The Starting Line
Lasting Impressions
Say I Like You Mean It
2002
Submitted by: paramore_fans@yahoo.com
This is one of the best sentimental acoustic songs ever!!! learn to play this by at
2 guitars, so easy!!! enjoy this one!!!!!!
Tuning: Standard EADGBe both guitars
Verse 1: I’ll wait till the clock strikes....
Guitar 1: Let’s show them what were made of
e|----------11--------11----- e|-------------|
B|--------0----0----0----0--- B|-------------|
G|-8h9/11--------11---------- G|----11~------|
D|--------------------------- (x12) then D|-------------|
A|--------------------------- A|-------------|
E|--------------------------- E|-------------|
Guitar 2: Let’s show them what
made of
e|------------------------------------------------- e|---------|
B|-2-0-2-0---2-0-2-0-------2-0--------------------- B|---------|
G|--------------------------------1---------------- G|---------|
D|---------------------1-4------4-------2---------- (x3) then D|---------|
A|------------------------------------2---2-------- A|---------|
E|----------------------------------0--------0-2--- E|--0--0~--|
Refrain: We'll show up in our outfits we planned ahead...
Guitar 1: Same as in verse 1 but instead of x12, x 8 only
Guitar 2: B/G# and G#m7 are the same
B/G# B/E E/D#m7 BM7/E B/E
e|-----------------0(x16)----------------|
B|-----------------0(x16)----------------|
G|-4(x16)--4(x16)--6(x16)--3(x8)--4(x8)--|
D|-4(x16)--4(x16)--4(x16)--4(x8)--4(x8)--| (x2)
A|-2(x16)--2(x16)--6(x16)--2(x8)--2(x8)--|
E|-4(x16)--0(x16)----------0(x8)--0(x8)--|
Post Refrain:
Guitar 1:
e|-------11----------11--------11----------11--------9----------9--------9----------9--|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-11-11----11-11-11-----11-11----11-11-11-----11-11---11-11-11----11-11---11-11-11----|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| (x2)
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2:
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---4---4---4------4---4---4----------------------------------|
A|-2---2---2---2--2---2---2---2----2---2---2------2---2---2----|
E|-------------------------------0---0---0---0--0---0---0---0--|
then
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---2---2---2------2---2---2------4---4---4------4---4---4----|
E|-4---4---4---4--4---4---4---4--2---2---2---2--2---2---2---2--|
Chorus 1: You’ve made a lasting impression...
Guitar 1: ..can't go wrong/your picture is clearly...
e|--------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
G|-----4-------4-------------------------4-------4--|-----------4-4--4-4----|
D|---4---4---4---4-----4-------4-------1---1---1---1|-4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4----| (x2)
A|-2-------2---------2---2---2---2---2-------2------|-4-4--2-2--2-2--2-2----|
E|-----------------0-------0-------0----------------|-2-2--4-4--0-0--0-0----|
Guitar 2:
..can't go wrong/your picture is clearly...
B B/E B F#5 B/G# B/E
e|-------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-------------------------|--------------------------|
G|-4(x16)--4(x16)--4(x16)--|-----------4-4--4-4-------|
D|-4(x16)--4(x16)--4(x16)--|-4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4-------| (x2)
A|-2(x16)--2(x16)--2(x16)--|-4-4--2-2--2-2--2-2-------|
E|---------0(x16)----------|-2-2--4-4--0-0--0-0-------|
Post Chorus:
Guitar 1:
e|---------------------------------|
B|--0---0---0---0------------------|
G|--1---1-----------1---1----------|
D|----------4---4---2---2---4---4--| (x2)
A|--------------------------6---6--|
E|---------------------------------|
Guitar 2:
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------4-------4--------2-------2-------1---1-| (x2)
A|-----2-------2---6-6---6-6-6------4-4---4-4-4-------2-----2-|
E|-4-4---4-4-4--------------------------------------0---------|
Verse 2: So let’s meet at the mouth for a kiss...
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/s/starting-line/50629.html ]
Guitar 1:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------6-------6-------3-------4---|
D|-----4-------4-------4-------4-----4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4-| (x2)
A|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-6-------6-------2-------2-------|
E|-4-------4-------0-------0---------------------------------------|
Guitar 2:
B/G# B/E E/D#m7 BM7/E B/E
e|-----------------0(x16)----------------|
B|-----------------0(x16)----------------|
G|-4(x16)--4(x16)--6(x16)--3(x8)--4(x8)--|
D|-4(x16)--4(x16)--4(x16)--4(x8)--4(x8)--| (x2)
A|-2(x16)--2(x16)--6(x16)--2(x8)--2(x8)--|
E|-4(x16)--0(x16)----------0(x8)--0(x8)--|
Chorus 2:
Guitar 1:
e|------11--------11--------9--------9--------11--------11--------11--------9----|
B|----0----0----0----0----0---0----0---0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0---0--|
G|-11--------11--------11-------11-------11--------11--------11--------11--------| (x2)
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2: ..can't go wrong/your picture is clearly...
