Nickelback – Savin Me (Guitar Live Tab)

Drop C (C-G-C-F-A-D)

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Chords

The C in the chorus although it's tabbed as a power chord It can also be played as a open C chord.
[Intro]
Guitar 2 (and guitar 1 if it is clean)
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
F|------------------0-------0-----------0--|
C|----0-----------7---7---7-----7---------0|
G|--7---------------------------------8----|
C|8-------0-0-3/5-------5---------0-0------|

D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
F|------------------0-------0-----------0--|
C|----0-----------7---7---7-----7---------0|
G|--7---------------------------------8----|
C|8-------0-0-3/5-------5---------0-0------|

[Verse 1]
Guitar 2 
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
F|------------------0-------0-----------0--|
C|----0-----------7---7---7-----7---------0|
G|--7---------------------------------8----|
C|8-------0-0-3/5-------5---------0-0------|

  Prison gates won't open up for me 
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
F|------------------0-------0-----------0--|
C|----0-----------7---7---7-----7---------0|
G|--7---------------------------------8----|
C|8-------0-0-3/5-------5---------0-0------|
  On these hands and knees I'm crawling

D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
F|------------------0-------0-----------0--|
C|----0-----------7---7---7-----7---------0|
G|--7---------------------------------8----|
C|8-------0-0-3/5-------5---------0-0------|
  All is see is you 

D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
F|------------------0-------0-----------0--|
C|----0-----------7---7---7-----7---------0|
G|--7---------------------------------8----|
C|8-------0-0-3/5-------5---------0-0------|
  Well I'm terrified of these four walls

D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
F|------------------0-------0-----------0--|
C|----0-----------7---7---7-----7---------0|
G|--7---------------------------------8----|
C|8-------0-0-3/5-------5---------0-0------|

  These iron bars can't hold my soul 
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
F|------------------0----------------------|
C|----0-----------7---7--------------------|
G|--7--------------------------------------|
C|8-------0-0-3/5-------5b-----------------|
  And all I need is you 

D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
F|------------------0----------------------|
C|----0-----------7---7--------------------|
G|--7--------------------------------------|
C|8-------0-0-3/5-------5b-----------------|
  And oh I scream for you (hurry I'm falling I'm falling)

[Chorus]
  Guitar 2 (and 1 if clean)
  Dm5           F             C             Gm 
D|5--5--5--5-5--0--0--0--0-0--0--0--0--0-0--3--3--3--3-3--|
A|6--6--6--6-6--1--1--1--1-1--0--0--0--0-0--3--3--3--3-3--|
F|7--7--7--7-7--2--2--2--2-2--5--5--5--5-5--3--3--3--3-3--|
C|7--7--7--7-7--3--3--3--3-3--5--5--5--5-5--5--5--5--5-5--|
G|5--5--5--5-5--3--3--3--3-3--3--3--3--3-3--5--5--5--5-5--|
C|--------------------------------------------------------|
  Show me what it's like                      
                       (To be the last one standing)

Dm5           F             C             Gm 
D|5--5--5--5-5--0--0--0--0-0--0--0--0--0-0--3--3--3--3-3--|
A|6--6--6--6-6--1--1--1--1-1--0--0--0--0-0--3--3--3--3-3--|
F|7--7--7--7-7--2--2--2--2-2--5--5--5--5-5--3--3--3--3-3--|
C|7--7--7--7-7--3--3--3--3-3--5--5--5--5-5--5--5--5--5-5--|
G|5--5--5--5-5--3--3--3--3-3--3--3--3--3-3--5--5--5--5-5--|
C|--------------------------------------------------------|

  Teach me wrong from right 
                        (And I'll show you what o can be)
  Guitar 1 w/dist
  Bb5         F             C             Gm 
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------------7-----10------|
C|8------8-8-8---3-----3-3-3---5------5-5-5-------7-----10------|
G|8------8-8-8---3-----3-3-3---5------5-5-5-------5-----8-------|
C|8------8-8-8---3-----3-3-3---5------5-5-5---------------------|
  Say it for me  Say it to me  And I'll leave this Life behind me 

  Bb5         F             Gm 
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------------------------------------|
C|8------8-8-8---3----------------------------------------------|
G|8------8-8-8---3----------------------------------------------|
C|8------8-8-8---3----------------------------------------------|
  Say it if it's worth savin me 

[Verse 2]
Guitar 2 
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
F|------------------0-------0-----------0--|
C|----0-----------7---7---7-----7---------0|
G|--7---------------------------------8----|
C|8-------0-0-3/5-------5---------0-0------|

D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
F|------------------0-------0-----------0--|
C|----0-----------7---7---7-----7---------0|
G|--7---------------------------------8----|
C|8-------0-0-3/5-------5---------0-0------|

D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
F|------------------0-------0-----------0--|
C|----0-----------7---7---7-----7---------0|
G|--7---------------------------------8----|
C|8-------0-0-3/5-------5---------0-0------|  

D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
F|------------------0-------0-----------0--|
C|----0-----------7---7---7-----7---------0|
G|--7---------------------------------8----|
C|8-------0-0-3/5-------5---------0-0------|

D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
F|------------------0-------0-----------0--|
C|----0-----------7---7---7-----7---------0|
G|--7---------------------------------8----|
C|8-------0-0-3/5-------5---------0-0------|

D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
F|------------------0----------------------|
C|----0-----------7---7--------------------|
G|--7--------------------------------------|
C|8-------0-0-3/5-------5b-----------------| 

D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
F|------------------0----------------------|
C|----0-----------7---7--------------------|
G|--7--------------------------------------|
C|8-------0-0-3/5-------5b-----------------|

