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Artist: MOTION CITY SOUNDTRACK
Song: AUTOGRAPHS AND APOLOGIES
Album: I AM THE MOVIE
Tunning: STANDARD
Tabbed By: >>Max<<
Ok, so I've wanted to learn the tab to this song,
but all I could ever find was the intro. So, I decided to tab it myself. Technically, I
this is a mix of Guitar 1 and Guitar 2 parts, but I'm a little too lazy to tab both
separately. It's pretty easy to tell which parts belong to which guitar though.
**NO GUITAR**
Outline of a storyboard
with no idea
head first in the shallow end
I apologize if I do not care
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--7--7--7--5--5--5--3--3--------------------3--3--3--------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------5--5--5--1--1--1-----------1--1--1--3--3--1--1-----|X2
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-12-12-12-8-8-10-10-10-12-12-12-15-15-15-12-12-12-15-15-12-12---|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--7--7--7--5--5--5--3--3--------------------3--3--3--------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------5--5--5--1--1--1-----------1--1--1--3--3--1--1-----|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|--8~~~\1~~~/3~~(\1)--6~~(\5)-| () = don't pick the note, just slide to it
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------13-----------|
G|10-10-10--12-12-12-----------8-8-8--10-10-10--12-12-12------------8-8-8------12--10----|
D|--------------------10-10-10----------------------------10-10-10--------------------10-|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Busy hands keep swimming they don't like swallowing
To the abstract motor, gotta make that motor hum, gotta make it run
**NO GUITAR**
Forward seems like forever when ever is hand over hand over hand
The busy hands keep swimming gotta make that motor hum, get it over and done
*NO GUITAR*
So much for the autographs
So much for apologies
E|--------4-----3-----4----6--|
B|--8-----4-----3-----4----6--|
G|--8-----5-----x-----5----7--|
D|--8~----6~----5~----6----8--| X2(this matches the piano more than guitar)
A|--6-----6-----5-----6----8--|
E|--------4-----3-----4----6--|
So much for the promises I never intended to keep
How does it all add up how does the story end
E|------------4---------3---------4--------6------|
B|--8---------4---------3---------4--------6------|
G|--8---------5---------x---------5--------7------|
D|--8-(x8)----6-(x8)----5-(x8)----6-(x4)---8-(x4)-|
A|--6---------6---------5---------6--------8------|
E|------------4---------3---------4--------6------|
I can't let go, I can't pretend
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--7--7--7--5--5--5--3--3--------------------3--3--3--------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------5--5--5--1--1--1-----------1--1--1--3--3--1--1-----|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-12-12-12-8-8-10/15--8-10/15--8-10/15--8-10/15--|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
**NO GUITAR**
Very I'm so friendly, very I'm so
E|------------------|
B|--13--------------|
G|------12--10------|
D|--------------10--|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|
Halloween
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------13-------------|
G|-10-10-10--12-12-12-----------8-8-8--10-10-10--12-12-12------------8-8-8-----12--10------|
D|---------------------10-10-10----------------------------10-10-10-------------------10---|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
So this is what I wanted, gotta keep those channels clean,
and other sobering themes
I'm drowning by numbers, my halo is bent, it's a fat fucking lie
**NO GUITAR**
Until the abstract motor gives in it says
E|------------------|
B|--13--------------|
G|------12--10------|
D|--------------10--|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|
"At least I tried,
at least I tried"
E|------11--10--11---------|
B|--11--------------*11*---| **Play only on 7th time
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------| X7
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|
So much for the autographs
So much for apologies
E|------------4---------3---------4--------6------|
B|--8---------4---------3---------4--------6------|
G|--8---------5---------x---------5--------7------|
D|--8-(x8)----6-(x8)----5-(x8)----6-(x4)---8-(x4)-| X2
A|--6---------6---------5---------6--------8------|
E|------------4---------3---------4--------6------|
So much for the promises I never intended to keep
How does it all add up? How does the story end?
I can't let go, I can't pretend
E|------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------
G|------------------------------------------------------
D|------------5-----------5-5-5-5-------8-6-6-5-6-5-[8]- x 2
A|--6-6-6-5-6---6-6-5-6-----------8-8-6-------------[6]- [] = play 2nd time
E|----------------------6-------------------------------
A part got cut off, and I never realized till now, so here's what it should look like.
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------13-------------|
G|-10-10-10--12-12-12-----------8-8-8--10-10-10--12-12-12------------8-8-8-----12--10------|
D|---------------------10-10-10----------------------------10-10-10-------------------10---|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Busy hands keep swimming they don't like swallowing
To the abstract motor, gotta make that motor hum, gotta make it run
The D string got cut off I guess.