Repeated Acoustic Intro & Verse Riff (strum softly & let strings ring)
| D | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| B | 0 0 0 0 10 0 12 0 | 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 0 | 0 0 0 10 0 12 0 |
| G | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| D | 0 10 12 | 5 5 5 | 0 10 12 |
| G | 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 |
| D | | | |
| D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| B 5 5 5 5 5 5 5/7 7 7 o |
| G 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| D 5 5 5 5 5 5 5/7 7 7 |
| G 0 0 0 0 o |
| D |
As Acoustic continues playing Intro, Electric comes in:
Clean Electric Riff (played softly as singing begins, 'answering' vocals)
| D | | | | | | | |
| B | | 13 12 13~ | (13) | | | 13 12 13/15 | (15) |
| G | *4 | | | | | | |
| D | *4 | | | *4 *7 | (7) | | |
| G | *4 | | | | | | |
| D | | | | | | | |
"Leaves are on the ground Fall has come Blue skies turning grey Like my love"
| D | | | | | | | |
| B | | *4 | 13 12 13~ | (13) | | | 12 |
| G | REST | *4 | | | | | |
| D | | *4 | | | *4 *7 | (7) | |
| G | | | | | | | |
| D | | | | | | | |
"I tried to carry you And make you whole But it was never enough I must"
Acoustic
| D | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 |
| B | 12 12 12 12 12 12 | 3 3 3 | 3 3 3 | 3 3 3 | 0 0 0 0 0 |
| G | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 |
| D | 12 12 12 12 12 12 | 5 5 5 | 5 5 5 | 5 5 5 | 0 0 0 0 0 |
| G | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | | | 5 5 | 0 0 0 0 0 |
| D | | 2 2 | 0 0 0 | | 4 |
|
|Electric
| D | | 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 | |
| B | 12 12 12 12 13 13 13 12 | 3 3 3 | 3 3 3 | 5 5 5 5 | 0 0 0 0 |
| G | | 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 |
| D | | 5 5 5 | 5 5 5 | 5 5 5 5 | 0 0 0 0 |
| G | | | | 5 5 5 5 | 2h4 4 2 0 |
| D | | 2 2 | 0 0 0 | | |
"go_____________" "Who______________ is going to save you when I'm gone?"
Acoustic downstroke
| D | 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 | | |
| B | 3 3 3 | 3 3 3 | 5 | |
| G | 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 | 0 | REST |
| D | 5 5 5 | 5 5 5 | 5 | |
| G | | | 5 | |
| D | 2 2 | 0 0 0 | | |
|
|Electric
| D | 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 | | |
| B | 3 3 3 | 3 3 3 | 5 | |
| G | 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 | 0 | REST |
| D | 5 5 5 | 5 5 5 | 5 | |
| G | | | 5 | |
| D | 2 2 | 0 0 0 | | |
"Who'll watch over you, When I'm gone"
Verse 2:
Acoustic plays Verse Riff with slight changes
| D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| B 0 0 0 0 10 0 12 0 | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 | 0 0 0 10 0 12 0 |
| G 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| D 0 10 12 | 5 5 5 | 0 10 12 |
| G 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 |
| D | | |
D--0--0-0--0-0-0---0---0-0-----|
B--5--5-5--5-5-5---5/7-7-7----o|repeat
| G 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| D 5 5 5 5 5 5 5/7 7 7 |
| G 0 0 0 0 o |
| D |
Electric plays this (with acoustic part, starting after chorus ends):
| D | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| B | 5 | | | | | | *4 | | | |
| G | 0 | REST | | | | *4 | | | |
| D | 0 | | | *4 *7 | (7) | | *4 | *4 *7 | (7) | |
| G | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| D | | | | | | | | | | |
"You say you care for me But hide it well How can you love"
"someone and not yourself?"
