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F# : 244322
F#': x 9 11 11 11 x
E  : 022100
B  : 799877
B' : x 14 16 16 16 x
A  : 577655

Guitar 2 plays the tab. It is a clean guitar, with some effects (I'm not sure,
I think maybe a chorus or a flanger?)

OK, here we go.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
VERSE 1
(no chords)
I want you to know that I'm happy for you.
I wish nothing but the best for you both.

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-------|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
-------|-14---------17~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---|
-------|-----14------------------------|-----------------------------14-|
-------|---------14--------------------|--------------------------------|
-------|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
-------|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Another  version of me;     Is   she  perverted  like me? Would  she go

+       +       +       +     | +       +       +       +
------------------------17~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
16----------17----------------|----------------------------------|
----16------------------------|----------------------------------|
--------16--------------------|----------------------------------|
------------------------------|----------------------------------|
------------------------------|----------------------------------|
down on you in          a theatre?                 Does she speak

+       +       +       +       | +         +        +       +
-------------17----14~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~16----------|
14------------------------------|----------------------------14------|
----14--------------------------|---------------------------------14-|
--------14----------------------|------------------------------------|
--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
e-  lo- quently?   And  would she have your baby?        I'm sure she'd

+       +       +       +     | +       +       +       +
------------19~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
16----------------------------|---------------------------------------|
----16------------------------|---------------------------------------|
--------16--------------------|---------------------------------------|
------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
make a  really  excel-  lent    mother.                      Cause the


PRE-CHORUS
+                 +                 +                 +             |
--------------------------17-----------------16-------14------------|
14-----------------------------------------------------------17-----|
---------14---------------------------------------------------------|
------------------14------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#'
love     that you gave    that we made       wasn't   a------ble to

+         +        +         +        | +       +       +       +      |
14------------------------------------|-------------19------17------16-|
-----17-------16--------14------------|-16-----------------------------|
--------------------------------------|-----16-------------------------|
--------------------------------------|---------16---------------------|
--------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
                                   x x  B'
make it enough for you to    be      o--pen wide.

 +    +    +    +    | +        +        +        +            |
-------------19------|--------------17--------16---------------|
---19---17-----------|-14------------------------------17------|
---------------------|-----14----------------------------------|
---------------------|---------14------------------------------|
---------------------|-----------------------------------------|
---------------------|-----------------------------------------|
                 x x   F#'

 No.             And   every--time you speak her name does she
 +            +             +             +        |
-14------------------------------------------------|
-----17-------------16------------14---------------|
---------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------|
                                               x x
 know how you told me you'd hold me       un--til

 +       +       +       +      | +            +           +       +     |
-------------17------16---------|--------------------19------------------|
-16--------------------------17-|-16-------------------------------------|
-----16-------------------------|-------16-------------------------------|
---------16---------------------|--------------16------------------------|
--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B'
 you died?   Til you died, but    you're still alive.         And I'm here


CHORUS
             F#        E               A                      B
(And I'm here)   to  remind you of the mess you left when you went away.
         F#        E            A                     B
It's not fair to deny me of the cross I bear that you gave to me.
B             n.c.
You, you, you oughta know.


VERSE 2 (guitar 1 plays the F#' and B' chords softly)

 +       +       +       +     | +       +       +       +       |
-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
-14----------16~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-----|
-----14------------------------|---------------------------------|
---------14--------------------|-----------------------------16--|
-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F#'
You               seem          very     well.

 +       +       +       +     | +       +       +       +       |
-------------17~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-------16------|
-16----------------------------|---------------------19----------|
-----16------------------------|---------------------------------|
---------16--------------------|---------------------------------|
-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B'
Things           look          peaceful.

 +       +       +       +     | +       +       +       +       |
-------------17------16--------|-14~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~----|
-14-------------------------17-|---------------------------------|
-----14------------------------|---------------------------------|
---------14--------------------|-----------------------------16--|
-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F#'
I'm               not           quite as well.           I thought

 +       +       +       +     | +       +       +       +       |
-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
-16----------17~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
-----16------------------------|---------------------------------|
---------16--------------------|---------------------------------|
-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B'
              you       should know.                 Did you for-

 +       +       +       +     | +       +       +       +       |
-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
-14----------16------14~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
-----14------------------------|---------------------------------|
---------14--------------------|---------------------------------|
-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F#'
get  a--bout me      Mr.     Du-------plici-ty?      I  hate to

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-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
-17----------16~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
-----16------------------------|---------------------------------|
---------16--------------------|---------------------------------|
-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B'
bug  you in  the middle  of      dinner.             It  was a

 +       +       +       +     | +       +       +       +       |
-17----------16----------14----|---------------------------------|
-----14-------------17---------|---------------------------------|
---------14--------------------|---------------------------------|
-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F#'
slap in  the face   how  quickly I was   replaced,   and are you

 +       +       +       +      | +       +       +       +       |
-----------------------------19-|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
-16-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
-----16--------------16---------|---------------------------------|
---------16---------------------|---------------------------------|
--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B'
thinking of   me     when you        fuck    her?            Cause the


PRE-CHORUS (guitar 1 plays the F#' and B' chords loudly)
+                 +                 +                 +             |
--------------------------17-----------------16-------14------------|
14-----------------------------------------------------------17-----|
---------14---------------------------------------------------------|
------------------14------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#'
love     that you gave    that we made       wasn't   a------ble to

+         +        +         +        | +       +       +       +      |
14------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
-----17-------16--------14------------|-16--------17p16----------------|
--------------------------------------|-----16----------16-------------|
--------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------------|--------------------------------|                 
                 x x  B'
make it enough for you to    be      o--pen wide.

