Take Me As I Am tab by Tonic

Tabs

From "Head on Straight" album
Drop D MajorD tuning,
tabbed by jjhand

A augmentedA nice rock song with good yet simple lead guitar added on. Please
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Intro - played 4x w/ Distortion

  D/G    D MajorD
e|--------------------------|
BB|--------------------------|
G+G|-7-7--7--7--7------7--7-7-| <- last few notes are one guitar
D MajorD|-7-7--7--7--0------0--0-0-|  * not played on 4th time
A augmentedA|-5-5--5--5--0-------------|
D MajorD|-5-5--5--5--0-------------|

When playing intro, harmonics are added on 3rd time through

Clean Guitar Harmonics - play 2x
e|------------------------|
BB|------------------------|
G+G|------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------7NH----------|
D MajorD|-5NH---4NH-----4NH--5NH-|



Verse Riff - Play 8x during lyrics

  Guitar 1
e|--------------------|
BB|--------------------|
G+G|-----0--------------|
D MajorD|---0---7--7---------|
A augmentedA|--------------------|
D MajorD|-5----------0-------|
 |
 | Guitar 2 (sometimes high E MajorE is omitted in arpeggios)
e|-------------------0-------|
BB|-----3-----3-----3-----3---|
G+G|---2-----2-----2---------2-|
D MajorD|-0-----0-----0-------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------|

"I never knew my father
I never knew his pain
Or that an empty home life
Would break him down again
So when I feel like running,
I have to look inside
I want to find the answer
I want to break my line"

Prechorus -
e|-------5---5---5-----|-------5---5---5-----|-------|---------------|
BB|-----8---8---5---8---|-----8---8---8---8---|-3-----|---------------|
G+G|-0-------------------|-0-------------------|-2-----|-----0---------|
D MajorD|---------------------|---------------------|-4-----|---0---7---7---|
A augmentedA|---------------------|---------------------|-5-----|---------------|
D MajorD|---------------------|---------------------|-0-----|-5-----------0-|

"Fear     falls   down   like rain, & it makes me whole again"


e|-------5---5---5-----|-------5---5---5-----|
BB|-----8---8---5---8---|-----8---8---8---8---|
G+G|-0-------------------|-0-------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------|---------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------|---------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------|---------------------|

 "Fear falls like rain"


Chorus - play 2x

 Guitar 1
  D MajorD       AsusAsus A augmentedA     B minorBm       G+G
e|--------------|--------------|--------------|-------------|
BB|-3------------|-3----2-------|-3------------|-------------|
G+G|-2------------|-2----2-------|-4------------|-0----0------|
D MajorD|-0------------|-2----2-------|-4------------|-5----5------|
A augmentedA|-0------------|-0----0-------|-2------------|-5----5------|
D MajorD|-0------------|--------------|--------------|-5----5------|
 |
 |Guitar 2
e|-2-3-2-0-2----|--------------|-2-3-2-0-2----|-3-----------|
BB|-3------------|-3----2-------|-3------------|-0-----------|
G+G|--------------|-2----2-------|--------------|-0----7NH----|
D MajorD|--------------|-2----2-------|--------------|-------------|
A augmentedA|--------------|-0----0-------|--------------|-------------|
D MajorD|--------------|--------------|--------------|-------------|


1)"Take me as I am, I'm not broken...
                Pieces of my life are not tokens"

2)"I want to let you know that I'm still learning...
                how to love again & stop hurting"



Play Intro 2x before Verse 2


Verse 2 - Same as before but Guitar 2 plays Harmonics riff.

Lyrics:
"I want to roll my darkness into a million suns
I need to find forgiveness when all the pain is done
I want to hear I'm sorry, I want to let you go
I have to find my own life, I want to learn to grow"



Prechorus 2 - Same as before

Repeat Chorus


 Bridge

  Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------|
G+G|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-| repeat last bar
D MajorD|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-|
A augmentedA|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
D MajorD|-------------------------------|
 |
 | Guitar 2 (with delay throughout bridge)
e|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
BB|-10------10--10----------------|-12/14-----14--14--14/15--15------|
G+G|-----------------0---0---0---0-|-------------------------------14-|
D MajorD|-7-------7---7---5h7-9---9p7-5-|--9/11-----11--11--11/12--12------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------|-------------------------------12-|
D MajorD|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|


 Guitar 2 (as Guitar 1 plays Intro)
e|------------------------------|-------------------------|
BB|-15---------------------------|-------------------------|
G+G|-----14-12--12-11--11-x--11---|-14----12----11--11--11--|
D MajorD|-12---------------------------|-------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----12-10--10-9---9--x--9----|-12----10----9---9---9---|
D MajorD|------------------------------|-------------------------|


End of Bridge:
  Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------|
G+G|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-| repeat last bar
D MajorD|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-|
A augmentedA|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
D MajorD|-------------------------------|
 |
 | Guitar 2
e|-10--10------------------------|------------------------------|
BB|-10--10--10-----10/12---12--12-|-12/14---14---14-14/15---15---|
G+G|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
D MajorD|-7---7---7-------7/9-----9---9-|--9/11---11---11-11/12---12---|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------|------------------------------|



Guitar 2 Solo (Guitar 1 plays Chorus Chords)
e|-------------|-------------|---------------|---------------------|
BB|-10~---------|-------------|-10------------|---------------------|
G+G|-------12-11-|-9~----------|-12b14---12-11-|-7~---4--------------|
D MajorD|-------------|-------------|---------------|--------7-5-4--------|
A augmentedA|-------------|-------------|---------------|--------------7-5-4-5|
D MajorD|-------------|-------------|---------------|---------------------|



Repeat Chorus


Ending :

Repeat Intro (4x) with Guitar 2 playing:

  * use delay again, just like the bridge
e|------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------|
G+G|-14----12----11--11--/12\11-7-|
D MajorD|------------------------------| play 4x
A augmentedA|-12----10----9---9---/10\9--5-|
D MajorD|------------------------------|

End on D MajorD chord on 4th time


Key
| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| b  bend note
| r  release bend
| ~  vibrato
| NH natural harmonic