Song Title: As Long As It Matters

Artist: Gin Blossoms

Album: Congratulations - I'm Sorry
Transcribed by: geoffrey b oblimar

Here's a simple tab for this wonderful song, enjoy...

[Intro]

Guitar 1 (rhythm)
(let ring) Drum Fill
e|----------------3-----------|--------------------------|
B|----------3-----3-----------|--------------------------|
G|-------0-----0--------------|--------------------------|
D|--4/5-----------------------|--------------------------|
A|----------------------------|--------------------------|
E|----------------------------|--------------------------|
|
| Guitar 2 (lead)
e|----------------------------|--------------------------|
B|----------------------------|--------------------------|
G|----------------------------|--------------------------|
D|----------------------------|--------------------------|
A|----------------------------|--------------------------|
E|----------------------------|--------------------------|

Guitar 1 (rhythm)
G D/F#
e|----------------3-----------|--------------0-----------|
B|----------3--------3-----3--|--------3--------3-----3--|
G|-------0-----0--------0-----|-----2-----2--------2-----|
D|--4/5-----------------------|--4-----------------------|
A|----------------------------|--------------------------|
E|----------------------------|--------------------------|
|
| Guitar 2 (lead)
e|----------------------------|--------------------------|
B|--s/8-----------------------|--------------------------|
G|--s/9---------7~------------|-----------12-------------|
D|-------------------------9--|-10/12---------10---------|
A|----------------------------|--------------------------|
E|----------------------------|--------------------------|

Guitar 1
Em
e|--------------0-----------------------0-----------|
B|--------3--------3-----3--------3--------3-----3--|
G|-----0-----0--------0--------0-----0--------0-----|
D|--2-----------------------2-----------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
|
| Guitar 2
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------8-----8------|
G|-------------------------------------7-----7------|
D|--9--9sl\7--7---5-------5--7\9--------------------|
A|-------------------5h7----------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
 Guitar 1
C
e|--------------0-----------------------0-----------|
B|--------1--------1-----1--------1--------1-----1--|
G|-----------0--------0--------------0--------0-----|
D|-----0-----------------------0--------------------|
A|--2-----------------------2-----------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
|
| Guitar 2
e|--7--7--7-\-5--5--5--5-\-3--3--3--3-\-2--2--2--2--|
B|--8--8--8-\-5--5--5--5-\-3--3--3--3-\-2--2--2--2--|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 1
D
e|--------------0-----------|--------------0--------3------|
B|--------1--------1-----1--|--------3--------3------------|
G|-----------0--------0-----|-----2-----2--------2---------|
D|-----0--------------------|--0------------------------0--|
A|--2-----------------------|------------------------------|
E|--------------------------|------------------------------|
|
| Guitar 2
e|--------------------------|--5s/7--7--5--5s/7--7-7-7--5--|
B|--3-5--3h5-5--3-----------|--5--------5--5---------------|
G|--------------------------|------------------------------|
D|--------------------------|------------------------------|
A|--------------------------|------------------------------|
E|--------------------------|------------------------------|

[Verse 1] (use the plucking pattern above)

G D
How can I find us something
Em D
That two can take
C G
Without stumbling as we
Em D
Walk into out future's wake

[Verse 2]
G D
I'm like a broken record
Em D
That you can play
C G
Repeating as if it matters
Em A
Everything I wanna say

[Chorus]
G D/F# Em
I'll be alright
C
 As long as it matters
D(hold)
As long as you're with me now

[verse 3] (do chord of verse 1)

Forget that time
It's nothing we touch and see
All this time
Even as it crushes down on me

[verse 4] (do chord of verse 2)

I'm looking around
There's nothing I could want
More than to tell you
There's no more than we've already got

(repeat chorus twice)

[Solo] (with Guitar 1 on rhythm)

Guitar 2
C full------ G/B full------
e|---------------------------|---------------------------|
B|----------7b---------r(7)--|----------7b---------r(7)--|
G|--5------------------------|--7------------------------|
D|---------------------------|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|

