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Song

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THE TIDE - The Spill Canvas

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Tabbed by: Dave M.

Email: okra107@hotmail.com

Capo on the 2nd fret! All chords relative to the capo.

Tuning: Standard

Listen to the song for the strumming pattern.

Intro:

e|-x--|
B|-x--|
G|-x--|  *Muted strumming. Listen to the song to get the rhythm.
D|-x--|
A|-x--|
E|-x--|

Verse:

e|-0----0---x---|
B|-0----0---x---|
G|-0----0---x---|  x2
D|-0h2--2---x---|
A|-0h2--2---x---|
E|-0----0---x---|

"And there's three..."

e|-0----0---|
B|-0----0---|
G|-7-/--5---|
D|-7-/--5---|
A|-5-/--3---|
E|-x----x---|

Fill-In:

e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|---------2p0--4p0--5p0---|
A|-2\3--3------------------|
E|-------------------------|

Pre-Chorus:

e|-0----0---|
B|-0----0---|
G|-7-\--9---|
D|-7-\--9---|
A|-5-\--7---|
E|-x----x---|

"And he can't understand..."

e|-0---|
B|-0---|
G|-5---|
D|-5---|
A|-3---|
E|-x---|

"Just how everyone..."

e|-0--0--0---|
B|-0--0--0---|
G|-0--0--5---|
D|-5--5--5---|
A|-5--5--3---|
E|-3--2--x---|

"Breathing when true love ends..."

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

"His mother whispers..."

Chorus:

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

"Heaven's not a place..."

e|-0---|
B|-0---|
G|-5---|
D|-5---|
A|-3---|
E|-x---|

"It's that moment in life..."

e|-0--0--0---|
B|-0--0--0---|
G|-0--0--5---|
D|-5--5--5---|
A|-5--5--3---|
E|-3--2--x---|

"Actually feel alive..."

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

"So live for the moment..."

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That's it. Great song. Play it for chicks. :)

| / slide up

| \ slide down

| h hammer-on

| p pull-off

| ~ vibrato

| + harmonic

| x Mute note

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