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I Am For Real - The Whigs
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Tabbed by: adslam3
AT the bottom there is a CHORDS version with LYRICS.
-If you have trouble with this, watch any live video on youtube.
Tuning: Standard
NOTE: Strumming will not be accurately shown. You can figure it out,
just listen
INTRO - Remember, strumming isn't exact
e|-4~--9--8~--9--14--12--16-16-16-16-19-16-17-16-19-16-17-16-14--12---------|
B|-5~--10-9~--10-15--13--17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-15--13---------|
G|-4~--9--8~--9--14--12--16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-14--12---------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
NOTE: The intro is played again after the 1st chorus.
Verse/Chorus -You don't really hear the strumming in the verse, but watch
the whigs play live and you can see it.
C#m E B A
e|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------|
B|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------|
G|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-------|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------|
E|-----------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------|
NOTE: For verse/chorus you can use power chords if you want to.
Also, the E could possibly be played like -79977.
BRIDGE (at 2:11)
E F# A
e|-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----------------------------------------|
B|-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----------------------------------------|
G|-1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6----------------------------------------|
D|-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------PLAY THIS 3 TIMES----------------|
A|-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------------------------------------|
E|-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----------------------------------------|
(at 2:26- the last A is strummed until the chorus again)
F# A F# A
e|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------|
B|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------|
G|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------|
BACK to C#m, E, B, A pattern after the bridge. Finish the song on A.
CHORDS VERSION:
INTRO: At the top of the tab or you can just strum C#m, E, B, A.
VERSE 1
C#m E
Killing for salvation he was sitting on his throne
B A
And he thought "there's ways to reach these folks and teach them
what we've known”
C#m E
Into the receiver came a voice unlike his kind,
B A
they're not speaking the same language but there's common ground
he'll find
CHORUS
C#m E
I don't need to kill anyone
B A
To let them know I am for real
C#m E
I don't need to walk in your backyard
B A
To let you know just where I stand
VERSE 2
C#m E
So we're picking our pieces for the safety of our sons
B A
He's not reaching for an agreement but he's reaching for our guns
C#m E
He don't need to questions he don't need to compromise
B A
There's no use in a conversation if there's nothing left to find
CHORUS
BRIDGE
E F# A
Cuz I respect your home and what you say
E F# A
when you're speaking to me
E F# A
And when it's time to look you in the eye
F# A
And you'll know where I'm coming from
F# A
Do you know where I'm coming from
ENDING: Back to the same strum pattern of C#m, E, B, A with the same timing
as the rest of the song. Play it until it ends. Ends on A.
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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