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Can't Erase It by Jars Of Clay
Can't Erase It
INTRO
(with percussion, acoustic one strum each chord)
A D A D7
(strumming hard several times)
B7
(acoustic riff and electric main riff 4x)
Acoustic riff: strum the Em and G then add the bass line
|-0-------|-3-|
|-0-------|-3-|
|-0-------|-0-|
|-2-------|-0-|
|-2-------|-2-|
|-0---2-3-|-3-|
Em G
VERSE ONE
A G A G
Follow the crowd and love everybody now
A G (acoustic riff 1x)
'Cause love is the best thing for you now
A G A G
But you changed your mind, you let everybody down
A G
But down is the best place for you
(electric main riff)
Em G
It's easier that way, you know it's
CHORUS (one soft acoustic strum for the first two lines)
D A
So wrong, can't embrace it
Am B (short, hard strums)
Wish sometimes for any other you
(acoustic riff, electric main riff 2x)
But you can't erase it and you won't escape it
VERSE TWO (electric verse riff 3x)
A G A G
Don't waste your time, your words only confine you
A G (acoustic riff, electric main riff)
To all of the things you've buried now
(electric riff 3x)
A G A G
Don't ask them why, their wisdom will leave you blind
A G
But blind is the best place for you
(electric main riff)
Em G
It's easier I know, you know it's
CHORUS (strum first two lines like above chorus)
D A
So wrong, can't embrace it
Am B
Wish sometimes for any other you
(acoustic riff, electric main riff x2)
But you can't erase it and you won't escape it
(back to normal strumming with chorus riff)
D A
How long will you face it
Am B
Till the wait comes crashing down on you
(acoustic riff, electric main riff 2x)
'Cause you can't erase it and you won't escape it
(acoustic riff, electric main riff 2x) F#
No you can't erase it and you won't escape it
INSTRUMENTAL BRIDGE
Percussion stuff then
Acoustic riff x2 and electric pre-chorus riff
CHORUS
First two lines a capella
Second half of chorus normal strumming with electric chorus riff
REPEAT CHORUS
Only first three lines with normal strumming and electric final
chorus riff.
After, end on:
(acoustic riff and electric main riff x2)
But you can't erase it and you won't erase it
GUITAR CHORDS:
A x02220
D x00232
D7 x00212
Em 022000
G 320033
B7 224242
B 224442
Am x02210
ELECTRIC TABS: These are all pretty easy and somewhat repetitive. Listen for
the variations in the main riff.
Main riff:
Standard: Variations (on the G chord):
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|----------|----------||-------0-|-------0-2-|-------5-4-|
|----------|----------||-----0---|-----0-----|-----------|
|-0--0-2-3-|-0--0-2-3-||-3-------|-3---------|-3---------|
Em G Em G (1) (2) (3)
Verse riff:
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|-------------|------------|
|-------------|------------|
|------2-4----|------2-4---|
|-0--4--------|-0--4-------|
|----------3--|----------3-|
A G A G
Chorus riff: Pre-chorus riff:
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|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|--------2-4---2-2-2-2-|
|-0-------2-----------|-5-4-5----------------|
|-----4-----------0---|----------------------|
|-------------0-2---3-|----------------------|
D A Am B G
Final chorus riff
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|--------------------------------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------------------------------------|
|---------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2----|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
D A Am B
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version 2
INTRO
A / D / D2 / D3 / B //////
Em G/F# G (X4)
VERSE 1
A G A G A
Follow the crowd and love everybody now
G Em2 G/F# G
'Cause love is the best thing for you now
A G A G A
But you changed your mind, you let everybody down
G
But down is the best place for you
Em2 G/F# G
It's easier that way, you know it's
CHORUS
D D2
So wrong, can't embrace it
D3 B Em2
Wish sometimes for any other you
G/F# G Em2 G/F# G
But you can't erase it, and you won't escape it
VERSE 2 (Same as VERSE 1)
Don't waste your time, your words only confine you
To all of the things you've buried now
Don't ask them why, their wisdom will leave you blind
But blind is the best thing for you
It's easier I know, you know it's
CHORUS
2nd CHORUS (same chords)
How long will you face it
'Till the wait comes crashing down on you
'Cause you can't erase it and you won't escape it
BRIDGE
Em2 G/F3 G Em2 G/F# G F#
'Cause you can't erase it and you won't escape it
(percussion/bass)
Em2 G/F# G (X2)
CHORUS (X3) repeat last line on last chorus
CHORDS (EADGBe)
A (X02220)
D (XX0232)
D2 (XX0220)
D3 (XX0212)
B (X24442)
Em (022000)
Em2 (022033)
G/F# (200033)
G (320033)
F# (244322)
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