B B/E B F#5 B/G# B/E(palm muted)
e|-------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-------------------------|--------------------------|
G|-4(x16)--4(x16)--4(x16)--|-----------4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
D|-4(x16)--4(x16)--4(x16)--|-4-4--4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4--| (x2)
A|-2(x16)--2(x16)--2(x16)--|-4-4--2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
E|---------0(x16)----------|-2-2--4-4--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
Post Chorus 2:
Guitar 1:
e|-2-2---|
B|-------|
G|-------|
D|-4-4---|
A|-------|
E|-------|
Guitar 2: B/E
e|--------|
B|--------|
G|-4-4-4--|
D|-4-4-4--|
A|-2-2-2--|
E|-0-0-0--|
Bridge: I could explode
Guitar 1:
e|-2(x8)-------------2(x2)-2(x8)-0(x2)-0(x8)--------------|
B|-------4(x2)-4(x8)-------------------------5(x24)-------|
G|-------------------------------------------4(x24)-6-----|
D|-4(x8)-1(x2)-1(x8)-4(x2)-4(x8)-2(x2)-2(x8)-2(x24)-------|
A|-------------------------------------------0(x24)-4(x8)-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2: E/C# and C#m7 are just the same, A9 and Asus2 are just the same as well
B/E B/G# B/E E/C# A9 F#5
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|-4-----4(x2)-4(x8)-4-----4-----4(x2)-4(x8)-4(x24)-------|
D|-4(x8)-4(x2)-4(x8)-4(x2)-4(x8)-2(x2)-2(x8)-2(x24)-4(x8)-|
A|-2(x8)-2(x2)-2(x8)-2(x2)-2(x8)-4(x2)-4(x8)-0(x24)-4(x8)-|
E|-0(x8)-4(x2)-4(x8)-0(x2)-4(x8)--------------------2(x8)-|
(Repeat Chorus 2 twice)
Outro: We can't go wrong
Guitar 1:
e|-------9----------9--------9----------9--------9----------9-------11----------11----|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-11-11---11-11-11----11-11---11-11-11----11-11---11-11-11---11-11----11-11-11----11-|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| (x2)
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------9----------9-|
B|--------------------|
G|-11-11---11-11-11---|
D|--------------------|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|
Guitar 2:
B/E F#5
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|-4(x7)-4(x7)-4(x7)--------|
D|-4(x7)-4(x7)-4(x7)-4(x8)--| (x2)
A|-2(x7)-2(x7)-2(x7)-4(x8)--|
E|-0(x7)-0(x7)-0(x7)-2(x8)--|
B/E
e|---------|
B|---------|
G|-4(x7)---|
D|-4(x7)---|
A|-2(x7)---|
E|-0(x7)---|
Lyrics:
Chords used:
B - x244xx or x24442
G#m - 466444
F# - 244322
Ebm - x68876
B/Eb - x698xx
E - 022100 or x79900
B/F# - 2x44xx
B/G# - 4244xx
B/E - 0244xx
C#m7 - x424xx
A9 - x024xx or x02200
E/Ebm7 - x64600
BM7/E - x243xx
Verse 1:
B
I’ll wait till the clock strikes
B/Eb E
a nerve to spend some time with you
B
I can’t stand to depend on
B/Eb E
the shadow I cast alone we should
B
For the sake of making a statement
B/Eb E
Let’s make our presence known
Let’s show them what were made of
B/G#
We'll show up in our
B/E
outfits we planned ahead
E/Ebm7
To meet the qualifications
BM7/E B/E
for a special occasion
B/G# B/E
Today is your day today is
E/Ebm7
our day Making up for lost
BM7/E B/E
time Making a scene oh yeah
Interlude: B--E--G#m--F#
Chorus:
B B/E
You’ve made a lasting impression
B
And if it doesn’t feel right
B/F# B/G# B/E
Then I just can’t go wrong
B
I’ve been sleeping with the
B/E B
lights on So if I wake
B/F#
in the night Your picture
B/G# B/E
is clearly in sight
Interlude: G#m-Ebm-C#m-E x2
Verse 2:
B/G#
So let’s meet at
B/E
the mouth for a kiss
Ebm7/E
That’s been so
BM7/E B/E
long overdue
B/G#
Now thanks to the
B/E
two thousands of miles
Em7/E BM7/E
And the touring we always do
B/E
It makes me miss you more
(Repeat Chorus)
Bridge:
B/E B/G#
I could explode
B/E
Cause you just
C#m7
never you never know
A9
It would suit
F#
the moment perfectly
(Repeat Chorus twice)
