Creed - With Arms Wide Open Chords & Tabs

this is the right way to play it.

tuning: Drop D
Top to Bottom: dadgbe

Note: there is some overdubbing

         RIFF A
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-0h1---------1-------1h3-----1--------0h1p0------|
|------0---------0---------------0----------------|
|--------0----------------------------------------|
|-3--------3---------3------3--------3------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------|
|-0h1------1--1----------3-----1----------0h1p0---|
|------0--------0--------0-------0----------------|
|--------0----------------------------------------|
|-2--------2-------2---------2-------2------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------|
|-0h1--------1---------0h1p0-------0--------------|
|------0--------0-------------0-------0-----------|
|--------0----------------------0-----------------|
|-0--------0--------0-------------0--------0------|
|-------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------|
|-0h1--------1------------0h1p0---------0---------|
|------0--------0----------------0--------0-------|
|--------0-------------------------0--------------|
|-0--------0----------0--------------0---------0--|
|-------------------------------------------------|

play Riff A twice

Chorus: clean
 open....     under......   sunlight... welcome
|-----------------3---3-3---3----------------0------|
|-6---------------6---3-3---3----------------0------|
|-5---------------5---5-5---5------------4---4------|
|-3---------------3---------5----------------2------|
|-3-------------------------3-----------------------|
|-3-------------------------------------------------|
 to this...  Ill show...  everything..
|-0--------------0--------5-------------------------|
|-0--------------0--------5-------------------------|
|-4--------------4--------7-------------------------|
|-2--------------2--------7-------------------------|
|-2--------------2--------5-------------------------|
|-2--------------2----------------------------------|

then this:
|---------------------------------------------------|
|-0h1----------1------1h3-----1--------0h1p0--------|
|------0----------0--------0-----0------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|-----------3------------------------3--------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------------|
|-0h1-----------1------1h3--------1--------0h1p0----|
|-------0----------0-----------------0--------------|
|---------0-----------------------------------------|
|------------2----------------2---------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------------|
|-0h1-------1-----3p1--------1------0h1p0------0----|
|------0------0--------0-------0-----------0-----0--|
|--------0----------------0------------------0------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|

^^ this is played throughout the next verse, along with the chprds below.
then:
 I dont know     if I'm ready
|-0-----------------0-------------------------------------|
|-1-----------------3-------------------------------------|
|-0-----------------0-------------------------------------|
|-2-----------------0-------------------------------------|
|-3-----------------2-------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
 be the man..         I have to be..
|-0------------3------3--3--------------------------------|
|-1------------1------1--1--------------------------------|
|-0------------0------0--0--------------------------------|
|-2------------2---------2--------------------------------|
|-0----------------------0--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
 take a breath    Ill take her by my....
|-3--------------0-0--0--0--------------------------------|
|-1--------------1-1--1--1-----3------3-3--3--3-----------|
|-0--------------0-0--0--0-----0------0-0--0--0-----------|
|-2--------------2-------------0------0-------------------|
|-3--------------3-------------2------2-------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
  stand in awe...     we've created life!  with arms...
|-0-----------------0----------3--------------------------|
|-1-----------------1----------1--------------------------|
|-0-----------------0----------0--------------------------|
|-2-----------------2----------2--------------------------|
|-0-----------------0----------0--------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------15---------|


Chorus: Turn up the Distortion Baby!!
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/c/creed/with_arms_wide_open_tab_ver_14.html ]
|-------------------------------------3-----3--3---3-3--3--3-------|
|-6---6-6---6----6----6---6--6---6----3-----3--3---3-3--3--3-------|
|-5---5-5---5----5----5---5--5---5----5-----5--5---5-5--5--5-------|< Part 1
|-3---3-3---3----3----3---3--3---3----5-----5--5---5-5--5--5--3----|
|-3---3-3---3----3----3---3--3---3----3-----3--3---3-3--3--3--3----|
|-3---3-3---3----3----3---3--3---3----------------------------3----|
 to this..
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5---5-5-5-5----5--5--5--5---5------------------------------------|
|-4---4-4-4-4----4--4--4--4---4-----7--7-----7-7-7-7--7-7--7--5-5-5|
|-2---2-2-2-2----2--2--2--2---2-----7--7-----7-7-7-7--7-7--7--5-5-5|
|-2---2-2-2-2----2--2--2--2---2-----5--5-----5-5-5-5--5-5--5--5-5-5|
|-2---2-2-2-2----2--2--2--2---2-----0--0-----0-0-0-0--0-0--0--0-0-0|

play part 1 again...

then Riff A

Guitar Solo!! o ya

|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------5--6-----5--6----5~~~~~~---------5--6----5----6----------|
|--5--5---7-----------------------------5--7--------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--5~~~~~~~-----------5---6/8----6--5---6--5~~~~---6--5b--(5)---6--5b-|
|--------------5---7--------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
                               From this part of the solo on is Riff B
|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|-(5)--6---8B~~~~~~~-(8)--|---8----------5--6---5--6----5~~~~~~~~-----|
|-------------------------|--------5--7-------------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------5--6-----5----6----5~~~~~~~~~~--------5--6/8---6--5---6--5~~~~|
|-5--7----------------------------------5--7--------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-6--5b--(5)--6--5b--(5)---6--8B~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--(8)------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

chords played over solo:

|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5----5----5----5-5-5------5/7\5---5----5----5-5-5-5-5-----5---------|
|-3----3----3----3-3-3--0---3/5\3---2----2----2-2-2-2-2-----5---0-----|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-3----3---3----3--3--3--3-----3--3----2----2----2--2----2-2-2-2-2-2-2|
|-1----1---1----1--1--1--1-----1--1----0----0----0--0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

Play Riff B again
then the chorus with distortion again

this next part is played with a wah wah bar
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------5----(3)-----------------------------------------------------|
|-3------3----(5)---------2---(2)---(2)-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

no wah wah here:
Gtr 2                                   the open part is wahwah
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5------------5-------------------------------------------------------|
|-5------------5-------------------------------------------------------|
|-7------------3--------------2---------0---(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)|
|-0--------------------------------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-2--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------3---(2)-(2)---(2)-(2)--(2)-(2)------0---(0)-(0)------|
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