Am full------- G
e| ----------5----------------|---------------------------|
B| ----------7b---------r(7)--|-------------7/9--7--5-----|
G| --5------------------------|----------5----------------|
D| ---------------------------|--5--5/7-------------------|
A| ---------------------------|---------------------------|
E| ---------------------------|---------------------------|

C G A
e| ---------------|-----3h5-5/7--|--7-----7-----7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5\3-3---|
B| ---------------|--------------|-----5-----5-------------------------|
G| ---------------|--------------|-------------------------------------|
D| --7p5----------|--------------|-------------------------------------|
A| ------7p5------|--------------|-------------------------------------|
E| ----------7p5--|--3-----------|-------------------------------------|

(repeat chorus twice)

[Coda] (with guitar 1 playing intro pattern)

Guitar 2
G D/F# Em
e|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
B|-------8-8-8-8/10\8--------|-------8-8-8-8/10\8----------------------|
G|-------7-7-7-7/-9\7--------|-------7-7-7-7/-9\7----------------------|
D|--s/9---------------9\5--5-|--s/9---------------9\5-5-5------5-------|
A|---------------------------|-----------------------------5h7----7-7--|
E|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------|

C
e| -----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B| -----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G| --------------7-----------7------------7-|-----7------------7------------7-|
D| ---5-7--5-7/9---9-7\5-7/9---9-7\5--7/9---|-7/9---9-7\5--7/9---9-7\5--7/9---|
A| -7---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E| -----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|

D (let ring)
e| ----------------------------------10-----|
B| -----8------------8------------8--10-----|
G| -7/9---9-7\5--7/9---9-7\5--7/9----11-----|
D| -----------------------------------------|
A| -----------------------------------------|
E| -----------------------------------------|

************************************

h -hammer-on
p -pull-off
b -bend
r -release
s/ -slide, only the first note is struck
/ -slide, both notes are struck
~ -vibrato
"Far Behind" by Candlebox
Transcribed by Roger Meech

[Intro]

e|----------------------|---------------------------|-----2----------|
B|------10---10/12---10-|-----12--12-12--10--10-10--|-------3--------|
G|--0------0-------0----|-----12--12-12--11--11-11--|----------------|
D|----------------------|---------------------------|-0--------0-----|
A|----------------------|---------------------------|----------------|
E|----------------------|-0-------------------------|----------------|

[Verse 1]

e|-----------------0----0-----| |---------------------|
B|-------------3----3----3----| |-----10---10/12---10-|
G|-----------0--------------0-| |-0------0-------0----|
D|---------2---------2----2---| |---------------------|
A|-0-2-3----------------------| |---------------------|
E|----------------------------| |---------------------|
Now maybe

e|---------------------------|-----2----------|--------------------------|
B|-----12--12-12--10--10-10--|-------3--------|--3-----------------------|
G|-----12--12-12--11--11-11--|----------------|--0--------0-------0------|
D|---------------------------|-0--------0-----|--2------2-------0--------|
A|---------------------------|----------------|--3----3-----2-2--------0-|
E|-0-------------------------|----------------|--------------------------|
I didn't mean treat you bad But I did it anyway Now

e|----------------------|---------------------------|-----2----------|
B|------10---10/12---10-|-----12--12-12--10--10-10--|-------3--------|
G|--0------0-------0----|-----12--12-12--11--11-11--|----------2-----|
D|----------------------|---------------------------|-0--------0-----|
A|----------------------|---------------------------|--------------0-|
E|--3-------------------|-0-------------------------|----------------|
maybe Some would say your life was sad

e|------------------------------|---------------------|
B|-----------3--------3---------|-----10---10/12---10-|
G|-----------0------------------|-0------0-------0----|
D|-----------2------2-----------|---------------------|
A|---0--2--3----3-3-----2h3-2p0-|---------------------|
E|------------------------------|-3-------------------|
But you lived it anyway So maybe Your

e|-----------------------------------------|-----2----------|
B|-----------12----12--12----10----10--10--|-------3--------|
G|-----------12----12--12----11----11--11--|----------2-----|
D|-----------------------------------------|-0--------0-----|
A|-----------------------------------------|----------------|
E|-0---------------------------------------|----------------|
friends they stand around and watch you crumble

