Band: OneRepublic
Song: Apologize
Tabbed By: Paul Morgan
There's already good tabs of this song on the site, but this is how I prefer to play it solo on the guitar.
Standard Tuning, Capo on 3rd
Fingerpicked - but should be easy with any plectrum (pick).
Intro
Am F C G
e-|---------0----------------0----------------0----------------3--------|
b-|-1~------------1------1---------1------1---------1------3---------3--|
G-|-----2-------2------2---2-----2----------0-----0----------0-----0----|
D-|---2---2---2------3---------3--------2-------2--------0-------0------|
A-|-0~--------------------------------3---------------------------------|
E-|----------------------------------------------------3----------------|
Am F C G
e-|---------0----------------0----------------0----------------3--------|
b-|-----1---------1------1---------1------1---------1------3---------3--|
G-|---2---2-----2------2---2-----2----------0-----0----------0-----0----|
D-|-2---------2------3---------3--------2-------2--------0-------0------|
A-|-----------------------------------3---------------------------------|
E-|----------------------------------------------------3----------------|
Verse
Am F C G
e-|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
b-|-1---1---1---1----1---1---1---1----1---1---1---1----3---3---3---3----|
G-|-2---2---2---2----2---2---2---2----2---2---2---2----0---0---0---0----|
D-|---2---2---2---2----3---3---3---3------------------------------------| x6
A-|-------------------------------------3---3---3---3-------------------|
E-|------------------------------------------------------3---3---3---3--|
I'm holding on your rope....
Chorus (same as intro)
Am F C G
e-|---------0----------------0----------------0----------------3--------|
b-|-1~------------1------1---------1------1---------1------3---------3--|
G-|-----2-------2------2---2-----2----------0-----0----------0-----0----|
D-|---2---2---2------3---------3--------2-------2--------0-------0------|
A-|-0~--------------------------------3---------------------------------|
E-|----------------------------------------------------3----------------|
It's too late to apologize.... It's too late
Am F C G
e-|---------0----------------0----------------0----------------3--------|
b-|-----1---------1------1---------1------1---------1------3---------3--|
G-|---2---2-----2------2---2-----2----------0-----0----------0-----0----|
D-|-2---------2------3---------3--------2-------2--------0-------0------|
A-|-----------------------------------3---------------------------------|
E-|----------------------------------------------------3----------------|
It's too late to apologize.... It's too late
Pre-Verse (smooths the transistion)
Am F C G
e-|------0------------0------------0---------------3--------------------|
b-|-1---------1------------1-------------------3--------3---------------|
G-|----2----2-------2----2-------0------0--------0----0-----------------|
D-|-2------------3--------------------2------0--------------------------|
A-|---------------------------3-----------------------------------------|
E-|----------------------------------------3----------------------------|
Verse 2 (same)
Am F C G
e-|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
b-|-1---1---1---1----1---1---1---1----1---1---1---1----3---3---3---3----|
G-|-2---2---2---2----2---2---2---2----2---2---2---2----0---0---0---0----|
D-|---2---2---2---2----3---3---3---3------------------------------------| x4
A-|-------------------------------------3---3---3---3-------------------|
E-|------------------------------------------------------3---3---3---3--|
I'd take another chance
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/o/onerepublic/apologize_tab_ver_3.html ]
Chorus 2 (same)
Am F C G
e-|---------0----------------0----------------0----------------3--------|
b-|-1~------------1------1---------1------1---------1------3---------3--|
G-|-----2-------2------2---2-----2----------0-----0----------0-----0----|
D-|---2---2---2------3---------3--------2-------2--------0-------0------|
A-|-0~--------------------------------3---------------------------------|
E-|----------------------------------------------------3----------------|
It's too late to apologize.... It's too late
Am F C G
e-|---------0----------------0----------------0----------------3--------|
b-|-----1---------1------1---------1------1---------1------3---------3--|
G-|---2---2-----2------2---2-----2----------0-----0----------0-----0----|
D-|-2---------2------3---------3--------2-------2--------0-------0------|
A-|-----------------------------------3---------------------------------|
E-|----------------------------------------------------3----------------|
It's too late to apologize.... It's too late
Bridge
e-|--------------------------------------------------|
b-|--------------------------------------------------|
G-|-12h13-13-13-13h12-12-12-12/15-15-15-15\12-12-12--|
D-|--------------------------------------------------|
A-|--------------------------------------------------|
E-|--------------------------------------------------|
e-|-----------------------------------------------|
b-|-------------------16----------16----------16--|
G-|-12h13h12----12h13----13-12h13----13-12h13-----|
D-|----------13-----------------------------------|
A-|-----------------------------------------------|
E-|-----------------------------------------------|
e-|--------------------------------------------------|
b-|-13/16-16-16-16h15-15-15-15/18-18-18-18\15-15-15--|
G-|--------------------------------------------------|
D-|--------------------------------------------------|
A-|--------------------------------------------------|
E-|--------------------------------------------------|
e-|-------------------18----------18----------18~~|
b-|-15h16h15----15h16----16-15h16----16-15h16-----|
G-|----------15-----------------------------------|
D-|-----------------------------------------------|
A-|-----------------------------------------------|
E-|-----------------------------------------------|
Chorus 3 (same x 2)
Am F C G
e-|---------0----------------0----------------0----------------3--------|
b-|-1~------------1------1---------1------1---------1------3---------3--|
G-|-----2-------2------2---2-----2----------0-----0----------0-----0----|
D-|---2---2---2------3---------3--------2-------2--------0-------0------|
A-|-0~--------------------------------3---------------------------------|
E-|----------------------------------------------------3----------------|
It's too late to apologize.... It's too late
Am F C G
e-|---------0----------------0----------------0----------------3--------|
b-|-----1---------1------1---------1------1---------1------3---------3--|
G-|---2---2-----2------2---2-----2----------0-----0----------0-----0----|
D-|-2---------2------3---------3--------2-------2--------0-------0------| x2
A-|-----------------------------------3---------------------------------|
E-|----------------------------------------------------3----------------|
It's too late to apologize.... It's too late
Outro
Am F C
e-|------0------------0-------0-----|
b-|-1---------1------------1--1-----|
G-|----2----2-------2----2----0-----|
D-|-2------------3------------2-----|
A-|---------------------------3-----|
E-|---------------------------------|
I'm holding on your... Ground.
I'm holding on your rope,
Got me ten feet off the ground
I'm hearin what you say but I just can't make a sound
You tell me that you need me
Then you go and cut me down, but wait
You tell me that you're sorry
Didn't think I'd turn around, and say...
It's too late to apologize, it's too late
I said it's too late to apologize, it's too late
I'd take another chance, take a fall
Take a shot for you
And I need you like a heart needs a beat
But it's nothin new
I loved you with a fire red-
Now it's turning blue, and you say...
"Sorry" like the angel heaven let me think was you
But I'm afraid...
It's too late to apologize, it's too late
I said it's too late to apologize, it's too late
Bridge
It's too late to apologize, it's too late
I said it's too late to apologize, it's too late
It's too late to apologize, yeah
I said it's too late to apologize, yeah-
I'm holdin on your rope, got me ten feet off the ground...
