Chord/Tab song: I Swear This Time I Mean It

"I Swear This Time I Mean It" by Mayday Parade
Tabbed By: Shane Creighton-Young ([email protected])

Chords:

G: 320033
Cadd9: x32033
Gsus2: 200233
Em7: 022033
D: xx0232
Dsus: xx0233

Intro

[G] [Gsus] [Cadd9] [Gsus] [Em7] [D] [Dsus] [Cadd9] [G]

Verse 1

[G] Oh Florida please, [Gsus2]be still tonight[Cadd9], don't disturb th[Gsus2]is love of [Em7]mine

Look how she's so[D] se[Dsus]rene, you've [Cadd9]gotta help me ou[G]t

[G] And count the stars [Gsus]to form in [Cadd9]lines and find the [Gsus]words we'll sing in [Em7]time

I want to keep h[D]er[Dsus] dreaming, [Cadd9]it's my one wish, I won't[G] forget this

Pre-Chorus

[Cadd9]I'm outdated, [Gsus]overra[D]ted

[Cadd9]Morning seems so [Em7]far a[D]way

Chorus

[G]So I'll sing a [Gsus]melody

An[Cadd9]d hope to God she's listening

[Em7]Sleeping softly while [D]I [Dsus]sing

[G]And I'll be your [Gsus]memories

[Cadd9]Your lullaby for all the times

[Em7]Hoping that my voice c[D]ou[Dsus]ld get it right

Now, one guitar repeats the intro and the other does a little diddle.. :D

/--let ring--\

|-------------3-2---------------------------------------------3---3/5\3-----|
|-----3-----3-----3-------3-------------------------------------3-----------|
|-4h5---4h5-----------4h5---5-4--2h4p2-0---2-4-2--0-0-2h4-2-0---------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse 2

[G] If luck is on my [Gsus2]side ton[Cadd9]ight, my clumsy tongue [Gsus2]will make it [Em7]right

And wrists that touch[D], [Dsus]it isn't much[Cadd9], but it's enough[G]

[G] To form ima[Gsus]ginary [Cadd9]lines, forget your scars, [Gsus]we'll forget [Em7]mine

The hours change so [D]fa[Dsus]st, oh [Cadd9]God, please make this last

Pre-Chorus

[Cadd9]I'm outdated, [Gsus]overra[D]ted

[Cadd9]Morning seems so [Em7]far a[D]way

Chorus

[G]So I'll sing a [Gsus]melody

An[Cadd9]d hope to God she's listening

[Em7]Sleeping softly while [D]I [Dsus]sing

[G]And I'll be your [Gsus]memories

[Cadd9]Your lullaby for all the times

[Em7]Hoping that my voice c[D]ou[Dsus]ld get it right

Cadd9 Gsus D Dsus Cadd9 D ------hold it.

Could get it right

Bridge

As you probably know, the G, Gsus, and Cadd9 chords are picked out.. heres a
basic tab for it, with the chord names above (but feel free to express
yourselves :D) just substitute the picking with the chords in the part after.

/-------G--------\ /------Gsus------\ /-----Cadd9-----\
|---------3-------------------3--------------------3--------|
|-----3-----3-----3-------3-----3-----3--------3-----3---3--|
|-------0-------0-----------2-------2--------0---0-----0----|
|---0-------------------0-----------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------3----------------|
|-3-------------------2-------------------------------------|

[G]You could c[Gsus]rush me

Please don[Cadd9]'t crush me

[Em7]'Cause baby I'm [D]a dreamer for [G]sure

And I[Gsus] won't let [Cadd9]you down

[Em7]I swear this time [D]I mean it

Chorus

Theres a little electric lead in the last part, goes like this...

|-3-------2------3------5-------|
|---3--x4---3-x4---3-x4---3-x4--|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|

[G]So I'll sing a [Gsus]melody

An[Cadd9]d hope to God she's listening

[Em7]Sleeping softly while [D]I [Dsus]sing

[G]And I'll be your [Gsus]memories

[Cadd9]Your lullaby for all the times

[Em7]Hoping that my voice c[D]ou[Dsus]ld get it right



hope you enjoyed learning this awesome song, pcee :D