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By Now - Marianas Trench
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Tabbed by: fenderF35
E-mail: musicismylife510@gmail.com
My first tab. Comment, rate, enjoy!
As for a strumming pattern with the chorus chords, I strum each chord down 4 times, but
feel free to do what you want and make it your own!
Tuning: Standard (EADGBe)
Intro:
e|-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-x-x-------------------------------------------|
B|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------------------------------|
G|-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-------------------------------------------|
D|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-------------------------------------------|
A|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-------------------------------------------|
E|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-------------------------------------------|
Verse 1 (same as intro):
Been... in... things...
e|-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-x-x-------------------------------------------|
B|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------------------------------|
G|-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-------------------------------------------|
D|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-------------------------------------------|
A|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-------------------------------------------|
E|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-------------------------------------------|
Say... hear... ear...
e|-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-x-x-------------------------------------------|
B|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------------------------------|
G|-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-------------------------------------------|
D|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-------------------------------------------|
A|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-------------------------------------------|
E|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/marianas_trench/by_now_tab_ver_2.html ]
Pre-chorus:
... taking you for granted and I...
e|-2-2-2-2-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-3-3-3-3-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-4-4-4-4-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-x-x-x-x-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-x-x-x-x-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-x-x-x-x-------------------------------------------------------------------|
(D) (A) (Bm)
Chorus: Thought you'd feel the same as me, it's time that I come clean, but
(G) (D)
But for now can we just both pretend to sleep
(A) (Bm)
Sometimes the one you want is not the one you need
(G) (no chord)
What goes around don't come around, you should know me by now
(D)
Better than, better than, better (should know me)
(A)
Better than, better than, better (should know me)
(Bm)
Better than, better than, better (should know me)
(G)
Better than (I should know you as well)
(D)
Better than, better than, better (should know me)
(A)
Better than, better than, better (should know me)
(Bm)
Better than, better than, better (should know me)
(A)
Better than (You should know me by now)
Verse 2:
Small...tall...
e|-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-x-x-------------------------------------------|
B|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------------------------------|
G|-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-------------------------------------------|
D|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-------------------------------------------|
A|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-------------------------------------------|
E|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-------------------------------------------|
Keys... bills...spill...
e|-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-x-x-------------------------------------------|
B|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------------------------------|
G|-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-------------------------------------------|
D|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-------------------------------------------|
A|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-------------------------------------------|
E|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-------------------------------------------|
Pre-chorus:
... taking me for granted and I...
e|-2-2-2-2-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-3-3-3-3-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-4-4-4-4-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-x-x-x-x-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-x-x-x-x-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-x-x-x-x-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus
(Bm) (G)
Bridge: I know that I remember you, and I think that you remember me too
(D) (A)
How can one of us still feel blessed when the other one's lost
(Bm) (G)
I know you've got to feel the change, it just stays worse when it stays the same
(D) (A)
How can one of us still feel blessed when the other one's so…
ooooooooooo looooooost
e|-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------------------------------|
B|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------------------------------------|
G|-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-0-------------------------------------------------|
D|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-------------------------------------------------|
A|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-------------------------------------------------|
E|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-------------------------------------------------|
(D) (A) (Bm) (G)
Chorus: By nooooooooooooooooow, hey hey hey heyheyhey
(A) (Bm)
Sometimes the one you want is not the one you need
(G)
What goes around don't come around, you should know me by now
(D)
Better than, better than, better (should know me)
(A)
Better than, better than, better (should know me)
(Bm)
Better than, better than, better (should know me)
(G)
Better than (I should know you as well)
(D)
Better than, better than, better (should know me)
(A)
Better than, better than, better (should know me)
(Bm)
Better than, better than, better (should know me)
(A) (D)
Better than (You should know me by now)