This is the way I believe the song should be tabbed. The picking pattern is
constant throughout most of the song: strings 4, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2. The
second time through the chorus, when you get to the end of the second line, jump
down to the ending. The easiest way to play measures six and seven of the chorus
is to bar the entire 2nd fret and finger the third string, third fret for measure
six; then move your finger down to the second string, third fret for measure
seven. If you have any questions, comments or suggestions, e-mail me at
lmeyerjr@sbcglobal.net.
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-------------------------+------------------------+--------------------------+
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-------------------------+------------------------+--------------------------+
E-------------------------+------------------------+--------------------------+
VERSE:
E-----------1--------1----+-------------0----------+
B-----0--------0--------0-+----------3-------------+
G--------2--------2-------+-------1----------------+
D--0----------------------+------------------------+
A-------------------------+----2-------------------+
E-------------------------+-0----------------------+
1. If a
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-------------------------+------------------------+--------------------------+
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-------------------------+------------------------+--------------------------+
E-------------------------+------------------------+--------------------------+
you? The words will nev - er show the
go? There's no one home but you, you're
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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
ENDING:
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----------------------+------------------------+--------------------------+
E-------------------------+-0----------------------+--------------------------+
sim - ply fly a - way.
E-----------2--------2----+----------1-------------+-----0--------------------+
B-----3--------3--------3-+----3--------3--------3-+----2---------------------+
G--------2--------2-------+-------2--------2-------+---2----------------------+
D--4----------------------+-3-----------------3----+--2-----------------------+
A-------------------------+------------------------+-0------------------------+
E-------------------------+------------------------+--------------------------+
