Parade Matchbox Twenty
This is a rough draft for the tab. There wasn't one out there so I figured I would get
the ball rolling. If others want to use this and build off of it, you are more than
welcome. Have fun.
Matchbox Twenty
Standard tuning
Intro/Verses
e------------0-----------------------------------------------------| b----3---3-------3---3---3---1---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-| g------------------------------------------------------------------| d--2---2---2---2---------------------------------------------------| a------------------3---3---3---3-----------------------------------| E----------------------------------3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
Every once in a while on the verse, he will drop the bass G (3 fret E) to an F# (2nd
fret E). He doesn't do it much though
Bridge
[D] [Em] [C]
e--2---3---3---| b--3---3---3---| g--2---0---0---| (x2) He might play a G after the C, it is hard d--0---2---2---| for me to tell. a------2---3---| E------0-------|
Chorus
[Em] [C] [G] [D/F#] [C]
e--3---3---3---3--- --3--| b--3---3---3---3--- --3--| g--0---0---0---2--- --0--| This is the ending chord both times through d--2---2---0---0--- --2--| the chorus. The second chorus is sustained a--2---3---2---0--- --3--| longer though E--0-------3---2--- -----|
Solo Chords
[Em] [C] [G] [D/F#]
e--3---3---3---3---| b--3---3---3---3---| g--0---0---0---2---| d--2---2---0---0---| These chords are the background a--2---3---2---0---| E--0-------3---2---|
Solo (/=slide, b=bend)
e--12-12-12----------10-10-10-----------------------------------------------| b-----------12-12-12----------10/12b13b12--- bend 12 to 13 then back to 12-| g-----------------------------------------12--------------------------------| d---------------------------------------------------------------------------| a---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e--12-12-12----------10-10-10----------------| b-----------12-12-12----------10/12b13b12-12-| g--------------------------------------------| d--------------------------------------------| a--------------------------------------------| E--------------------------------------------| e--12-12-12----------10-10-10-------------------------------------------| b-----------12-12-12----------10/12b13b12-------------------10-10-10-10-| g-----------------------------------------12-12-12-11-11-11-------------| d-----------------------------------------------------------------------| a-----------------------------------------------------------------------| E-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
The last part of the solo is played with 16th notes
Chorus is played pretty much just like before
I have not tabbed the background guitar
Outro
e------------0---------------------| b----3---3-------3---3---3---1---3-| g----------------------------------| d--2---2---2---2-------------------| (x2) a------------------3---3---3---3---| E----------------------------------| e------------0------------------------| b----3---3-------3---3---3---1---0----| g-------------------------------------| d--2---2---2---2----------------------| a------------------3---3---3---3------| E-----------------------------------3-|
Lyrics
Verse 1
When the slow parade went past
When it felt so good you knew it couldn't last
And all too soon the end was gonna come without a warning
And you'd have to just go home
Verse 2
And the way it all went by
And somebody said "come on its getting late"
And you thought the world might end if you just looked the other way
And now you wish that you had stayed
Bridge
And there's so much more that you could see if you just stick around
And all the street light secrets whispering for you to come back out
Chorus
Oh no
There's so much more that you need to work out
Oh no
You don't want that parade to leave you now
Verse 3
And the days are all the same
And the town so big and no one knows your name
And the people fade away
And all stars are just a flicker
And you're left there all alone
Bridge
When there's so much more that you could see if you just stick around
And all the street light secrets whispering for you to come back out
Chorus
Oh no
There's so much more that you need to work out
Oh no
You don't want that parade to leave you now
When the music's over
But the song stays in your head
Solo
Chorus
Oh no
There's so much more that you need to work out
Oh no
You don't want that parade to leave you now
Yeah
There's so much more that you need to work out
Yeah
You don't want that parade to leave you now
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