Keeper Tab by Yellowcard

Keeper tab by Yellowcard

Guitar Tab

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: D

Difficulty: Novice

Guitar 1 is tuned to EADGAD. It's only necessary if you want to play the open A string in the verse.
Otherwise, Standard tuning is fine!

Intro:

(Guitar 2 - Slight Distortion w/ Delay)
e|--------------10-------------10------------|--------------10-------------10--------------|
B|---------14-------------14-----------------|---------14-------------14-------------------|
G|----11-------------11-------------12---12--|----11-------------11-------------12---12----|
D|--0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0-----|--0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0-------|
A|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|

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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

(Guitar 2 - Slight Distortion w/ Delay) *Play 2 times
e|--------------10-------------10------------|--------------10-------------10--------------|
B|---------14-------------14-----------------|---------14-------------14-------------------|
G|----11-------------11-------------12---12--|----11-------------11-------------12---12----|
D|--0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0-----|--0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0-------|
A|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|

(Guitar 1 - Distortion) *Play 2 times*
d|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
a|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--|--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11----|
D|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12----|
A|---x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10----|
E|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-----------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|

Verse:

"I wanna love; I wanna leave; I want you to love me; I want you to leave me..."
"I wanna stand where I can see; I'm watching you love me; I'm watching you leavin' me now..."
(Guitar 1 - Clean) *Play 2 times*
e|--------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|---------0-----------0---------0-------0----|---------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-------|
G|--------11----------11--------11------11----|--------11----------11----------11----------11-------|
D|--------12----------12--------12------12----|--------12----------12----------12----------12-------|
A|--------------------------0-0----0-0-0---0--|--10-10----10-10-10----10-10-10----10-10-10----10----|
E|--10-10----10-10-10----10-------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|

"I wish I could be..."
(Guitar 1 - Distortion)
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----|
D|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x----|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----|
E|-------------------------------------|

(Guitar 2 - Distortion)
e|-------------------------------------|
a|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----|

Chorus:

"Somebody else; I wish I could see you in myself..."
"I wish there was something inside me to keep you beside me..."
"And say what you really feel; You know I need something that's real..."
"I wish there was something inside me to keep you beside me..."
(Guitar 1 - Distortion) *Play 3 times*
e|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----|
D|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x----|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----|
E|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

(Guitar 2 - Distortion) *Play 2 times*
e|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11----|
D|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--|---x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x----|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|---9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9----|
E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|--11b12:r11-9\7-7-7-7-11b12:r11-9\7-7-7-7--|
D|---x---------x---x-x-x--x---------x---x-x-x--|
A|---9b10:-r9-7\5-5-5-5--9b10:-r9-7\5-5-5-5--|
E|---------------------------------------------|

Verse:

"I wanna know if I could be someone to turn to that could never hurt you..."
"But I know what you think of me; Yeah, you had a breakthrough; Now I'm just bad news for you..."
(Guitar 1 - Clean) *Play 2 times*
e|--------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|---------0-----------0---------0-------0----|---------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-------|
G|--------11----------11--------11------11----|--------11----------11----------11----------11-------|
D|--------12----------12--------12------12----|--------12----------12----------12----------12-------|
A|--------------------------0-0----0-0-0---0--|--10-10----10-10-10----10-10-10----10-10-10----10----|
E|--10-10----10-10-10----10-------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|

(Guitar 2 - Slight Distortion w/ Delay) *Play 2 times
e|--------------10-------------10------------|--------------10-------------10--------------|
B|---------14-------------14-----------------|---------14-------------14-------------------|
G|----11-------------11-------------12---12--|----11-------------11-------------12---12----|
D|--0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0-----|--0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0-------|
A|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|

"I wish I could be..."
(Guitar 1 - Distortion)
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----|
D|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x----|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----|
E|-------------------------------------|

(Guitar 2 - Distortion)
e|----------------------------------------------------|
a|----------------------------------------------------|
G|--11-12-11-12-11-12-11-12-11-12-11-12-11-12-11------|
D|---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0------|
A|---x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-0----|
E|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10------|

Chorus:

