|


I was tweaking by myself one night, that’s when I wrote this tune
e|-----8------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----8------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----9------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----10-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----10-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----8------------------------------------------------------------|

    Did not have no need for that bed…room
e|---8--------------------------------------------8--\--6------------|
B|---8--------------------------------------------8--\--6------------|
G|---9--------------------------------------------9--\--7------------|
D|---10-------------------------------------------10-\--8------------|
A|---10-------------------------------------------10-\--8------------|
E|---8--------------------------------------------8--\--6------------|

Sometimes, right now, since I’ve left the pen
e|---6--------------------------------------------6--\--5--------|
B|---6--------------------------------------------6--\--5--------|
G|---7--------------------------------------------7--\--6--------|
D|---8--------------------------------------------8--\--7--------|
A|---8--------------------------------------------8--\--7--------|
E|---6--------------------------------------------6--\--5--------|

Feels like I’m right back there again. (Pause)
e|---5-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|---5-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|---6-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|---7-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|---7-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|---5-----------------------------------------------------------|


[Chorus]

      Sometimes I pray
e|------1----------3---------------------------------------------|
B|------1----------3---------------------------------------------|
G|------2----------4---------------------------------------------|
D|------3----------5---------------------------------------------|
A|------3----------5---------------------------------------------|
E|------1----------6---------------------------------------------|

       Waiting…   bright holiday
e|------1----------3---------------------------------------------|
B|------1----------3---------------------------------------------|
G|------2----------4---------------------------------------------|
D|------3----------5---------------------------------------------|
A|------3----------5---------------------------------------------|
E|------1----------6---------------------------------------------|


          So…     gun
e|------1----------3---------------------------------------------|
B|------1----------3---------------------------------------------|
G|------2----------4---------------------------------------------|
D|------3----------5---------------------------------------------|
A|------3----------5---------------------------------------------|
E|------1----------6---------------------------------------------|

And I’m right..   from
e|------1----------3---------------------------------------------|
B|------1----------3---------------------------------------------|
G|------2----------4---------------------------------------------|
D|------3----------5---------------------------------------------|
A|------3----------5---------------------------------------------|
E|------1----------6---------------------------------------------|


[Verse 2]

       Sleeping by yourself at night can make you feel alone
e|---------10-----------------------------------------------------|
B|---------10-----------------------------------------------------|
G|---------11-----------------------------------------------------|
D|---------12-----------------------------------------------------|
A|---------12-----------------------------------------------------|
E|---------10-----------------------------------------------------|

My girlfriend said so, she’s a little ho
e|---------10-----------------------------10--\--8--------------------|
B|---------10-----------------------------10--\--8--------------------|
G|---------11-----------------------------11--\--9--------------------|
D|---------12-----------------------------12--\--10-------------------|
A|---------12-----------------------------12--\--10-------------------|
E|---------10-----------------------------10--\--8--------------------|

That don’t mean I fuck around…
e|---8--------------------------------------------8--\--7------------|
B|---8--------------------------------------------8--\--7------------|
G|---9--------------------------------------------9--\--8------------|
D|---10-------------------------------------------10-\--9------------|
A|---10-------------------------------------------10-\--9------------|
E|---8--------------------------------------------8--\--7------------|

I like to keep that higher ground
e|---7-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|---7-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|---8-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|---9-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|---9-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|---7-----------------------------------------------------------|


[Chorus]

      Sometimes I pray
e|------1----------3---------------------------------------------|
B|------1----------3---------------------------------------------|
G|------2----------4---------------------------------------------|
D|------3----------5---------------------------------------------|
A|------3----------5---------------------------------------------|
E|------1----------6---------------------------------------------|

       Waiting…   bright holiday
e|------1----------3---------------------------------------------|
B|------1----------3---------------------------------------------|
G|------2----------4---------------------------------------------|
D|------3----------5---------------------------------------------|
A|------3----------5---------------------------------------------|
E|------1----------6---------------------------------------------|

          So…     gun
e|------1----------3---------------------------------------------|
B|------1----------3---------------------------------------------|
G|------2----------4---------------------------------------------|
D|------3----------5---------------------------------------------|
A|------3----------5---------------------------------------------|
E|------1----------6---------------------------------------------|

And I’m right..   from
e|------1----------3---------------------------------------------|
B|------1----------3---------------------------------------------|
G|------2----------4---------------------------------------------|
D|------3----------5---------------------------------------------|
A|------3----------5---------------------------------------------|
E|------1----------6---------------------------------------------|


[Bridge]

         Oh         Don’t tease me
e|-------3-----1------------3--------1---------------------------|
B|-------3-----1------------3--------1---------------------------|
G|-------4-----2------------4--------2---------------------------|
D|-------5-----3------------5--------3---------------------------|
A|-------5-----3------------5--------3---------------------------|
E|-------3-----1------------3--------1---------------------------|
Don’t   te..me..  Don’t   tease     me (strum this last chord about 8x)

e|-------3-----1------------3--------1---------------------------|
B|-------3-----1------------3--------1---------------------------|
G|-------4-----2------------4--------2---------------------------|
D|-------5-----3------------5--------3---------------------------|
A|-------5-----3------------5--------3---------------------------|
E|-------3-----1------------3--------1---------------------------|


[Chorus]

      Sometimes I pray
e|------1----------3---------------------------------------------|
B|------1----------3---------------------------------------------|
G|------2----------4---------------------------------------------|
D|------3----------5---------------------------------------------|
A|------3----------5---------------------------------------------|
E|------1----------6---------------------------------------------|

       Waiting…   bright holiday
e|------1----------3---------------------------------------------|
B|------1----------3---------------------------------------------|
G|------2----------4---------------------------------------------|
D|------3----------5---------------------------------------------|
A|------3----------5---------------------------------------------|
E|------1----------6---------------------------------------------|

          So…     gun
e|------1----------3---------------------------------------------|
B|------1----------3---------------------------------------------|
G|------2----------4---------------------------------------------|
D|------3----------5---------------------------------------------|
A|------3----------5---------------------------------------------|
E|------1----------6---------------------------------------------|

And I’m right..   from
e|------1----------3---------------------------------------------|
B|------1----------3---------------------------------------------|
G|------2----------4---------------------------------------------|
D|------3----------5---------------------------------------------|
A|------3----------5---------------------------------------------|
E|------1----------6---------------------------------------------|


[Outro]

e|---8---8-----8----------6-6---6-------5------------------------------|
B|---8---8-----8----------6-6---6-------5------------------------------|
G|---9---9-----9----------7-7---7-------6------------------------------|
D|---10--10--8-10-10-10---8-8—6-8-88----7------------------------------|
A|---10--10----10---------8-8---8-------7------------------------------|
E|---8---8-----8----------6-6---6-------5------------------------------|

Play that like 3 times and that’s it.



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