Hoobastank – If I Were You (Guitar Tab)
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Title: If I Were You
Artist: Hoobastank
Album: Every Man For Himself (2006)
Tabbed by Joe Whalen on 10/8/06
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|FIRST VERSE|
e|----0----------------------|---4------------------------| B|----0----------------------|---5------------------------| G|----2----------------------|---6------------------------| D|----2----------------------|---6------------------------| A|----0----------------------|---4------------------------| E|---------------------------|----------------------------|
You seem to find the dark, when everything is bright
e|----0----------------------|----------0-------------------3----| B|----0----------------------|----------1-------------------3----| G|----2----------------------|----------0-------------------0----| D|----2----------------------|----------2-------------------0----| A|----0----------------------|----------3-------------------2----| E|---------------------------|----------0-------------------3----|
You look for all that’s wrong, instead of all that’s right
e|----0----------------------|---4-------------------| B|----0----------------------|---5-------------------| G|----2----------------------|---6-------------------| D|----2----------------------|---6-------------------| A|----0----------------------|---4-------------------| E|---------------------------|-----------------------|
Does it feel good to you, to rain on my parade
e|----0---------------------|--0---------------3---| B|----0---------------------|--1---------------3---| G|----2---------------------|--0---------------0---| D|----2---------------------|--2---------------0---| A|----0---------------------|--3---------------2---| E|--------------------------|--0---------------3---|
You never say a word, unless it’s to complain
e|------0------------3---| B|------1------------3---| G|------0------------0---| D|------2------------0---| A|------3------------2---| E|------0------------3---|
It’s driving me insane
|FIRST CHORUS| (strum)
e|---2-------------0---|-------------0-----------3------2---| B|---3-------------2---|-------------1-----------3------3---| G|---2-------------2---|-------------0-----------0------2---| D|---0-------------2---|-------------2-----------0------0---| A|-----------------0---|-------------3-----------2----------| E|---------------------|-------------0-----------3----------|
If I were you, holding the world right in my hands
e|---2-----------------------0--|-------------0-----------3---------2-| B|---3-----------------------2--|-------------1-----------3---------3-| G|---2-----------------------2--|-------------0-----------0---------2-| D|---0-----------------------2--|-------------2-----------0---------0-| A|---------------------------0--|-------------3-----------2-----------| E|------------------------------|-------------0-----------3-----------|
The first thing I’d do, is thank the stars for all that I have
e|----2---------0----|--4-------0-------4-------0-------0-------3----| B|----3---------2----|--5-------2-------5-------2-------1-------3----| G|----2---------2----|--6-------2-------6-------2-------0-------0----| D|----0---------2----|--6-------2-------6-------2-------2-------0----| A|--------------0----|--4-------0-------4-------0-------3-------2----| E|-------------------|----------------------------------0-------3----|
If I were you.
|SECOND VERSE|
e|---0------------------------|--4---------------------------------| B|---0------------------------|--5------------------------------5--| G|---2------------------------|--6--------------------6-4---4------| D|---2------------------------|--6------------------------7---7----| A|---0------------------------|--4---------------------------------| E|----------------------------|------------------------------------|
Look what surrounds you now, more than you ever dreamed
e|----------------------------|----0---------------3---| B|----------------------------|----1---------------3---| G|----------------------------|----0---------------0---| D|----------------------------|----2---------------0---| A|----------------------------|----3---------------2---| E|----------------------------|----0---------------3---|
have you forgotten just, how hard it used to be
e|---0-------------------------|-4----------------------------| B|---0-------------------------|-5------------------------5---| G|---2-------------------------|-6--------------6-4---4-------| D|---2-------------------------|-6------------------7---7-----| A|---0-------------------------|-4----------------------------| E|-----------------------------|------------------------------| So what’s it going to take, for you to realize e|------------------------|----0---------------3---| B|------------------------|----1---------------3---| G|------------------------|----0---------------0---| D|------------------------|----2---------------0---| A|------------------------|----3---------------2---| E|------------------------|----0---------------3---|
It all could go away, in one blink of an eye
e|--------0--------------3----| B|--------1--------------3----| G|--------0--------------0----| D|--------2--------------0----| A|--------3--------------2----| E|--------0--------------3----|
It happens all the time
|SECOND CHORUS| (with distortion)
e|------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------5-5-5-5---------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--| D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--| A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| E|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7---------3-3-3-3------------------|
If I were you, holding the world right in my hands
e|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------5-5-5-5-----------| D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---| A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5---| E|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7---------3-3-3-3---|
The first thing I’d do, is thank the stars above
e|----------------------------------------------------------------- B|----------------------------------------------------------------- G|---5-5-5-5---------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7\---(working on guitar riff)--- D|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7\------------------------------ A|---3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5\------------------------------ E|-----------3-3-3-3-----------------------------------------------
Tell the ones I love that I do
|CODA|
e|---0-----------------------|--4--------------------| B|---0-----------------------|--5--------------------| G|---2-----------------------|--6--------------------| D|---2-----------------------|--6--------------------| A|---0-----------------------|--4--------------------| E|---------------------------|-----------------------| So what’s it going to take, for you to realize e|---0------------------|------0---------------3---| B|---0------------------|------1---------------3---| G|---2------------------|------0---------------0---| D|---2------------------|------2---------------0---| A|---0------------------|------3---------------2---| E|----------------------|------0---------------3---|
It all could go away, in one blink of an eye
(continue playing G)
e|-------0---------------3------------------|
B|-------1---------------3------------------|
G|-------0---------------0------------------|
D|-------2---------------0------------------|
A|-------3---------------2------------------|
E|-------0---------------3------------------|It happens all the time
|CHORUS| (with distortion)
e|------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------5-5-5-5---------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--| D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--| A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| E|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7---------3-3-3-3------------------|
If I were you, holding the world right in my hands
e|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------5-5-5-5-----------| D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---| A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5---| E|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7---------3-3-3-3---|
The first thing I’d do, is thank the stars above
e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--5-5-5-5-------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| D|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| A|--3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| E|----------3-3-3-3-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-----------------|
For the ones I love, take a breath and enjoy the view
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| D|-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| A|-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| E|-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-----------------|
Live the life that I wanna do
(let ring) e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------5--| D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-5--| A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-3--| E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6----|
If I were you, if I were you, if I were you