Skillet – One Real Thing (Guitar Tab)

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Hello! this is my first tab and im 95% sure its all correct. This is a beautiful song and i hope you enjoy! feel free correct if you this something is incorrect :) (*btw i included the names of the power chords in the chorus if thats easier for you) [Intro]

e|-2--2--3--3--0--0--00--0--2--2--3--3--0--0--00--7-0------------------------|
B|--3--3--3--3--3--3---3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3---------3----------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Verse 1] *this is the lead electric guitar part. in the background another guitar repeats the intro part twice

e|-14--14--15--15---12~~~~-----------14--14--15--15---12--12/19--------------|
B|---15--15--15--15--------12~~~~~~~---15--15--15--15------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|  repeat
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Chorus]

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-4-4-4-4---------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4---------7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9--|
D|-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9--|
A|-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7--|
E|---------3-3-3-3-------------------------3-3-3-3------------------|

  B5       G5      D5              B5      G5       D5     E5
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-4-4-4-4---------7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-12-12-12-12-12-----------|
D|-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-12-12-12-12-12-----------|
A|-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10-----------|
E|---------3-3-3-3--------------------------------------------------|

B5 G5 D5 E5 G5 [Verse 2] same as first verse for both guitars except repeat 3 times not 2 [Chorus]

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--4-4-4-4---------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4---------7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-------|
D|--4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-------|
A|--2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-------|
E|----------3-3-3-3-------------------------3-3-3-3-----------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--4-4-4-4---------7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-------|
D|--4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-------|
A|--2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-------|
E|----------3-3-3-3-------------------------------------------------------|

[Bridge]

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7---------4-4-4-4-----------------------7-7-7-7-12-12-12-12-4-4-4-4---------|
D|-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5--repeat then--7-7-7-7-12-12-12-12-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5---------------5-5-5-5-10-10-10-10-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-|
E|---------3-3-3-3---------3-3-3-3-------------------------------------------3-3-3-3-|

  D5       G5      B5      G5                    D5     G5           B5      G5
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7---------4-4-4-4---------------------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-------------------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-------------------------------------------|
E|---------3-3-3-3---------3-3-3-3-------------------------------------------|

D5 G5 B5 G5 [quiet verse] *other guitar in the background still playing intro

e|-14--14--15--15---12~~~~~~14--14--15--15---12~~~~-------14--14--15--15--12---12/19-|
B|---15--15--15--15-----------15--15--15--15-------12~~~~---15--15--15--15-----------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-14--14--15--15---12~~~~~-------14--14--15--15----12---12/19---------------|
B|---15--15--15--15--------12~~~~~--15--15--15--15---------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Chorus]

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-4-4-4-4---------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4---------7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-repeat-then-|
A|-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-------------|
E|---------3-3-3-3-------------------------3-3-3-3-----------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-4-4-4-4---------7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-12-12-12-12-12--------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-12-12-12-12-12--------------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10--------------------|
E|---------3-3-3-3-----------------------------------------------------------|

in the background you can hear the lead guitar playing some riffs, if you can figure them out plz add [Outro]

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--7-7-3-3-2-2-3-3-7-7-10/3-3-2-2-3-3---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| repeat and fade
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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