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If All Else Fails

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Matchbook Romance
If All Else Fails
Stories And Alibis
2003
Submitted by: paramore_fans@yahoo.com

Key: C#

Tuning: Standard EADG


Intro:

Part 1:

Bass:
                  C#                                Fm
G|-10-------8-------11-------10-8-10-|---------------8--------------|
D|----11-11---11-11----11-11---------|---11---10-------8----11-10-8-|
A|-----------------------------------|-8----8----8-8-----8----------|
E|-----------------------------------|------------------------------|

               F#                           Fm               Ebm
G|------13------11------10-11-10----|------10------10-|-----10-8------|
D|---11------11------11----------11-|---10------10----|---8------11-8-|
A|-9-------9-------9----------------|-8-------8-------|-6-------------|
E|----------------------------------|-----------------|---------------|

                 C#                               Fm
G|----10----8-------11-------10-8-10-|-------------8-------------|
D|-11----11---11-11----11-11---------|---11---10-----8---11-10-8-|
A|-----------------------------------|-8----8----8-----8---------|
E|-----------------------------------|---------------------------|

               F#                           Fm             Ebm
G|------13------11------10-11-10----|------10--------|-------------|
D|---11------11------11----------11-|---10----10-----|-------------|
A|-9-------9-------9----------------|-8----------8-8-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E|----------------------------------|----------------|-------------|


Part 2:
             C#                 G#/C        Bbm      G#
G|-------------------------|-------------|-------|-------|
D|-------6-6-6-4-4-4-3---3-|-------6-6-6-|-8-8-8-|-6-----|
A|-4-4-4---------------4---|-3-3-3-------|-------|---8-4-|
E|-------------------------|-------------|-------|-------|

       F#        Fm      Ebm        Fm           Ebm
G|------------|-------|-------|-------------|-------------|
D|------4-4-4-|-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-|-------3-4-3-|-1-1-1-4-3---|
A|------------|-------|-------|-------------|-----------4-|
E|-2-2-2------|-------|-------|-1-1-1-------|-------------|


Verse 1:

"A Subdue silence..."
             C#                 G#/C        Bbm      G#
G|-------------------------|-------------|-------|-------|
D|-------6-6-6-4-4-4-3---3-|-------6-6-6-|-8-8-8-|-6-----|
A|-4-4-4---------------4---|-3-3-3-------|-------|---8-4-|
E|-------------------------|-------------|-------|-------|

"Undisturbed"
        F#         Fm     Ebm        Fm            Ebm
G|-------------|-------|-------|-------------|-------------|
D|-------4-4-4-|-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-|-------3-4-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
A|-------------|-------|-------|-------------|-------------|
E|-2-2-2-------|-------|-------|-1-1-1-------|-------------|


Break:
             C#                 G#/C        C#      Ebm
G|-------------------------|-------------|-------|-------|
D|-------------------------|-------------|-------|-------|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-|
E|-------------------------|-------------|-------|-------|

             F#                  Fm       Ebm
G|-------------------------|-------------|---|
D|-------------------------|-------------|---|
A|-------------------------|-------------|-6-|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-|---|


"So carefully brushed her hair"
             C#                 G#/C        Bbm      G#
G|-------------------------|-------------|-------|-------|
D|-------6-6-6-4-4-4-3---3-|-------6-6-6-|-8-8-8-|-6-----|
A|-4-4-4---------------4---|-3-3-3-------|-------|---8-4-|
E|-------------------------|-------------|-------|-------|

"from her eyes"
       F#         Fm      Ebm        Fm            Ebm
G|-------------|-------|-------|-------------|-------------|
D|-------4-4-4-|-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-|-------3-4-3-|-1-1-1-4-3---|
A|-------------|-------|-------|-------------|-----------4-|
E|-2-2-2-------|-------|-------|-1-1-1-------|-------------|

"In steady sequence"
             C#                 G#/C        Bbm      G#
G|-------------------------|-------------|-------|-------|
D|-------6-6-6-4-4-4-3---3-|-------6-6-6-|-8-8-8-|-6-----|
A|-4-4-4---------------4---|-3-3-3-------|-------|---8-4-|
E|-------------------------|-------------|-------|-------|

"one by one"
       F#         Fm     Ebm         Fm            Ebm
G|-------------|-------|-------|-------------|-------------|
D|-------4-4-4-|-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-|-------3-4-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
A|-------------|-------|-------|-------------|-------------|
E|-2-2-2-------|-------|-------|-1-1-1-------|-------------|


Chorus 1:

"So close your eyes and sleep dream"
              F#                  C#            G#
G|--------------------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-------8-8-8-------8-10-8-|-------3-3-3-|-------------|
A|-----9-----------9--------|-4-4-4-------|-------3-3-3-|
E|-2-2---------2-2----------|-------------|-4-4-4-------|

