Sometimes Love Tab

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This is a whole-step drop tuning picking pattern.Was this info helpful?
Difficulty:	intermediate
Tuning:	E A D G B E
Key:	D
Capo:	no capo
Author shaneplatt2 [pro] 31. Last edit on Jul 19, 2019
1.  The acoustic guitar is tuned down a whole step.
2.  The chords shown below aren't necessarily the exact chord the rhythm guitar is playing, but fretting
    the listed chords makes the picking pattern easier.
3.  I randomly pick what I think I'm hearing.  I tried to capture the pattern I "think" I'm picking.
    This is my first attempt at writing/submitting tab.  All critiques are welcome (good or bad).
 
6th string = D
5th string = G
4th string = C
3rd string = F
2nd string = A
1st string = D
 
 
     Dadd5/G           D/F#              Em7             A7sus4            A7              Cadd9
 
     X O              X O            O     O   O      X O   O   O      X O   O   O      X     O   O
   ___________      ___________      ___________      ___________      ___________      ___________
1  | | | | | |      | | | | | |      | | | | | |      | | | | | |      | | | | | |      | | | | | |
2  | | | O | |      O | | O | O      | O O | | |      | | O | | |      | | O | O |      | | O | | |
3  O | | | O |      | | | | O |      | | | | O |      | | | | O |      | | | | | |      | O | | O |
4  | | | | | |      | | | | | |      | | | | | |      | | | | | |      | | | | | |      | | | | | |
5  | | | | | O      | | | | | |      | | | | | |      | | | | | |      | | | | | |      | | | | | |
 
 
      Cmaj7             Am7
   X                X O   O   O
   ___________      ___________
1  | | | | | |      | | | | O |
2  | | | | | |      | | O | | |
3  | O | | | O      | | | | | |
4  | | | O | |      | | | | | |
5  | | O | O |      | | | | | |
 
 
 
[Intro]
     D          D/B         A        Dadd5/G
e|---2-------------------------------------------------------5---------------|
B|---3-----------3----------2-----------0----------3----------------3--------|
G|--------2-----------2-----------2-----2-------2------2--------------2------|
D|---0----------------------2----------------0------------0------0-------0---|
A|---------------2----------0------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------3------------------------------------|
 
 
     D           A         D/B
e|---2----------------------------------2------------------------------------|
B|---3-----------2----------3------------------------3-----------------------|
G|--------2-----------2---------------2----------2---------------------------|
D|---0-----------2----------------0----------0-------------------------------|
A|---------------0----------2------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
[Verse 1]
 
 
   She was a  some times love
 
     D         A         D/B
e|---2-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----3-------2----------3----------3---------------------------------------|
G|--------2---------2--------2-----------------------------------------------|
D|---0---------2------2--------0---------------------------------------------|
A|-------------0----------2------2-------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
    An  every now and then touch   that mo--men-tarily            Brought out
     D         A           D/B          A     Dadd5/G
e|---2---------------------------------------------------------5-------------|
B|-----3-------2---------2--3-------3---2-----2––-0------3----------3--------|
G|--------2---------2---------2------------2------2----2---2----------2------|
D|---0---------2-------2--------0-------2---2--------0-------0----0-----0----|
A|-------------0------------2-----2-----0------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------3--------------------------|
 
    the best in me
 
        A7sus4      A7
e|-------------------------0-------------------------------------------------|
B|------------3-----2----------2---------------------------------------------|
G|----------0----0-----2---------2-------------------------------------------|
D|--------2-------2------2---------------------------------------------------|
A|------0--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
    D        A          D/B
    I didn’t think that much....of it
 
    D            A  D/B  A         Dadd5/G
    My heart can easily love it or leave it
 
                         Em7  A7
    Told myself I didn’t need it
 
 
[Chorus]
 
  And years.......................................... have gone
 
       Bm
e|-------------2-----------------2------------------2------------------------|
B|-----3---------3---3----3--------3----3-----3-------3---3---3--------------|
G|-----4–––4----------------4-------------------4---------------4------------|
D|-----4-----4-----4---4------4------4-----4------4-----4---4-----4----------|
A|-----2------------------2-------------------2------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
      bye....................................................She’s moved
       A
e|-------------0-----------------0-------------------0-----------------------|
B|-----2---------2---2----2--------2----2----2---------2---2---2-------------|
G|-----2––2-----------------2------------------2-----------------2-----------|
D|-----2----2------2---2------2-------2---2------2-------2–––2-----2---------|
A|-----0---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
       on............................................So have
     Dadd5/G
e|------------------------5--------------------------------------------------|
B|-----0---------0----------3-------3-----3---------3------------------------|
G|-----2––2----2---2----2--------2----2-----2----2---------------------------|
D|----------0--------0--------0---------0-----0------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----3---------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
       I........or have I?
      D/F#                 A7
e|-----------------------------------------0---------------------------------|
B|-----------3---------3----------2----------2-------------------------------|
G|---------2---2----2----------0----0----0-----0-----------------------------|
D|-------0-------0----------2---------2----------2---------------------------|
A|-----------------------0---------------------------------------------------|
E|-----2---------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
 
