Mayday Parade – Terrible Things (Ukulele)

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These are ukulele tabs because I couldn't find them anywhere. Theyre not perfect (a low C is missing that the capo was in the way of)but they work and its a beautiful song and the uke is a beautiful instrument. Also THis is my first time tabbing plucking and not only chords so I’m sorry if I have other mistakes that I dont know about. (Tabs are in relation to capo) [Intro]

A|---------| 
E|---0-----|
C|-0---2---|(X4)
G|---------|

A|---------| 
E|---1-0---|
C|-0-------|(X2)
G|---------|

A|-------------------------| 
E|---0---------------0-----|
C|-0---2-0-2-------0---2---|(X1) :P 
G|-----------0-2-4---------|

[Verse] Either play this again and only atart strumming at “She said...” C(first plucking) Am By the time I was your age I’d give anything to fall in love truly F(change plucking) was all I could think, that’s when I met your mother the girl of my dreams, G(third plucking) the most beautiful woman that I’d ever seen.

           C
She said, “Boy can I tell you a wonderful thing?”

 Am
“I can’t help but notice you staring at me,

  F
I know I shouldn’t say this, but I really believe,

      G
I can tell by your eyes that you’re in love with me.”

[Chorus]

    F        G      Am                       F           G
Now son, I’m only telling you this because life can do terrible things.

[Verse]

    C
Now most of the time we’d have too much to drink

                       Am
and we’d laugh at the stars and share everything.

F
Too young to notice and too dumb to care,

G
love was a story that couldn’t compare.

       C
I said girl can I tell you a wonderful thing?

   Am
“I made you a present with paper and string,

F
open with care now, I’m asking you please,

    G
you know that I love you, will you marry me?”

[Chorus]

    F        G    Am                       F           G
Now son, I’m only telling you this because life can do terrible things.

       F         G          Am                   F             G
You’ll learn one day, and I hope and I pray that God shows you differently.

[Verse]

           C
She said, “Boy can I tell you a terrible thing?

    Am
“It seems that I’m sick and I’ve only got weeks.

F
Please don’t be sad now, I really believe,

             G
You were the greatest thing that ever happened to me.”

F        G       Am            
Slow, so slow, I fell to the ground on my knees.

   C
So don’t fall in love there’s just too much to lose

   Am
if you’re given the choice, I’m begging you choose to

F
walk away, walk away,

             G
don’t let it get you, I can’t bare to see the same happen to you.

[Chorus]

   F        G    Am                       F           G                C
Now son, I’m only telling you this because life can do terrible things.