Complexes Tab by Tonight Alive

Complexes tab by Tonight Alive

Guitar Tab

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                             Complexes - Tonight Alive
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Tabbed by: Iasa

I love this song and it should be covered in the best way possible. I done this by ear so hopefully it is right!
I wrote the lyrics to because I struggled to match the tab to the words and I couldn't figure out the lead
guitar in the verse. If you play along to the song, you can hear when you come in.

Tuning: Standard E
Guitars: Lead (1) and rhythm (2)

VERSE 1

Are you embarrassed of me
You say that you're proud but only when I ask ya'
Are you embarrassed of me
Go on and say it out loud, you know I see right pass ya'
Oh, you always seem to let me down

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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

GUITAR 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------2222222222-------2222222222-------2222222222-------2222222222--------|
A|3333333333333333-0000000000000000-3333333333333333-0000000000000000--------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------4----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|33333333--5----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|33333333--5----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|11111111--3----------------------------------------------------------------|

PRE-VERSE 2
GUITAR 2

  C        Am       F        G
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|1111111--1111111-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------2222222--44444444----------------------------------------|
D|2222222--2222222--3333333--55555555----------------------------------------|
A|3333333--2222222--3333333--55555555----------------------------------------|
E|------------------1111111--33333333----------------------------------------|

GUITAR 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|11111110000000005555555/333333333------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|



VERSE 2

Why can't you be more like me
You know I'd do anything to see you smile
I know that I'm gone, but only for a while

GUITAR 2 (Guitar 1 doesn't play in this part of the verse)
  C                Am               C                Am
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|1111111111111111-1111111111111111-1111111111111111-1111111111111111--------|
D|-----------------2222222222222222------------------2222222222222222--------|
A|2222222222222222-2222222222222222-2222222222222222-2222222222222222--------|
E|3333333333333333------------------3333333333333333-------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
*(palm muted)

Oh, is it something different to what I thought it was?
Oh, are you someone different to the one I thought I loved?

GUITAR 2
  F                G                C/E              F
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------1111111111111111-------------------------|
G|2222222222222222-4444444444444444------------------2222222222222222--------|
D|3333333333333333-5555555555555555-2222222222222222-3333333333333333--------| (x2)
A|3333333333333333-5555555555555555-3333333333333333-3333333333333333--------|
E|1111111111111111-3333333333333333------------------1111111111111111--------|

GUITAR 1
e|-----------------------------------------------------------888-------------|
B|----8----------------8---555-----------8---------------8------888-55-------|
G|5555-55444444545-5555-555---77777--5555-5544444545-5555-55-----------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Oh, you always seem to let me down

GUITAR 2
  F(hold)     G(Hold)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|2-----------4--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|3-----------5--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|3-----------5--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|1-----------3--------------------------------------------------------------|

GUITAR 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|2-----------4--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus
GUITAR 1 & 2

F
Now, you?re saying you?re doing everything you can
C
Guess it wasn't enough, it never made you a man
F
Now, you say you?re leaving everything in my hands
Am                G/B
Give it a chance, we?ll never know if you can
C            G
Turn around, tell me what you see
Am                  F
Do you remember me? And what we used to be?
C            G
It turns out your word is broken now
Am               F(hold)
Cause you always seem to let me down.

PRE-VERSE 2
GUITAR 2

  C        Am       F        G
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|1111111--1111111-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------2222222--44444444----------------------------------------|
D|2222222--2222222--3333333--55555555----------------------------------------|
A|3333333--2222222--3333333--55555555----------------------------------------|
E|------------------1111111--33333333----------------------------------------|

GUITAR 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|11111110000000005555555/333333333------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

VERSE 3

Are you embarrassed of me?
They?re laughing out loud, but you don?t try to stop them
Are you embarrassed of me?
You?re shrugging me off, and you act like it?s nothin?

GUITAR 2 (Guitar 1 doesn't play in this part of the verse)
  C                Am               C                Am
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|1111111111111111-1111111111111111-1111111111111111-1111111111111111--------|
D|-----------------2222222222222222------------------2222222222222222--------|
A|2222222222222222-2222222222222222-2222222222222222-2222222222222222--------|
E|3333333333333333------------------3333333333333333-------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
*(palm muted)

Oh, all I needed was for you to feel the same
Oh, it was always easy for me to be the blame

GUITAR 2
  F                G                C/E              F
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------1111111111111111-------------------------|
G|2222222222222222-4444444444444444------------------2222222222222222--------|
D|3333333333333333-5555555555555555-2222222222222222-3333333333333333--------| (x2)
A|3333333333333333-5555555555555555-3333333333333333-3333333333333333--------|
E|1111111111111111-3333333333333333------------------1111111111111111--------|

GUITAR 1
e|-----------------------------------------------------------888-------------|
B|----8----------------8---555-----------8---------------8------888-55-------|
G|5555-55444444545-5555-555---77777--5555-5544444545-5555-55-----------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Oh, you always seem to let me down

GUITAR 2
  F(hold)     G(Hold)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|2-----------4--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|3-----------5--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|3-----------5--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|1-----------3--------------------------------------------------------------|

GUITAR 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|2-----------4--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus
GUITAR 1 & 2

F
Now, you?re saying you?re doing everything you can
C
Guess it wasn't enough, it never made you a man
F
Now, you say you?re leaving everything in my hands
Am                G/B
Give it a chance, we?ll never know if you can
C            G
Turn around, tell me what you see
Am                  F
Do you remember me? And what we used to be?
C            G
It turns out your word is broken now
Am               F(hold)        Em
Cause you always seem to let me down.

Down down
F    Em
down Down
F
Down


BRIDGE

Guitar 2
         Am
I wasn't strong enough
               G
And you didn't give enough
              Em
Well I needed you
         F
I needed you
            Am
No I wasn't strong enough
               G
And you didn't give enough
              Em
Well I needed you
         F
I needed you you you
               Am
//Cause I wasn't strong enough
               G
And you didn't give enough
               Em
Well, I needed you
         F
I needed you
[x2]

//THIS IS WHERE GUITAR 2 COMES IN

Cause I wasn't strong enough
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------5555555555555----------------------------------------------|
G|-------------555-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

And you didn't give enough
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------8888888888888----------------------------------------------|
G|-------------777-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Well, I needed you
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------8888888888888----------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------555-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

I needed you
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------55555555555555555555555------------------------------------------|
G|-------555-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

CHORUS
Now, you?re saying you?re doing everything you can
Guess it wasn't enough, it never made you a man

GUITAR 2
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------3333333333333333-------------------------------------------|
E|1111111111111111-----------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 1 & 2
F
Now, you say you?re leaving everything in my hands
Am                G/B
Give it a chance, we?ll never know if you can
C            G
Turn around, tell me what you see
Am                  F
Do you remember me? And what we used to be?
C            G
It turns out your word is broken now
Am               F(hold)
Cause you always seem to let me down.

OUTRO

GUITAR 2

  C        Am       F        G
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|1111111--1111111-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------2222222--44444444----------------------------------------|
D|2222222--2222222--3333333--55555555----------------------------------------|
A|3333333--2222222--3333333--55555555----------------------------------------|
E|------------------1111111--33333333----------------------------------------|

GUITAR 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|11111110000000005555555/333333333------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|






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Last updated: September 10, 2025

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