Tame Impala - It Is Not Meant To Be

      This is not intended to be an exhaustive tab, just something to get you sounding close to the recording.

chord voicings used in the album:

 G7sus4  C7M   C7M*  A#7M
e|--3--|--7--|--3--|--5--|
B|--3--|--5--|--5--|--3--|
G|--5--|--5--|--4--|--3--|
D|--3--|--5--|--5--|--3--|
A|--5--|-----|--3--|-----|
E|--3--|-----|-----|-----|

    Am    D     D*    D7
e|--5--|--5--|-----|--5--|
B|--5--|--7--|--3--|--7--|
G|--5--|--7--|--2--|--5--|
D|--7--|--7--|--4--|--7--|
A|--7--|--5--|--0--|--5--|
E|--5--|-----|-----|-----|

    F     G     Em
e|-----|-----|-----|
B|--1--|--3--|--0--|
G|--2--|--4--|--0--|
D|--3--|--5--|--2--|
A|--3--|--5--|--2--|
E|-----|-----|-----|




[Intro]

(G7sus4 C7M A#7M)

   G7sus4          C7M             A#7M
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-3---3---3---3---5---5---5---5---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
G|---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
   G7sus4          C7M             A#7M
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-3---3---3---3---5---5---6---5---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
G|---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

[Verse 1]

Am        D  Am D
I wanted her
Am        D  Am D
I wanted her
     Am          D         Am          D
But she doesn't like the life that I lead
 Am          D        Am         D
She doesn't like the life that I lead
 Am           D      Am            D
Doesn't like sand stuck on her feet
Am           D       Am    D
Or sitting around smoking weed
   Am        D           Am         D
I must seem more like a friend in need


[Pre-Chorus]
D                                 D7
  And I boast that it is meant to be


[Chorus]
                 F G F
But in all honesty
G               D*      Em  F
I don't have a hope in hell
               G        F    G   F G
I'm happy just to watch her move
F                   G F
 And in all honesty
G               D*      Em F
I don't have a hope in hell
                G         F   G   F G
I'm happy just to watch her move


[Verse 2]
    Am           D          Am            D
And she doesn't like the friends that I make
  Am            D           Am          D
Doesn't make friends for friendship's sake
     Am        C7M*          Am       D
She just gets bored sitting by the lake
     Am          D             Am           D
Her soul won't surface and her heart won't ache


[Pre-Chorus]
D                                 D7
  And I boast that it is meant to be


[Chorus]
                 F G F
And in all honesty
G               D*      Em F
I don't have a hope in hell
               G         F   G   F G
I'm happy just to watch her move

[Solo]

   F     G     F   G     D*   Em  F
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|-9-\2--4---7\5--2/4---7\5--2/4-------0h2-2--2-|
D|--------------------------------5\3-----------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
   F    G     F    G    D*         Em        F    Em
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|-2--2/4-4--4/5--2\4---4/5--2-------------2----|
D|------------------------------5--5\3--3-----3-|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

[Pre-Chorus]
         D                           D7
And I thought they could cure his disease


[Chorus]
                F  G F
But in all honesty
     G            D*       Em F
He didn't have a hope in hell
                 G   F G  F
Now we'll never see him move

[Outro]

   G7sus4          C7M             A#7M
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-3---3---3---3---5---5---5---5---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
G|---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
   G7sus4          C7M             A#7M
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-3---3---3---3---5---5---5---5---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
G|---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

final chord: G7sus4