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Tabbed by: Kyle Casey
Tabbed: Feb. 2012
TUNING: STANDARD


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INTRO:
E-------------------------------------------|
B-0h1--0h1------1----3---0h1--0h1----1---3--|
G----2----0----0----0-------2----0--0-------|
D-------------2--------------------2--------|
A------------3-----2--------------3-----2---|
E-----------------3--------------------3----|


VERSE:
E-------------------------------------------|
B-0h1--0h1------1----3---0h1--0h1----1---3--|
G----2----0----0----0-------2----0--0-------|
D-------------2--------------------2--------|
A------------3-----2--------------3-----2---|
E-----------------3--------------------3----|
  The shades go up       Mother staring down

E-------------------------------------------|
B-0h1--0h1------1----3---0h1--0h1----1---3--|
G----2----0----0----0-------2----0--0-------|
D-------------2--------------------2--------|
A------------3-----2--------------3-----2---|
E-----------------3--------------------3----|
  She don't know where he's been or
  How long he's been out| She said-

PRE-CHORUS:
E------------------------------|---------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
B-----------0-------------1-3--|-----------0---------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
G----0-----2-0-----0-----0-0---|----0-----2-0----0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
D---3-----2-------3-----2------|---3-----2------2----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
A--3-----0-------3-----3-------|--3-----0------2-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
E-1-------------1--------------|-1------------0------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
 Boy Im tired of livin my life|  Mom Im trying and Im living my life
 While your out with your friends|            The best way that I can

CHORUS:
E------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------|
G-2-2-2-2----------------------------------------------|
D-2-2-2-2-------------5-5-5-5-------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----|
A-0-0-0-0-------------5-5-5-5-------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----|
E---------------------3-3-3-3-------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1----|
  Cause I'm trying to be somebody   I'm not trying to be somebody else


E---------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------|
G-2-2-2-2-------------5-5-5-5-5-5-------------|
D-2-2-2-2---5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-------------|
A-0-0-0-0---5-5-5-5---3-3-3-3-3-3-------------|
E-----------3-3-3-3---------------------------|
  This life is mine I'm living
  Don't you know me, I won't ever let you down

INTERLUDE:
E---------------------------------------1---1-1-0-0-0---|
B-0h1---1h0-0---3---3h1-1-0h1---1h0-0-------------------|
G-----2-----------0-----------2-------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------|

E-0-1---0------------------------------------------|
B-----3---1-3-1-0---0--1-3-1-0---0-1---0-----------|
G------------------------------------2---0-2---0---|
D--------------------------------------------3-----|
A--------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------|


VERSE:
E-------------------------------------------|
B-0h1--0h1------1----3---0h1--0h1----1---3--|
G----2----0----0----0-------2----0--0-------|
D-------------2--------------------2--------|
A------------3-----2--------------3-----2---|
E-----------------3--------------------3----|
  The day has come       Son is moving on

E-------------------------------------------|
B-0h1--0h1------1----3---0h1--0h1----1---3--|
G----2----0----0----0-------2----0--0-------|
D-------------2--------------------2--------|
A------------3-----2--------------3-----2---|
E-----------------3--------------------3----|
  She don't know where he'll go or
  When he's coming home.   She said-

PRE-CHORUS:
Guitar 1
E------------------------------|---------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
B-----------0-------------1-3--|-----------0---------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
G----0-----2-0-----0-----0-0---|----0-----2-0----0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
D---3-----2-------3-----2------|---3-----2------2----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
A--3-----0-------3-----3-------|--3-----0------2-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
E-1-------------1--------------|-1------------0------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
Son take care don't let your    Said I love you now don't worry about me
Dreams get too far outta sight  You know I'll be fine

Guitar 2
E---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------151312--------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------12------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------|


CHORUS:
E------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------|
G-2-2-2-2----------------------------------------------|
D-2-2-2-2-------------5-5-5-5-------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----|
A-0-0-0-0-------------5-5-5-5-------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----|
E---------------------3-3-3-3-------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1----|
  Cause I'm trying to be somebody   I'm not trying to be somebody else


E---------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------|
G-2-2-2-2-------------5-5-5-5-5-5-------------|
D-2-2-2-2---5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-------------|
A-0-0-0-0---5-5-5-5---3-3-3-3-3-3-------------|
E-----------3-3-3-3---------------------------|
  This life is mine I'm living
  Don't you know me, I won't ever let you down

E------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------|
G-2-2-2-2----------------------------------------------|
D-2-2-2-2-------------5-5-5-5-------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----|
A-0-0-0-0-------------5-5-5-5-------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----|
E---------------------3-3-3-3-------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1----|
                     Nooooooo       I'm not trying to be somebody else

E---------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------|
G-2-2-2-2-------------5-5-5-5-5-5-------------|
D-2-2-2-2---5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-------------|
A-0-0-0-0---5-5-5-5---3-3-3-3-3-3-------------|
E-----------3-3-3-3---------------------------|
 Don't you know me?         I won't ever let you
 I won't ever let you

BREAK:
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-5---------2------5----------------5---------2-----------------------------|
D-5---------2------5---------5------5---------2-----------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
A-3---------0------3---------2------3---------0-----------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
E---------------------------------------------------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---|
  What they say,   What they know,  What they think won't ever bring me down

E---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-5---------2------5----------------5---------2-----------------------------|
D-5---------2------5---------5------5---------2-----------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
A-3---------0------3---------2------3---------0-----------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
E---------------------------------------------------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---|
            This life        Is mine               And I am my own

SOFT CHORUS:
E-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B----1h0----------1h0--------------1h0----------------------------|
G---2---------------------0-------0-------------------2/4---------|
D--2-------------3---------------2------------------0-------------|
A-0-------------3---------------3------------------2--------------|
E--------------1----------------------------------3---------------|
 I'm trying to be somebody      I'm not trying to be somebody else

E----------------------------------------------3--|
B----1h0----------1h0--------------1-----------3--|
G---2---------------------0-------0------------0--|
D--2-------------3---------------2-------------0--|
A-0-------------3---------------3--------------2--|
E--------------1-------------------------------3--|
 This life is mine I lead       Don't you know me?

CHORUS:
E------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------|
G-2-2-2-2----------------------------------------|
D-2-2-2-2-------5-5-5-5-------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----|
A-0-0-0-0-------5-5-5-5-------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----|
E---------------3-3-3-3-------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1----|
  I'm trying to be somebody   I'm not trying to be somebody else

E---------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------|
G-2-2-2-2-------------5-5-5-5-5-5-------------|
D-2-2-2-2---5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-------------|
A-0-0-0-0---5-5-5-5---3-3-3-3-3-3-------------|
E-----------3-3-3-3---------------------------|
                      Don't you know me I won't ever let you down

E---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-5---------2------5----------------5---------2-----------------------------|
D-5---------2------5---------5------5---------2-----------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
A-3---------0------3---------2------3---------0-----------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
E---------------------------------------------------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---|
                                              I won't be nobody else

E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-5---------2------5----------------5---------2---------------------|
D-5---------2------5---------5------5---------2-----------3-3-3-3-5-|
A-3---------0------3---------2------3---------0-----------3-3-3-3-5-|
E---------------------------------------------------------1-1-1-1-3-|
            This life is mine,                and I am my own     


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Keys:
\ = slide down
/ = slide up
h = hammer-on

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