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What If We Could Acoustic

Blue October

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This is a modification of a Tab already for this song, but I saw a few 
discrepancies and decided to add in a bit to make it more suitable 
for a solo acoustic setting.

Key: A minor 
Time: 4/4

Note for playing: The song sounds good either simply strumming the chords 
with the same timing and emphasis as in the Foiled album version OR 
fingerpicked playing the vocal melody within the chords. I choose the later 
but this is totally up to you. Just make sure your voice can handle it if you
choose to sing.

Chords:
    Am  C   E  Dm   G  
e|--0--(0)--0---1---3---------|
B|--1---1---0---3---0---------|
G|--2---0---1---2---0---------|
D|--2---2---2---0---0---------|
A|--0---3---2--(0)--2---------|
E|----------0-------3---------|

During the Chorus, you may want to use these barre forms:

    Am    Dm    
e|-(5)----5-----|
B|--5-----6-----|
G|--5-----7-----|
D|--7-----7-----|
A|--7-----5-----|
E|--5----(5)----|


Intro : Let the notes ring a bit, play more towards the fretboard to get a 
nicer tone. 

e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|--5h6p5--5h6p5----5h6p5--5h6p5-----5--5h6p5--5h6---5--|
G|---------------7---------------7-5--------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|-(0)-------------(0)-----------------(0)----------(0)-|
E|------------------------------------------------------|


Verse 1:
Am
What if we could put our lives on
C
Hold and meet somewhere inside of the world
E                                   Am
I would meet you, would you meet me? 
Am
On a park bench, on a skyscrape
C
On a mountain, oh yeah, whatever it takes
E                                  Am
I would meet you, would you meet me?


Chorus:
Am                      Dm
I'm glad to say that we met
                          G                               E
I'm sad to say that the circumstances weren't on our side
      Am  Dm
So go on, go on be your own
G                      E
Go on be your own star

Verse 2:
Am
What if we could, where would we go?
C
And if it felt right, would you want me to know?
E                                   Am
I would meet you, would you meet me? (two, three, four)
           Am
It's like a last chance for a first dance
C
You're a sunrise, God, somehow exist!
E                                   Am
I would you meet, would you meet me?


Chorus:
Am                      Dm
I'm glad to say that we met
                          G                               E
I'm sad to say that the circumstances weren't on our side
      Am  Dm
So go on, go on be your own
G                      E
Go on be your own star


Bridge:
                          Dm    C   G                          
You're a superstar in my eyes
       Dm    C
In my eyes
            Dm    C   G
Look in my eyes
                 Dm       C        G
Just look in my eyes, my eyes, my eyes


Verse 3:
Am
What if we could put our lives on
C
Hold and meet somewhere inside of the world
E                                   Am
I would meet you, would you meet me? 
Am
On a park bench, on a skyscrape
C
On a mountain, oh yeah, whatever it takes
E                                  Am
I would meet you, would you meet me? 


Outro:
         Am
God, I would
         C
God, I would
E                                Am
I would meet you, would you meet me?
Am C  E                              Am*
       I would meet you, I would meet you

*End on this chord, let it ring out.


Vocal Melody: This changes but just so you have it in case you want to
 fingerpick the entire thing. I won't tab that out because it's important you
 figure that out yourself.


Verse:

b|--5-3-5--3--5-3-5--3--5-3-5--3--5-3-6-6-6-6-5--5-3-5--3--5-3-5-3-5--|

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What If We Could Acoustic

Blue October