Standard Tuning - Capo 1 Chords - < > are hammered-on twice during the chord ( ) are pulled off to open the string for last strum of chord (relative to capo)
----C---F---G---Am---
e|--0---1---3---0---|
B|--1---1---0---1---|
G|--0--(2)--0---2---|
D|---3---0---2---|
A|--3---3---2-------|
E|----------3-------|
The into and verse strum pattern are the same - there is a hammer on and off on the D string during the C chord twice to get that note change, and the G string is opened at the end of the F chord. Listen to the song and mess around with hammering during the C chord and opening the F chord and you will get it! ( ) - Optional chords Intro: C F C F Verse: C F Caught in the middle of a crossfire C F (G) Lost my balance on a high wire Am F C Trying to figure out what to do ( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/tyrone_wells/sink_or_swim_crd_ver_2.html ) C F Pushed to the edge of my reason C F (G) Everywhere around me it's treason Am F C I don't want to do that to you Chorus: Am F Kamikaze airplanes in the sky C G Are we going down or will we fly? Am F This could be a shipwreck on the shore C G Or we could sail away forevermore F G (Intro pattern C F C F) This time it's sink or swim, sink or swim Hearing the song in your laughter A melody I chase after No one else has done this to me Kamikaze airplanes in the sky Are we going down or will we fly? This could be a shipwreck on the shore Or we could sail away forevermore This time it's sink or swim, sink or swim Bridge: F Take a deep breath No more time left This is what I thought I wanted Why am I afraid? Kamikaze airplanes in the sky Are we going down or will we fly? This could be a shipwreck on the shore Or we could sail away forevermore Kamikaze airplanes in the sky Are we going down or will we fly? This could be a shipwreck on the shore Or we could sail away forevermore This time it's sink or swim, sink or swim
Source: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/tyrone_wells/sink_or_swim_crd_ver_2.html