If Tab

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Tuning:	E A D G B E
Capo:	no capo

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[Intro]
 
e|----------0--------0-----|----------0--------0-----|----------0--------0-----|
B|----0--------0--------0--|----0--------0--------0--|----0--------0--------0--|
G|-------6--------6--------|-------4--------4--------|-------4--------4--------|
D|-7-----------------------|-6-----------------------|-5-----------------------|
A|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
 
 
e|----------0--------0-----|----------0--------0-----|----------0--------0-----|
B|----0--------0--------0--|----3--------3--------3--|----2--------2--------2--|
G|-------2--------2--------|-------2--------2--------|-------2--------2--------|
D|-4-----------------------|-3-----------------------|-2-----------------------|
A|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
 
 
e|----------1--------1-----|-------------0-----------|
B|----0--------0--------0--|----------3--------------|
G|-------2--------2--------|-------1-----------------|
D|-0-----------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|----2--------------------|
E|-------------------------|-0-----------------------|
                                         1.   If  a
 
[Verse]
 
e|-----------0--------0----|----------0--------0----|----------0---------0-----|
B|-----0--------0--------0-|----0--------0--------0-|----0---------0---------0-|
G|--------6--------6-------|-------4--------4-------|-------4---------4--------|
D|--7----------------------|-6----------------------|-5------------------------|
A|--0----------------------|-0----------------------|-0------------------------|
E|-------------------------|------------------------|--------------------------|
 
   pic - ture paints    a   thou - sand words  then  why   can't   I    paint
   face    could launch a   thou - sand ships, then  where   am    I     to
 
   man     could  be  two   pla - ces   at   one     time,  I'd    be    with
   world  should stop re -  volv - ing, spin - ning  slow - ly    down    to
 
 
e|-----------0--------0----|----------0--------0----|----------0---------0-----|
B|-----0--------0--------0-|----3--------3--------3-|----2---------2---------2-|
G|--------2--------2-------|-------2--------2-------|-------2---------2--------|
D|--4----------------------|-3----------------------|-2------------------------|
A|--0----------------------|-0----------------------|-0------------------------|
E|-------------------------|------------------------|--------------------------|
 
   you?                The  words  will  nev - er    show                 the
   go?             There's  no     one   home  but   you,              you're
 
   you,               to -  mor - row   and   to  -  day                  be -
   die,               I'd   spend  the  end  with    you,                 and
 
 
e|-----------1--------1----|-------------0----------|
B|-----0--------0--------0-|----------3-----3-------|
G|--------2--------2-------|-------1-----------1----|
D|--0----------------------|------------------------|
A|-------------------------|----2-------------------|
E|-------------------------|-0----------------------|
 
   you   I've  come   to    know.             If  a
   all  that's left   me    to.                And  (to chorus)
 
   side  you   all   the    way.             If the
   when  the  world  was    through,           then (to chorus)
 
 
[Chorus]
 
e|-----------2--------2----|----------2--------2----|----------2---------2-----|
B|-----2--------2--------2-|----2--------2--------2-|----2---------2---------2-|
G|--------2--------2-------|-------2--------2-------|-------2---------2--------|
D|--4----------------------|-3----------------------|-2------------------------|
A|-------------------------|------------------------|--------------------------|
E|-------------------------|------------------------|--------------------------|
 
1. when              my     love              for    life   is    run  -  ning
 
2. one               by     one               the    stars  would   all    go
 
 
e|-----------2--------2----|----------0--------0----|----------2---------2-----|
B|-----0--------0--------0-|----0--------0--------0-|----2---------2---------2-|
G|--------2--------2-------|-------0--------0-------|-------3---------3--------|
D|--0----------------------|------------------------|--------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-4----------------------|--------------------------|
E|-------------------------|------------------------|-2------------------------|
 
   dry               you    come              and    pour               your -
 
   out,              then   you               and    I                  would
 
e|-----------2--------2----|-------------0----------|
B|-----3--------3--------3-|----------3-------------|
G|--------2--------2-------|-------1----------------|
D|-------------------------|------------------------|
A|--2----------------------|----2-------------------|
E|-------------------------|-0----------------------|
   self              on     me.           2.  If  a
 
 
[Outro]
 
e|-----------2--------2----|----------2--------2----|----------0---------0-----|
B|-----3--------3--------3-|----3--------3----------|----0---------0---------0-|
G|--------2--------2-------|-------2--------2-------|-------6---------6--------|
D|-------------------------|----------------------6-|-7------------------------|
A|--2----------------------|------------------------|-0------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-0----------------------|--------------------------|
 
   sim       -       ply    fly               a  -   way.
 
 
e|-----------0--------0----|----------0-------------|-----0--------------------|
B|-----3--------3--------3-|----3--------3--------3-|----2---------------------|
G|--------2--------2-------|-------2--------2-------|---2----------------------|
D|--4----------------------|-3-----------------3----|--2-----------------------|
A|--0----------------------|-0----------------------|-0------------------------|
E|-------------------------|------------------------|--------------------------|
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This is absolutely the correct way to play this song.All the others are wrong and making life difficult for themselves.I have seen THE man himself live on 2 occassions and there is no doubt about it.Whoever submitted this tab is spot on.

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hey , this is the best version!!!! well done! 5 stars

hey, i just check this tap out, playin along with the song, and it's almost perfect!! but the chorus part and ending part is alittle hard to play. any way, u did a really amazing tap!!! the others version is shit really