    Bm                A                  Dadd5/G       D/F#
    That part of my life  - That chapter I thought I’d closed
 
 
 
      I close my eyes....................but she's not
                 Em7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------2---------2--------2------------------------------|
G|----------------------0----0----0----0----0---0---0------------------------|
D|-------------------2---------2---------2--------2--------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------0----------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
      gone                  Oh,  why am  I                  Still holding
      D/F#                               Dadd5/G
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------3--------3--------3--------------3-------3-------3------------|
G|-----------2---2----2---2----2---2---2------2---2---2---2---2---2---2------|
D|--------0--------0--------0--------0------0-------0-------0-------0--------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----2---------------------------------3-----------------------------------|
 
 
 
      on                     Sometimes love       hangs around
      D/F#                              Em7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------3--------3--------3--------------3-------3--------------------|
G|-----------2---2----2---2----2---2---2------0---2---2---2------------------|
D|--------0--------0--------0--------0------2--------0------0----------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----2---------------------------------0-----------------------------------|
 
 
 
      little  too.... long
      A7sus4  A7       D
e|----------------------------0-------0h2-----0------------------------------|
B|----3-------2-------------3---3---3-------3---3----------------------------|
G|------0---0---0---0-----2-------2-------2-------2--------------------------|
D|--------2-------2----0----------------------------0------------------------|
A|----0----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
[Bridge]
 
       I never thought a thing about the things I said to  her    and her to
      Cmaj7                              D
e|------------------------------------------------0--------0h2-----0---------|
B|--------------5--------5---------5-----------3----3----3-----------3-------|
G|-----------4----4----4---4----4----4------2---------2----------2-----2-----|
D|--------5---------5--------5-----------0---------------------0---------0---|
A|-----3---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
      me
      Dadd5/G                              Em7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------3---------3--------3--------------3-------3-------3-----------|
G|------––---2---2----2----2----2---2----2-----0---0---0---0---0---0---0-----|
D|--------0--------0---------0--------0------2-------2-------2-------2-------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----3-----------------------------------0---------------------------------|
 
 
    Cmaj7                           D                          Dadd5/G
    Love was just a word in all our promises we never meant to keep,
 
            Em7
    Or so I thought
 
 
     She   was   a     sometimes        love         But sometimes
     Am7               Em7/B            Cadd9
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----1-----1-----1----3-----3-----3-----3-----3------3-------3--------------|
G|------0-----0-----0----0-----0-----0-------0---0---0--0---0---0------------|
D|--------2-----2----------0-----0---------2-------2------2-------2----------|
A|----0----------------2-----------------3-----------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
     love  hangs around a li...ttle     too long
     Am7                  Dsus    D
e|-----------0------------3-----3-2-----2------------------------------------|
B|----1----------1----------3-------3------3---------------------------------|
G|------0----------0----------2-------2-------2------------------------------|
D|--------2-----------2---0-------0------------------------------------------|
A|----0----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
 
Instrumental Solo:      Dadd5/G        Em7        Bm        Cmaj7        D/F#
 
 
 
[Chorus]
 
  And years.......................................... have gone
 
       Bm
e|-------------2-----------------2------------------2------------------------|
B|-----3---------3---3----3--------3----3-----3-------3---3---3--------------|
G|-----4–––4----------------4-------------------4---------------4------------|
D|-----4-----4-----4---4------4------4-----4------4-----4---4-----4----------|
A|-----2------------------2-------------------2------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
      bye....................................................She’s moved
       A
e|-------------0-----------------0-------------------0-----------------------|
B|-----2---------2---2----2--------2----2----2---------2---2---2-------------|
G|-----2––2-----------------2------------------2-----------------2-----------|
D|-----2----2------2---2------2-------2---2------2-------2–––2-----2---------|
A|-----0---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
       on............................................So have
     Dadd5/G
e|------------------------5--------------------------------------------------|
B|-----0---------0----------3-------3-----3---------3------------------------|
G|-----2––2----2---2----2--------2----2-----2----2---------------------------|
D|----------0--------0--------0---------0-----0------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----3---------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
       I........or have I?
      D/F#                 A7
e|-----------------------------------------0---------------------------------|
B|-----------3---------3----------2----------2-------------------------------|
G|---------2---2----2----------0----0----0-----0-----------------------------|
D|-------0-------0----------2---------2----------2---------------------------|
A|-----------------------0---------------------------------------------------|
E|-----2---------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
 
