I Was Born Tabs & Lyrics by The Menzingers
I Was Born
guitar tabs lyrics
The Menzingers - �I Was Born�
Standard Tuning
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Lead guitar (Tom May)
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Intro
E|-----(0)------------------|
B|-------(2)----------------|
G|--2~-----(2)---7~----9~---|
D|--2~-----------7~----9~---|
A|--0~-----------5~----7~---|
E|---------------------0~---|
E|--------9-------9-------7----7----9-7-------|
B|--10-10---10-10---10-10---10---10-----10-10-|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------10-------10-------10-------10-10-10-10-10-|
B|--10-10----10-10----10-10----10-10----10-10-10-10-|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
Verse
E|--------9-------9----7-------7----9-7-------|
B|--10-10---10-10---10---10-10---10-----10-10-|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
PM * * * * * * * * * *
E|--------9-------9----7-------7------10-10-10-10--|
B|--10-10---10-10---10---10-10---10---10-10-10-10--|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
PM * * * * * * * *
Break solo
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------9------9------------------9------9-11p9-------|
D|--7--9-11---9-11---11-9-7---7--9-11---9-11---------11p9-|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------9------9----------------------9----------------|
D|--7--9-11---9-11---11-9-7---7-9p7--9-11---11-9-7--9p7----|
A|--------------------------9------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
Verse
E|--------9-------9----7-------7----9-7-------|
B|--10-10---10-10---10---10-10---10-----10-10-|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
PM * * * * * * * * * *
E|--------9-------9----7-------7------10-10-10-10\--|
B|--10-10---10-10---10---10-10---10---10-10-10-10\--|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
PM * * * * * * * *
Chorus
E|------0---1--|
B|------3---3--|
G|--2---2---2--|
D|--2---0---0--|
A|--0----------|
E|-------------|
Intro
E|-----(0)------------------|
B|-------(2)----------------|
G|--2~-----(2)---7~----9~---|
D|--2~-----------7~----9~---|
A|--0~-----------5~----7~---|
E|---------------------0~---|
(the verse is now just the intro chords)
Bridge 1
E|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|-------7-7-7-7-7-7---|
D|--4-7--7-7-7-7-7-7---|
A|--4-7--5-5-5-5-5-5---|
E|--2-5----------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--------|
D|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--------|
A|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--------|
E|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------|
Bridge 2 (all palm muted, except the very last time)
E|--9-9-------9-9-------9-9-------9-9-------7-7-------7-7-------10-10-------10-10-------|
B|------10-10-----10-10-----10-10-----10-10-----10-10-----10-10-------10-10-------10-10-|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus
E|------0---1--|
B|------3---3--|
G|--2---2---2--|
D|--2---0---0--|
A|--0----------|
E|-------------|
End on
E|------|
B|------|
G|--2---|
D|--2---|
A|--0---|
E|------|
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Rhythm Guitar (Greg Barnett)
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Intro
E|-------------------|
B|--------3~---------|
G|--2~----2~---------|
D|--2~----0~----2~---|
A|--0~----------2~---|
E|--------------0~---|
E|-------------------------------|
B|----------3--------------------|
G|--2-------2(x16)------9--------|
D|--2(x16)--0-----------9(x16)---|
A|--0-------------------7--------|
E|----------------------0--------|
Verse
-no playing-
Break Solo
E|-------------------------------|
B|----------3--------------------|
G|--2-------2(x12)---------------|
D|--2(x12)--0-----------2(x12)---|
A|--0-------------------2--------|
E|----------------------0--------|
Verse
-no playing-
Strum this chord before the chorus:
E|-----------|
B|-----------|
G|--9--------|
D|--9--------|
A|--7--------|
E|--0--------|
Chorus
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------7--7-7-7-7-7-7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|--7--7-7-7-7-7-7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|--7--7-7-7-7-7-7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7--5--5-5-5-5-5-5--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|--5--5-5-5-5-5-5--5--5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------------------|
Intro
E|-------------------|
B|--------3~---------|
G|--2~----2~---------|
D|--2~----0~----2~---|
A|--0~----------2~---|
E|--------------0~---|
Verse
E|-------------------------------|
B|----------3--------------------|
G|--2-------2(x12)---------------|
D|--2(x12)--0-----------2(x12)---|
A|--0-------------------2--------|
E|----------------------0--------|
Bridge 1
E|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|-------7-7-7-7-7-7---|
D|--4-7--7-7-7-7-7-7---|
A|--4-7--5-5-5-5-5-5---|
E|--2-5----------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--------|
D|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--------|
A|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--------|
E|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------|
Bridge 2 (palm mute all, release at the end)
E|----------0--------1-------|
B|----------3--------3-------|
G|--2-------2(x16)---2(x16)--|
D|--2(x16)--0--------0-------|
A|--0------------------------|
E|---------------------------|
Chorus
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------7--7-7-7-7-7-7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|--7--7-7-7-7-7-7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|--7--7-7-7-7-7-7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7--5--5-5-5-5-5-5--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|--5--5-5-5-5-5-5--5--5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------------------|
End on
E|------|
B|------|
G|--2---|
D|--2---|
A|--0---|
E|------|