If I Were You

Album: Every Man For Himself (2006)

Tabbed by Joe Whalen on 10/8/06
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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|-----------------------------|------------------------------| 

        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