"I'm by your side no words to speak"
              F#                  C#            Ebm
G|--------------------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-------8-8-8-------8-10-8-|-------------|-------------|
A|-----9-----------9--------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E|-2-2---------2-2----------|-------------|-------------|

"We'll set our course and make it"
              F#                  C#            G#
G|--------------------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-------8-8-8-------8-10-8-|-------3-3-3-|-------------|
A|-----9-----------9--------|-4-4-4-------|-------3-3-3-|
E|-2-2---------2-2----------|-------------|-4-4-4-------|

"through, no matter how far I go, my heart remains with you"
         Ebm          F#
G|------------------|----|
D|------------------|----|
A|-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-|----|
E|------------------|-2--|


Post Chorus:
             C#                 G#/C        Bbm      G#
G|-------------------------|-------------|-------|-------|
D|-------6-6-6-4-4-4-3---3-|-------6-6-6-|-8-8-8-|-6-----|
A|-4-4-4---------------4---|-3-3-3-------|-------|---8-4-|
E|-------------------------|-------------|-------|-------|

       F#        Fm      Ebm        Fm        C#
G|------------|-------|-------|-------------|---|
D|------4-4-4-|-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-|-------3-4-3-|---|
A|------------|-------|-------|-------------|-4-|
E|-2-2-2------|-------|-------|-1-1-1-------|---|


Verse 2:

"and I'm not sure, what I'm looking for"
  C#  Ebm G#/C Fm  F#  Bbm  G#/C  C#
G|---|---|----|---|---|----|-----|---|
D|---|---|----|---|---|----|-----|---|
A|-4-|-6-|-3--|---|---|-1--|-3---|-4-|
E|---|---|----|-1-|-2-|----|-----|---|

"But it's clear to see"
             C#                 G#/C        Bbm      G#
G|-------------------------|-------------|-------|-------|
D|-------6-6-6-4-4-4-3---3-|-------6-6-6-|-8-8-8-|-6-----|
A|-4-4-4---------------4---|-3-3-3-------|-------|---8-4-|
E|-------------------------|-------------|-------|-------|

"the purpose of my existance"
       F#         Fm     Ebm         Fm            Ebm
G|-------------|-------|-------|-------------|-------------|
D|-------4-4-4-|-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-|-------3-4-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
A|-------------|-------|-------|-------------|-------------|
E|-2-2-2-------|-------|-------|-1-1-1-------|-------------|


Chorus 2:

"So close your eyes and sleep dream"
              F#                  C#            G#
G|--------------------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-------8-8-8-------8-10-8-|-------3-3-3-|-------------|
A|-----9-----------9--------|-4-4-4-------|-------3-3-3-|
E|-2-2---------2-2----------|-------------|-4-4-4-------|

"I'm by your side no words to speak"
              F#                  C#            Ebm
G|--------------------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-------8-8-8-------8-10-8-|-------------|-------------|
A|-----9-----------9--------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E|-2-2---------2-2----------|-------------|-------------|

"We'll set our course and make it"
              F#                  C#            G#
G|--------------------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-------8-8-8-------8-10-8-|-------3-3-3-|-------------|
A|-----9-----------9--------|-4-4-4-------|-------3-3-3-|
E|-2-2---------2-2----------|-------------|-4-4-4-------|

"through, no matter how far I go, my heart remains with you"
         Ebm                 F#
G|------------------|------------------|
D|------------------|------------------|
A|-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-|------------------|
E|------------------|-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-|


Bridge:

"And if all else fail, you can look up at the sky"
          C#                Ebm
G|------------------|------------------|
D|------------------|------------------|
A|-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-|
E|------------------|------------------|

"Because it's the same one"
                 F#                     G#
G|----------------------------------|-------|
D|----------------------------------|-------|
A|----------------------------------|-------|
E|-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-|-4-4-4-|

"And if all else fail, you can close your eyes"
          C#                Ebm
G|------------------|------------------|
D|------------------|------------------|
A|-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-|
E|------------------|------------------|

"I'll be right beside you"
                 F#                     G#
G|----------------------------------|-------|
D|----------------------------------|-------|
A|----------------------------------|-------|
E|-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-|-4-4-4-|


Interlude: While overlapping the piano part
G|-18--17--15--13--11--10--8--6-5---|
D|--------------------------------6-|
A|----------------------------------| x6
E|----------------------------------|


Outro:

"no matter how much it hurts"
         Ebm                 F#
G|------------------|------------------|
D|------------------|------------------|
A|-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-|------------------|
E|------------------|-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-|

"I wanted you to know, my heart remains with you"
         Ebm                 F#
G|------------------|------------------|
D|------------------|------------------|
A|-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-|------------------|
E|------------------|-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-|

                   C#
G|-18--17--15--13--11--10--8--6-5---|---|
D|--------------------------------6-|---|
A|----------------------------------|-4-|
E|----------------------------------|---|
                   x2

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