e|-----------------------------------|---------------------|
B|----------------3---3--------------|-----10---10/12---10-|
G|--------------0---0---0------------|-0------0-------0----|
D|------------2----------------------|---------------------|
A|--0--2---3-----------------2h3p2-0-|---------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|-3-------------------|
As you falter to the ground Then someday Your

e|---------------------------------------|-----2----------|
B|---------12----12--12----10----10--10--|-------3--------|
G|---------12----12--12----11----11--11--|----------2-----|
D|---------------------------------------|-0--------0-----|
A|---------------------------------------|----------------|
E|-0-------------------------------------|----------------|
friends they stand beside as you were flying Oh you

e|--------0---------------------|-------------------------|
B|----------3-------------------|-----10---10/12---10-----|
G|--------------------0------0--|-0------0-------0--------|
D|------2-----------2------0----|-------------------------|
A|----3-----------3-3----2------|-------------------------|
E|------------------------------|-3-----------------------|
were flying oh so high But then some people look at you

e|-------------------------------------------|-----2----------|
B|-----------12----12--12----10----10--10----|-------3--------|
G|-----------12----12--12----11----11--11----|----------2-----|
D|-------------------------------------------|-0--------0-----|
A|-------------------------------------------|----------------|
E|----0--------------------------------------|----------------|
for what they call their own They watch you suffer

e|------------0--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|------------3------------3-------------|------10---10/12---10-----|
G|------------0----------0--------0------|--0------0-------0--------|
D|---------------------2--------0--------|--------------------------|
A|--0--2--3---3------3--------2-----0----|--------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|--3-----------------------|
Yeah they hear you calling home But then someday we could take our

e|-----------------------------------------|-----2----------|
B|-----------12----12--12----10----10--10--|-------3--------|
G|-----------12----12--12----11----11--11--|----------2-----|
D|-----------------------------------------|-0--------0-----|
A|-----------------------------------------|----------------|
E|--------0--------------------------------|----------------|
time To brush the leaves aside so you can reach us Hey but you

e|---------0---------------|
B|------3--3--3--3---3--3--|
G|---0--0--0--0--0---0--0--|
D|---2-----------2---0--0--|
A|---3-----------3---2--2--|
E|-------------------3--3--|
left me far behind

[Chorus]
e|---3----3----3----3--|-----------------------|-----------------|
B|:--3----3----3----3--|-----------------------|-----------------|
G|---4----4----4----4--|--------9--9-----9-----|--7---7---7---7--|
D|---5----5----5----5--|--------9--9-----9-----|--7---7---7---5--|
A|:--5----5----5----5--|--------7--7-----7-----|--5---5---5---5--|
E|---3----3----3----3--|--0-----------0-----0--|-----------------|

+---------1.------------+ +----------2.---------+
| | | |
e|-------------------------|-|---------------------|
B|------------------------:|-|---------------------|
G|--5--5--5--5----4--4--4--|-|--5--5--5--5---------|
D|--5--5--5--5----4--4--4--|-|--5--5--5--5---------|
A|--3--3--3--3----2--2--2-:|-|--3--3--3--3--2h3p0--|
E|-------------------------|-|---------------------|

Now maybe
I didn't mean to treat you oh so bad
But I did it anyway
Now said but maybe
Some would say you're left with what you had
But you couldn't share the pain No no...

Second time with this FILL:

e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--9-/-11--12---11--11-7-------7--7--9-|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--7-/-9---10---9---9--5--7p5--5--5--7-|
E|--------------------------------------|
"But you couldn't share the pain"

