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Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own by U2
Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own
Intro (bass in brackets for reference):
A G
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|----2-2-3-2-----2-2-3-2-----2-2-3-2-----2-2-3-2----|
G|----2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2----|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------(7)(3)--------------------(5)|
F#m D A
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|----2-2-3-2-----2-2-3-2-----2-2-3-2-----2-2-3-2----|
G|----2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2----|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|------------(5)------------------------------------|
E|-(2)------------------(0-2-5)----------------------|
First Verse x2
A G
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|----2-2-3-2-----2-2-3-2-----2-2-3-2-----2-2-3-2----|
G|----2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2----|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
F#m D A
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|----2-2-3-2-----2-2-3-2-----2-2-3-2-----2-2-3-2----|
G|----2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2----|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
Pre-chorus:
D A
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-10---9~-----7--9~-----10---5~----5--7--5~---------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
F#m D
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-10---9~-----7--9~-----10---5~----5h7-5h7-5~-------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
Chorus x2:
F#m
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|-12-14--12-14--12-14--12-14--12-14------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
E
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|-12-14--12-14--12-14--12-14-12-14-12----------|
G|-------------------------------------14-------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
D
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|-12-14--12-14--12-14--12-14--12-14------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
D
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|-12-14--12-14--12-14--12-14-12-14-12----------|
G|-------------------------------------14-------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
Second Verse:
A G
e|-24-21~----19-17~--------24-21~----19-17~----------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
F#m D A
e|-24-21~-----17--17-19-17-24-21~----19-17~----------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
A G
e|-24-21~----19-17~--------17--15--14--12~-----------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
F#m D A
e|-24-21~-----17--17-19-17-24-21~----19-17~----------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
Pre-chorus:
D A
e|-17--16~----14--16~-----17--12~---12--14--12~------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
F#m D
e|-17--16~----14--16~-----17--12~---12h14-12h14-12~--|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
Chorus x2:
F#m
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|-12-14--12-14--12-14--12-14--12-14------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
E
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|-12-14--12-14--12-14--12-14-12-14-12----------|
G|-------------------------------------14-------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
D
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|-12-14--12-14--12-14--12-14--12-14------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
D
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|-12-14--12-14--12-14--12-14-12-14-12----------|
G|-------------------------------------14-------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
Bridge:
F C Dm F C Am
e|-------------------------------||-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------||-------------------------------|
G|-10--9--7------7---------------||-10--9--7----------------------|
D|-----------10------------------||-----------10--5--7------------|
A|-------------------------------||-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------||-------------------------------|
F C Dm
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------10-/-12-/--|
G|-10--9--7------7---9---10---12--------------|
D|-----------10-------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
A F#m
e|------------------------------||------------------------------|
b|-14--14--14--15-14-12-14---14-||-15--14--14--15-14-12-14---14-|
g|------------------------------||------------------------------|
D|------------------------------||------------------------------|
A|------------------------------||------------------------------|
E|------------------------------||------------------------------|
D E A
e|------------------------------||------------------------------|
b|-14--14--14--15-14-12-14---14-||-12--10--------10h1210--------|
g|------------------------------||------------------------------|
D|------------------------------||------------------------------|
A|------------------------------||------------------------------|
E|------------------------------||------------------------------|
Pre-chorus:
D A
e|-17--16~----14--16~-----17--12~---12--14--12~------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
F#m D
e|-17--16~----14--16~-----17--12~---12h14-12h14-12~--|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
Chorus:
This is now played once with just chords (F#m E D D)
Followed by this three times:
F#m
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|-12-14--12-14--12-14--12-14--12-14------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
E
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|-12-14--12-14--12-14--12-14-12-14-12----------|
G|-------------------------------------14-------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
D
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|-12-14--12-14--12-14--12-14--12-14------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
D
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|-12-14--12-14--12-14--12-14-12-14-12----------|
G|-------------------------------------14-------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
Outro (same as second verse):
A
e|-24-21~---|
b|----------| x4
g|----------|
D|----------|
A|----------|
E|----------|
Tough, you think you've got the stuff
You're telling me and anyone
You're hard enough
You don't have to put up a fight
You don't have to always be right
Let me take some of the punches
For you tonight
Listen to me now
I need to let you know
You don't have to go it alone
And it's you when I look in the mirror
And it's you when I don't pick up the phone
Sometimes you can't make it on your own
We fight all the time
You and I, that's alright
We're the same soul
I don't need, I don't need to hear you say
That if we weren't so alike
You'd like me a whole lot more
Listen to me now
I need to let you know
You don't have to go it alone
And it's you when I look in the mirror
And it's you when I don't pick up the phone
Sometimes you can't make it on your own
Say, say, say
I know that we don't talk
I'm sick of it all
Can you hear me when I
Sing, you're the reason I sing
You're the reason why the opera is in me
We're here
I've still got to let you know
A house doesn't make a home
Don't leave me here alone
And it's you when I look in the mirror
And it's you that makes it hard to let go
Sometimes you can't make it on your own
Sometimes you can't make it
Best you can do is to fake it
Sometimes you can't make it on your own
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version 2
>> Standard Tuning <<
Amazing song about Bono's relationship with his Dad. The way the verse
is played is tabbed below, and the pre-chorus, chorus and bridge are all
just strummed. At the end there is a mini-solo for over the start of the
bridge.
A A G/A G/A F#/A Dsus2
e -------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B -----2-2-3-2-----2-2-3-2-----2-2-3-2-----2-2-3-2-----2-2-3-2-----2-2-3-2-|
G -----2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-|
D --------------------------------------------------------------0----------|
A --0-----------0----------------------------------------------------------|
E --------------------------3-----------3-----------2----------------------|
VERSE ONE
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A G/A
Tough, you think you've got the stuff
F#/A Dsus2
You're telling me and anyone
A
You're hard enough
A
You don't have to put up a fight
G/A
You don't have to always be right
F#/A Dsus2
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
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
VERSE TWO
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A G/A
We fight all the time
F#/A Dsus2
You and I...that's alright
A
We're the same soul
A G/A
I don't need...I don't need to hear you say
F#/A Dsus2
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
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
BRIDGE
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Fmaj7 - C - Dm
I know that we don't talk
Fmaj7 - C - Am
I'm sick of it all
Fmaj7 - C - Dm
Can - you - hear - me - when - I -
A F#m
Sing, you're the reason I sing
D E A
You're the reason why the opera is in me...
D
Well, hey now!
A
I've got to let you know
F#m
A house still doesn't make a home
D
Don't leave me here alone...
FINAL CHORUS
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
F#m E
And it's you when I look in the mirror
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
(Play 'A' to fade)
NOTE: Play over the start of the bridge (leading up to Bono's high note):
e ----------------------------------------------------------8-10-12-10----|
B ------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G --10-9-7------7-----10-9-7------------10-9-7------7--9-10---------------|
D ---------10-7--------------10-5h7------------10-7-----------------------|
A ------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E ------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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