What It's Like
Everlast
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********************************************************************** This is an official QUALITY TABS INC. TabFile ********************************************************************** This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship or research. ********************************************************************** SONG TITLE: What It's Like ALBUM: Whitey Ford Sings The Blues TRANSCRIBED BY: * **********************************************************************CHORDS: -------EADGBE EADGBE Dm (xx0231) Dsus4 (xx0233) Fmaj7 (xx3210) E* (xxx453) C (x32010) I'm transcribing this from the LP version, not the single. If I remember correctly, the single version is a bit shorter. When he's playing this song, everything he picks is picked in a strummy way if you know what I mean. So you don't have to be a 100% faithful to the tab, if you blend in some other notes from the chord it really doesn't matter that much. I tabbed the way he strums the verse and chorus chords but since it is really hard to tab out when someone is strumming you must forgive me if it's a bit off. RIFF 1: Dm (sus4) Fmaj7 CE|--------3---1-3p1----------0- B|------3-----------3--------1- G|----2---------------2----2--- D|--0--------------------3----- A|----------------------------- E|----------------------------- |--0-----0---0---| |--------1-------| |--------0-------| |------2---------| |----3-----------| |----------------| INTRO: ------Play RIFF 1 three times, then play this variation once: Dm (sus4) Fmaj7 CE|--------3---1-3p1----------0- B|------3-----------3--------1- G|----2---------------2----2--- D|--0--------------------3----- A|----------------------------- E|----------------------------- |--0-------------| |----------------| |----------------| |------2---------| |----3----3p0-3--| |----------------|[The chords in the verses and choruses are played something like this:]Dm Fmaj7 C E|------1----1-x---0----0----- B|------3----3-x---1----1----- G|------2----2-x---2----2----- D|--0-0----------3------------ A|------------------------3-3- E|---------------------------- Dm |0----0-1---1-3p1---1---| |1----1-3---3-3-----3---| |0----0-2---2-2-----2---| |-----------------0-----| |-----------------------| |-----------------------|It's kind of hard to tab out the timing but you get the idea.VERSE 1: --------Dm Fmaj7 We've all seen a man at theC Dm liquor store beggin' for your changeDm Fmaj7 The hair on his face isC Dm dirty, dread-locked, and full of mangeDm Fmaj7 He asks a man for what heC Dm could spare, with shame in his eyesDm Fmaj7 C "Get a job you fuckingDm slob," is all he repliesContinues after the adDm Fmaj7 C God forbid you ever had toDm walk a mile in his shoesDm Fmaj7 'Cause then you really mightC know what it's like to sing theDm bluesCHORUS: -------Dm Fmaj7 Then you really might knowC Dm what it's like...Dm Fmaj7 Then you really might knowC Dm what it's like...Dm Fmaj7 Then you really might knowC Dm what it's like... Dm Fmaj7 C [strum last C chord] Then you really might know what it's like... Then you play this: [I think he doesn't play this in the version that's on the single, but he does in the version I have]Dm E* E|------1------1/3---3-------- B|--------3----3/5-5-5-5------ G|-2--------2--2/4-4---4---2-- D|-0--0--------0-----------0-- A|---------------------------- E|---------------------------- Dm E* |--1------1/3---5-3-- |----3----3/5-5-5-5-- |------2--2/4-4------ |0--------0---------- |-------------------- |-------------------- Dm E* E-------1------1/3---3-------- B---------3----3/5-5-5-5------ G--2--------2--2/4-4---4---2-- D--0--0--------0-----------0-- A----------------------------- E----------------------------- Dm |--1-----1-----1------| |----3-----3-----2----| |------2-----2-----3--| |0--------------------| |---------------------| |---------------------| VERSE 2: [play like verse 1] --------Mary got pregnant from a kid named Tom that said he was in love He said, "Don't worry about a thing, baby doll I'm the man you've been dreaming of." But 3 months later he say he won't date her or return her calls And she swear, "God damn, if I find that man I'm cuttin' off his balls." And then she heads for the clinic and she gets some static walking through the door They call her a killer, and they call her a sinner and they call her a whore God forbid you ever had to walk a mile in her shoes 'Cause then you really might know what it's like to have to chooseCHORUS: [play like previous chorus] -------Then you really might know what it's like... Then you really might know what it's like... Then you really might know what it's like... Then you really might know what it's like...BRIDGE: [play RIFF 1] -------Dm I've seen a rich man begFmaj7 I've seen a good man sinC I've seen a tough man cryDm I've seen a loser winFmaj7 And a sad man grinC I heard an honest man lieDm I've seen the good side of badFmaj7 And the downside of upC And everything betweenDm I licked the silver spoonFmaj7 Drank from the golden cupC And smoked the finest greenDm I stroked the fattest dimesFmaj7 at least a couple of timesC Before I broke their heartDm You know where it ends,Fmaj7 yo, it usually dependsC on where you start [when you've played the bridge you play this:]Dm E* E|------1------1/3---3-------- B|--------3----3/5-5-5-5------ G|-2--------2--2/4-4---4---2-- D|-0--0--------0-----------0-- A|---------------------------- E|---------------------------- Dm E* |--1------1/3---5-3-- |----3----3/5-5-5-5-- |------2--2/4-4------ |0--------0---------- |-------------------- |-------------------- Dm E* E-------1------1/3---3-------- B---------3----3/5-5-5-5------ G--2--------2--2/4-4---4---2-- D--0--0--------0-----------0-- A----------------------------- E----------------------------- Dm |--1-----1-----1------| |----3-----3-----2----| |------2-----2-----3--| |0--------------------| |---------------------| |---------------------| VERSE 3: [play like verses 1 & 2] --------I knew this kid named Max who used to get fat stacks out on the corner with drugs He liked to hang out late he liked to get shit-faced and keep the pace with thugs until late one night there was a big old fight and Max lost his head He pulled out his chrome .45, talked some shit, and wound up dead Now his wife and his kids are caught in the midst of all of this pain You know it comes that way At least that's what they say when you play the game God forbid you ever had to wake up to hear the news 'Cause then you really might know what it's like to have to loseCHORUS: -------Dm Fmaj7 Then you really might knowC Dm what it's like...Dm Fmaj7 Then you really might knowC Dm what it's like...Dm Fmaj7 Then you really might knowC what it's like...Dm