[Verse 2]

e|----------------------|--------------------------------------|
B|------10---10/12---10-|--------12----12--12-----10---10--10--|
G|--0------0-------0----|--------12----12--12-----11---11--11--|
D|----------------------|--------------------------------------|
A|----------------------|--------------------------------------|
E|--3-------------------|-0------------------------------------|
...No Couldn't share the pain they watch you

e|------2-----------|---------------------------------|
B|--------3---------|-------------3----3--3------3----|
G|---------------2--|-----------0------0-------0------|
D|--0---------0-----|---------2-----------------------|
A|------------------|--0-2-3---------3-------2-----0--|
E|------------------|---------------------------------|
suffer Mmmhhhmmm Now

e|----------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|------10---10/12---10-|-----12----12--12-----10---10--10--|
G|--0------0-------0----|-----12----12--12-----11---11--11--|
D|----------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|----------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|--3-------------------|-0---------------------------------|
 maybe I could have made my own mistakes

e|------2--------|--------------0------------------------|
B|--------3------|--------------3-3------------0-------0-|
G|------------2--|---------------------------0-------0---|
D|--0---------0--|-------------------------2-------0-----|
A|---------------|--0--2--3--------------3-------2-------|
E|---------------|---------------------------------------|
But I live with what I've known And then

e|----------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|------10---10/12---10-|----------12----12--12-----10---10--10--|
G|--0------0-------0----|----------12----12--12-----11---11--11--|
D|----------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------|-0--------------------------------------|
maybe We might share in something great But won't you

e|-------2-----------------|-----------------0----------------------|
B|---------3---------------|-----------------3-3--------3-------3---|
G|-------------2-----2-----|------------------------------0-------0-|
D|--0----------0-----------|-------------------------2--------0-----|
A|-------------------------|--0-----2----3---------3--------2-------|
E|-------------------------|----------------------------------------|
look at where we've grown Won't you look at where we've gone Then

e|--------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|-------10---10/12---10----|----------12----12--12-----10---10--10--|
G|----------0-------0-------|----------12----12--12-----11---11--11--|
D|--------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------|----------------------------------------|
E|--3-----------------------|---0------------------------------------|
someday comes tomorrow holds A sense of what I fear for you

e|-------2------------|---------------------0----0-----------|
B|---------3----------|-------------------3--3----3---3------|
G|-------------2---2--|-----------------0-----0----0---0-----|
D|--0----------0---0--|---------------2----------------------|
A|--------------------|--0---2----3--------------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------------------------|
in my mind As you trip the final line And that

e|----------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|---------10---10/12---10----|----------12----12--12-----10---10--10--|
G|--0---------0-------0-------|----------12----12--12-----11---11--11--|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------|-----0----------------------------------|
cold day where you lost control Shame you left my life so soon Shoulda

e|------2--------2-----2--|-----------------------------|
B|---------3-----3--3--3--|-------3------3-----3--------|
G|------------2-----2--2--|---0---0--0---0-----0-----0--|
D|--0---------0-----0-----|---2------2---2-----2-----0--|
A|------------------------|---3------3------3-----2-----|
E|------------------------|-----------------------------|
told me Hey but you left me far behind
[Chorus] (Without the fill)
_______

[Solo] over Chorus riff twice then over RIFF B

RIFF B:
e|----3----3----3----3----3----3----3----3--|
B|----3----3----3----3----3----3----3----3--|
G|----4----4----4----4----4----4----4----4--|
D|----5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5--|
A|----5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5--|
E|----3----3----3----3----3----3----3----3--|

e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------9--9-------9----------9--9-------9--|
D|---------9--9-------9----------9--9-------9--|
A|---------7--7-------7----------7--7-------7--|
E|--0------------0-0-------0-----------0-0-----|
End RIFF B

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------15b17----|
G|--12/14-14-14\12~ ----12/14-14-14\12~ ----12/14-14-14\12-----------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------12-------12-------12-------12---------------|
B|--15b17~ --15b17r15b17----15b17----15b17----15b17----15b17~ -------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------14-------14-15-15b17~ ---------|
B|------------------15b17~ -----15b17----15-17-----------------------|
G|--12/14-14-14\12---------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--15b17r15-14-15-14b15~ ---14b15~ ----14b15~ ---14b15r14-p12-------|

B|-------------------------------------------------------------15----|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

