Evanescence – My Immortal (Guitar Acoustic Tab)

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My Immortal Guitar Tabs The tabs are spaced intentionally to show where the words go. Intro:

   C                    Em               C                 Em
|------------0-------------------0----|------------------------------0----|
|------1----------1----------0--------|------1---3---1---------0----------|
|----0---0------0---0------0---0------|----0---0---0---0-----0---0--------|
|-----------------------2-------------|--------------------2--------------|
|--3----------------------------------|--3--------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

Verse:

   C                            Em                C                           Em
|---------------0-------------------------0----|--------------------------------------------0----|
|------1---------------1-------------0---------|------1-----3-----------1-----------0------------|
|----0------0-------0-----0--------0---0-------|----0---0-----------0------0-----0-----0---------|
|-------------------------------2--------------|------------------------------2------------------|
|--3-------------------------------------------|--3----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
       I'm so tired of be-ing  here                     Su-ppressed by all my   chi-ld-ish fears

   C                              Em               
|-----------------------0-------------------------0----------------------|
|------------1----------1----1-----------0--------0----------------------|
|------------0---------------0--------0--0----0--------------------------|
|----2-----------2---------2---2---2-------------------------------------|
|--3---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
     If you have to leave             I wish that you would just leave

   C                                       Em               
|-------------------------------------------------------------0---------------|
|----------------1-----------3---------1------------0---------0---------------|
|----------------0-----------0---------0---------0--0---0---------------------|
|---------2-------------2---------2--------2---2------------------------------|
|--3--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
     Cuz your presence still lin-gers here      And it won't leave me alone

Pre-Chorus:

   Am            Em                   Am            Em
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--1-----1-------------------0--------------1----------------0--------|
|--2-----2-------------------0--------------2----------------0--------|
|-----2-----2-----------2---------2------2-----2--------2--------2----|
|--0-------------2---------------------0------------2-----------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
          These wounds won't seem to heal     This pain is just un-

   Am               Em                G            
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--1-----1------------------0---------------0----------------3--------|
|--2-----2------------------0---------------0----------------0--------|
|-----2-----2-----------2--------2-------0-----0--------0--------0----|
|--0----------------2-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------3-------------3-----------------|
 Real      There's just so much that time  can-not      e  -    rase

Chorus:

   Am          F               G          Em
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|--1-----------1--------1------3-----------0---------0--------|
|--2-------2---2-----2-----2---0------0----0------0------0----|
|-----2--------3--3---------------0------------2--------------|
|--0---------------------------------------2------------------|
|------------------------------3------------------------------|
     When you cried I'd          wipe a - way all    of your 

   Am               F                G          Em
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--1----------------1---------1------3-----------0---------0--------|
|--2-----------2----2------2-----2---0------0----0------0------0----|
|---------2---------3---3---------------0------------2--------------|
|--0---------------------------------------------2------------------|
|------------------------------------3------------------------------|
  Tears  When you screamed I'd        fight a - way all    of your 

   Am          F               G            Em
|--------------------------------------------0--------------------|
|--1-----------1--------1------3-------------0---------0----------|
|--2-------2---2-----2-----2---0------0-------------0--------0----|
|-----2--------3--3---------------0--------------2----------------|
|--0-----------------------------------------2--------------------|
|------------------------------3----------------------------------|
  Fears    I  held  your      hand  through all    of these years

   Am         F               G          
|------------------------------------------------------3--|
|--1----------1--------1------3-----------3---------------|
|--2------2---2-----2-----2---4-----4-----------4---------|
|-----2-------3--3------------5--5-----5-----5-----5------|
|--0------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
     But you sti -  ll        he  -     ld      

   G
|------------------|
|--0---------------|
|------------------|
|------------------|
|------------------|
|------------------|
  All        of  me

INTRO (between CHORUS and VERSE) Verse: You used to captivate me By your resonating light Now I'm bound by the Life you left behind Your face, it haunts My once pleasant dreams Your voice it chased away All the sanity in me PRE-CHORUS CHORUS Interlude:

   F                             Am
|------------------0------------------------------0--------------|
|--1------------------------------1------------------------------|
|--2-------2--------------2-------2-------2--------------2-------|
|--3---3-------3------3-------3-------2-------2------2-------2---|
|---------------------------------0------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
          I   tried       so     hard    to  tell        my

   G                          F
|--------------0----------------------------0------------|
|--3--------------------------1-------------------------|
|--0-----0------------0-------2------2-----------2------|
|-----0-----0-----0-------0---3---3-----3-----3-----3---|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|--3----------------------------------------------------|
   Self       That   you're  gone                  But

   C                          G
|----------------0------------------------0--------------|
|--1--------------------------3--------------------------|
|--0------0------------0------0-----0------------0-------|
|------2-----2------2-----2------0-----0-----0-------0---|
|--3-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------3--------------------------|
 Though    you're    still   With      me

