Song: Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own Artist: U2 2004 Album: How To Dismantle an Atomic Bomb Tabber: Yosh Talwar - ytalwar.com EADGBe Tuning: Standard x02220 355433 244222 Chords: A G F#m xx0232 133211 032010 D F C xx0231 x02210 Dm Am */ A G Tough, you think you've got the stuff F#m D You're telling me and anyone A You're hard enough A You don't have to put up a fight G You don't have to always be right F#m D Let me take some of the punches A For you tonight Pre Chorus D A Listen to me now F#m I need to let you know D You don't have to go it alone Chorus F#m E And it's you when I look in the mirror D D And it's you when I don't pick up the phone F#m E D Sometimes you can't make it on your own --- A G We fight all the time F#m D You and I... that's alright A We're the same soul A G I don't need... I don't need to hear you say F#m D That if we weren't so alike A You'd like me a whole lot more Pre Chorus D A Listen to me now F#m I need to let you know D You don't have to go it alone Chorus F#m E And it's you when I look in the mirror D D And it's you when I don't pick up the phone F#m E D Sometimes you can't make it on your own --- F -> C -> Dm I know that we don't talk F -> C -> Am I'm sick of it all F -> C -> Dm A Can you hear me when I Sing, F#m you're the reason I sing D E A You're the reason why the opera is in me Pre Chorus D Yeah, hey now A Still got to let you know F#m A house still doesn't make a home D Don't leave me here alone Chorus F#m E And it's you when I look in the mirror D D And it's you that makes it hard to let go F#m E D Sometimes you can't make it on your own F#m E Sometimes you can't make it D The best you can do is to fake it F#m E D Sometimes you can't make it on your own
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Bonus Find a way to incorporate these cool artefacts into your arrangement: Riff 1:
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A|---------------------|-0---------0-----------|
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Riff 2:
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B|----14-----------14-----------14-----------14-------12-10-|
G|-------11-9---------11-9---------11-9---------11-9--------|
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A|----------------------------------------------------------|
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Riff 3:
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G|-2---2---2---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---2-----|
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A|---------------------|-----------------------|
E|-2-------------------|-0---------------------|
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--- Notes I noticed the chords tabs for this song on UG were slightly incorrect, so I made this to appease my OCD. I cannot vouch for electric, but this tab sounds really good on an acoustic guitar. I highly suggest you do not follow this tab 100%. Use it as a guide, but improvise with different chord placements, hammer ons and rhythm effects to make it your ytalwar.com own. If you need any help, don't be afraid to email me from my website . Happy playing!
Source: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/u/u2/sometimes_you_cant_make_it_on_your_own_crd_ver_3.html