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

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better version - shinedown

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Tabbed by:brandonbray2002

Email:brandonbray2002@yahoo.com

Tuning: dadgbe

I only tabbed the chords not the number of times they are played

intro

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---4-2--4--------4 2 4~ bend   then repeat-------------------------------------|
A|-2------------2----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

distorted -THE INTRO RIFF IS THE SAME AS THE CHORUS--

e|---------------------/------------|
B|---------------------/------------|
G|-4---7---------------/------------|
D|-4---7----2----5-----/---REAPEAT--|
A|-2---5----2----5-----/------------|
D|----------2----5-----/------------|

VERSE CLEAN LYRICS ( EXCUSE THE MESS) THIS IS THE QUIET OVERDUB ON THE VERSE, KINDA CLOSE

e|----------2---5----                      -5----5-------------------|
G|----4--7--4---7----                  3--5 -5----5------------------|
D ----4--7--2---5                            -7----7----AND REAPEAT--|
A|----2--5--2---5--                           -----------------------|
D|----------2-- 5---                           ----------------------|

PRE CHORUS DISTORTED - LYRICS( I AM NOT PERFECT, I DONT CLAIM TO BE)

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------- PM------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4----7----0----4---7-----0---0--2----THEN REAPEAT -----------------------------------|
A|-4----7----0----4---7-----0---0--2----------------------------------------------------|
D|-4----7----0----4---7-----0---0--2----------------------------------------------------|

INTRO RIFF/CHORUS (HOW BOUT A BETTER VERSION OF, THE WAY THAT i AM)

e|---------------------/------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------/------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-4---7---------------/------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4---7----2----5-----/------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-2---5----2----5-----/------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------2----5-----/------------------------------------------------------------|

VERSE CLEAN THIS IS THE QUIET OVERDUB ON THE VERSE, KINDA CLOSE

e|----------2---5----          -5----5-------------------|
G|----4--7--4---7----      3--5 -5----5------------------|
D ----4--7--2---5                -7----7----AND REAPEAT--|
A|----2--5--2---5--            --------------------------|
D|----------2-- 5---           --------------------------|

e|

PRE CHORUS DISTORTED - LYRICS( I AM NOT PERFECT, I DONT CLAIM TO BE)

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------- PM-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-4----7----0----4---7-----0---0-2----THEN REAPEAT -----------------------------------|
A|-4----7----0----4---7-----0---0-2----------------------------------------------------|
D|-4----7----0----4---7-----0---0-2----------------------------------------------------|

INTRO RIFF/CHORUS (HOW BOUT A BETTER VERSION OF, THE WAY THAT i AM)

e|---------------------/------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------/------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-4---7---------------/------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4---7----2----5-----/------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-2---5----2----5-----/------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------2----5-----/------------------------------------------------------------|

INTERLUDE (SHOW ME MY BATTLE SIGHN, UNTIL I REALIGHN)

E------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---H------------H--------PM-------H----------H---PM--------------|
D|-7-9--4------7-9--2-2--0-4    7 --9--4----7-9--2-2--0------------|
A|-7-9--4------7-9--2-2--0-4----7---9--4----7-9--2-2--0-  REAPEAT--|
D--7-9--4------7-9--2-2--0-4----7---9--4----7-9--2-2--0------------|

INTRO PART ( HOW BOUT A BETTER VERSION OF ME,HOW BOUT A BETTER VERSION OF ME)

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----4--2--4-----4---2--4~-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-2------------2---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

INTRO RIFF/CHORUS (HOW BOUT A BETTER VERSION OF, THE WAY THAT i AM)

e|---------------------/------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------/------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-4---7---------------/------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4---7----2----5-----/------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-2---5----2----5-----/------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------2----5-----/------------------------------------------------------------|

THATS THE WHOLE SONG, IT LOOKS COMPLICATED BUT I TABBED IT OUT TO GO EXACTLY

LIKE THE SONG IS HEARD, JUST READ IT FROM TOP TO BOTTOM AND PLAY ALONG.

iF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMENTS PLEASE WRITE!!

ENJOY

| / slide up

| \ slide down

| h hammer-on

| p pull-off

| ~ vibrato

| + harmonic

| x Mute note

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