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Wish Me Well

The Bouncing Souls
Tab

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

Song

-Bouncing Souls-

-Wish Me Well-

-Tabbed By Ryan Gregg-

About:

Kick ass song, great band, dead easy to play. Enjoy.

Notes:

pm = Palm Mute

Tunning:

Standard (EADGBE)

Intro / Fill:

Guitar 1 | Slight Distortion:

E|-2-2--5-3-2-----------------2-2--5-3-2---3---5------------------||
A|-------------5--------------------------------------------------||
D|----------------------------------------------------------------||
G|----------------------------------------------------------------||
B|----------------------------------------------------------------||
E|----------------------------------------------------------------||
E|-2-2--5-3-2------------------3----------------------------------||
A|-------------5------------------5--3----------------------------||
D|----------------------------------------------------------------||
G|----------------------------------------------------------------||
B|----------------------------------------------------------------||
E|----------------------------------------------------------------||

Guitar 2 | Distortion:

E|----------------------------------------------------------------||
A|----------------------------------------------------------------||
D|-7-7--7-7-7-----------------7-7--7-7-7--12-12-14----------------||
G|-7-7--7-7-7--7--7-7--7-7-7--7-7--7-7-7--12-12-14----------------||
B|-5-5--5-5-5--7--7-7--7-7-7--5-5--5-5-5--10-10-12----------------||
E|-------------5--5-5--5-5-5--------------------------------------||
E|----------------------------------------------------------------||
A|----------------------------------------------------------------||
D|-7-7--7-7-7-----------------12--9--7---7-7----------------------||
G|-7-7--7-7-7--7--7-7--7-7-7--12--9--7---7-7----------------------||
B|-5-5--5-5-5--7--7-7--7-7-7--10--7--5---5-5----------------------||
E|-------------5--5-5--5-5-5--------------------------------------||

Verse:

Guitar 2 | Distortion:

E|----------------------------------------------------------------||
A|----------------------------------------------------------------||
D|-7-7--------------7-7----12-12-12-12--11--9---------------------||
G|-7-7----7--7-7----7-7----12-12-12-12--11--9---------------------||
B|-5-5----7--7-7----5-5----10-10-10-10---9--7---------------------||
E|--------5--5-5--------------------------------------------------||
E|----------------------------------------------------------------||
A|----------------------------------------------------------------||
D|-7-7--------------7---7-12---12-7---7---------------------------||
G|-7-7----7--7-7----7---7-12---12-7---7-7-------------------------||
B|-5-5----7--7-7----5---5-10---10-5---5-7-------------------------||
E|--------5--5-5------------------------5-------------------------||

Chorus:

Guitar 1 | Slight Distortion:

E|-3-------3---2------------------------2----2----2----3--2-------||
A|----------------------5-----------------------------------5-3---||
D|----------------------------------------------------------------||
G|----------------------------------------------------------------||
B|----------------------------------------------------------------||
E|----------------------------------------------------------------||
E|-3-------3---2--------------------------------------------------||
A|----------------------5--5-5--3-2----3--------------------------||
D|----------------------------------------------------------------||
G|----------------------------------------------------------------||
B|----------------------------------------------------------------||
E|----------------------------------------------------------------||

Guitar 2 | Distortion:

E|----------------------------------------------------------------||
A|----------------------------------------------------------------||
D|-12--12-12--12-12-11--9--9-9--9-9-9--11---11---11---12-11-9-7---||
G|-12--12-12--12-12-11--9--9-9--9-9-9--11---11---11---12-11-9-7---||
B|-10--10-10--10-10--9--7--7-7--7-7-7---9----9----9---10--9-7-5---||
E|----------------------------------------------------------------||
E|----------------------------------------------------------------||
A|----------------------------------------------------------------||
D|-12--12-12--12-12-12--9--9-9--9-9-9--7--7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-||
G|-12--12-12--12-12-12--9--9-9--9-9-9--7--7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-||
B|-10--10-10--10-10-10--7--7-7--7-7-7--5--5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-||
E|----------------------------------------------------------------||

Outro:

Guitar 1 | Clean Or Slight Distortion: End On:

E|------------------------------------------------------------|---||
A|------------------------------------------------------------|---||
D|-7----------------------------------------------------------|-7-||
G|-7-(X8)-7------5--------------------------------------------|-7-||
B|-5------7-(X8)-5-(X16)--------------------------------------|-5-||
E|--------5------3--------------------------------------------|---||

pm---- pm---- pm-----

Lyrics (Split into the parts.):

Intro

Verse:

Guy: I gotta be me baby and you gotta be you.

Girl: Something isn't right when I know I love you.

Girl: I only want what's best.

Guy: I don't know, is this some kind of test?

Girl: Ya and your failing, all we do is bicker.

Chorus:

Guy: Say goodbye.

Girl: Kiss my ass, I hope you die.

Guy: Wish me well.

Girl: You can go to hell.

Chorus:

Girl: Say goodbye.

Guy: Kiss my ass, I hope you die.

Girl: Wish me well.

Guy: You can go to hell.

Fill

Verse:

Guy: We were, so different a, short time ago.

Girl: Loves supposed to make us happy, supposed to make us grow.

Girl: And I just want to, punch you in the face.

Guy: I love you, I guess I just needed some space.

Girl: Oh well another time and another place.

Chorus:

Guy: Say goodbye.

Girl: Kiss my ass, I hope you die.

Guy: Wish me well.

Girl: You can go to hell.

Chorus:

Girl: Say goodbye.

Guy: Kiss my ass, I hope you die.

Girl: Wish me well.

Guy: You can go to hell.

Fill X2:

Guy: So, does this mean, uh, I really have to, go?

Girl: Umm, ya, what part of, a, 'get out' didn't you understand?

Guy: Well, I mean, what happens if I, I want to call you sometime, next week.

Girl: Umm, well, what happens is, that, I wont be there cause I don't like you any more.

Outro To End:

Girl: Your stupid.

Guy: Heh, fine then I don't care, I'm leaving.

Girl: K, whatever, bye.

Girl: See ya.

Guy: Alright, I'm out the door.

Girl: K bye.

Guy: Alright, I'm gone, this is me leaving right now.

Girl: K.

Guy: Ok.

Girl: bye.

Guy: Here I am, I'm gone, goodbye.

Girl: K, see ya, bye.

Guy: Ok.

Girl: Alright whatever.

Guy: Can I call you next week.

Girl: No.

Guy: Ha ha ha.

Girl: What are you laughing at stupid?

Guy: I'm out the door, see ya.

Girl: K, bye.

Girl: God go already.

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