Starving Tab

by Boyce Avenue
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Difficulty: beginner
Capo: no capo
Author gggf [pro] 341. Last edit on Feb 18, 2017
I didn't see any tabs for this version of the song so figured I'd write one out. Very similar to the
original song but with a few changes.
 
This is just Alejandro's part but it sounds good enough on its own or played along with the video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zziq8qY6wko&index=9&list=PLH38RihhIqHOBg7yt7tZBYas7nHmGh96h
 
[Intro]
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------7---------------------|
G|---1--2------9--8---------------1--2------9------------------------|
D|---2----------------------------2----------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0----2----9----7-------------0----2----9----7---------------------|
 
[Verse 1]
   You know just what to say,    things that scare me
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B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---1-----2---------------9--8--------------------------------|
D|---2---------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-------2-------------9----7--------------------------------|
 
   I should just walk away,   but I can't move my feet
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---1-----2---------------9--8--------------------------------|
D|---2---------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-------2-------------9----7--------------------------------|
 
    The more that I know you, the more that I want to
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---1-----2---------------9--8--------------------------------|
D|---2---------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-------2-------------9----7--------------------------------|
 
  Something inside me's changed, I was so much younger yesterday
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B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---1-----2---------------9--8--------------------------------|
D|---2---------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-------2-------------9----7--------------------------------|
 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---4-----6---------------9--8--------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-4-------5-------------9----7--------------------------------|
 
[Chorus]
*I didn't write out every strum of the chord but you can get feel for the strumming pattern from the song*
 
   I didn't know that I was starving till I tasted you
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-1--------2--------------------9-----------8----------------------------|
D|-2--------4--------------------11----------9----------------------------|
A|-2--------4--------------------11----------9----------------------------|
E|-0--------2--------------------9-----------7----------------------------|
 
   Don't need no butterflies when you give me the whole damn zoo
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-1--------2--------------------9-----------8----------------------------|
D|-2--------4--------------------11----------9----------------------------|
A|-2--------4--------------------11----------9----------------------------|
E|-0--------2--------------------9-----------7----------------------------|
 
   By the way, right away, you do things to my body
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-1--------2--------------------9-----------8----------------------------|
D|-2--------4--------------------11----------9----------------------------|
A|-2--------4--------------------11----------9----------------------------|
E|-0--------2--------------------9-----------7----------------------------|
 
    I didn't know that I was starving till I tasted you
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-1--------2--------------------9-----------8----------------------------|
D|-2--------4--------------------11----------9----------------------------|
A|-2--------4--------------------11----------9----------------------------|
E|-0--------2--------------------9-----------7----------------------------|
 
(Bridge)
e|---0----2----4----x-----------|
b|---0----2----5----4-----------|
g|---1----2----6----4-----------|
d|---2----4----6----4-----------|
a|---2----4----4----2-----------|
E|---0----2----x----x-----------|
 
e|---0----2----4----x-----------|
b|---0----2----5----4-----------|
g|---1----2----6----4-----------|
d|---2----4----6----4-----------|
a|---2----4----4----2-----------|
E|---0----2----x----x-----------|
 
   Right away, right away, you do things to my bodddyy
e|---0---------2----------4----------------x-----------|
b|---0---------2----------5----------------4-----------|
g|---1---------2----------6----------------4-----------|
d|---2---------4----------6----------------4-----------|
a|---2---------4----------4----------------2-----------|
E|---0---------2----------x----------------x-----------|
 
 I didn't know that I was starving till I tasted you
e|---0---------2----------4----------------x-----------|
b|---0---------2----------5----------------4-----------|
g|---1---------2----------6----------------4-----------|
d|---2---------4----------6----------------4-----------|
a|---2---------4----------4----------------2-----------|
E|---0---------2----------x----------------x-----------|
 
[Verse 2]
    You know just how to    make my heart beat faster
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B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---1-----2---------------9--8--------------------------------|
D|---2---------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-------2-------------9----7--------------------------------|
 
    Emotional earthquake,     bring on disaster
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B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---1-----2---------------9--8--------------------------------|
D|---2---------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-------2-------------9----7--------------------------------|
 
   You hit me head on, got me weak in my knees
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---1-----2-----------------9--8------------------------------|
D|---2---------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-------2---------------9----7------------------------------|
 
  Something inside   me's changed, I was so much younger yesterday
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B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---1-----2---------------9--8--------------------------------|
D|---2---------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-------2-------------9----7--------------------------------|
 
                      moahhahahaah
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B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---1-----2---------------9--8--------------------------------|
D|---2---------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-------2-------------9----7--------------------------------|
 