    Bm                A                  Dadd5/G       D/F#
    That part of my life  - That chapter I thought I’d closed
 
 
 
      I close my eyes....................but she's not
                 Em7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------2---------2--------2------------------------------|
G|----------------------0----0----0----0----0---0---0------------------------|
D|-------------------2---------2---------2--------2--------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------0----------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
      gone                  Oh,  why am  I                  Still holding
      D/F#                               Dadd5/G
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------3--------3--------3--------------3-------3-------3------------|
G|-----------2---2----2---2----2---2---2------2---2---2---2---2---2---2------|
D|--------0--------0--------0--------0------0-------0-------0-------0--------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----2---------------------------------3-----------------------------------|
 
 
 
      on                             She   was   a   sometimes
      D/F#                           Em7             D/F#
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------3--------3--------3---3-----3-----3----3-----3-----3----------|
G|-----------2---2----2---2----2---2---0-----0-----2----2-----2-----2--------|
D|--------0--------0--------0------------2-----2----------0-----0-----0------|
A|-----------------------------------2---------------------------------------|
E|-----2-----------------------------0----------------2----------------------|
 
 
 
      love                 But sometimes love       hangs around
      Dadd5/G                            Em7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------3--------3--------3--------------3--------3--------------------|
G|----------2---2----2---2----2---2---2------0---0----0---2------------------|
D|-------0--------0--------0--------0------2--------0-------0----------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----3---------------------------------0-----------------------------------|
 
 
      little  too....
      A7sus4  A7
e|--------------------|
B|----3-------2-------|
G|------0---0---0---0-|
D|--------2-------2---|
A|----0---------------|
E|--------------------|
 
 
    Bm                                    Esus              E
    long
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--3-----3-----------3-----------3------------------------------------------|
G|------4---4-------4---4-------4---4------2------2------2--1------1---------|
D|----4-------4---4-------4---4-------4----2----2---2------------2-----------|
A|--2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----2-------2--------2-------------|
E|-----------------------------------------0----------------0----------------|
 
 
      Sometimes love       hangs around
      E         Em7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------3-------3--------3--------3----------------------------------|
G|--------------------0---2---2----2-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------2--------0--------0---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------0------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
 
      li......ttle too....
      A7sus4  A7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----3-------3-2------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------0---0-----0----------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------2---------2--------------------------------------------------------|
A|----0----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
 
[Outro]
 
     long......
     D          D/B         A        Dadd5/G                           D
e|---2-----------------------------------------------------5-----------0h2---|
B|---3-----------3----------2-----------0----------3------------3------3-----|
G|--------2-----------2-----------2-----2-------2----2-------------2---2-----|
D|---0----------------------2----------------0----------0-----0--------0-----|
A|---------------2----------0------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------3------------------------------------|
 
 
 
************************************
 
| x   Dead note
| h   Hammer-on
 
************************************
[Verse]
 
She was a sometimes love
 
An every-now-and-then touch
 
That momentarily
 
Brought out the best in me
 
I didn't think that much of it
 
My heart can easily love it or leave it
 
Told myself I didn't need it
 
 
[Chorus]
 
And years have gone by
 
She's moved on, so have I
 
Or have I?
 
That part of my life
 
That chapter I thought I'd closed
 
I close my eyes, but she's not gone
 
Oh, why am I still holding on?
 
Sometimes, love hangs around a little too long
 
 
[Bridge]
 
I never thought a thing about the things I said to her
 
And her to me
 
Love was just a word and all our promises we never meant to keep
 
Or so I thought
 
She was a sometimes love
 
But sometimes, love hangs around a little too long
 
 
[Chorus]
 
And years have gone by
 
She's moved on, so have I
 
Or have I?
 
That part of my life
 
That chapter I thought I'd closed
 
I close my eyes, but she's not gone
 
Oh, why am I still holding on?
 
She was a sometimes love
 
But sometimes, love hangs around a little too long
 
Sometimes, love hangs around a little too long
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