The Format
Sore Thumb
Tabbed by aqsoccer03
Matt LeFevers tabbed this already so he deserves the credit for it, but I wanted to expand
this out and make it a little easier for those looking for chords and not a tab.
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C#m A Bsus4 E C G#5 E5
e|--0--| |--0--| |--0--| |--0--| |--0--| |--x--| |--x--|
B|--5--| |--2--| |--0--| |--0--| |--1--| |--x--| |--x--|
G|--6--| |--2--| |--4--| |--1--| |--0--| |--x--| |--9--|
D|--6--| |--2--| |--4--| |--2--| |--2--| |--6--| |--9--|
A|--4--| |--0--| |--2--| |--2--| |--3--| |--6--| |--7--|
E|--x--| |--x--| |--x--| |--0--| |--x--| |--4--| |--x--|
Some of the names of these chords might be wrong, sorry. Only my 4th tab and as long
as it sounds right...
right?
Note: The chord names have since been edited, but it is still played the same way
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INTRO
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C#m A C#m A Bsus4 E Bsus4 E
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VERSE 1
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C#m A Bsus4 C#m A C#m A C#m
Forgive me, you cut out again, it seems so easy just to blame the reception
(C#m) A Bsus4 G#5 C#m A Bsus4 E5 Bsus4 E5 Bsus4
there's something wrong, I don't know why, why you you never say good night
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CHORUS
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C#m A Bsus4
So please just leave, you don't mean that much to me
C#m A C#m A C#m A C#m
You keep the ring, I'll take those Saturdays in bed
(C#m) A Bsus4
Cause I know you need them, as for me it's nothing new, just another two years
C#m A C#m A C#m A Bsus4 E
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VERSE 2
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C#m A Bsus4 C#m A C#m A C#m
I wish we'd always wake up new, refreshed and born again with nothing left to lose
(C#m) A Bsus4 G#5 C#m A Bsus4 E5 Bsus4 E5 Bsus4
But we dream too much, who needs a crutch? Pull off the bandage there's no wound
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CHORUS
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C#m A Bsus4
So please just leave, you don't mean that much to me
C#m A C#m A C#m A
Give back the ring, keep all those summers with your friends
C#m A Bsus4 A
Cause I know you need them, as for me it's nothing new, just another two years
(A)
While I'm here losing sleep
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BRIDGE
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E Bsus4 C#m
Your sore thumb, your best defense is miles from home
A E
Oh, and it reads like a letter with the words all broken
C#m Bsus4 A
Erase them with a razorblade cause you're gone
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POST-BRIDGE?
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C A C A
I was lost, then I found you, but I'm breaking down now that
C#m A Bsus4 C#m A C#m A Bsus4
(Just play around with these chords, you'll figure it out if you listen to the song)
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BRIDGE
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E Bsus4 C#m
Your sore thumb, your best defense is miles from home
A E
Oh, and it reads like a letter with the words all broken
C#m Bsus4 A
Erase them with a razorblade cause you're gone
C#m
You're gone