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Either Way Acoustic Tab

by Chris Stapleton
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This is the version that Chris played on the Charlie Rose show that you can easily find on YouTube. I think this tab is a bit more complete than some of the others I've seen posted.
Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: D A D G B E
Capo: 2nd fret
Author andeporter1 [a] 180. Last edit on Apr 7, 2020
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[Intro]
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------0----------0------------------0----------0----------2\4--|
A|-----0-----0--2/4-----4\2--0-------0-----0--2/4-----4\2--0-------|
D|--0-----------------------------0--------------------------------|
 
                We pass in the hall,            on our way to separate rooms
                The only time we ever talk,     is when the monthly bills are due
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------0----------0------------------0----------0----------2\4--|
A|-----0-----0--2/4-----4\2--0-------0-----0--2/4-----4\2--0-------|
D|--0-----------------------------0--------------------------------|
 
        We go to work, we go to church, we fake the perfect life
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--1s5--5-----5-5-----5-----5-5-----5-----5-5-----5------5-5-----5--|
A|--1s5--5-----5-5-----5-----5-5-----5-----5-5-----5------5-5-----5--|
D|--1s5-----5-------5-----5-------5-----5-------5-----5--------5-----|
 
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------0----------0------------------0----------0-------0--|
A|-----0-----0--2/4-----4\2--0-------0-----0--2/4-----4\2-----|
D|--0-----------------------------0---------------------------|
 
            I'm past the point of givin' damn, and all my tears are cried
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------0h2--2--2--2-2h3-3-3-3p2---|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------0h2--2--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|
D|--1s5--5-----5-5-----5-----5-5-----5-----5-5-----5-----5-5-----5--0h2--2--2--2-2h4-4-4-4p2---|
A|--1s5--5-----5-5-----5-----5-5-----5-----5-5-----5-----5-5-----5-----------------------------|
D|--1s5-----5-------5-----5-------5-----5-------5-----5-------5--------------------------------|
 
    We can just go on like this, say the word we'll call it quits
E|--------------0h2-2--0--0--0-0--0--2-----------3----------------------------------|
B|--------------3---3--3--3--3-3--3--3--3--3-----3----------------------------------|
G|--------------0h2-2--2--2--0-0-h2--2--------2-------------------------------------|
D|--------0--2--0---0--0--0---------------------------1s5--5-----5-5-----5-----5-5--|
A|--0--2----------------------------------------------1s5--5-----5-5-----5-----5-5--|
D|----------------------------------------------------1s5-----5------5------5-------|
 
        Baby you can go or you can stay, I won't love you either way
E|-------------------0h2--2------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------0h2--2-2---2------------------------------------|
G|-------------------0h2--2-2---2------------------------------------|
D|-----5-----5-5--------------0----1s5--5-5-5--5-5--5-5--5--5--5--5--|
A|-----5-----5-5-------------------1s5--5-5h7--7-7--7p5--5--5--5--5--|
D|--5-----5-------5----------------1s5--5-5-5--5-5--5-5--5--5--5--5--|
 
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------0----------0------------------0----------0----------2\4--|
A|-----0-----0--2/4-----4\2--0-------0-----0--2/4-----4\2--0-------|
D|--0-----------------------------0--------------------------------|
 
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------0----------0------------------0----------0----------2\4--|
A|-----0-----0--2/4-----4\2--0-------0-----0--2/4-----4\2--0-------|
D|--0-----------------------------0--------------------------------|
 
                It's been so long since I felt, anything inside these walls
                You can't hate when you can't hurt, when you don't feel at all
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------0----------0------------------0----------0----------2\4--|
A|-----0-----0--2/4-----4\2--0-------0-----0--2/4-----4\2--0-------|
D|--0-----------------------------0--------------------------------|
 
        I used to cry and stay up nights and wonder what went wrong
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--1s5--5-----5-5-----5-----5-5-----5-----5-5-----5------5-5-----5--|
A|--1s5--5-----5-5-----5-----5-5-----5-----5-5-----5------5-5-----5--|
D|--1s5-----5-------5-----5-------5-----5-------5-----5--------5-----|
 
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------0----------0------------------0----------0-------0--|
A|-----0-----0--2/4-----4\2--0-------0-----0--2/4-----4\2-----|
D|--0-----------------------------0---------------------------|
 