   F                              G
|------------------0--------------------------0------------------------|
|--1------------------------------3------------------------0---1---3---|
|--2-------2--------------2-------4-----4--------------2---------------|
|--3---3-------3------3-------3---5--5-----5-----5---------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
  I've        been        a-     lone     all        a - long

Solo (Strum chords freely):

  Am       F    G      Em
|--0-------0----0--------------0---------------|
|--1-------1----0---0----------0---3---1---0---|
|--2---2---2----0---0---0------0---------------|
|--2-------3----0---0----------2---------------|
|--0-------0----2---2----------2---------------|
|--0-------0----3---3----------0---------------|

  Am       F    G       Em
|--0-------0--------0----1----0---0h1h0---------------|
|--1-------1----3---3----0----0-----------3---1---0---|
|--2---2---2----0---0----0----0-----------------------|
|--2-------3----0---0----0----2-----------------------|
|--0-------0----2---2----0----2-----------------------|
|--0-------0----3---3----0----0-----------------------|

CHORUS (Strum chords freely) Ending:

   C                    Em               C                 Em
|------------0-------------------0----|------------------------------0----|
|------1----------1----------0--------|------1---3---1---------0----------|
|----0---0------0---0------0---0------|----0---0---0---0-----0---0--------|
|-----------------------2-------------|--------------------2--------------|
|--3----------------------------------|--3--------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
   Me                   Oh               Me                Oh

   C                    Em               C                 Em
|------------0-------------------0----|------------------------------0------|
|------1----------1----------0--------|------1---3---1---------0--------3---|
|----0---0------0---0------0---0------|----0---0---0---0-----0---0----------|
|-----------------------2-------------|--------------------2----------------|
|--3----------------------------------|--3----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
   Me                   Oh 

   C
|-----||
|--1--||
|-----||
|-----||
|-----||
|-----||

This is the vocal line (in guitar tabs) to the song in the key of C Major (which is the same key as the guitar tabs). Vocal line: Verse:

|------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|--------------------2---2-----|-----------------------2-2-3----2p0p----|
|--3--3----3---3---3h----------|--3-3-------3---3--3----------------3---|
|------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
  I'm so tired of being here     Suppressed by all my childish fears

|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|--0---0---0-------------0--0-------------------------------|
|--------------3----2------------3----2---0-----2h3---2-----|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
   If you have to leave  I wish that you would just leave

|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------0--1--1----|
|--0----0----0--0-----0-----0-------0---0---0----0-----0--------------|
|------------------------------2--------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
   Cuz your presence still lingers here and it won't leave me alone

Pre-chorus:

|------------------------------------------------------------|
|--0------0-----0-----0---0---1----0----0---0---0---0h1-1----|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
  These wounds won't seem to heal this pain is just unreal

|------------------------------------------------|
|--0-------0---0---0----0-----0---0--1---3--1----|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
  There's just so much that  time cannot erase

Chorus:

|--------------------------------------------------|
|--1----1---0-----1---3---3-1---0---1---0----------|
|--------------------------------------------4p2---|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
  When you cried I'd wipe away all of your tears

|------------------------------------------------------|
|--1-----1-----0-----1---3----3-1---0--1---0-----------|
|-----------------------------------------------4p2----|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
  When you'd scream I'd fight away all of your fears

|------------------------------------------------|
|--1---0---1----3------1-----0---1---0----0h1----|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
   I held your hand through all of these years

|--------------------|----------------|
|--1----0h1---1p0----|-----0----1-----|
|--------------------|----------------|
|--------------------|----------------|
|--------------------|----------------|
|--------------------|----------------|
   You still  held        All of

INTRO (between CHORUS and VERSE):

|------|-----|
|--1---|-----|
|------|-----|
|------|-----|
|------|-----|
|------|-----|
  Me

Verse: You used to captivate me By your resonating light Now I'm bound by the Life you left behind Your face, it haunts My once pleasant dreams Your voice it chased away All the sanity in me PRE-CHORUS CHORUS Interlude:

|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-----------0---0---1---1--1h3---|--3---1-----0-------------0----|
|--2---2-------------------------|------------------4p2----------|
|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
   I tried so   hard to tell my    Self that you're gone    but

|----------------0----------------|---------------------------------|
|--1------1-----------3---3p1p0---|--0----1---3---3h5---3---1--1----|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  Though you're still with me        I've been a- lone  all along

SOLO Chorus Ending:

|----------|----------|----------|-------||
|--0h1--0--|--0h1--0--|--0h1--0--|-------||
|----------|----------|----------|-------||
|----------|----------|----------|-------||
|----------|----------|----------|-------||
|----------|----------|----------|-------||
   Me   Oh     Me  Oh     Me  Oh