 +      +     +     +        | +        +        +        +            |
----19--------17----17-------|--------------17--------16---------------|
-----------------19----------|-14------------------------------17------|
-----------------------------|-----14----------------------------------|
-----------------------------|---------14------------------------------|
-----------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
-----------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
                          x x F#'
 No.                      And every--time you speak her name does she

 +            +             +             +        |
-14------------------------------------------------|
-----17-------16----14------17----16---------------|
------------------------------------------14-------|
---------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------|
                                               x x
 know how you told me you'd hold me       un--til

 +       +       +       +     |  +            +           +       +     |
-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
-16----------16----------------|--16-----------------16------------------|
-----16----------16------------|--------16-------------------------------|
---------16----------16--------|---------------16------------------------|
-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|

B'
 you died?   Til you died, but    you're still alive.         And I'm here


CHORUS
             F#        E               A                      B
(And I'm here)   to  remind you of the mess you left when you went away.
         F#        E            A                     B
It's not fair to deny me of the cross I bear that you gave to me.
B             n.c.
You, you, you oughta know.

`QUIET PART'
Guitar 1: feedback-effects

Guitar 2 (clean, with effects)
Chord formation: A7: 57565x   B7: 224242

A7  B7  A7  B7  A7  B7  B7  B7 (each chord eight counts)

PRE-CHORUS
           +              +              +              +             |
----------|----------------------------------------------14------------|
----------|-14----------------------------------17--------------17-----|
----------|--------14--------------------------------------------------|
----------|----------------14------------------------------------------|
----------|------------------------------------------------------------|
----------|------------------------------------------------------------|
            F#'
Cause the   joke that you laid  in  the   bed  that was me,  and I'm
+         +        +         +        | +       +       +       +      |
--------------------------------------|-------------19------17---------|
-----16-------14---17---16------------|-16--------------------------19-|
-----------------------------14-------|-----16-------------------------|
--------------------------------------|---------16---------------------|
--------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
                                   x x  B'
not gonna fade as  soon  as  you   close  your eyes,       and  you  know

 +        +       +       +       | +        +         +         +         |
-17--16---------------------------|--------------17---------16-------------|
----------17---16~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|-14-------------------------------17----|
----------------------------------|-----14---------------------------------|
----------------------------------|---------14-----------------------------|
----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
                               x x  F#'
it.                            And  every---time  I scratch my nails down

 +       +        +        +        |
-14------14-------------------------|
-----17-------16------14------------|
------------------------------------|
------------------------------------|
------------------------------------|
------------------------------------|
                                 x x
someone  else's   back I   hope you

 +       +       +       +      | +            +           +       +     |
--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
-16----------17--16-------------|-16~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
-----16--------------16---------|----------------------------------------|
---------16------------------16-|----------------------------------------|
--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B'
feel it.               Can you  feel it?                     And I'm here

CHORUS
             F#        E               A                      B
(And I'm here)   to  remind you of the mess you left when you went away.
         F#        E            A                     B
It's not fair to deny me of the cross I bear that you gave to me.
B
You, you, you oughta know. And I'm here

(during the second chorus, guitar 1 plays the tab (with vibrato) overdriven,
and guitar 2 plays the chords overdriven)

 +   +   +   + | +   +   +   +  |  +    +    +      +  | +    +    +    +  |
---------------|----------------|----------------------|-------------------|
-19--19--19--19|-19--19--19--19-|--19---19---19-----19-|-19---19---19---19-|
---------------|----------------|----------------------|-------------------|
---------------|----------------|----------------------|-------------------|
---------------|----------------|----------------------|-------------------|
---------------|----------------|----------------------|-------------------|
 F#            E               A                       B
          to remind you   of the mess you left when you went away. It's not
 +   +   +   + | +   +   +    +    | +    +    +    + | +   +   +   +
---------------|-------------------|------------------|----------------------|
-19--19--19--19|------------19--19-|-19---19---19---19|--19------------------|
---------------|-18--18--18---18---|------------------|--18---18--18---18--18|
---------------|-------------------|------------------|----------------------|
---------------|-------------------|------------------|----------------------|
---------------|-------------------|------------------|----------------------|
 F#            E                 A                    B
 fair    to deny   me     of the cross I bear that you gave to me. You you you

N.C. oughta know.
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