Matchbook Romance – If All Else Fails (Guitar)

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Stories And Alibis 2003 Submitted by: [email protected] Key: C# Tuning: Standard EADGBe Chords used: C# - x46664 G# - 466544 Bbm - x13321 F# - 244322 Ebm - x68876 Fm - 133111 G#/C - x365xx Intro: Part 1:
Bass:
                  C#                                Fm
G|-10-------8-------11-------10-8-10-|---------------8--------------|
D|----11-11---11-11----11-11---------|---11---10-------8----11-10-8-|
A|-----------------------------------|-8----8----8-8-----8----------|
E|-----------------------------------|------------------------------|

               F#                           Fm               Ebm
G|------13------11------10-11-10----|------10------10-|-----10-8------|
D|---11------11------11----------11-|---10------10----|---8------11-8-|
A|-9-------9-------9----------------|-8-------8-------|-6-------------|
E|----------------------------------|-----------------|---------------|

                 C#                               Fm
G|----10----8-------11-------10-8-10-|-------------8-------------|
D|-11----11---11-11----11-11---------|---11---10-----8---11-10-8-|
A|-----------------------------------|-8----8----8-----8---------|
E|-----------------------------------|---------------------------|

               F#                           Fm             Ebm
G|------13------11------10-11-10----|------10--------|-------------|
D|---11------11------11----------11-|---10----10-----|-------------|
A|-9-------9-------9----------------|-8----------8-8-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E|----------------------------------|----------------|-------------|

Part 2:
             C#                 G#/C        Bbm      G#
G|-------------------------|-------------|-------|-------|
D|-------6-6-6-4-4-4-3---3-|-------6-6-6-|-8-8-8-|-6-----|
A|-4-4-4---------------4---|-3-3-3-------|-------|---8-4-|
E|-------------------------|-------------|-------|-------|

       F#        Fm      Ebm        Fm           Ebm
G|------------|-------|-------|-------------|-------------|
D|------4-4-4-|-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-|-------3-4-3-|-1-1-1-4-3---|
A|------------|-------|-------|-------------|-----------4-|
E|-2-2-2------|-------|-------|-1-1-1-------|-------------|

Guitar 2:
     x6                    x6
e|-------|-------------|-------|-------------|
B|-------|-------7-6---|-------|-------4-----|
G|---6---|---5-6-----6-|---6---|---5-6---6---|
D|-----6-|-------------|-----6-|-----------6-|
A|-4-----|-4-----------|-4-----|-4-----------|
E|-------|-------------|-------|-------------|
Verse 1:
     C#   G#/C   Bbm G#
A subdued silence

   F#      Fm Ebm
undisturbed
Fm C# G#/C C#
Fm-Ebm
  by the sound of her breath

   C#
So carfully brush her

G#/C Bbm G#         F#      Fm EbmFm Ebm
hair      back from her eyes

    C#    G#/C    Bbm G#
In steady sequence

       F# Fm Ebm Fm
one by one

     C#
She slips away
Chorus 1:
F#              C#
  So close your eyes

     G#     F#
and sleep to dream

       C#
I'm by your side

   Ebm      F#
No words to speak

          C#
We'll set our course

    G#      Ebm
and make it through

                  F#
No matter how far I go my
heart remains with you (Repeat Intro Part 2) Verse 2:
C#                Ebm G#/C
  And I'm not sure

Fm         F#         Bbm G#/C C#
  what I'm looking for

         C#
But it's clear to

G#/C Bbm G#
see

    F#
the purpose of

   Fm        Ebm
my exsistance   Is

C#
laying here in front of me
Chorus 2:
F#              C#
  So close your eyes

     G#     F#
and sleep to dream

       C#
I'm by your side

   Ebm       F#
No words to speak

          C#
We'll set our course

    G#      Ebm
and make it through

                  F#
No matter how far I go
Bridge:
       C#
And if all else fails you

    Ebm
can look up at the sky

  F#
Because it's the same one

                          G#
that shines above you and I

       C#
And if all else fails

        Ebm
you can close your eyes

         F#
And I'll be right beside you

                   G#
I'll be the one by your side

Interlude:
Guitar 2:
     x6
e|-------|-------------|
B|-------|-------7-6---|
G|---6---|---5-6-----6-|
D|-----6-|-------------| x6
A|-4-----|-4-----------|
E|-------|-------------|
(Repeat Chorus 1) Outro:
Ebm                  F#
  No matter how much it hurts

Ebm               F#
  I wanted you to know

                      C#
my heart remains with you