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Sympathy

The Get Up Kids
Tab
★4.8(4)

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

Capo fret 2

**Strum emphasis on the bass and middle strings**

Sympathy

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Intro

E|--------------\------------------------------|
B|--------------\---0---3---------3------3-----|
G|----7-----6---\---2---2---------2------2-----|
D|----0-----0---\---0---0---------0------0-----|
A|----0-----0---\---x---x---------0------x-----|
E|----7-----7---\---3---3---------2------3-----|

x2

E|--------------\------------------------------|
B|--------------\---0---3---------3------3-----|
G|----7-----6---\---2---2---------2------2-----|
D|----0-----0---\---0---0---------0------0-----|
A|----0-----0---\---x---x---------0------x-----|
E|----7-----7---\---3---3---------2------3-----|

x3

Way to fight,

You never threatened to stop breathing countless times

When I wouldn't make a sound to

Baby eyes,

The whole thing is a fading senseless blur...

E|-----------------------------|
B|----3-----3-------3-----3----|
G|----2-----0-------2-----0----|
D|----2-----0-------2-----0----|
A|----0-----x-------0-----x----|
E|----0-----3-------0-----3----|

Of concern...

But I'm letting go of her

Chorus

E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----3-----3------3-----3---------3------3-----3-----2------|
G|----2-----0------2-----0---------2------0-----2-----2------|
D|----0-----0------0-----0---------0------0-----2-----2------|
A|----0-----x------x-----2---------0------x-----0-----0------|
E|----2-----3------3-----3---------2------3-----0-----0------|

I don't know why it is

Isn't it obvious to me?

It's sympathy...

E|---------------------------------2------------------------|
B|----3-----3------3-----3---------3-----3-----3-----2------|
G|----2-----0------2-----0---------2-----0-----2-----2------|
D|----0-----0------0-----0---------0-----2-----2-----2------|
A|----0-----x------x-----2---------------2-----0-----0------|
E|----2-----3------3-----3---------------0-----0-----0------|

I'm sure that after this

You don't fear anything at all

Resembling...

E|--------------\------------------------------|
B|--------------\---0---3---------3------3-----|
G|----7-----6---\---2---2---------2------2-----|
D|----0-----0---\---0---0---------0------0-----|
A|----0-----0---\---x---x---------0------x-----|
E|----7-----7---\---3---3---------2------3-----|

x2

E|--------------\-----------------------------|
B|--------------\---0---3-----3-----3----3----|
G|----7-----6---\---2---2-----2-----2----2----|
D|----0-----0---\---0---0-----0-----0----0----|
A|----0-----0---\---X---X-----X-----X----X----|
E|----7-----7---\---3---3-----3-----3----3----|

x2

All her might

Was it the force behind the family?

Bound and tied

To keep the bottle down

To our surprise...

E|--------------\------------------------------|
B|--------------\---0---3---------3------3-----|
G|----7-----6---\---2---2---------2------2-----|
D|----0-----0---\---0---0---------0------0-----|
A|----0-----0---\---x---x---------0------x-----|
E|----7-----7---\---3---3---------2------3-----|

The suspect you had discipline or nerve...

E|-----------------------------|
B|----3-----3-------3-----3----|
G|----2-----0-------2-----0----|
D|----2-----0-------2-----0----|
A|----0-----x-------0-----x----|
E|----0-----3-------0-----3----|

...to convert

I just didn't think it'd work

Chorus

E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----3-----3------3-----3---------3------3-----3-----2------|
G|----2-----0------2-----0---------2------0-----2-----2------|
D|----0-----0------0-----0---------0------0-----2-----2------|
A|----0-----x------x-----2---------0------x-----0-----0------|
E|----2-----3------3-----3---------2------3-----0-----0------|

I don't know why it is

Isn't it obvious to me?

It's sympathy...

E|---------------------------------2------------------------|
B|----3-----3------3-----3---------3-----3-----3-----2------|
G|----2-----0------2-----0---------2-----0-----2-----2------|
D|----0-----0------0-----0---------0-----2-----2-----2------|
A|----0-----x------x-----2---------------2-----0-----0------|
E|----2-----3------3-----3---------------0-----0-----0------|

I'm sure that after this

You don't fear anything at all

Resembling...

E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|----3--------3---3--------3---3--------3--------3-------|
G|----2--------2---0--------2---0--------2--------2-------|
D|----0--------2---0--------0---0--------2--------0-------|
A|----2--------0---X--------0---X--------0--------1-------|
E|----0--------0---3--------2---3--------0--------0-------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|----3--------3---3--------3---3--------3--------3-------|
G|----2--------2---0--------2---0--------2--------2-------|
D|----0--------2---0--------0---0--------2--------0-------|
A|----2--------0---X--------0---X--------0--------1-------|
E|----0--------0---3--------2---3--------0--------0-------|

x2

For what we give to this

The challeneges persist

Battles we must fight...

For what we give to this

A promise to resist

You stand with all your might...

E|--------------\------------------------------|
B|--------------\---0---3---------3------3-----|
G|----7-----6---\---2---2---------2------2-----|
D|----0-----0---\---0---0---------0------0-----|
A|----0-----0---\---x---x---------0------x-----|
E|----7-----7---\---3---3---------2------3-----|

x2

Chorus

E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----3-----3------3-----3---------3------3-----3-----2------|
G|----2-----0------2-----0---------2------0-----2-----2------|
D|----0-----0------0-----0---------0------0-----2-----2------|
A|----0-----x------x-----2---------0------x-----0-----0------|
E|----2-----3------3-----3---------2------3-----0-----0------|

I don't know why it is

Isn't it obvious to me?

It's sympathy...

E|---------------------------------2------------------------|
B|----3-----3------3-----3---------3-----3-----3-----2------|
G|----2-----0------2-----0---------2-----0-----2-----2------|
D|----0-----0------0-----0---------0-----2-----2-----2------|
A|----0-----x------x-----2---------------2-----0-----0------|
E|----2-----3------3-----3---------------0-----0-----0------|

I'm sure that after this

You don't fear anything at all

Resembling...

E|--------------\------------|
B|--------------\---0---3----|
G|----7-----6---\---2---2----|
D|----0-----0---\---0---0----|
A|----0-----0---\---x---x----|
E|----7-----7---\---3---3----|

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