+-WAH-WAH--+
| |
e|--12---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----15b17~ ---15b17r15-p12------------------------------12---12---|
G|-----------------------------14b16r14-p12----12----12----12---12---|
D|------------------------------------------14----14-----------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--14-12-----------------12----14p12--------------------------------|
D|--------14----14--12h14----14-------14--12h14-12-------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------14-12~ -----------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------15b17~ ---15b17r15-p12-----------------------------15--------|
G|------------------------------14b16r14-p12--14b16--14b16~~~ -------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--0----------------------------------------------------------------|

+------PALM MUTE------
|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--14b16r14--14b16r14-12----14p12-----------------------------------|
D|------------------------14-------14~ ------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------10----12-10-----|
E|---------------------------------------------10-12----12-----------|

-------PALM MUTE-----------+
|
e|---------------------------------12--------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------15--------12h15p12-------------|
G|--------------14----14\12--12~ --------14b16-----------14b16-------|
D|--------12-14-14-14----12------------------------------------------|
A|--12/14------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-12h15p12----------------12---------------------------------15-----|
G|----------14b16---14b16-----14b16--14b16r14-12-14b16~ ---16----14--|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------14-------14h15h17--17b18b19~ --17b19r17-15----15---------|
B|----15-17----15-17-----------------------------------17----18b20~--|
G|-16----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Play 7 times
e|-----------------------|
B|--------8-----------8--|
G|--------7-----------7--|
D|--------5-----------5--|
A|--------7-----------7--|
E|--0-------0--0-0-------|
Oh No no no....

[RIFF C]

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-------7----5--------------------|
E|-----------------7---6--5-----0--|
End RIFF C

Play RIFF C once:

But maybe

Play RIFF B twice:

I say maybe
I didn't mean to treat you oh so bad
But I did it anyway
Now maybe
Some would say you're left with what you had

Play RIFF C once:

But you couldn't share the pain

Play RIFF B twice:

I said times have changed

Your friends they come and watch you crumble to the ground
They watch you suffer
Yeah they hold you down, hold you down
Maybe brother maybe love I didn't mean to treat you bad

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-------7----5--------------------|
E|-----------------7---6--5-----3--|
But you left me far behind

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-------7----5--------------------|
E|-----------------7---6--5-----3--|
Left me far behind

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-------7----5--------------------|
E|-----------------7---6--5-----0--|
Left me far behind

e|----3--||
B|----3--||
G|----4--||
D|----5--||
A|----5--||
E|----3--||

===================================================================================
CLOSING TIME -Semisonic
Track 1 on the Feeling Strangley Fine album
Written by Dan Wilson

Transcribed by Ivan Hyde (hyde@freenet.msp.mn.us)

Notes: The same 4 chords repeat for most of the song.

[Intro]

G - D - Am - C (repeat 4 times)

[Verse]

G D
Closing time
Am C
Open all the doors and let you out into the world

G D
Closing time
Turn all of the lights on over every boy and every girl

G D
Closing time
One last call for alcohol so finish your whiskey or beer

G D
Closing time
You don't have to go home but you can't stay here

[Chorus]

G D Am C
I know who I want to take me home
G D Am C
I know who I want to take me home
G D Am C
I know who I want to take me home
G D Am C
Take me home

[Verse]

G D
Closing time
Time for you to go out to the places you will be from

G D
Closing time
This room won't be open till your brothers or your sisters come

G D
So gather up your jackets move it to the exits
I hope you have found a friend

G D
Closing time
Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end.. yeah

[Chorus]

G D Am C
I know who I want to take me home
G D Am C
I know who I want to take me home
G D Am C
I know who I want to take me home
G D Am C
Take me home

[Bridge]

Bb - - - G - -
G - D - Am - C (repeat 4 times)

Closing time
Time for you to go out to the places you will be from

[Chorus]

G D Am C
I know who I want to take me home
G D Am C
I know who I want to take me home
G D Am C
I know who I want to take me home
G D Am C
Take me home
G D Am C
I know who I want to take me home
G D Am C
I know who I want to take me home
G D Am C
I know who I want to take me home
G D Am C
Take me home

[Ending]

G - D - Am - C (repeat 4 times)

Closing time
Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end
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