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----------------------|---
B|----0----------------------|---
G|----2----------------------|---
D|----2----------------------|---
A|----0----------------------|---
E|---------------------------|---

e|4------------------------| 
B|5------------------------| 
G|6------------------------| 
D|6------------------------| 
A|4------------------------| 
E|-------------------------| 

         You seem to find the dark, 
when everything is bright
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B|----0----------------------|----
G|----2----------------------|----
D|----2----------------------|----
A|----0----------------------|----
E|---------------------------|----

e|------0-------------------3----| 
B|------1-------------------3----| 
G|------0-------------------0----| 
D|------2-------------------0----| 
A|------3-------------------2----| 
E|------0-------------------3----| 

         You look for all that’s 
wrong, instead of all that’s right
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B|----0----------------------|---
G|----2----------------------|---
D|----2----------------------|---
A|----0----------------------|---
E|---------------------------|---

e|4-------------------| 
B|5-------------------| 
G|6-------------------| 
D|6-------------------| 
A|4-------------------| 
E|--------------------| 

         Does it feel good to you, 
to rain on my parade
e|----0---------------------|--0--
B|----0---------------------|--1--
G|----2---------------------|--0--
D|----2---------------------|--2--
A|----0---------------------|--3--
E|--------------------------|--0--

e|-------------3---| 
B|-------------3---| 
G|-------------0---| 
D|-------------0---| 
A|-------------2---| 
E|-------------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)
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D|---0-------------2---|----------
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E|---------------------|----------

e|---0-----------3------2---| 
B|---1-----------3------3---| 
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D|---2-----------0------0---| 
A|---3-----------2----------| 
E|---0-----------3----------| 

        If I were you,   holding the
 world right in my hands
e|---2-----------------------0--|-
B|---3-----------------------2--|-
G|---2-----------------------2--|-
D|---0-----------------------2--|-
A|---------------------------0--|-
E|------------------------------|-

e|------------0-----------3---------
B|------------1-----------3---------
G|------------0-----------0---------
D|------------2-----------0---------
A|------------3-----------2---------
E|------------0-----------3---------

e|2-| 
B|3-| 
G|2-| 
D|0-| 
A|--| 
E|--| 

 The first thing I’d do,   is thank 
the stars for all that I have
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e|----2---------0----|--4-------0-
B|----3---------2----|--5-------2-
G|----2---------2----|--6-------2-
D|----0---------2----|--6-------2-
A|--------------0----|--4-------0-
E|-------------------|------------

e|------4-------0-------0-------3---
B|------5-------2-------1-------3---
G|------6-------2-------0-------0---
D|------6-------2-------2-------0---
A|------4-------0-------3-------2---
E|----------------------0-------3---

        If I were you.
|SECOND VERSE| 

e|---0------------------------|--
B|---0------------------------|--
G|---2------------------------|--
D|---2------------------------|--
A|---0------------------------|--
E|----------------------------|--

e|4---------------------------------| 
B|5------------------------------5--| 
G|6--------------------6-4---4------| 
D|6------------------------7---7----| 
A|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
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B|---0-------------------------|-
G|---2-------------------------|-
D|---2-------------------------|-
A|---0-------------------------|-
E|-----------------------------|-

e|4----------------------------| 
B|5------------------------5---| 
G|6--------------6-4---4-------| 
D|6------------------7---7-----| 
A|4----------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------| 


        So what’s it going to take, for you to realize
e|------------------------|----0--
B|------------------------|----1--
G|------------------------|----0--
D|------------------------|----2--
A|------------------------|----3--
E|------------------------|----0--

e|-------------3---| 
B|-------------3---| 
G|-------------0---| 
D|-------------0---| 
A|-------------2---| 
E|-------------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---------------
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
E|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-

e|-----------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------| 
G|--5-5-5-5---------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--| 
D|9-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--| 
A|9-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| 
E|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---------------
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
E|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-

e|--------------------| 
B|--------------------| 
G|--5-5-5-5-----------| 
D|9-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---| 
A|9-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5---| 
E|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-
D|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-
A|---3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
E|-----------3-3-3-3-------------

e|---------------------------------- 
B|---------------------------------- 
G|7-7\---(working on guitar riff)--- 
D|7-7\------------------------------ 
A|5-5\------------------------------ 
E|---------------------------------- 

        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--
B|---0------------------|------1--
G|---2------------------|------0--
D|---2------------------|------2--
A|---0------------------|------3--
E|----------------------|------0--

e|-------------3---| 
B|-------------3---| 
G|-------------0---| 
D|-------------0---| 
A|-------------2---| 
E|-------------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---------------
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
E|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-

e|-----------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------| 
G|--5-5-5-5---------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--| 
D|9-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--| 
A|9-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| 
E|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---------------
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
E|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-

e|--------------------| 
B|--------------------| 
G|--5-5-5-5-----------| 
D|9-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---| 
A|9-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5---| 
E|7---------3-3-3-3---| 

        The first thing I’d do, is 
thank the stars above
e|--------------------------------
B|--------------------------------
G|--5-5-5-5-----------------------
D|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-
A|--3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-
E|----------3-3-3-3-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-

e|------------------| 
B|------------------| 
G|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| 
D|8-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| 
A|8-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| 
E|6-----------------| 

        For the ones I love, take a 
breath and enjoy the view
e|-------------------------------
B|-------------------------------
G|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
D|-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
A|-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
E|-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6---------------

e|--| 
B|--| 
G|5-| 
D|5-| 
A|3-| 
E|--| 

Live the life that I wanna do

                                  (let ring)
e|-------------------------------
B|-------------------------------
G|-------------------------------
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-
A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-

e|-----| 
B|-----| 
G|--5--| 
D|8-5--| 
A|8-3--| 
E|6----| 

        If I were you, if I were 
you, if I were you