Powderfinger – Trading Places (Guitar Live Tab)

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Seriously, I have wanted to play this for literal decades, but the tab has never been officially released, and EVERY tab online is wrong and MUCH harder to play than this. This tab is CORRECT 100%, I have studied a live version on youtube and watched Bernard playing this over and over again. I finally learned to play it correctly, instead of the confusing mess that I always get when I try to play any online versions. I decided to transcribe the correct tab for the 5 Aussies that care. You're welcome, this is an AWESOME song. This sounds EXACTLY like the CD (barring any typos and a small flourish or two) The live version is basically exactly the same as the CD track as well, so you can watch the video to learn from Bernard himself! Any mistakes, tell me! GO DA BIG FINGA! Standard tuning 3/4 around 125 bpm No capo [Intro + Verse 1 + 2] x 3 1x for intro 2x with verse lyrics (start here and sing verse 2 lyrics for verse 3, then into chorus 2)

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------0-------0-------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------0------------7-------0h2-------0----------------------------------|
D|-----5h7---------7---------2h4-------------4-------------------------------|
A|-------------(5)--------(0)-----------5------------------------------------|
E|-(0)------------------------------(3)--------------------------------------|
           Could not       face
           Can  not        wait

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------0-------0-------------0-------0---------------------------------|
G|---------0------------7--------0------------7------------------------------|
D|-----5h7---------7---------5h7---------7-----------------------------------|
A|-------------(5)--------(0)--------(5)-------------------------------------|
E|-(0)-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
           Could not       face       you
        To trade my        place    a-gain

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------0-------0------------0------------------------------------------|
G|---------0------------7-------0---------0----------------------------------|
D|-----5h7---------7---------2h4-------------4-------------------------------|
A|-------------(5)--------(0)-----------5------------------------------------|
E|-(0)------------------------------(3)--------------------------------------|
           Lost my         place
           You  save       face

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------0-------------0-------0---------------------------------|
G|----------------------7--------0------------7------------------------------|
D|-------4h5h7-----7---------5h7---------7-----------------------------------|
A|-------------(5)--------(0)--------(5)-------------------------------------|
E|-(0)-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
         Couldn't I        fade     a-way         
         When I hang   my  head  in  

(Last bar of verse before 1st chrous)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------0---------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------0------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------7-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------(5)-------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                      shame

[Chorus 1 (skip to chorus 2 after verse 3]

e|------------0--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------1--1-(1)-------------------------------------------------|
G|------6--7--------2--2-(2)-------------------------------------------------|
D|-----5-5--5--5----3--3-(3)-------------------------------------------------|
A|----7---7--7--7---3--3-(3)-------------------------------------------------|
E|-(0)-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
           Feelings hide

e|----------0--0-0---3--3-3--------------------------------------------------|
B|----------1--1-1---0--0-0--------------------------------------------------|
G|------6---0--0-0---0--0-0--------------------------------------------------|
D|-----5-5--2--2-2---0--0-0--------------------------------------------------|
A|----7---7-3--3-3---2--2-2--------------------------------------------------|
E|-(0)---------------3--3-3--------------------------------------------------|
            Feelings die

(Verse 3 is back to start here minus intro and 1st verse lyrics, start at verse 2 lyrics) [Chorus 2] (after verse 3)

e|------------0--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------1--1-(1)-------------------------------------------------|
G|------6--7--------2--2-(2)-------------------------------------------------|
D|-----5-5--5--5----3--3-(3)-------------------------------------------------|
A|----7---7--7--7---3--3-(3)-------------------------------------------------|
E|-(0)-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
            Feelings hide

e|----------0--0-0--3--3-3--3--3-3--2--2-2--2--2-2--0--0-0--0--0-0-0-0-------|
B|----------1--1-1--0--0-0--0--0-0--3--3-3--3--3-3--0--0-0--0--0-0-0-0-------|
G|------6---0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--2--2-2--2--2-2--4--4-4--4--4-4-4-4-------|
D|-----5-5--2--2-2--0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--4--4-4--4--4-4-4-4-------|
A|----7---7-3--3-3--2--2-2--2--2-2------------------2--2-2--2--2-2-2-2-------|
E|-(0)--------------3--3-3--3--3-3-------------------------------------------|
            Feelings di  -  ie

[Bridge] (Play twice through and then six more times alternating with/without lyrics) X8

e|-0-----0-0-0---0-----0-0-0---0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0---0---0-0-0---|
B|-0-----0-0-0---0-----0-0-0---0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0---0---0-0-0---|
G|-0-----0-0-0---0-----0-0-0---4---4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-2---2-2-2---2---2-2-2---|
D|-2-----2-2-2---1-----1-1-1---4---4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-2---2-2-2---2---2-2-2---|
A|-2-----2-2-2---2-----2-2-2---2---2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-0---0-0-0---0---0-0-0---|
E|-0-----0-0-0---------------------------------------------------------------|

- - - - - - - - Could not wait to open you up - - - - Could not wait to open you up - - - - Could not wait to open you up - - - - [Outro x3 +1 to fade out] (same as verse 1)

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------0-------0-------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------0------------7-------0h2-------0----------------------------------|
D|-----5h7---------7---------2h4-------------4-------------------------------|
A|-------------(5)--------(0)-----------5------------------------------------|
E|-(0)------------------------------(3)--------------------------------------|
           Could not       face
           - 
           -
           (fade out) 

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------0-------0-------------0-------0---------------------------------|
G|---------0------------7--------0------------7------------------------------|
D|-----5h7---------7---------5h7---------7-----------------------------------|
A|-------------(5)--------(0)--------(5)-------------------------------------|
E|-(0)-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
           Could not       face       you
           -
           -

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------0-------0------------0------------------------------------------|
G|---------0------------7-------0---------0----------------------------------|
D|-----5h7---------7---------2h4-------------4-------------------------------|
A|-------------(5)--------(0)-----------5------------------------------------|
E|-(0)------------------------------(3)--------------------------------------|
           Lost my         place
           -
           -

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------0-------------0-------0---------------------------------|
G|----------------------7--------0------------7------------------------------|
D|-------4h5h7-----7---------5h7---------7-----------------------------------|
A|-------------(5)--------(0)--------(5)-------------------------------------|
E|-(0)-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
         Couldn't I        fade     a-way     
         Couldn't I        fade     a-way   
         Couldn't I        fade     a-way

(Keep playing this to fade out) ************************************ | h Hammer-on | (n) Hold note ************************************