Ill Be Acoustic

In the song, there may be slight variations to the picking pattern here
 and there, but
this tab is quite accurate.

I know this tab may look daunting but it's really not that difficult.
Get familiar with the hand positions first and the rest will be easier.

I also recommend learning this on an electric first, unless you want 
cramps in your fret hand.

I'm positive there are no mistakes but if you think otherwise you
can e-mail me at *.

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Tabbed by Ben Heung

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HAND POSITIONS   |
                 |
Intro:           |
 Bsus (7x9800)   |
 A2   (5x7600)   |
                 |
Verses, Chorus:  |
 Bsus (799800)   |
 E5   (079900)   |
 F#   (6x867x)   |
 E    (4x645x)   |
 F#7  (2x4300)   |
                 |
Bridge           |
 G#m7 (4x444x)   |
 F#7  (2x4300)   |
 E5   (02245x)   |
 A    (5x765x)   |
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INTRO \

   Bsus
e|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----| 
B|-----------0---0-------0-----------0---0-------0-| 
G|-----8---8-------8---8-------8---8-------8---8---| 
D|---9---------9-------------9---------9-----------| 
A|-------------------------------------------------| 
E|-7-----------------------7-----------------------| 

   A2
e|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----| 
B|-----------0---0-------0-----------0-----------0-| 
G|-----6---6-------6---6-------6---6-------6---6---| 
D|---7---------7-------------7-----------7---------| 
A|-------------------------------------------------| 
E|-5-----------------------5-----------5-----------| 

(play twice)


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VERSE (1 & 2) \

   Bsus                    E5
e|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----| 
B|-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-| 
G|-----8---8-------8---8-------9---9-------9---9---| 
D|---9-----------9-----------9-----------9---------| 
A|-------------9-----------------------7-----------| 
E|-7-----------------------0-----------------------| 

 V1: The Strands in your eyes that color them wonderful
 V2: And rain falls angry on the tin roof


   Bsus                    F#          E
e|-------0-----------0-----------------------------| 
B|-----------0---0-------0-------7-----------5-----| 
G|-----8---8-------8---8-------6---6-------4---4---| 
D|---9---------9-------------8-------8---6-------6-| 
A|-------------------------------------------------| 
E|-7-----------------------6-----------4-----------| 

 V1: Stop me and steal my breath
 V2: As we lie awake in my bed

   Bsus                    E5
e|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----| 
B|-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-| 
G|-----8---8-------8---8-------9---9-------9---9---| 
D|---9-----------9-----------9-----------9---------| 
A|-------------9-----------------------7-----------| 
E|-7-----------------------0-----------------------| 

 V1: And emeralds from mountains that thrust toward the sky
 V2: And you're my survival, you're my living proof


   Bsus                    F#          E
e|-------0-----------0-----------------------------| 
B|-----------0---0-------0-------7-----------5-----| 
G|-----8---8-------8---8-------6---6-------4---4---| 
D|---9---------9-------------8-------8---6-------6-| 
A|-------------------------------------------------| 
E|-7-----------------------6-----------4-----------| 

 V1: Never revealing their depth
 V2: My love is alive, not dead


   Bsus        F#          E           F#
e|-------0-----------------------------------------| 
B|-----------0-------7-----------5-----------7-----| 
G|-----8---8-------6---6-------4---4-------6---6---| 
D|---9-----------8-------8---6-------6---8-------8-| 
A|-------------------------------------------------| 
E|-7-----------6-----------4-----------6-----------| 

  And tell me that we belong together


   Bsus        F#          E           F#
e|-------0-----------------------------------------| 
B|-----------0-------7-----------5-----------7-----| 
G|-----8---8-------6---6-------4---4-------6---6---| 
D|---9-----------8-------8---6-------6---8-------8-| 
A|-------------------------------------------------| 
E|-7-----------6-----------4-----------6-----------| 

  Dress it up with the trappings of love

   Bsus        F#          E           F#
e|-------0-----------------------------------------| 
B|-----------0-------7-----------5-----------7-----| 
G|-----8---8-------6---6-------4---4-------6---6---| 
D|---9-----------8-------8---6-------6---8-------8-| 
A|-------------------------------------------------| 
E|-7-----------6-----------4-----------6-----------| 

