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This Could be Love Guitar Tablature
This is an amazing song, the first track from the new album 'Good Mourning' out 12-5-03

intro

riff
e --------4-4--5-5--4-4-----------------
B ---2-2---------------------------------
G ---------------------------------------
D ---------------------------------------
A --------------------------------------- x10
E --------------------------------------

verse

"i've got a book of matches....."
e -------------------------------------------------------------
B -------------------------------------------------------------
G -------------------------------------------------------------
D --11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11---7-7-7-7---4-4-4-4----
A --11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11---7-7-7-7---4-4-4-4-----
E ---9---9--9---9--9---9--9---9---5-5-5-5---2-2-2-2----- x2


"i don't blame you for walking away...."
e --------------------------------------------------------------
B -------------------------------------------------------------
G -------------------------------------------------------------
D ---x--11-x--11-x--11--x--11---7-7-7-7---4-4-4-4---
A ---x--11-x--11-x--11--x--11---7-7-7-7---4-4-4-4--
E ---x---9--x---9-x---9--x---9----5-5-5-5---2-2-2-2-


"i shat the bed and lay there in it...."
e -----------------------------------------------------------
B ----------------------------------------------------------
G ----------------------------------------------------------
D --11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11---7-7-7-7---4-4-4-4-
A --11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11---7-7-7-7---4-4-4-4-
E ---9---9--9---9--9---9--9---9---5-5-5-5---2-2-2-2-


riff 

"wide awake for days....."
e --------4-4--5-5--4-4-----------------
B ---2-2---------------------------------
G ---------------------------------------
D ---------------------------------------
A --------------------------------------- x8
E --------------------------------------

verse

and "i found you tongue tied..."
e -------------------------------------------------------------
B ------------------------------------------------------------
G ------------------------------------------------------------
D --11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11---7-7-7-7---4-4-4-4---
A --11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11---7-7-7-7---4-4-4-4--- x2
E ---9---9--9---9--9---9--9---9---5-5-5-5---2-2-2-2---


"i don't blame you for walking away...."
e -------------------------------------------------------------
B ------------------------------------------------------------
G ------------------------------------------------------------
D ---x--11-x--11-x--11--x--11---7-7-7-7---4-4-4-4--
A ---x--11-x--11-x--11--x--11---7-7-7-7---4-4-4-4--
E ---x---9--x---9-x---9--x---9----5-5-5-5---2-2-2-2--


"i swear it's not contagioust...."
e -----------------------------------------------------------
B ----------------------------------------------------------
G ----------------------------------------------------------
D --11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11---7-7-7-7---4-4-4-4-
A --11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11---7-7-7-7---4-4-4-4-
E ---9---9--9---9--9---9--9---9---5-5-5-5---2-2-2-2-



chorus

"step one..."
e --------------------------------------------------------
B --------------------------------------------------------
G --9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--------------------------------
D --9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9----------
A --7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9----------
E --------------------------5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7---------- x3



"you took me hostage...."
e --------------------------------------------------------------
B --------------------------------------------------------------
G --------------------------------------------------------------
D -----7----------9*----------7---------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---
A -----7----------9*----------7---------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---
E -----5----------7*----------5---------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---

riff

"one by one....."
e --------4-4--5-5--4-4-----------------
B ---2-2---------------------------------
G ---------------------------------------
D ---------------------------------------
A --------------------------------------- x8
E --------------------------------------

verse 2

"and i'm a broken record...."
e ------------------------------------------------
B ------------------------------------------------
G ------------------------------------------------
D ------------------------------------------------
A -----------------------------------~7-~6------
E -----9--------~11-~12----9------------------ x2



"i don't blame you for walking away....."
e ------------------------------------------------------------
B ------------------------------------------------------------
G ------------------------------------------------------------
D ---x--11-x--11-x--11--x--11---7-7-7-7---4-4-4-4--
A ---x--11-x--11-x--11--x--11---7-7-7-7---4-4-4-4--
E ---x---9--x---9-x---9--x---9----5-5-5-5---2-2-2-2--


"i swear it's not contagious..."
e ------------------------------------------------------------
B -----------------------------------------------------------
G ----------------------------------------------------------
D --11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11---7-7-7-7---4-4-4-4-
A --11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11---7-7-7-7---4-4-4-4--
E ---9---9--9---9--9---9--9---9---5-5-5-5---2-2-2-2--

chorus

"step one..."
e --------------------------------------------------------
B --------------------------------------------------------
G --9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--------------------------------
D --9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9----------
A --7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9----------
E --------------------------5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7---------- x3



"you took me hostage...."
e --------------------------------------------------------------
B -------------------------------------------------------------
G -------------------------------------------------------------
D -----7----------9*----------7---------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--
A -----7----------9*----------7---------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--
E -----5----------7*----------5---------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--


~palm muted~
"this could be love...."
e -----------------------------------------------------------
B ----------------------------------------------------------
G ----------------------------------------------------------
D --11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11---6-6-6-6---7-7-7-7-
A --11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11---6-6-6-6---7-7-7-7--
E ---9---9--9---9--9---9--9---9---4-4-4-4---5-5-5-5--x4

chorus

"step one..."
e --------------------------------------------------------
B --------------------------------------------------------
G --9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--------------------------------
D --9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9----------
A --7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9----------
E --------------------------5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7---------- x3



"you took me hostage...."
e --------------------------------------------------------------
B -------------------------------------------------------------
G ------------------------------------------------------------
D -----7----------9*----------7---------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-
A -----7----------9*----------7---------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-
E -----5----------7*----------5---------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-

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