"Somebody else; I wish I could see you in myself..."
"I wish there was something inside me to keep you beside me..."
"And say what you really feel; You know I need something that's real..."
"I wish there was something inside me to keep you beside me..."
(Guitar 1 - Distortion) *Play 3 times*
e|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----|
D|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x----|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----|
E|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

(Guitar 2 - Distortion) *Play 2 times*
e|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11----|
D|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--|---x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x----|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|---9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9----|
E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|--7-7-7-7-11b12:r11\9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----|
D|--x-x-x-x--x-----------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x----|
A|--5-5-5-5--9b10:-r9\7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----|
E|------------------------------------------|

Bridge:

"I should have told you everything; I never gave you anything..."
"I should have told you everything; If I could give you anything..."
(Guitar 1 - Distortion) *Play 2 times*
e|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12----|
A|---x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|---x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10----|
E|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--------------------------|---7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7----------------------------|

(Guitar 2 - Slight Distortion w/ Delay) *Play 2 times
e|--------------10-------------10------------|--------------10-------------10--------------|
B|---------14-------------14-----------------|---------14-------------14-------------------|
G|----11-------------11-------------12---12--|----11-------------11-------------12---12----|
D|--0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0-----|--0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0-------|
A|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|

"Then I would tell you everything..."
"I wish I could be..."
(Guitar 1 - Distortion)
e|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
D|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--------\----|
A|---7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--------\----|
E|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|

(Guitar 2 - Slight Distortion w/ Delay)
e|--------------10-------------10------------|------------------------------------------|
B|---------14-------------14-----------------|------------------------------------------|
G|----11-------------11-------------12---12--|--11-12-11-12-11-12-11-12-11--------------|
D|--0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0-----|---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|

Chorus:

"Somebody else; I wish I could see you in myself..."
"I wish there was something inside me to keep you beside me..."
"And say what you really feel; You know I need something that's real..."
"I wish there was something inside me to keep you beside me..."
(Guitar 1 - Distortion) *Play 3 times*
e|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----|
D|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x----|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----|
E|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

(Guitar 2 - Distortion) *Play 2 times*
e|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11----|
D|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--|---x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x----|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|---9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9----|
E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|--7-7-7-7-11b12:r11\9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----|
D|--x-x-x-x--x-----------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x----|
A|--5-5-5-5--9b10:-r9\7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----|
E|------------------------------------------|

Interlude:

"I should have told you everything..."
"I should have told you everything..."
"I should have told you everything..."
(Guitar 1 - Distortion) *Play 3 times*
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|--14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-7-7-7-7-11-11-11-11----|
D|---x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-x-x-x-x--x--x--x--x----|
A|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-5-5-5-5--9--9--9--9----|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

(Guitar 2 - Distortion)
e|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11----|
D|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--|---x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x----|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|---9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9----|
E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----|
D|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x----|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----|
E|-------------------------------------|

(Guitar 1 - Distortion)
e|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|--14-------------7-------11--------|--14-------------7-------11----------|
D|---x-------------x--------x--------|---x-------------x--------x----------| * = Tremelo pick
A|--12-------------5--------9--------|--12-------------5--------9----------|
E|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
   *       *    *      *       *    *

e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|--11b12:r11-9\7-7-7-7-11b12:r11-9\7-7-7-7--|
D|---x---------x---x-x-x--x---------x---x-x-x--|
A|---9b10:-r9-7\5-5-5-5--9b10:-r9-7\5-5-5-5--|
E|---------------------------------------------|

(Guitar 2 - Distortion)
e|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----|
D|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x----|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----|
E|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------|
D|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x------|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0----|
E|-------------------------------------|

Outro:

(Guitar 1 - Distortion)
e|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
G|--7----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
D|--x----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
A|--5----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|

(Guitar 2 - Distortion)
e|--------------10-------------10------------|--------------10-------------10-----------------|
B|---------14-------------14-----------------|---------14-------------14----------------------|
G|----11-------------11-------------12---12--|----11-------------11-------------12---12-11----|
D|--0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0-----|--0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0----------|
A|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|

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