In The First Place Tab by Tonight Alive

In The First Place tab by Tonight Alive

Guitar Tab

This tab is for the ACOUSTIC version of 'In the
First place' not the rock one. Oh yeah to those of you who don't know, if you see 5 next
to a
chord, it means power chord. Also, there are various acoustic mutes which you can add in
wherever you feel like.

Ok so tuning is semi tone down:

Eb
Bb
Gb
Db
Ab
Eb

Intro:

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Eb|-------|-------|
Bb|-------|-------|
Gb|------0|------0|
Db|--0----|--0----|
Ab|3---3--|3---3--|
Eb|-------|-------|

Verse 1: You used to like it when...

Eb|-------------|-------------|--------------|--------------|
Bb|-------------|-------------|--------------|--------------|
Gb|------0------|------0------|-------0------|-------0------|
Db|--0-----0---0|--0-----0---0|--0------0---0|--0------0---0|
Ab|3---3-----3--|----3-----3--|----3------3--|----3------3--|
Eb|-------------|3------------|0-------------|0-------------|

Eb|-------------|-------------|--------------|--------------|
Bb|-------------|-------------|--------------|--------------|
Gb|------0------|------0------|-------0------|-------0------|
Db|--0-----0---0|--0-----0---0|--0------0---0|--0------0---0|
Ab|3---3-----3--|----3-----3--|----3------3--|----3------3--|
Eb|-------------|3------------|0-------------|0-------------|

Eb|-------------|-------------|--------------|--------------|
Bb|-------------|-------------|--------------|--------------|
Gb|------0------|------0------|-------0------|-------0------|
Db|--0-----0---0|--0-----0---0|--0------0---0|--0------0---0|
Ab|3---3-----3--|----3-----3--|----3------3--|----3------3--|
Eb|-------------|3------------|0-------------|0-------------|

Eb|-------------|-------------|--------------|--------------|
Bb|-------------|-------------|--------------|--------------|
Gb|------0------|------0------|-------0------|-------0------|
Db|--0-----0---0|--0-----0---0|--0------0---0|--0------0---0|
Ab|3---3-----3--|----3-----3--|----3------3--|----3------3--|
Eb|-------------|3------------|0-------------|0-------------|

Strum Em chord on 'Reason to'

Chorus:

C5   D5/A                     E5    D5
Cry, I want nothing more than you tonight
    G5           B5
I'm falling even faster
C5      D5/A          E5
I don't wanna say goodbye
    D5    G5      B5
But you insist we have to
C5      D5/A        E5      D5      G5         B5
Why are you surprised, that this is what we've come to
C5      D5/A    E5     D5|G5 B5
Why are you surprised?

Verse 2: Why are you talking to me...

Eb|-------------|-------------|--------------|--------------|
Bb|-------------|-------------|--------------|--------------|
Gb|------0------|------0------|-------0------|-------0------|
Db|--0-----0---0|--0-----0---0|--0------0---0|--0------0---0|
Ab|3---3-----3--|----3-----3--|----3------3--|----3------3--|
Eb|-------------|3------------|0-------------|0-------------|

Eb|-------------|-------------|--------------|--------------|
Bb|-------------|-------------|--------------|--------------|
Gb|------0------|------0------|-------0------|-------0------|
Db|--0-----0---0|--0-----0---0|--0------0---0|--0------0---0|
Ab|3---3-----3--|----3-----3--|----3------3--|----3------3--|
Eb|-------------|3------------|0-------------|0-------------|

(PALM MUTED CHORDS)
C5         D5
I love you more than ever
E5
And we swore we would never
C5            D5
Do this, well I don't wanna do this
E5
Give each other reasons to

Chorus:

C5   D5/A                     E5    D5
Cry, I want nothing more than you tonight
    G5           B5
I'm falling even faster
C5      D5/A          E5
I don't wanna say goodbye
    D5    G5      B5
But you insist we have to
C5      D5/A        E5      D5      G5         B5
Why are you surprised, that this is what we've come to
C5      D5/A    E5     D5|G5 B5
Why are you surprised?

Bridge:

Em                D            C
Well I guess it's only fair to take half the blame
Em                     D                     C
  It's not like it was anyone's fault in the first place
Em  D  C                                          Em           D
       It's not like it was anyone's fault in the first place
       C
In the first place

E5|D5|C5|B5 C5|

Chorus and ending:

E5 D5 C5  C5                    (Stop playing here)
          Well, I don't want to cry

I want nothing more than you tonight

I'm falling even faster

C5      D5/A          E5
I don't wanna say goodbye
    D5    G5      B5
But you insist we have to
C5      D5/A        E5      D5      G5         B5
Why are you surprised, that this is what we've come to
C5      D5/A    E5     D5|G5 B5
Why are you surprised?

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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