[Chorus]
  Guitar 2 (and 1 if clean)
  Dm5           F             C             Gm 
D|5--5--5--5-5--0--0--0--0-0--0--0--0--0-0--3--3--3--3-3--|
A|6--6--6--6-6--1--1--1--1-1--0--0--0--0-0--3--3--3--3-3--|
F|7--7--7--7-7--2--2--2--2-2--5--5--5--5-5--3--3--3--3-3--|
C|7--7--7--7-7--3--3--3--3-3--5--5--5--5-5--5--5--5--5-5--|
G|5--5--5--5-5--3--3--3--3-3--3--3--3--3-3--5--5--5--5-5--|
C|--------------------------------------------------------|
  Show me what it's like                      
                       (To be the last one standing)

Dm5           F             C             Gm 
D|5--5--5--5-5--0--0--0--0-0--0--0--0--0-0--3--3--3--3-3--|
A|6--6--6--6-6--1--1--1--1-1--0--0--0--0-0--3--3--3--3-3--|
F|7--7--7--7-7--2--2--2--2-2--5--5--5--5-5--3--3--3--3-3--|
C|7--7--7--7-7--3--3--3--3-3--5--5--5--5-5--5--5--5--5-5--|
G|5--5--5--5-5--3--3--3--3-3--3--3--3--3-3--5--5--5--5-5--|
C|--------------------------------------------------------|

  Teach me wrong from right 
                        (And I'll show you what o can be)
  Guitar 1 w/dist
  Bb5         F             C             Gm 
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------------7-----10------|
C|8------8-8-8---3-----3-3-3---5------5-5-5-------7-----10------|
G|8------8-8-8---3-----3-3-3---5------5-5-5-------5-----8-------|
C|8------8-8-8---3-----3-3-3---5------5-5-5---------------------|
  Say it for me  Say it to me  And I'll leave this Life behind me 

  Bb5         F             C             Gm 
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------------7-----10------|
C|8------8-8-8---3-----3-3-3---5------5-5-5-------7-----10------|
G|8------8-8-8---3-----3-3-3---5------5-5-5-------5-----8-------|
C|8------8-8-8---3-----3-3-3---5------5-5-5---------------------|
  Say it if it's worth savin me 
                                 (Hurry I'm falling)

[Solo]
Guitar 1 w/diat 
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|2-0---0-2-0---0-2-0---0-------------------2-0---0-------------------------------------------|
F|----3-------3-------3-------------------------3----------------7-7-7-9-9-9-10-10-10-12-12-12|
C|------------------------------3-5/7-5/7-5---------0-0-0-3-5b-5------------------------------|
G|------------------------5-5-5---------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------19-(19)b--|
F|14-12----12-14-12----12-14-12----12-------------12h14-12h14-12--14-14-14-15-15-15-17-15-17-----------|
C|------14----------14----------14----12-12-12-14------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Bridge]
Guitar 1 
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
F|------------------0-------0-----------0--|
C|----0-----------7---7---7-----7---------0|
G|--7---------------------------------8----|
C|8-------0-0-3/5-------5---------0-0------|

D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
F|------------------0----------------------|
C|----0-----------7---7--------------------|
G|--7--------------------------------------|
C|8-------0-0-3/5-------5b-----------------| 

[Chorus]
Guitar 2 plays the chords 
Guitar 1 w/dist 
  Dm5          F             C              Gm 
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
F|7-7-7-7---------5-5-5-5---------7-7-7-7---------5-5-5-5---------|
C|7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
G|5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|
C|--------3-3-3-3---------5-5-5-5---------3-3-3-3---------5-5-5-5-|
  Show me what its like 
                       (To be the last one standing)

  Dm5          F             C              Gm 
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
F|7-7-7-7---------5-5-5-5---------7-7-7-7---------5-5-5-5---------|
C|7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
G|5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|
C|--------3-3-3-3---------5-5-5-5---------3-3-3-3---------5-5-5-5-|
  Teach me wrong  From right 
                              (And I'll show you what I can be)                       

  Bb5         F             C             Gm 
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------------7-----10------|
C|8------8-8-8---3-----3-3-3---5------5-5-5-------7-----10------|
G|8------8-8-8---3-----3-3-3---5------5-5-5-------5-----8-------|
C|8------8-8-8---3-----3-3-3---5------5-5-5---------------------|
  Say it for me  Say it to me  And I'll leave this Life behind me 

  Bb5         F             C             Gm 
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------------7-----10------|
C|8------8-8-8---3-----3-3-3---5------5-5-5-------7-----10------|
G|8------8-8-8---3-----3-3-3---5------5-5-5-------5-----8-------|
C|8------8-8-8---3-----3-3-3---5------5-5-5---------------------|
  Say it if it's worth savin me 
                                 (Hurry I'm falling)

 Bb5         F             C             Gm 
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------------7-----10------|
C|8------8-8-8---3-----3-3-3---5------5-5-5-------7-----10------|
G|8------8-8-8---3-----3-3-3---5------5-5-5-------5-----8-------|
C|8------8-8-8---3-----3-3-3---5------5-5-5---------------------|
  Say it for me  Say it to me  And I'll leave this Life behind me 

  Bb5         F             Gm 
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------------------------------------|
C|8------8-8-8---3----------------------------------------------|
G|8------8-8-8---3----------------------------------------------|
C|8------8-8-8---3----------------------------------------------|
  Say it if it's worth savin me 
(Last chord ring out for piano outro) ************************************ | (n) Ghost note | h Hammer-on | b Bend | / Slide up | \ Slide down ************************************