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I Could Die for You

Red Hot Chili Peppers
Tab
4.3(19)

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

Intro

e|-0----0--4-0-0-------------------|
B|-2----2----2-2-------------------|
G|-2----2----2-2----------2-----2--|
D|-2----2----2-2--------2-----2----|
A|-0----0----0-0------0-----x------|
E|--------------------------4------|

Verse

Something... ...The cards...

Dont want... ...Somebody else...

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

This is... ...and this...

She smiles... ...Do my time...

e|--------------------12--------|
B|---14---------------12--------|
G|---14---------------11--------|
D|---14---------------12--------|
A|---12-------------------------|
E|------------------------------|

Chorus

...I could die for you

e|---5---------------------9----|
B|---5--------9-------7----10---|
G|---6--------9-------7----11---|
D|---7--------9-------9----11---|
A|---7--------7-------9----9----|
E|---5----------------7---------|

...Oh this life I...Choose

e|---5------------------7-7--7-7--7-----------|
B|---5--------9---------7-10-7-10-7-----------|
G|---6--------9---------7-7--7-7--7---7h9p7---| Then back to intro!
D|---7--------9---------9-9--9-9--9---------9-|
A|---7--------7-------------------------------|
E|---5----------------------------------------|

Fill 1: Fill 2:

e|--------------    --9--7--5--4--|
B|--------------    --9--7--5--4--|
G|--7h9p7-------    --------------|
D|--------9-----    --------------|
A|--------------    --------------|
E|--------------    --------------|

Bridge 1

You can see... ..Only...

e|----14-------------16--------|
B|----14-------------14--------|
G|----13-------------14--------|
D|----14-------------14--------|
A|-------------------12--------|
E|-----------------------------|

Come along and go... ...Along with me...

e|----9--12--9--12--9-------------------|
B|----9--9---9--9---9-------------------|
G|----9--9---9--9---9----------11-------|
D|----11-11--11-11--11---------11-------|
A|-----------------------------9--------|
E|-----------------------------10-------|

^

hit 14th fret high e 2nd time

twice then back to chorus:

Bridge 2

Come on then... ...How we are...

e|----7-7-x-xx-x------9-9-x-x---------9-9---12-12----|
B|----6-6-x-xx-x------7-7-x-x---------7-7---9--9-----|
G|----6-6-x-xx-x------7-7-x-x---------7-7---9--9-----|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

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| x Dead note

| h Hammer-on

| p Pull-off

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