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Second Best

Home Grown
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Song

Second best

by Home Grown

Tabed by Jenson

Tune a half a step down

Intro (2x)

eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--8---8-8---8-8--8-8---8/9-8---13-13--11-11--9-9--8-8---8/9-8---------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--6---6-6---6-6--6-6---6/7-6---11-11---9--9--7-7--6-6---6/7-6---------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--8---8-8---8-8--8-8---8/9-8---13-13--11-11--9-9--8-8-----------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------6--4----------------------|
Ab|--6---6-6---6-6--6-6---6/7-6---11-11---9--9--7-7--6-6---6--4----------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------4--2----------------------|

Verse One (2x)

I want your boyfriend...in a box so i can send him off... somewhere

eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--4-------------------------------4-----------------------------------------------|
Db|--4-----------2-----------6--4----4------------2---------------6---4--------------|
Ab|--2-----------2-----------6--4----2------------2---------------6---4--------------|
Eb|--------------0-----------4--2-----------------0---------------4---2--------------|

far away... then we'll be the way... that we

eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--6--6-6-6-6--6--6-6-6--6--6-6-6--6---4--4-4-4-4--4--4-4-4--4--4-4-4--4-----------|
Ab|--6--6-6-6-6--6--6-6-6--6--6-6-6--6---4--4-4-4-4--4--4-4-4--4--4-4-4--4-----------|
Eb|--4--4-4-4-4--4--4-4-4--4--4-4-4--4---2--2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2--2--2-2-2--2-----------|

x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x

used to be used to be (end of first verse)

eb|-------------------------------------------------------------           --------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------           --------|
Gb|------4-4---------------------------4-4----------------------           ---11---|
Db|--2---4-4---4-4---4*4*----------2---4-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----           --------|
Ab|--2---2-2---4-4-------4*4*------2---2-2---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----           ----9---|
Eb|--0---------2-2-----------4*4---0---------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----           --------|

Chorus

I dont want to be second best I waited too long

eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------4-4-4------------------------------------4----------11---|
Db|-------2-2-------4-4-4--------4----6-6---6-6---2-2--------4----4----------|
Ab|-------2-2-------2-2-2--------4----6-6---6-6---2-2--------2----4------9---|
Eb|-------0-0--------------------2----4-4---4-4---0-0-------------2----------|

x x x x x x x x x x x

i just want a second chance to be your first again

eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------4-------------4---3-------------4-------------------|
Db|--2------4------4----------------2-------4-----4-------------|
Ab|--2------2------4------2---1-----2-------2-----4-------------|
Eb|--0-------------2----------------0-------------2-------------|

Verse 2

You're never....with anyone...........you're content

eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------4-----------------------(too lazy---------------------|
Db|-------------------6-4------------do 2nd part of intro here)-|
Ab|-------2-----------6-4---------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------4-2---------------------------------------|

when your..... you'll be calling me then we'll

eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--6--6-6-6-6--6--6-6-6--6--6-6-6--6---4--4-4-4-4--4--4-4-4--4--4-4-4--4-----------|
Ab|--6--6-6-6-6--6--6-6-6--6--6-6-6--6---4--4-4-4-4--4--4-4-4--4--4-4-4--4-----------|
Eb|--4--4-4-4-4--4--4-4-4--4--4-4-4--4---2--2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2--2--2-2-2--2-----------|

x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x

cheat ahh gain cheat ah gain (end of second verse)

eb|-------------------------------------------------------------           --------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------           --------|
Gb|------4-4---------------------------4-4----------------------           ---11---|
Db|--2---4-4---4-4---4*4*----------2---4-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----           --------|
Ab|--2---2-2---4-4-------4*4*------2---2-2---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----           ----9---|
Eb|--0---------2-2-----------4*4---0---------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----           --------|

Repeat ChorusBridge (let guitar 2 start it off)

eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----------------------------------|
Ab|---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----------------------------------|
Eb|---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------------------------|

x x x x x x x x x x

eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---|(2x)
Ab|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---|
Eb|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---|

x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x

eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------11------------------------------|
Db|---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------------------------|
Ab|---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----9------------------------------|
Eb|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------------------|

x x x x x x x x x x

Octave Solo (use wah pedal for the weird sound)

eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--4~-----6---8~--x-x-x-x-x-9---11~---14~---------------------|
Db|-----------------x-x-x-x-x-------------------4-4---4-4-------|
Ab|--2~-----4---6~--x-x-x-x-x-7----9~---12~-----4-4---4-4-------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------2-2---2-2-------|

Repeat Chorus 2x, with little changes you can figure out on your ownOutro

eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|
Gb|--8---8-8---8-8--8-8---8/9-8-----4----|
Db|---------------------------------4----|
Ab|--6---6-6---6-6--6-6---6/7-6-----2----|
Eb|--------------------------------------|

Guitar Two

===============

Intro

Let Guitar One start

eb|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|
Gb|---4-----------------------|
Db|---4-----0-2-------6--4----|
Ab|---2-----0-2-------6--4----|
Eb|---------0-0-------4--2----|

Strum along with Guitar One

eb|--------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---4------------------------4---------------------|
Db|---4------2-------6--4------4------2-------6--4---|
Ab|---2------2-------6--4------2------2-------6--4---|
Eb|----------0-------4--2-------------0-------4--2---|

Verse One (same as Guitar One minus the octaves ending verse)

Chorus (clean) ..long

eb|-----------      --------|
Bb|-----0-----      --------|
Gb|-------3--- (x6) --------|
Db|---4-------      ---4----|
Ab|-----------      ---4----|
Eb|-----------      ---2----|

i just want a second chance to be your first again

eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------4-------------------------------4-------------------|
Db|--2------4------4------6---------2-------4-----4-------------|
Ab|--2------2------4------6---------2-------2-----4-------------|
Eb|--0-------------2------4---------0-------------2-------------|

Verse Two

Let Guitar do Octaves, end with

eb|----------|
Bb|----------|
Gb|----------|
Db|---6--4---|
Ab|---6--4---|
Eb|---4--2---|

Strum along with Guitar One

eb|--------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---4------------------------4---------------------|
Db|---4------2-------6--4------4------2-------6--4---|
Ab|---2------2-------6--4------2------2-------6--4---|
Eb|----------0-------4--2-------------0-------4--2---|

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