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Taking Back Sunday
Tab

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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.

Intro

Guitar 1

E|------------|
B|------------|
G|------------|
D|------------|
A|------------|

E|-X\\\\\\\\\-|

Verse 1

Guitar 1

E|-77777777777777777777777777777777|

B|-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|

G|-44444444444444444444444444444444|

D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|2x
E|---------------------------------|

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Guitar 2

E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-44-444-444-444-444-444-444-444-4|
D|-xx-xxx-xxx-xxx-xxx-xxx-xxx-xxx-x|
A|-22-222-222-222-222-222-222-222-2|2x
E|---------------------------------|

Guitar 2

E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|

A|-55555555555555555555555555555555|

E|-33333333222222223333333322222222|

Guitar 1

E|-77777777777777777777777777777777|

B|-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|

G|-44444444444444444444444444444444|

D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|2x
E|---------------------------------|

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|

Guitar 2

E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-44-444-444-444-444-444-444-444-4|
D|-xx-xxx-xxx-xxx-xxx-xxx-xxx-xxx-x|
A|-22-222-222-222-222-222-222-222-2|2x
E|---------------------------------|

Guitar 2

E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|

A|-55555555555555555555555555555555|

E|-33333333222222223333333322222222|

E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|

A|777777777777777788888888888888888|

E|555555555555555566666666666666666|

Pre-Chorus

Guitar 1

E|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|-7~~~~/9-9-911xx\4~~~|
D|-0~~~~~0-0-0-0xx-0~~~|
A|-5~~~~/7-7-7/9xx\2~~~|2x
E|---------------------|

Chorus

Guitar 1

E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|

G|-77777777999999997777777777777777|

D|-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|

A|-55555555777777775555555555555555|2x

E|---------------------------------|

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Guitar 2

E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-4444444477777777----------------|

D|-44444444777777775555555555555555|

A|-22222222555555555555555555555555|2x

E|-----------------3333333333333333|

Post-Chorus

Guitar 1

E|---4-2444--4-2444--4-2444--4-2444|
B|-22-2----22-2----22-2----22-2----|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

* All numbers in this line are tens (7=17, 2=12, etc.)

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Guitar 2

E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-44-444-444-444-444-444-444-444-4|
D|-xx-xxx-xxx-xxx-xxx-xxx-xxx-xxx-x|
A|-22-222-222-222-222-222-222-222-2|
E|---------------------------------|

Guitar 1

E|-4---7---4----7---9---7---9\-----|
B|---2---2--------5---5------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

* All numbers in this line are tens (7=17, 2=12, etc.)

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Guitar 2

E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-44-444-444-444-444-444-444-444-4|
D|-xx-xxx-xxx-xxx-xxx-xxx-xxx-xxx-x|
A|-22-222-222-222-222-222-222-222-2|
E|---------------------------------|

VERSE

Guitar 1

E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
E|--------------------19-----------|
B|-------------------------15---13-|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

T T T

Guitar 1

E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|

G|-77777777777777777777777777777777|

D|-55555555444455555555555544445555|

A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

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Guitar 2

E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|

A|-55555555555555555555555555555555|>

E|-33333333222222223333333322222222|

E|----------------------------------|
B|-----------------66666666666666666|

G|-999999999999999933333333333333333|

D|-7777777777777777-----------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|

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E|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|

A|-777777777777777788888888888888888|

E|-555555555555555566666666666666666|

Chorus

Guitar 1

E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|

G|-77777777999999997777777777777777|

D|-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|

A|-55555555777777775555555555555555|4x

E|---------------------------------|

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Guitar 2

E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-4444444477777777----------------|

D|-44444444777777775555555555555555|

A|-22222222555555555555555555555555|4x

E|-----------------3333333333333333|

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Guitar 3

E|------------------3---1----------|
B|---5p4--7p5-7/9---------5--3--1--|
G|-6----6----6----2---2--2--2--2---|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|4x
E|---------------------------------|

* All numbers in this line are tens (7=17, 2=12, etc.)

Bridge

Guitar 1

E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

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Guitar 2

E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-44-444-444-444-444-444-444-444-4|
D|-xx-xxx-xxx-xxx-xxx-xxx-xxx-xxx-x|
A|-22-222-222-222-222-222-222-222-2|
E|---------------------------------|

Guitar 1

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

* All numbers in this line are tens (7=17, 2=12, etc.)

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Guitar 2

E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-44-444-444-444-444-444-444-444-4|
D|-xx-xxx-xxx-xxx-xxx-xxx-xxx-xxx-x|
A|-22-222-222-222-222-222-222-222-2|
E|---------------------------------|

Pre-Chorus

Guitar 1

E|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|-7~~~~/9-9-911xx\4~~~|
D|-0~~~~~0-0-0-0xx-0~~~|
A|-5~~~~/7-7-7/9xx\2~~~|2x
E|---------------------|

Chorus

Guitar 1

E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|

G|-77777777999999997777777777777777|

D|-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|

A|-55555555777777775555555555555555|2x

E|---------------------------------|

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Guitar 2

E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-4444444477777777----------------|

D|-44444444777777775555555555555555|

A|-22222222555555555555555555555555|2x

E|-----------------3333333333333333|

CHORUS

Guitar 1

E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|

G|-77777777999999997777777777777777|

D|-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|

A|-55555555777777775555555555555555|2x

E|---------------------------------|

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Guitar 2

E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-4444444477777777----------------|

D|-44444444777777775555555555555555|

A|-22222222555555555555555555555555|2x

E|-----------------3333333333333333|

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Guitar 3

E|------------------3---1----------|
B|---5p4--7p5-7/9---------5--3--1--|
G|-6----6----6----2---2--2--2--2---|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|2x
E|---------------------------------|

* All numbers in this line are tens (7=17, 2=12, etc.)

Outro

Guitar 1

E|-777777777777777777777777777777777777-7-7-7-7\-|
B|-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-x-x-x-x--|
G|-444444444444444444444444444444444444-4-4-4-4\-|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

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Guitar 2

E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-44-444-444-444-444-444-444-444-444-4-4-4-4-4\-|
D|-xx-xxx-xxx-xxx-xxx-xxx-xxx-xxx-xxx-x-x-x-x-x--|
A|-22-222-222-222-222-222-222-222-222-2-2-2-2-2\-|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

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