P
W/ distortion (Acoustic Plays Prechorus) PM_____________
| D | | | | | | | |
| B | 15 | (15) | (15b17) | (r15) | (15) | (15) | |
| G | | | | | | | |
| D | | | | | | | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
| G | | | | | | | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
| D | | | | | | | |
| D | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
| G | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
| D | |
Interlude (2:14) - Two guitars arranged for one:
| D | | |
| B | 10 12 13 13 13 10 10 12 | 12 12 12 15 15 15 13 12h13p12 |
| G | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| D | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| G | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| D | | |
Interlude Pt 2 (2:20)
Guitar 1
| D | | |
| B | 10 12 12 13 13 10 10 12 | 12 12 12 15 15 15 15 15 |
| G | | |
| D | | |
| G | | |
| D | | |
|
| Guitar 2 (2 guitars arranged for 1)
| D | | |
| B | 7 8 8 10 10 7 7 8 | 8 8 8 12 12 12 12 12 |
| G | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| D | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| G | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| D | | |
Bridge (At 2:25 in the track)
Guitar 1 (Timing of Lyrics below is approximate)
| D | | | | |
| B | 15b17 | (17) | (17r15) | (15) O |
| G | | | | |
| D | | | | |
| G | | | | O |
| D | | | | |
|
| Guitar 2
| D | 0 0 | | | |
| B | 0 0 | | | o |
| G | 0 0 0 | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | |
| D | 5 5 0 | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| G | 4 4 4 4 4 0 | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 o |
| D | 2 2 2 2 2 | | | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
1. "And when I'm gone Who will break your fall? Who will you blame?"
2. "I can't go on and let you lose it all. It's more than I can take"
Bridge Ending (2:48)
Guitar 1 with crescendo (soft->loud on 4th time)
| D | | | 17 16 19 16 17 16 19 16 |
| B | 15b17 | (17) | o O |
| G | | | |
| D | | | |
| G | | | o O |
| D | | | |
|
| Guitar 2
| D | | | | | | |
| B | | | | | | |
| G | 0 0 | 5 | | | | 0 0 0 0 |
| D | 5 5 | 5 | | | | 0 0 0 0 |
| G | 4 4 4 4 | 5 | | | | 0 0 0 0 6 6 6 2 |
| D | 2 2 2 2 | | | | | 4 4 4 0 |
"Who'll ease your pain? Ease your pain"
Last Chorus (3:04)-
Guitar 2
| D | | | | |
| B | | | | |
| G | | | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 | 0 0 0 0 |
| D | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 | 0 0 0 0 |
| G | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 | 0 0 0 0 6 6 6 6 |
| D | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | | 4 4 4 4 |
|
|Guitar 1 plays: w/ trem bar
| D | | 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 | | 9~ 11~ 7~ 11~ |
| B | 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 | 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 | 8~ 10~ 7~ 10~ |
| G | | | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | |
| D | | | | |
| G | | | | |
| D | | | | |
"And Love______________________ is gonna save you when I'm gone."
Last Chorus Continued:
Guitar 2
| D | | | |
| B | | | |
| G | | | 5 5 5 5 5 4 2 0 |
| D | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 5 5 5 5 5 4 2 0 |
| G | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 5 5 5 5 5 4 2 0 |
| D | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | |
|
| Guitar 1
| D | | 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 | |
| B | 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 | 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 | 13 13 13 13 13 12 10 8 |
| G | | | 12 12 12 12 12 11 9 7 |
| D | | | |
| G | | | |
| D | | | |
"And I'll_______________________________ watch over you.
Last Chorus Continued:
Guitar 2
| D | | | | |
| B | | | | |
| G | 0 0 0 0 | | | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
| D | 0 0 0 0 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
| G | 0 0 0 0 6 6 6 6 | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
| D | 4 4 4 4 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | |
|
|Guitar 1
| D | 11~ 9~ | | 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 | |
| B | (8) 10~ 7~ | 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 | 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 | |
| G | | | | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| D | | | | 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 |
| G | | | | |
| D | | | | |
And I_______________ will give you strength when you're not"
Last Chorus Continued:
Guitar 2 let ring
| D | | | | |
| B | | | | |
| G | 0 0 0 0 | | | 5 |
| D | 0 0 0 0 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 5 |
| G | 0 0 0 0 6 6 6 6 | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 5 |
| D | 4 4 4 4 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | |
|
|Guitar 1 let ring
| D | 17 17 17 17 12 12 12 12 | | 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 | |
| B | 15 15 15 15 10 10 10 10 | 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 | 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 | |
| G | | | | 0 |
| D | | | | 14 |
| G | | | | |
| D | | | | |
"strong." "Who'll watch over you, When I've gone away?"
Play acoustic ending with final lyrics (3:49)
| D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| B 8 10 12 | 5 0 0 | 8 10 12 |
| G 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| D 9 10 12 | 5 0 0 | 9 10 12 |
| G 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 |
| D | | |
| D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| B 5 5 5 5 5 5 x | 8 10 12 | 5 0 0 |
| G 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| D 5 5 5 5 5 5 x | 9 10 12 | 5 0 0 |
| G 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 |
| D | | |
| D 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 |
| B 8 10 8 | 0 |
| G 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 |
| D 9 10 9 | 5 |
| G 0 0 0 | 0 |
| D | |