Lifehouse – Anchor (Bass Tab)

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Artist: Lifehouse Song: Anchor Tabbed by: jjhand This is played live on a 5 string bass higher on the neck in concerts but the bass line can be played on a 4 string easily. Please rate or comment.
[Intro] 
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A|-4---4-4-4---4-4---4-4-4--------|-1---1-1-1---1-1---1-1-1---1-1-|
E|----------------------------1-4-|-------------------------------|

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D|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|-6---6-6-6---6-6---9-9-9-9-8-6-8-|
E|-4---4-4-4---4-4---4-4-4----4-4-|---------------------------------|

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D|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-4---4-4-4---4-4---4-4-4--------|-1---1-1-1---1-1---1-1-1---1-1-|
E|----------------------------1-4-|-------------------------------|

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A|--------------------------------|-6---6-6-6---6-6---9-9-9-9-8-6---|
E|-4---4-4-4---4-4---4-4-4----4-4-|---------------------------------|
[Verse Riff] - Beats are shown
    1      2      3      4         1      2      3      4
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D|------------------4-6-4-3-----|------------------4-6-4-3-----|
A|-4-4----4-----------------6-0-|-4-4----4-----------------6-0-|
E|------------------------------|------------------------------|

G|------------------------------|------------------------------|
D|------------------4-6-4-3-----|------------------4-6-4-3-----|
A|-4-4----4-----------------6-0-|-4-4----4-----------------6-0-|
E|------------------------------|------------------------------|
Lyrics begin (Verse Riff plays 3x during lyrics): "I stand with a blank expression now, and I can't believe myself Will someone tell me how... did I get here I am walking Changing slowly I am chasing Climbing closer" [Chorus]
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D|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-4---4-4-4---4-4---4-4-4--------|-1---1-1-1---1-1---1-1-1---1-1-|
E|----------------------------1-4-|-------------------------------|
   "I know      that I'll never be alone.            You will never" 

G|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|-6---6-6-6---6-6---9-9-9-9-8-6-8-|
E|-4---4-4-4---4-4---4-4-4----4-4-|---------------------------------|
   "let me go            You are my anchor"

G|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-4---4-4-4---4-4---4-4-4--------|-1---1-1-1---1-1---1-1-1---1-1-|
E|----------------------------1-4-|-------------------------------|
   "Hold my hand  while I'm sinking in the sand,  no one else could" 

G|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|-6---6-6-6---6-6---9-9-9-9-8-6-8-|
E|-4---4-4-4---4-4---4-4-4----4-4-|---------------------------------|
   "understand           You are my anchor"
[Verse 2] - Play Verse riff from above Lyrics: "It seems that I lost track of time, and I can't believe my mind Would you save me if... I reached out to you I'm waiting, watching, standing I am reaching Climbing closer" [Chorus 2] -
G|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-4---4-4-4---4-4---4-4-4--------|-1---1-1-1---1-1---1-1-1---1-1-|
E|----------------------------1-4-|-------------------------------|
   "I know      that I'll never be alone.            You will never" 

G|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|-6---6-6-6---6-6---9-9-9-9-8-6-8-|
E|-4---4-4-4---4-4---4-4-4----4-4-|---------------------------------|
   "let me go            You are my anchor"

G|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-4---4-4-4---4-4---4-4-4--------|-1---1-1-1---1-1---1-1-1---1-1-|
E|----------------------------1-4-|-------------------------------|
   "Hold my hand  while I'm sinking in the sand,  no one else could" 

G|--------------------------------|------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|-6-6-6---6---6-8--8-8-----8-8-|
E|-4---4-4-4---4-4---4-4-4----4-4-|------------------------------|
   "understand           You are my anchor,             yeah"

G|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|-9-9-9---9---9-11---11-11-11---11-11-|-6---6-6-6---6-6----8-8-8---8-8-|
E|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
     "anchor,              yeah           anchor                   yeah"

G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------11----|
A|-9-9-9---9---9-11---11-11-11-11-13----13-|
E|-----------------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|-6---6-6-6---6-6----8-8-8---8-8-|-9-9-9---9---9-11---11-11-11---11-11-|
E|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|-6---6-6-6---6-6----8-8-8---8-8-|-9-9-9---9---9-11---11-11-11---11\---|
E|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
[Final Verse] -
G|------------------------------|------------------------------|
D|------------------4-6-4-3-----|------------------4-6-4-3-----|
A|-4-4----4-----------------6-0-|-4-4----4-----------------6---|
E|------------------------------|----------------------------4-|
     "I            am              walking"

G|------------------------------|------------------------------|
D|------------------4-6-4-3-----|------------------4-6-4-3-----|
A|-4-4----4-----------------6-0-|-4-4----4-----------------6---|
E|------------------------------|----------------------------4-|
     "Changing                     slowly"

G|------------------------------|------------------------------|
D|------------------4-6-4-3-----|------------------4-6-4-3-----|
A|-4-4----4-----------------6-0-|-4-4----4-----------------6---|
E|------------------------------|----------------------------4-|
     "I            am              chasing"

G|------------------------------|----------------------------|
D|------------------4-6-4-3-----|----------------------------|
A|-4-4----4-----------------6---|-4-4----4-------------------|
E|----------------------------4-|----------------------------|
     "Climbing                     closer"

[Final Chorus]
G|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-4---4-4-4---4-4---4-4-4--------|-1---1-1-1---1-1---1-1-1---1-1-|
E|----------------------------1-4-|-------------------------------|
   "I know      that I'll never be alone.            You will never" 

G|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|-6---6-6-6---6-6---9-9-9-9-8-6-8-|
E|-4---4-4-4---4-4---4-4-4----4-4-|---------------------------------|
   "let me go            You are my anchor"

G|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-4---4-4-4---4-4---4-4-4--------|-1---1-1-1---1-1---1-1-1---1-1-|
E|----------------------------1-4-|-------------------------------|
   "Hold my hand  while I'm sinking in the sand,  no one else could" 

G|--------------------------------|------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|-6---6-6-6---6-6--8-8-8---8-8-|
E|-4---4-4-4---4-4---4-4-4----4-4-|------------------------------|
   "understand           You are my anchor,             yeah"

G|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-9-9-9---9---9-9/11---11-11-11---11-11\|-6-6-6---6---6-6-8---8-8-8---8-8-|
E|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
     "anchor,              yeah             anchor                     yeah"

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D|-------------------------------------11----|
A|-9-9-9---9---9-9/11---11-11-11-11-13----13-|
E|-------------------------------------------|
                                   "Can you"                                  

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A|-6---6-6-6---6-6-8---8-8-8---8-8-|-9-9-9---9---9-9/11---11-11-11---11-11\|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
    "hear me                    hear me                              can you"                            

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D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
A|-6---6-6-6---6-6-8---8-8-8---8-8-|-9---9-9-9---9-9/11---11-11-11---11-11-|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
    "hear me"
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