Loose Ends tab by Umphreys Mcgee

Tabs

I suggest watching http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BB3hXrW_jz8
to get timings and such.

intro - slow build up:
Brenden starts by plucking and building up to a G+G chord While Jake plays some harmonics
that i can't quite make out.
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----------------------8-8-8-------------8-8-8-8-8-8-|
7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-|
----------------5-5-5-5-5-5--4-4-4-4-4--8-8-8-8-8-8-|
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G-Gm-d
This part is pretty easy. Brenden strums a G, Gm, D MajorD (sometimes standard d, sometimes a
power chord with a BB bass note on the 6th string) while Jake lays a reverse arpeggio on
the G+G and G+G minor something like this:

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3--------3-----------------------------------|
--4--------3-------7-------------------------|
----5--------5-----7-------------------------|
------5--------5---5-------------------------|
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That's the basis of the intro/chrous parts. Jake does a lot of improv, particularly
around the D MajorD chord in the chorus chords.

During the verses Brenden plays some arpeggio around the following chord forms

D MajorD    Bb/Gm      G+G
2-------0----3-------0----3----|
3-------3----3-------3----3----|
2-------0-OR-0-------0-or-0----|
--------0----0-------0----0----|
--------1----1-------x----x----|
---------------------3----3----|

The first couple of verses are just Joel playing keys, but if you are playing on an
acoustic by yourself you can play as well:

D MajorD    Bb/Gm    G+G
I hope its true but ill make due with
          D MajorD    Bb/Gm      G+G
the things that i have heard
    D MajorD    Bb/Gm   G+G
so if i do this right then i might
       D MajorD    Bb/Gm      G+G
get what i deserve

D MajorD   Bb/Gm  G+G           D MajorD    Bb/Gm      G+G
this tattoo that i outgrew i never thought it through before like you i
        D MajorD    Bb/Gm  G+G
wish somehow i knew to listen to my
           D MajorD    Bb/Gm      G+G
missing voice of reason

D MajorD    Bb/Gm      G+G
what would it take don't make me beg i'm
          D MajorD    Bb/Gm
falling on my knees

G+G    G minorGm          D MajorD
  can't you stick around and tigthen
   G+G   G minorGm   D MajorD
loose ends for me
G+G    G minorGm          D MajorD
it's not too difficult to tighten
   G+G   G minorGm
loose ends

D MajorD   Bb/Gm  G+G
D MajorD   Bb/Gm  G+G

D MajorD  Bb/Gm  G+G              D MajorD   Bb/Gm  G+G
You read the story till im bored with the facts i can't ignore

D MajorD   Bb/Gm  G+G     D MajorD    Bb/Gm   G+G
so if society reflects on me and i don't like the things i see there's

D MajorD   Bb/Gm  G+G               D MajorD   Bb/Gm  G+G
no re-writing peace bound dreams we believe in

G+G    G minorGm          D MajorD
  can't you stick around and tigthen
   G+G   G minorGm   D MajorD
loose ends for me
G+G    G minorGm          D MajorD
it's not too difficult to tighten
   G+G   G minorGm  D MajorD
loose ends

The Chorus chords continue until the end