  I'll be captivated, I'll hang from your lips


   Bsus                    F#
e|-------0-----------0-----------------------------| 
B|-----------0---0-------0-------7-----------7-----| 
G|-----8---8-------8---8-------6---6-------6---6---| 
D|---9---------9-------------8-------8---8-------8-| 
A|-------------------------------------------------| 
E|-7-----------------------6-----------6-----------| 

  Instead of the gallows of heartache that hang from


   E                       F#7
e|-------------------------------0-----------0-----| 
B|-------5-----------5---------------0-----------0-| 
G|-----4---4-------4---4-------3---3-------3---3---| 
D|---6-------6---6-------6---4-----------4---------| 
A|-------------------------------------------------| 
E|-4-----------4-----------2-----------2-----------| 

  Above


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CHORUS \

   Bsus                    E5
e|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----| 
B|-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-| 
G|-----8---8-------8---8-------9---9-------9---9---| 
D|---9-----------9-----------9-----------9---------| 
A|-------------9-----------------------7-----------| 
E|-7-----------------------0-----------------------| 

  And I'll be your crying shoulder

   Bsus                    F#          E
e|-------0-----------0-----------------------------| 
B|-----------0---0-------0-------7-----------5-----| 
G|-----8---8-------8---8-------6---6-------4---4---| 
D|---9---------9-------------8-------8---6-------6-| 
A|-------------------------------------------------| 
E|-7-----------------------6-----------4-----------| 

  I'll be love suicide


   Bsus                    E5
e|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----| 
B|-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-| 
G|-----8---8-------8---8-------9---9-------9---9---| 
D|---9-----------9-----------9-----------9---------| 
A|-------------9-----------------------7-----------| 
E|-7-----------------------0-----------------------| 

  And I'll be better when I'm older


   Bsus                    F#          E
e|-------0-----------0-----------------------------| 
B|-----------0---0-------0-------7-----------5-----| 
G|-----8---8-------8---8-------6---6-------4---4---| 
D|---9---------9-------------8-------8---6-------6-| 
A|-------------------------------------------------| 
E|-7-----------------------6-----------4-----------| 

  I'll be the greatest fan of your


   Bsus                    E5
e|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----| 
B|-----------0---0-------0-----------0-----------0-| 
G|-----8---8-------8---8-------9---9-------9---9---| 
D|---9---------9-------------9-----------9---------| 
A|-------------------------------------7-----------| 
E|-7-----------------------0-----------------------| 

 Life

   Bsus                    F#          E
e|-------0-----------0-----------------------------| 
B|-----------0-----------0-------7-----------5-----| 
G|-----8---8-------8---8-------6---6-------4---4---| 
D|---9-----------9-----------8-------8---6-------6-| 
A|-------------9-----------------------------------| 
E|-7-----------------------6-----------4-----------| 

________
VERSE 2 \

(same as Verse 1)

_______
CHORUS \

   Bsus                    E5
e|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----| 
B|-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-| 
G|-----8---8-------8---8-------9---9-------9---9---| 
D|---9-----------9-----------9-----------9---------| 
A|-------------9-----------------------7-----------| 
E|-7-----------------------0-----------------------| 

  And I'll be your crying shoulder


   Bsus                    F#          E
e|-------0-----------0-----------------------------| 
B|-----------0-----------0-------7-----------5-----| 
G|-----8---8-------8---8-------6---6-------4---4---| 
D|---9-----------9-----------8-------8---6-------6-| 
A|-------------9-----------------------------------| 
E|-7-----------------------6-----------4-----------| 

  I'll be love suicide


   Bsus                    E5
e|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----| 
B|-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-| 
G|-----8---8-------8---8-------9---9-------9---9---| 
D|---9-----------9-----------9-----------9---------| 
A|-------------9-----------------------7-----------| 
E|-7-----------------------0-----------------------| 

  And I'll be better when I'm older

   Bsus                    F#          E
e|-------0-----------0-----------------------------| 
B|-----------0-----------0-------7-----------5-----| 
G|-----8---8-------8---8-------6---6-------4---4---| 
D|---9-----------9-----------8-------8---6-------6-| 
A|-------------9-----------------------------------| 
E|-7-----------------------6-----------4-----------| 

  I'll be the greatest fan of your


   Bsus
e|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----| 
B|-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-| 
G|-----8---8-------8---8-------8---8-------8---8---| 
D|---9-----------8-----------8-----------8---------| 
A|-------------------------------------------------| 
E|-7-----------7-----------7-----------7-----------| 

