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Now the World

AFI
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★4.2(6)

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Tab2

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Song

Tabbed by Alyssa P.

* Everything is tuned a 1/2 step down*

Intro:

x2

|--5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
|--5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-6-6-6-6-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
|--5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
|--7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|--7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|--5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|

x1

|-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-0-0-0-0--|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|----------------------------------------------|

x1

|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-1-1-1-1-1/3-3-3-3/5-5-5-5-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
|-2-2-2-2-2/4-4-4-4/5-5-5-5-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|

x2 "Summer I painted a scene that lit the stars for me..."

|---0-------1-----1-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-----2-------2-----2------2----------------------|
|---------3-----3-----3--0---3--0-----0-----0-----|
|-0-----0---------------------------5-----5-------|
|---------------------------------3-----3-----3---|

x1 (palm mute) "That summer created those words.."

|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------0--------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
|-3-3-3-3-------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|

(palm mute)"they were denied by you"

|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|

x2 "Summer I laid down below a glitter adorned..."

|---0-------1-----1-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-----2-------2-----2------2----------------------|
|---------3-----3-----3--0---3--0-----0-----0-----|
|-0-----0---------------------------5-----5-------|
|---------------------------------3-----3-----3---|

x1 (palm mute) "Summer I laid down by you and shared.."

|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------0--------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
|-3-3-3-3-------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|

(palm mute)"You gave the dark.."

|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|

x4 "I looked inside to find the one.."

|-8--8--8--8--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-6-6-6-6--|
|-8--8--8--8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-6-6-6-6--|
|-8--8--8--8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-7-7-7-7--|
|-10-10-10-10-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6-6-6-8-8-8-8--|
|-10-10-10-10-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-6-6-6-8-8-8-8--|
|-8--8--8--8--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-6-6-6-6--|

end 4th time with

|-8-----------------------------------------------|
|-8----(Palm mute)--------------------------------|
|-8-----------------------------------------------|
|-10---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
|-10---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
|-8--- 8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---|

x1

|-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-0-0-0-0--|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|----------------------------------------------|

x1

|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-1-1-1-1-1/3-3-3-3/5-5-5-5-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
|-2-2-2-2-2/4-4-4-4/5-5-5-5-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|

x2 "Summer a morning.."

|---0-------1-----1-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-----2-------2-----2------2----------------------|
|---------3-----3-----3--0---3--0-----0-----0-----|
|-0-----0---------------------------5-----5-------|
|---------------------------------3-----3-----3---|

x1 "this summer created.."

|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------0--------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
|-3-3-3-3-------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|

x1 "he was designed by you"

|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|

4x

|-8--8--8--8--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-6-6-6-6--|
|-8--8--8--8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-6-6-6-6--|
|-8--8--8--8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-7-7-7-7--|
|-10-10-10-10-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6-6-6-8-8-8-8--|
|-10-10-10-10-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-6-6-6-8-8-8-8--|
|-8--8--8--8--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-6-6-6-6--|

end 4th time with

|-3----------------------------------------------------|

|-3-(strum continuously)----------(strum continuously--|

|-4--------------------------/12-----------------------|
|-5---------------------------x------------------------|
|-5--------------------------/10-----------------------|
|-3----------------------------------------------------|

x2 "Will you cry for me"

|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------<7>----------------<5>--------------------<7>----|
|------------<5>---<5>---------<5>--<5>--7-7-7-7-7-----<5>------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-----------5-5-5-5-5----------7-7-7-7-7---<5>----<5>-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-----------5-5-5-5-5----------5-5-5-5-5--------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-----------3-3-3-3-3----------5-5-5-5-5--------------|

end each time with

|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------5-5-5-------------|
|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----|
|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---3-3-3-5-5-5-5-----|
|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------3-3-3-3-----|

2x "(louder) will you cry for me" (amount of strums not indicated)

|----------------| Ends 2nd time: |------|

|----------------|                 |------|
|-----7-----5----|                 |-5-7--|

|-2-5-7-5/7-5-5--| |-5-7--|

|-2-5-5-5/7-3-5--| |-3-5--|

|-0-3-5-3/5---3--|                 |------|

1x Outro:

|-----------------------------------------------|
|---0-------------------------------------------|
|-----------0---0-------------------------------|
|-----2------2---2-----2---------5-4---5-4------|
|---------3---3---3--0---3--0--5-----5-----5----|
|-0-----0---------------------------------------|

1x

|-------------------------------0--|
|---0--------------------------0---|
|-----------0---0-------------0----|
|-----2------2---2-----2-----2-----|
|---------3---3---3--0---3--0------|
|-0-----0--------------------------|

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