                And it's been hard but hearts can only do that for so long
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------0h2--2--2--2-2h3-3-3-3p2---|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------0h2--2--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|
D|--1s5--5-----5-5-----5-----5-5-----5-----5-5-----5-----5-5-----5--0h2--2--2--2-2h4-4-4-4p2---|
A|--1s5--5-----5-5-----5-----5-5-----5-----5-5-----5-----5-5-----5-----------------------------|
D|--1s5-----5-------5-----5-------5-----5-------5-----5-------5--------------------------------|
 
    We can just go on like this, say the word we'll call it quits
E|--------------0h2-2--0--0--0-0--0--2-----------3----------------------------------|
B|--------------3---3--3--3--3-3--3--3--3--3-----3----------------------------------|
G|--------------0h2-2--2--2--0-0-h2--2--------2-------------------------------------|
D|--------0--2--0---0--0--0---------------------------1s5--5-----5-5-----5-----5-5--|
A|--0--2----------------------------------------------1s5--5-----5-5-----5-----5-5--|
D|----------------------------------------------------1s5-----5-------5------5------|
 
        Baby you can go or you can stay,        but I won't love you either way
E|-------------------0h2--2------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------0h2--2-2---2------------------------------------|
G|-------------------0h2--2-2---2------------------------------------|
D|-----5-----5-5--------------0----1s5--5-5-5--5-5--5-5--5--5--5--5--|
A|-----5-----5-5-------------------1s5--5-5h7--7-7--7p5--5--5--5--5--|
D|--5-----5-------5----------------1s5--5-5-5--5-5--5-5--5--5--5--5--|
 
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------0----------0------------------0----------0----------2\4--|
A|-----0-----0--2/4-----4\2--0-------0-----0--2/4-----4\2--0-------|
D|--0-----------------------------0--------------------------------|
 
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------0----------0------------------0----------0-------0--|
A|-----0-----0--2/4-----4\2--0-------0-----0--2/4-----4\2-----|
D|--0-----------------------------0---------------------------|
 
[Outro]
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------2--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2--|
G|-------------------------------------------------------2--2--2-2h4-4-4-4p2--2--|
D|--1s5--5-5-5--------------------5-------------------5--2--2--2-2h4-4-4-4p2--2--|
A|--1s5--5-5-5--5h7-7-7-7-7-7p5-5---5-5h7-7-7-7-7-7p5-5--------------------------|
D|--1s5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------------|
 
    We can just go on like this, say the word we'll call it quits
E|--------------0h2-2--0--0--0-0--0--2-----------3----------------------------------|
B|--------------3---3--3--3--3-3--3--3--3--3-----3----------------------------------|
G|--------------0h2-2--2--2--0-0-h2--2--------2-------------------------------------|
D|--------0--2--0---0--0--0---------------------------1s5--5-----5-5-----5-----5-5--|
A|--0--2----------------------------------------------1s5--5-----5-5-----5-----5-5--|
D|----------------------------------------------------1s5-----5-----5------5--------|
 
        Baby you can go or you can stay,        but I won't love you either way
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------0h2--2-2---2------------------------------------|
G|-------------------0h2--2-2---2------------------------------------|
D|-----5-----5-5-----0h2--2---2----1s5--5-5-5--5-5--5-5--5--5--5--5--|
A|-----5-----5-5--------------0----1s5--5-5h7--7-7--7p5--5--5--5--5--|
D|--5-----5-------5----------------1s5--5-5-5--5-5--5-5--5--5--5--5--|
 
 
************************************
 
| h  Hammer-on
| /  Slide up
| \  Slide down
| p  Pull-off
 
************************************

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ttyrer
Nice job! I think the intro is like this tho: [Intro] D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------0---0------0--------0---------0---0------0----------2\4--| A|-----0-----0--2/4-4---4\2--0-------0-----0--2/4-4---4\2----------| D|--0-----------------------------0--------------------------------|
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risseeuw57
Good job man, i was going to sit down and tab this out from the YouTube video you're referring to but you already did it!
+1
shaunwis
What's the 1s5 mean? I don't understand, and it's not explained anywhere here that I can see...
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