There wasn't a tab for this, so I decided to give mine. If you see any problems, email
If you wanna request another Rise Against song that doesn't have a tab already, or
have a good tab, email me. I'm always up for it.
Intro:
**** ****
| e | 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 9 9 8 8 6 6 4 4 2222 2 22 4444 4 44 |
| B | 6 6 6 6 6 6 x x x x x x x x x x 2222 2 22 4444 4 44 |
| G | 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 9 9 8 8 6 6 4 4 2222 4 44 4444 4 44 |
| D | 4 44 3 33 |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 9 9 8 8 6 6 |
| B | 6 6 6 6 6 6 x x x x x x x x 9 9 7777 7 77 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 |
| G | 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 9 9 8 8 6 6 x x xxxx x xx x x x x x x x |
| D | 11 11 9999 9 99 11 11 11 11 11 11 |
| A | |
| E | |
(sorry about the spacing in the above. figure out the strum pattern for yourself, i
really put those 11s together easily)
Play the intro twice through, except at the end of the intro the strumming of those
notes is different. listen to the cd to figure it out.
VERSE:
| e | 666666\1 666666\1 4444 |
| B | 666666\1 666666\1 2222 4444 4444 6666 |
| G | 666666\1 666666\1 4444 4444 6666 8888 | x2 |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
You talk about the way things were, but I can't hear what you're saying.
A time when life was not this hard,
blessed by this innocence, and...
CHORUS:
| e | |
| B | 77777777777777 9 9 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 9 9 6 9 |
| G | 99999999999999 11 11 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 x x x x | x3, then... |
| D | 11 11 8 11 |
| A | |
| E | |
Is the best yet to come, or did it pass by long ago?
Are we holding onto a thread of...
And at the end of the chorus they change it up with:
(Those are 11s and 13s)
| e | xxxxxxxx |
| B | 77777777 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 111111111111111111 xxxxxxxx |
| G | 99999999 1111111111111111 131313131313131313 xxxxxxxx |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
Something already dead?
VERSE:
| e | 666666\1 666666\1 4444 |
| B | 666666\1 666666\1 2222 4444 4444 6666 |
| G | 666666\1 666666\1 4444 4444 6666 8888 | x2 |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
I'm not your reason to stand up straight,
shoulders back, chest out, and eyes raised.
Stepping back, I hesitate.
I can't let myself be taken.
CHORUS:
| e | |
| B | 77777777777777 9 9 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 9 9 6 9 |
| G | 99999999999999 11 11 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 x x x x | x3, then... |
| D | 11 11 8 11 |
| A | |
| E | |
Is the best yet to come, or did it pass by long ago?
Are we holding onto a thread of...
And at the end of the chorus they change it up with:
(Those are 11s and 13s)
| e | xxxxxxxx |
| B | 77777777 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 111111111111111111 xxxxxxxx |
| G | 99999999 1111111111111111 131313131313131313 xxxxxxxx |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
Something already dead?
BRIDGE:
******
| e | 222222 9 666666 9 666666 |
| B | 222222 6 777777 9 666666 9 777777 9 666666 |
| G | 222222 8 999999 9 666666 11 999999 9 666666 | Just once |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | 9 666666 666666 |
| B | 6 777777 9 666666 9 777777 666666 |
| G | 8 999999 9 666666 11 999999 666666 | This 5 times, but cut out |
| D | | early for the ending part. |
| A | |
| E | |
Insert palm mutes when necessary. Listen to the disk.
You can't change your mind and expect me to care,
you can't just snap your fingers and expect me to be there.
Can't change your mind, expect me to care,
snap your fingers and expect me to be there.
Can't just change your mind.
CONCLUSION:
| e | |
| B | 7777 9 9 9 9 13131313 9 9 9 9 111111111111111111\1 |
| G | xxxx x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x\x |
| D | 9999 1111111115151515 11111111131313131313131313\3 |
| A | |
| E | |
Live your life today.
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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