All Time Low – Birthday (Guitar Tab)

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[Intro] (Starts at 0:08)
e|--4p0-4p0--------|
B|----------3------|
G|------------2p1--|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|
There's also a more electronic part that starts at 0:00 and repeats throughout most of the song.  I usually
don't play this, but it can be done using either the following tab or alternating E and A chords.

e|------4-4-5-5-4-4-----4-4-5-5-4-4-----4-4-5-5-4-4-----4-4-5-5-4-4--|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
E|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------------------------------|

[Verse 1] (Starts at 0:10)
e|--------------------------------------------5p4-0-----------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2--|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"I got a lot of things on my mind right now"        "A million ways to think about you"

e|-----------------------------------------------5p4-0------------------------------------------------------|
B|--0-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7s0--|
    "I can't say I expected anything different"        "'Cause the way you complicate me's simple, yeah"

[Prechorus] (Starts at 0:32) (Palm-muted)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
E|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------------------------------|
   "Ba da ba da ba, ba da ba da ba" "She didn't stutter... the summer"

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------x-x-x-x--|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------x-x-x-x--|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------x-x-x-x--|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------x-x-x-x--|
A|-----------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------------------------------------x-x-x-x--|
E|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------------------------------------------x-x-x-x--|
   "Ba da ba da ba, ba da ba da ba" "I'm... vicious" "Bubblegum smile, taste the cherry on her lips"

[Chorus] (Starts at 0:53)
e|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------2---------------------------0------------------------------|
B|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------3---------------------------2------------------------------|
G|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--------2---------------------------2------------------------------|
D|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------0---------------------------2------------------------------|
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------0---------------------------0-------------------------0-2--|
E|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------------------------------------------------|
   "You know I want you in the worst way" "I need you like cake on my, like cake on my birthday"

e|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------2---------------------------0------------------------------|
B|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------3---------------------------2------------------------------|
G|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--------2---------------------------2------------------------------|
D|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------0---------------------------2------------------------------|
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------0---------------------------0------------------------------|
E|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------------------------------------------------|
   "The way you operate is so sweet"      "I need you like cake on my, like cake on my birthday"

e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
   "Ba da ba da ba, ba da ba da ba"

[Verse 2] (Starts at 1:20)
e|---------------------------------------------------0-0-----0-----------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------2p0-------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   "I got a lot of long nights in my life right now"          "And a lot of spare time to waste with you"

e|--------------------------------------------------0-0-----0------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------2p0--------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    "I can't say I expected something so visceral"           "But the way we complicate it's simple, oh yeah"

[Pre-Chorus] (Starts at 1:42) (Palm-muted)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
E|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------------------------------|
   "Ba da ba da ba, ba da ba da ba" "She didn't stutter... the summer"

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------x-x-x-x--|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------x-x-x-x--|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------x-x-x-x--|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------x-x-x-x--|
A|-----------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------------------------------------x-x-x-x--|
E|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------------------------------------------x-x-x-x--|
"Ba da ba da ba, ba da ba da ba" "I'm... vicious" "Bubblegum smile, taste the cherry on her lips"
[Chorus] (Starts at 2:04)
e|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------2---------------------------0------------------------------|
B|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------3---------------------------2------------------------------|
G|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--------2---------------------------2------------------------------|
D|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------0---------------------------2------------------------------|
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------0---------------------------0-------------------------0-2--|
E|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------------------------------------------------|
   "You know I want you in the worst way" "I need you like cake on my, like cake on my birthday"

e|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------2---------------------------0------------------------------|
B|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------3---------------------------2------------------------------|
G|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--------2---------------------------2------------------------------|
D|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------0---------------------------2------------------------------|
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------0---------------------------0------------------------------|
E|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------------------------------------------------|
   "The way you operate is so sweet"      "I need you like cake on my, like cake on my birthday"

[Bridge] (Starts at 2:26)
For this part, I prefer to slide between notes.  However, it does make it sound a bit squeakier.
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--0-2-4-5-7-9-10-4-9---------------------------------------------|
                       "Cardiac attack in the cradle of the summer"

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--0-2-4-5-7-9-10-4-9-------------------------------------------------------|
  "Ba da da da da da da da da" "Cardiac attack in the cradle of the summer"

[Chorus] (Starts at 2:47)
e|--0--------------------------0----------2---------------------------0------------------------------|
B|--0--------------------------0----------3---------------------------2------------------------------|
G|--1--------------------------1----------2---------------------------2------------------------------|
D|--2--------------------------2----------0---------------------------2------------------------------|
A|--2--------------------------2----------0---------------------------0-------------------------0-2--|
E|--0--------------------------0---------------------------------------------------------------------|
   "You know I want you in the worst way" "I need you like cake on my, like cake on my birthday"

e|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------2---------------------------0------------------------------|
B|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------3---------------------------2------------------------------|
G|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--------2---------------------------2------------------------------|
D|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------0---------------------------2------------------------------|
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------0---------------------------0------------------------------|
E|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------------------------------------------------|
   "The way you operate is so sweet"      "I need you like cake on my, like cake on my birthday"

[Outro] (Starts at 3:08)
e|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------2---------------------------0------------------------------|
B|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------3---------------------------2------------------------------|
G|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--------2---------------------------2------------------------------|
D|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------0---------------------------2------------------------------|
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------0---------------------------0-------------------------0-2--|
E|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------------------------------------------------|
   "Ba da ba da ba, ba da ba da ba"       "I need you like cake on my, like cake on my birthday"

e|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------2---------------------------0-------------------------|
B|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------3---------------------------2-------------------------|
G|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--------2---------------------------2-------------------------|
D|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------0---------------------------2-------------------------|
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------0---------------------------0-------------------------|
E|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------------------------------------------------------------|
   "Ba da ba da ba, ba da ba da ba"       "I need you like cake on my, like cake on my birthday"
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