Cant Erase It

INTRO
(with percussion, acoustic one strum each chord)
A   D   A   D7
(strumming hard several times)
B7
(acoustic riff and electric main riff 4x)

Acoustic riff: strum the Em and G then add the bass line
E|-0-------|-3-| 
B|-0-------|-3-| 
G|-0-------|-0-| 
D|-2-------|-0-| 
A|-2-------|-2-| 
E|-0---2-3-|-3-| 

  Em        G


VERSE ONE
A         G  A           G
Follow the crowd and love everybody now
A               G              (acoustic riff 1x)
'Cause love is the best thing for you now
A                G  A           G
But you changed your mind, you let everybody down
A             G
But down is the best place for you
(electric main riff)
    Em        G
It's easier that way, you know it's


CHORUS (one soft acoustic strum for the first two lines)
D       A
So wrong, can't embrace it
Am              B (short, hard strums)
Wish sometimes for any other you
(acoustic riff, electric main riff 2x)
But you can't erase it and you won't escape it


VERSE TWO (electric verse riff 3x)
A             G  A              G
Don't waste your time, your words only confine you
A           G   (acoustic riff, electric main riff)
To all of the things you've buried now
(electric riff 3x)
A           G  A                    G
Don't ask them why, their wisdom will leave you blind
A             G
But blind is the best place for you
(electric main riff)
    Em      G
It's easier I know, you know it's


CHORUS (strum first two lines like above chorus)
D       A
So wrong, can't embrace it
Am              B
Wish sometimes for any other you
(acoustic riff, electric main riff x2)
But you can't erase it and you won't escape it
(back to normal strumming with chorus riff)
D       A
How long will you face it
Am              B
Till the wait comes crashing down on you
(acoustic riff, electric main riff 2x)
'Cause you can't erase it and you won't escape it
(acoustic riff, electric main riff 2x)        F#
No you can't erase it and you won't escape it


INSTRUMENTAL BRIDGE
Percussion stuff then
Acoustic riff x2 and electric pre-chorus riff

CHORUS
First two lines a capella
Second half of chorus normal strumming with electric chorus riff

D PEAT CHORUS
Only first three lines with normal strumming and electric final
chorus riff.
After, end on:
(acoustic riff and electric main riff x2)
But you can't erase it and you won't erase it


GUITAR CHORDS:
A   x02220
D   x00232
D7  x00212
Em  022000
G   320033
B7  224242
B   224442
Am  x02210

ELECTRIC TABS: These are all pretty easy and somewhat repetitive. Listen for
the variations in the main riff.

Main riff:
 Standard:         Variations (on the G chord):
E|----------|----------| |---------|-----------|-----------| 
B|----------|----------| |---------|-----------|-----------| 
G|----------|----------| |---------|-----------|-----------| 
D|----------|----------| |-------0-|-------0-2-|-------5-4-| 
A|----------|----------| |-----0---|-----0-----|-----------| 
E|-0--0-2-3-|-0--0-2-3-| |-3-------|-3---------|-3---------| 

 Em     G  Em      G   (1)      (2)      (3)

Verse riff:
E|-------------|------------| 
B|-------------|------------| 
G|-------------|------------| 
D|------2-4----|------2-4---| 
A|-0--4--------|-0--4-------| 
E|----------3--|----------3-| 

 A       G  A       G

Chorus riff:           Pre-chorus riff:
E|---------------------|----------------------| 
B|---------------------|----------------------| 
G|---------------------|--------2-4---2-2-2-2-| 
D|-0-------2-----------|-5-4-5----------------| 
A|-----4-----------0---|----------------------| 
E|-------------0-2---3-|----------------------| 

 D   A  Am  B      G

Final chorus riff
E|--------------------------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------------------------------| 
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------------------------------------| 
A|---------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2----| 
E|--------------------------------------------------------| 

 D           A          Am      B