    So much younger yesterday, auhhiioo
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B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---1-----2---------------9--8--------------------------------|
D|---2---------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-------2-------------9----7--------------------------------|
 
(Chorus 2)
I didn't know that I was starving till I tasted you
e|---0---------2----------4----------------x-----------|
b|---0---------2----------5----------------4-----------|
g|---1---------2----------6----------------4-----------|
d|---2---------4----------6----------------4-----------|
a|---2---------4----------4----------------2-----------|
E|---0---------2----------x----------------x-----------|
 
Don't need no butterflies when you give me the whole damn zoo
e|---0---------2----------4----------------x-----------|
b|---0---------2----------5----------------4-----------|
g|---1---------2----------6----------------4-----------|
d|---2---------4----------6----------------4-----------|
a|---2---------4----------4----------------2-----------|
E|---0---------2----------x----------------x-----------|
 
By the way, right away, you do things to my body
e|---0---------2----------4----------------x-----------|
b|---0---------2----------5----------------4-----------|
g|---1---------2----------6----------------4-----------|
d|---2---------4----------6----------------4-----------|
a|---2---------4----------4----------------2-----------|
E|---0---------2----------x----------------x-----------|
 
I didn't know that I was starving till I tasted you
e|---0---------2----------4----------------x-----------|
b|---0---------2----------5----------------4-----------|
g|---1---------2----------6----------------4-----------|
d|---2---------4----------6----------------4-----------|
a|---2---------4----------4----------------2-----------|
E|---0---------2----------x----------------x-----------|
 
e|---0---------2----------4----------------x-----------|
b|---0---------2----------5----------------4-----------|
g|---1---------2----------6----------------4-----------|  x2
d|---2---------4----------6----------------4-----------|
a|---2---------4----------4----------------2-----------|
E|---0---------2----------x----------------x-----------|
 
By the way, right away, you do things to my body
e|---0---------2----------4----------------x-----------|
b|---0---------2----------5----------------4-----------|
g|---1---------2----------6----------------4-----------|
d|---2---------4----------6----------------4-----------|
a|---2---------4----------4----------------2-----------|
E|---0---------2----------x----------------x-----------|
 
 I didn't know that I was starving till I tasted you
e|---0---------2----------4----------------x-----------|
b|---0---------2----------5----------------4-----------|
g|---1---------2----------6----------------4-----------|
d|---2---------4----------6----------------4-----------|
a|---2---------4----------4----------------2-----------|
E|---0---------2----------x----------------x-----------|
 
 Tasted you, you, yeaaah , till I tasted youu
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g|---1---------2----------6----------------4-----------|
d|---2---------4----------6----------------4-----------|
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E|---0---------2----------x----------------x-----------|
 
e|---0---------2----------4----------------x-----------|
b|---0---------2----------5----------------4-----------|
g|---1---------2----------6----------------4-----------|
d|---2---------4----------6----------------4-----------|
a|---2---------4----------4----------------2-----------|
E|---0---------2----------x----------------x-----------|
 
By the way, right away, you do things to my body
e|---0---------2----------4----------------x-----------|
b|---0---------2----------5----------------4-----------|
g|---1---------2----------6----------------4-----------|
d|---2---------4----------6----------------4-----------|
a|---2---------4----------4----------------2-----------|
E|---0---------2----------x----------------x-----------|
 
I didn't know that I was starving till I tasted you
e|---0---------2----------4----------------x-----------|
b|---0---------2----------5----------------4-----------|
g|---1---------2----------6----------------4-----------|
d|---2---------4----------6----------------4-----------|
a|---2---------4----------4----------------2-----------|
E|---0---------2----------x----------------x-----------|
 
(Outro)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---1-----2-----------------9----8----------------------------|
D|---2---------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-------2---------------5/9----7----------------------------|
 
 Laa daa dee daa, dee daaaaaa
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---1-----2-----------------9----8----------------------------|
D|---2---------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-------2---------------5/9----7----------------------------|
 
 The more that I know you, the more I want to
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---1-----2--------------------9--8---------------------------|
D|---2---------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-------2------------------9----7---------------------------|
 
Something inside me's changed, I was so much younger yesterday
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---1-----2-----------------9--8------------------------------|
D|---2---------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-------2---------------9----7------------------------------|
 
************************************
 
| x   Dead note
| g   Grace note
| (n) Ghost note
| h   Hammer-on
| p   Pull-off
| r   Release
| >   Accented note
| t   Tapping
| b   Bend
| br  Bend release
| pb  Pre-bend
| pbr Pre-bend release
| /   Slide up
| \   Slide down
| ~   Vibrato
| s   Slap
| P   Pop
| PM  Palm mute
| TR  Trill
| N   Tremolo
 
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Starving – Boyce Avenue
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