This is not 100% how the Swellers play it on the record, but I found this to sound
especially nice on acoustic guitar,
just to play/sing along to the track.
Intro
(for the main riff, you could also just not play the open G string.
It sounds somewhat the same but I found it to sound nicer with the open string,
gives a thicker sound)
| e | x x x |
| B | x x x |
| G | 0 0 0 0 0 x x x 0 0 0 0 0 0 | (x4) |
| D | x x x x x x x x x x x x x x |
| A | 2 2 2 2 2 x x x 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 |
| E | 3 3 3 3 3 x x x 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 |
Verse
"I'm on my way to better things"
| e | x x x |
| B | x x x |
| G | 0 0 0 0 0 x x x 0 0 0 0 0 0 | (x4) |
| D | x x x x x x x x x x x x x x |
| A | 2 2 2 2 2 x x x 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 |
| E | 3 3 3 3 3 x x x 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 |
"your definition states that they're not here"
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 5 5 55 55 5 55/9 9 99 11 11 11 11 12 |
| D | 5 5 55 55 5 55/9 9 99 11 11 11 11 11 |
| A | 3 3 35 33 3 33/7 7 77 9 9 9 9 9 |
| E | |
| e | x x x x x x |
| B | x x x x x x |
| G | 0 0 0 0 0 x x x 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x x x |
| D | x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x |
| A | 2 2 2 2 2 x x x 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 2 2 2 2 2 x x x 0 0 0 0 |
| E | 3 3 3 3 3 x x x 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 3 3 3 3 3 x x x 3 0 3 0 |
"I'm on my way to bigger things"
| e | x x x |
| B | x x x |
| G | 0 0 0 0 0 x x x 0 0 0 0 0 0 | (x4) |
| D | x x x x x x x x x x x x x x |
| A | 2 2 2 2 2 x x x 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 |
| E | 3 3 3 3 3 x x x 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 |
"I guess you wouldn't know since you're not here"
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 5 5 55 55 5 55/9 9 99 11 11 11 11 12 |
| D | 5 5 55 55 5 55/9 9 99 11 11 11 11 11 |
| A | 3 3 35 33 3 33/7 7 77 9 9 9 9 9 |
| E | |
| e | x x x x x x |
| B | x x x x x x |
| G | 0 0 0 0 0 x x x 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x x x |
| D | x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| A | 2 2 2 2 2 x x x 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 2 2 2 2 2 x x x 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| E | 3 3 3 3 3 x x x 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 3 3 3 3 3 x x x 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
Pre-Chorus
"It's not the friends you thought you had, or your location on a map"
| e | |
| B | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 |
| G | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 44 4 4 4 44 |
| D | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 22 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 22 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 55 5 5 5 55 4 4 4 44 |
| A | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 22 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 33 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 55 5 5 5 55 5 5 5 55 |
| E | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 33 3 3 3 33 2 2 2 22 |
"It's what you feel in here"
| e | |
| B | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 1 |
| G | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 0 |
| D | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 22 2 |
| A | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 22 3 |
| E | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 0 |
Chorus
"I'm on my way to better things"
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 7 7 77 77 777 5 5 55 55 555 | (x2) |
| D | 5 5 55 55 555 7 7 77 77 777 5 5 55 55 555 2 2 22 0000 000 |
| A | 5 5 55 55 555 5 5 55 55 555 3 3 33 33 333 2 2 22 0000 000 |
| E | (15\) 3 3 33 33 333 0 0 00 2222 222 |
| e | x x x x x x |
| B | x x x x x x |
| G | 0 0 0 0 0 x x x 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x x x |
| D | x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x |
| A | 2 2 2 2 2 x x x 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 2 2 2 2 2 x x x 0 0 0 0 |
| E | 3 3 3 3 3 x x x 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 3 3 3 3 3 x x x 3 0 3 0 |
Verse
"If I stay around, I can feel alright"
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 0 0 0 0 0\ | (x4) |
| D | x x x x x\ |
| A | 2 2 2 2 2\ |
| E | 3 3 3 3 3\ |
"But I know there's something else out there for me"
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 5 5 55 55 5 55/9 9 99 11 11 11 11 12 |
| D | 5 5 55 55 5 55/9 9 99 11 11 11 11 11 |
