Up Against The Wall Chords & Tabs
Up against the wall by Boys like girls
Intro
E|-----9-9-7-7-------------|
B|-------------9-9---------|
G|-9-9-------------8-8-9-9-| x 2
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
e|-------------------------|
(use octaves if u want)
E|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|-66-88-9999-22222222-|
D|-66-88-9999-22222222-|
A|-44-66-7777-00000000-|
e|-------0000----------|
Bass Line = C#m A E B
"Breathe in..
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|-6-66666666666--2-2222222222----------------4-4444444444-|
A|-4-44444444444--0-0000000000--2-2222222222--2-2222222222-|
e|------------------------------0-0000000000---------------|
*********** ********** ********** **********
Pre-Chorus (strum freely..so open chords)
E|---0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-|
B|---0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-|
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4-| x2
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2-2-2-|
e|--------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/boys_like_girls/up_against_the_wall_tab_ver_2.html ]
Chorus (remember that the trick is to strum "power" chords first then
Strum with open chords all the way for each chord)
E C#m A B
E|---0-
B|---0-
G|---0- strum freely/aternatively until chords changes
D|-2-2-
A|-2-2-
E|-0-0-
E|---0-
B|---0-
G|-6-6-
D|-6-6-
A|-4-4-
e|-----
E|---0--|
B|---0--|
G|-2-2--|
D|-2-2--|
A|-0-0--|
e|------|
E|---0-
B|---0-
G|-4-4-
D|-4-4-
A|-2-2-
e|-----
Verse
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|-6-66666666666--2-2222222222----------------4-4444444444-|
A|-4-44444444444--0-0000000000--2-2222222222--2-2222222222-|
e|------------------------------0-0000000000---------------|
*********** ********** ********** **********
"Dont follow..
here a second guitar joins to play something different
E|---9-9-7-7-------------|
B|-----------9-9---------|
G|-6-------------8-8-9-9-|
D|-x---------------------|
A|-4---------------------|
e|-----------------------|
Pre-Chorus
Chorus
Pre-Bridge
A B
E|---
B|---
G|-2-
D|-2-
A|-0-
e|---
E|---
B|---
G|-4-
D|-4-
A|-2-
e|---
