Title: If I Were You
Artist: Hoobastank
Album: Every Man For Himself (2006)
Tabbed by Joe Whalen on 10/8/06
– jwhalen@smhlynn.org
–joe_whalen66@yahoo.com
–compy95@aol.com
Tuning: Standard
|FIRST VERSE|
e|----0----------------------|---4------------------------|
B|----0----------------------|---5------------------------|
G|----2----------------------|---6------------------------|
D|----2----------------------|---6------------------------|
A|----0----------------------|---4------------------------|
E|---------------------------|----------------------------|
You seem to find the dark, when everything is bright
e|----0----------------------|----------0-------------------3----|
B|----0----------------------|----------1-------------------3----|
G|----2----------------------|----------0-------------------0----|
D|----2----------------------|----------2-------------------0----|
A|----0----------------------|----------3-------------------2----|
E|---------------------------|----------0-------------------3----|
You look for all that’s wrong, instead of all that’s right
e|----0----------------------|---4-------------------|
B|----0----------------------|---5-------------------|
G|----2----------------------|---6-------------------|
D|----2----------------------|---6-------------------|
A|----0----------------------|---4-------------------|
E|---------------------------|-----------------------|
Does it feel good to you, to rain on my parade
e|----0---------------------|--0---------------3---|
B|----0---------------------|--1---------------3---|
G|----2---------------------|--0---------------0---|
D|----2---------------------|--2---------------0---|
A|----0---------------------|--3---------------2---|
E|--------------------------|--0---------------3---|
You never say a word, unless it’s to complain
e|------0------------3---|
B|------1------------3---|
G|------0------------0---|
D|------2------------0---|
A|------3------------2---|
E|------0------------3---|
It’s driving me insane
|FIRST CHORUS| (strum)
e|---2-------------0---|-------------0-----------3------2---|
B|---3-------------2---|-------------1-----------3------3---|
G|---2-------------2---|-------------0-----------0------2---|
D|---0-------------2---|-------------2-----------0------0---|
A|-----------------0---|-------------3-----------2----------|
E|---------------------|-------------0-----------3----------|
If I were you, holding the world right in my hands
e|---2-----------------------0--|-------------0-----------3---------2-|
B|---3-----------------------2--|-------------1-----------3---------3-|
G|---2-----------------------2--|-------------0-----------0---------2-|
D|---0-----------------------2--|-------------2-----------0---------0-|
A|---------------------------0--|-------------3-----------2-----------|
E|------------------------------|-------------0-----------3-----------|
The first thing I’d do, is thank the stars for all that I have
e|----2---------0----|--4-------0-------4-------0-------0-------3----|
B|----3---------2----|--5-------2-------5-------2-------1-------3----|
G|----2---------2----|--6-------2-------6-------2-------0-------0----|
D|----0---------2----|--6-------2-------6-------2-------2-------0----|
A|--------------0----|--4-------0-------4-------0-------3-------2----|
E|-------------------|----------------------------------0-------3----|
If I were you.
|SECOND VERSE|
e|---0------------------------|--4---------------------------------|
B|---0------------------------|--5------------------------------5--|
G|---2------------------------|--6--------------------6-4---4------|
D|---2------------------------|--6------------------------7---7----|
A|---0------------------------|--4---------------------------------|
E|----------------------------|------------------------------------|
Look what surrounds you now, more than you ever dreamed
e|----------------------------|----0---------------3---|
B|----------------------------|----1---------------3---|
G|----------------------------|----0---------------0---|
D|----------------------------|----2---------------0---|
A|----------------------------|----3---------------2---|
E|----------------------------|----0---------------3---|
have you forgotten just, how hard it used to be
e|---0-------------------------|-4----------------------------|
B|---0-------------------------|-5------------------------5---|
G|---2-------------------------|-6--------------6-4---4-------|
D|---2-------------------------|-6------------------7---7-----|
A|---0-------------------------|-4----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/h/hoobastank/142662.html ]
So what’s it going to take, for you to realize
e|------------------------|----0---------------3---|
B|------------------------|----1---------------3---|
G|------------------------|----0---------------0---|
D|------------------------|----2---------------0---|
A|------------------------|----3---------------2---|
E|------------------------|----0---------------3---|
It all could go away, in one blink of an eye
e|--------0--------------3----|
B|--------1--------------3----|
G|--------0--------------0----|
D|--------2--------------0----|
A|--------3--------------2----|
E|--------0--------------3----|
It happens all the time
|SECOND CHORUS| (with distortion)
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------5-5-5-5---------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7---------3-3-3-3------------------|
If I were you, holding the world right in my hands
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------5-5-5-5-----------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5---|
E|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7---------3-3-3-3---|
The first thing I’d do, is thank the stars above
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------
G|---5-5-5-5---------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7\---(working on guitar riff)---
D|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7\------------------------------
A|---3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5\------------------------------
E|-----------3-3-3-3-----------------------------------------------
Tell the ones I love that I do
|CODA|
e|---0-----------------------|--4--------------------|
B|---0-----------------------|--5--------------------|
G|---2-----------------------|--6--------------------|
D|---2-----------------------|--6--------------------|
A|---0-----------------------|--4--------------------|
E|---------------------------|-----------------------|
So what’s it going to take, for you to realize
e|---0------------------|------0---------------3---|
B|---0------------------|------1---------------3---|
G|---2------------------|------0---------------0---|
D|---2------------------|------2---------------0---|
A|---0------------------|------3---------------2---|
E|----------------------|------0---------------3---|
It all could go away, in one blink of an eye
(continue playing G)
e|-------0---------------3------------------|
B|-------1---------------3------------------|
G|-------0---------------0------------------|
D|-------2---------------0------------------|
A|-------3---------------2------------------|
E|-------0---------------3------------------|
It happens all the time
|CHORUS| (with distortion)
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------5-5-5-5---------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7---------3-3-3-3------------------|
If I were you, holding the world right in my hands
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------5-5-5-5-----------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5---|
E|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7---------3-3-3-3---|
The first thing I’d do, is thank the stars above
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--5-5-5-5-------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|--3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|----------3-3-3-3-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-----------------|
For the ones I love, take a breath and enjoy the view
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-----------------|
Live the life that I wanna do
(let ring)
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------5--|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-5--|
A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-3--|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6----|
If I were you, if I were you, if I were you