| A | 3 3 35 33 3 33/7 7 77 9 9 9 9 9 |
| E | |
| e | x x x x x x |
| B | x x x x x x |
| G | 0 0 0 0 0 x x x 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x x x |
| D | x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| A | 2 2 2 2 2 x x x 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 2 2 2 2 2 x x x 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| E | 3 3 3 3 3 x x x 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 3 3 3 3 3 x x x 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
Pre-chorus
"It's not the friends you thought you had, or your location on a map"
| e | |
| B | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 |
| G | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 44 4 4 4 44 |
| D | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 22 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 22 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 55 5 5 5 55 4 4 4 44 |
| A | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 22 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 33 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 55 5 5 5 55 5 5 5 55 |
| E | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 33 3 3 3 33 2 2 2 22 |
"It's what you feel in here"
| e | |
| B | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 1 |
| G | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 0 |
| D | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 22 2 |
| A | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 22 3 |
| E | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 0 |
Chorus
I'm on my way to better things"
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 7 7 77 77 777 5 5 55 55 555 | (x2) |
| D | 5 5 55 55 555 7 7 77 77 777 5 5 55 55 555 2 2 22 0000 000 |
| A | 5 5 55 55 555 5 5 55 55 555 3 3 33 33 333 2 2 22 0000 000 |
| E | 3 3 33 33 333 0 0 00 2222 222 |
Bridge
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
| D | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
| A | 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| E | |
(Lead Guitar Solo starts, for solo tab, scroll down)
| e | 0 0 0 0 0 0 000 |
| B | 0 0 0 0 0 0 000 5 5 5 5 5 5 555 |
| G | 0 0 0 0 0 0 000 5 5 5 5 5 5 555 4 4 4 4 4 4 444 7 7 7 7 7 7 777 |
| D | 2 2 2 2 2 2 222 5 5 5 5 5 5 555 5 5 5 5 5 5 555 7 7 7 7 7 7 777 |
| A | 2 2 2 2 2 2 222 3 3 3 3 3 3 333 2 2 2 2 2 2 222 5 5 5 5 5 5 555 |
| E | 0 0 0 0 0 0 000 |
| e | 0 0 0 0 0 0 000 |
| B | 0 0 0 0 0 0 000 |
| G | 0 0 0 0 0 0 000 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 |
| D | 2 2 2 2 2 2 222 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 |
| A | 2 2 2 2 2 2 222 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 |
| E | 0 0 0 0 0 0 000 |
"Home is where you make it.."
| e | 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| B | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 77 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
| G | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 77 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 55 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 77 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 (let ring) |
| D | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 77 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 55 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 77 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
| A | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 55 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 33 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 55 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| E | |
"I'm on my way to better things"
| e | |
| B | 5 |
| G | 7 5 (ring) |
| D | 7 (ring) 5 |
| A | 5 3 |
| E | |
"It's not the first time, not the last time"
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 5 5 5 5 5 |
| D | 2 2 2 2 2 5 5 5 5 5 |
| A | 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 |
| E | 0 0 0 0 0 |
Final Chorus
"I'm on my way to better things"
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 7 7 77 77 777 5 5 55 55 555 | (x2) |
| D | 5 5 55 55 555 7 7 77 77 777 5 5 55 55 555 2 2 22 0000 000 |
| A | 5 5 55 55 555 5 5 55 55 555 3 3 33 33 333 2 2 22 0000 000 |
| E | 3 3 33 33 333 0 0 00 2222 222 |
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 7 7 77 77 777 5 |
| D | 5 5 55 55 555 7 7 77 77 777 5 (let ring) |
| A | 5 5 55 55 555 5 5 55 55 555 3 |
| E | 3 3 33 33 333 |
Lead Guitar Solo
| e | 7 7 7h8 10 10 8 7 |
| B | 8 8 10 10 8 7 8 10 10 8 7 8 10 8 10 8/12\ |
| G | |
| D | 9 9 9 |
| A | |
| E | |
| \ slide down
| x Mute note