OneRepublic – Apologize (Guitar Tab)

Capo 3
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Tabbed By: Paul Morgan There's already good tabs of this song on the site, but this is how I prefer to play it solo on the guitar. Fingerpicked - but should be easy with any plectrum (pick).
[Intro]
    Am               F                C                G
e|---------0----------------0----------------0----------------3-------|
b|-1~------------1------1---------1------1---------1------3---------3-|
G|-----2-------2------2---2-----2----------0-----0----------0-----0---|
D|---2---2---2------3---------3--------2-------2--------0-------0-----|
A|-0~--------------------------------3--------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------3---------------|

    Am               F                C                G
e|---------0----------------0----------------0----------------3-------|
b|-----1---------1------1---------1------1---------1------3---------3-|
G|---2---2-----2------2---2-----2----------0-----0----------0-----0---|
D|-2---------2------3---------3--------2-------2--------0-------0-----|
A|-----------------------------------3--------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------3---------------|

[Verse]
    Am               F                C                G
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-1---1---1---1----1---1---1---1----1---1---1---1----3---3---3---3---|
G|-2---2---2---2----2---2---2---2----2---2---2---2----0---0---0---0---|
D|---2---2---2---2----3---3---3---3-----------------------------------| x6
A|-------------------------------------3---3---3---3------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------3---3---3---3-|
    I'm holding on your rope....

[Chorus] (same as intro)
    Am               F                C                G
e|---------0----------------0----------------0----------------3-------|
b|-1~------------1------1---------1------1---------1------3---------3-|
G|-----2-------2------2---2-----2----------0-----0----------0-----0---|
D|---2---2---2------3---------3--------2-------2--------0-------0-----|
A|-0~--------------------------------3--------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------3---------------|
    It's too late to apologize....    It's too late

    Am               F                C                G
e|---------0----------------0----------------0----------------3-------|
b|-----1---------1------1---------1------1---------1------3---------3-|
G|---2---2-----2------2---2-----2----------0-----0----------0-----0---|
D|-2---------2------3---------3--------2-------2--------0-------0-----|
A|-----------------------------------3--------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------3---------------|
    It's too late to apologize....    It's too late

[Pre-Verse] (smooths the transistion)
    Am           F            C            G
e|------0------------0------------0---------------3-------------------|
b|-1---------1------------1-------------------3--------3--------------|
G|----2----2-------2----2-------0------0--------0----0----------------|
D|-2------------3--------------------2------0-------------------------|
A|---------------------------3----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------3---------------------------|

[Verse 2] (same)
    Am               F                C                G
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-1---1---1---1----1---1---1---1----1---1---1---1----3---3---3---3---|
G|-2---2---2---2----2---2---2---2----2---2---2---2----0---0---0---0---|
D|---2---2---2---2----3---3---3---3-----------------------------------| x4
A|-------------------------------------3---3---3---3------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------3---3---3---3-|
    I'd take another chance

[Chorus 2] (same)
    Am               F                C                G
e|---------0----------------0----------------0----------------3-------|
b|-1~------------1------1---------1------1---------1------3---------3-|
G|-----2-------2------2---2-----2----------0-----0----------0-----0---|
D|---2---2---2------3---------3--------2-------2--------0-------0-----|
A|-0~--------------------------------3--------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------3---------------|
    It's too late to apologize....    It's too late

    Am               F                C                G
e|---------0----------------0----------------0----------------3-------|
b|-----1---------1------1---------1------1---------1------3---------3-|
G|---2---2-----2------2---2-----2----------0-----0----------0-----0---|
D|-2---------2------3---------3--------2-------2--------0-------0-----|
A|-----------------------------------3--------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------3---------------|
    It's too late to apologize....    It's too late

[Bridge]
e|-------------------------------------------------|
b|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-12h13-13-13-13h12-12-12-12/15-15-15-15\12-12-12-|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------|
b|-------------------16----------16----------16-|
G|-12h13h12----12h13----13-12h13----13-12h13----|
D|----------13----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------|
b|-13/16-16-16-16h15-15-15-15/18-18-18-18\15-15-15-|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------18----------18----------18~~|
b|-15h16h15----15h16----16-15h16----16-15h16----|
G|----------15----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

[Chorus 3] (same x 2)
    Am               F                C                G
e|---------0----------------0----------------0----------------3-------|
b|-1~------------1------1---------1------1---------1------3---------3-|
G|-----2-------2------2---2-----2----------0-----0----------0-----0---|
D|---2---2---2------3---------3--------2-------2--------0-------0-----|
A|-0~--------------------------------3--------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------3---------------|
    It's too late to apologize....    It's too late

    Am               F                C                G
e|---------0----------------0----------------0----------------3-------|
b|-----1---------1------1---------1------1---------1------3---------3-|
G|---2---2-----2------2---2-----2----------0-----0----------0-----0---|
D|-2---------2------3---------3--------2-------2--------0-------0-----| x2
A|-----------------------------------3--------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------3---------------|
    It's too late to apologize....    It's too late

[Outro]
    Am           F            C
e|------0------------0-------0----|
b|-1---------1------------1--1----|
G|----2----2-------2----2----0----|
D|-2------------3------------2----|
A|---------------------------3----|
E|--------------------------------|
    I'm holding on your...    Ground.