Sometimes You Can’t Make It on Your Own U2
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U2 - Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own
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Intro (bass in brackets for reference):
[A] [G]
e|---------------------------------------------------| B|----2-2-3-2-----2-2-3-2-----2-2-3-2-----2-2-3-2----| G|----2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2----| D|---------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------(7)(3)--------------------(5)|
[F#m] [D] [A]
e|---------------------------------------------------| B|----2-2-3-2-----2-2-3-2-----2-2-3-2-----2-2-3-2----| G|----2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2----| D|---------------------------------------------------| A|------------(5)------------------------------------| E|-(2)------------------(0-2-5)----------------------|
First Verse x2
[A] [G]
e|---------------------------------------------------| B|----2-2-3-2-----2-2-3-2-----2-2-3-2-----2-2-3-2----| G|----2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2----| D|---------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------|
[F#m] [D] [A]
e|---------------------------------------------------| B|----2-2-3-2-----2-2-3-2-----2-2-3-2-----2-2-3-2----| G|----2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2----| D|---------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------|
Pre-chorus:
[D] [A]
e|---------------------------------------------------| B|-10---9~-----7--9~-----10---5~----5--7--5~---------| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------|
[F#m] [D]
e|---------------------------------------------------| B|-10---9~-----7--9~-----10---5~----5h7-5h7-5~-------| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------|
Chorus x2:
[F#m]
e|----------------------------------------------| B|-12-14--12-14--12-14--12-14--12-14------------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------|
[E]
e|----------------------------------------------| B|-12-14--12-14--12-14--12-14-12-14-12----------| G|-------------------------------------14-------| D|----------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------|
[D]
e|----------------------------------------------| B|-12-14--12-14--12-14--12-14--12-14------------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------|
[D]
e|----------------------------------------------| B|-12-14--12-14--12-14--12-14-12-14-12----------| G|-------------------------------------14-------| D|----------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------|
Second Verse:
[A] [G]
e|-24-21~----19-17~--------24-21~----19-17~----------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------|
[F#m] [D] [A]
e|-24-21~-----17--17-19-17-24-21~----19-17~----------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------|
[A] [G]
e|-24-21~----19-17~--------17--15--14--12~-----------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------|
[F#m] [D] [A]
e|-24-21~-----17--17-19-17-24-21~----19-17~----------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------|
( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/u/u2/sometimes_you_cant_make_it_on_your_own_tab.html )
Pre-chorus:
[D] [A]
e|-17--16~----14--16~-----17--12~---12--14--12~------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------|
[F#m] [D]
e|-17--16~----14--16~-----17--12~---12h14-12h14-12~--| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------|
Chorus x2:
[F#m]
e|----------------------------------------------| B|-12-14--12-14--12-14--12-14--12-14------------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------|
[E]
e|----------------------------------------------| B|-12-14--12-14--12-14--12-14-12-14-12----------| G|-------------------------------------14-------| D|----------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------|
[D]
e|----------------------------------------------| B|-12-14--12-14--12-14--12-14--12-14------------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------|
[D]
e|----------------------------------------------| B|-12-14--12-14--12-14--12-14-12-14-12----------| G|-------------------------------------14-------| D|----------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------|
Bridge:
[F] [C] [Dm] [F] [C] [Am]
e|-------------------------------||-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------||-------------------------------| G|-10--9--7------7---------------||-10--9--7----------------------| D|-----------10------------------||-----------10--5--7------------| A|-------------------------------||-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------||-------------------------------|
[F] [C] [Dm]
e|--------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------10-/-12-/--| G|-10--9--7------7---9---10---12--------------| D|-----------10-------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------|
[A] [F#m]
e|------------------------------||------------------------------| b|-14--14--14--15-14-12-14---14-||-15--14--14--15-14-12-14---14-| g|------------------------------||------------------------------| D|------------------------------||------------------------------| A|------------------------------||------------------------------| E|------------------------------||------------------------------|
[D] [E] [A]
e|------------------------------||------------------------------| b|-14--14--14--15-14-12-14---14-||-12--10--------10h1210--------| g|------------------------------||------------------------------| D|------------------------------||------------------------------| A|------------------------------||------------------------------| E|------------------------------||------------------------------|
Pre-chorus:
[D] [A]
e|-17--16~----14--16~-----17--12~---12--14--12~------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------|
[F#m] [D]
e|-17--16~----14--16~-----17--12~---12h14-12h14-12~--| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------|
Chorus:
This is now played once with just chords (F#m E D D)
Followed by this three times:
[F#m]
e|----------------------------------------------| B|-12-14--12-14--12-14--12-14--12-14------------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------|
[E]
e|----------------------------------------------| B|-12-14--12-14--12-14--12-14-12-14-12----------| G|-------------------------------------14-------| D|----------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------|
[D]
e|----------------------------------------------| B|-12-14--12-14--12-14--12-14--12-14------------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------|
[D]
e|----------------------------------------------| B|-12-14--12-14--12-14--12-14-12-14-12----------| G|-------------------------------------14-------| D|----------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------|
Outro (same as second verse):
e|[A]-24-21~---|
b|----------| x4 g|----------| D|----------| A|----------| E|----------|
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