 Life


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BRIDGE \

    G#m7                   F#7
e|-------------------------------0-----------0-----| 
B|-------4-----------4---------------0-----------0-| 
G|-----4-----4-----4-----4-----3---3-------3---3---| 
D|---4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----------4---------| 
A|-------------------------------------------------| 
E|-4-----------4-----------2-----------2-----------| 

 And I've dropped out, I've burned out, I've fought my way back from 
the


   E5
e|-------------------------------------------------| 
B|-------5-----------5-----------5-----------5-----| 
G|-----4---4-------4---4-------4---4-------4---4---| 
D|---2-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2-------2-| 
A|-------------0-----------0-----------0-----------| 
E|-0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------| 

 Dead

   G#m7                    F#7
e|-------------------------------0-----------0-----| 
B|-------4-----------4---------------0-----------0-| 
G|-----4-----4-----4-----4-----3---3-------3---3---| 
D|---4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----------4---------| 
A|-------------------------------------------------| 
E|-4-----------4-----------2-----------2-----------| 

 I've turned in, I've turned on, remembered everything that you


   E5
e|-------------------------------------------------| 
B|-------5-----------5-----------5-----------5-----| 
G|-----4---4-------4---4-------4---4-------4---4---| 
D|---2-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2-------2-| 
A|-------------0-----------------------0-----------| 
E|-0-----------------------0-----------------------| 

 You saaaaaiiiiiid.....


   A                       F#7
e|-------------------------------0-----------0-----| 
B|-------5-----------5---------------0-----------0-| 
G|-----6---6-------6---6-------3---3-------3---3---| 
D|---7-------7---7-------7---4-----------4---------| 
A|-------------------------------------------------| 
E|-5-----------5-----------2-----------2-----------| 

_______
CHORUS \  x2


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ENDING \

   Bsus                    E5
e|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----| 
B|-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-| 
G|-----8---8-------8---8-------9---9-------9---9---| 
D|---9-----------9-----------9-----------9---------| 
A|-------------9-----------------------7-----------| 
E|-7-----------------------0-----------------------| 

  ...life

   Bsus                    F#          E
e|-------0-----------0-----------------------------| 
B|-----------0---0-------0-------7-----------5-----| 
G|-----8---8-------8---8-------6---6-------4---4---| 
D|---9---------9-------------8-------8---6-------6-| 
A|-------------------------------------------------| 
E|-7-----------------------6-----------4-----------| 

   Bsus                    E5
e|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----| 
B|-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-| 
G|-----8---8-------8---8-------9---9-------9---9---| 
D|---9-----------9-----------9-----------9---------| 
A|-------------9-----------------------7-----------| 
E|-7-----------------------0-----------------------| 

   Bsus                    F#          E
e|-------0-----------0-----------------------------| 
B|-----------0---0-------0-------7-----------5-----| 
G|-----8---8-------8---8-------6---6-------4---4---| 
D|---9---------9-------------8-------8---6-------6-| 
A|-------------------------------------------------| 
E|-7-----------------------6-----------4-----------| 

   Bsus                    E5
e|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----| 
B|-----------0---0-------0-----------0-----------0-| 
G|-----8---8-------8---8-------9---9-------9---9---| 
D|---9---------9-------------9-----------9---------| 
A|-------------------------------------7-----------| 
E|-7-----------------------0-----------------------| 

   Bsus                    F#          E
e|-------0-----------0-----------------------------| 
B|-----------0---0-------0-------------------------| 
G|-----8---8-------8---8-----------6-----------4---| 
D|---9---------9---------------8-----------6-------| 
A|-------------------------------------------------| 
E|-7-----------------------6-----------4-----------| 

                            (slow down)

   F#sus7
e|---------------------0---------------------------| 
B|-----------------0-------0-----------------------| 
G|-------------3---------------3-------------------| 
D|---------4-----------------------4---------------| 
A|-----4-------------------------------------------| 
E|-2-----------------------------------------------| 

   Bsus
e|----------------0--------------------------------| 
B|------------0-------0----------------------------| 
G|--------8---------------8----------8-------------| 
D|-----9----------------------9------9-------------| 
A|---9-------------------------------9-------------| 
E|-7---------------------------------7-------------| 

END

Holy crap that took a long time!  You better enjoy this.

• A
• A2
• Bsus
• E
• E5
• F#
• F#7
• G#m7