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Say It Like You Mean It

Matchbook Romance

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			     SAY IT LIKE YOU MEAN IT - Matchbook Romance
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Tabbed by:Scott Crowe
Email:crowe_41@hotmail.com

This is probably my favourite song by Matchbook on there Voices album.  I didn't bother 
out a second guitar part cause there is barely any in this song.  This is a good one to 
on your acoustic and sing for the ladies!  Email me if you have any questions/suggestions.

Tuning:Half Step Down
Intro:  Second time through listen for the bends(^)
eb|---------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
Gb|-11-11----11-11-11--11---9--9-9-9---9--7--7--9/11--|-11-11^--14p12--11-9--9-|
Eb|--0--0-----0--0--0---8---8--8-8-8---6--5--5--0-(0)-|--0--0----0------8-8--8-|

eb|----------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-9-9---9--7--7--9/11--|----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-8-8---6--5--5--0-(0)-|----------------------------------------------------|

Verse: Note there is a bunch of slides between the chords, this is just the guidline.  
on the second verse when he sings "The best is when you said the worst was over"  He 
the intro for one bar and then the second half of the verse.
eb|---------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|
Ab|-11-11--14p12--11-9---9-99--12--9-9-9-9--10\(6)--7-7-/-9-9-\-7-|--14-12-11-|
Eb|--0--0---0------8-8---8-88---9--6-6-7-7---8\(4)--4-4-/-6-6-\-5-|---0--0--0-|

eb|------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
Ab|-11^--11-9---9-99--12--9-9-9-9--10\(6)--7-7-/-9-9-\-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-|
Eb|--0----8-8---8-88---9--6-6-7-7---8\(4)--4-4-/-6-6-\-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---------------------------------|
Eb|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------------------|

Chorus: Listen for struming patter, slide on last note before Eb.  I included the little 
thats at the end of the chorus.
eb|-------------------------------|-----------------5-4---------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|-------5-7-8-7-5-------------------------------|
Gb|-4-----4/5-----5/6-----6\5-5-5-|-----------------------------------------------|
Db|-4--2--4/5--2--5/6--2--6\5-5-5-|-----------------------------------------------|
Ab|-2--2--2/3--2--3/4--2--4\3-3-3-|-----------------------------------------------|
Eb|----0-------0-------0----------|-----------------------------------------------|

Bridge: "for the taste for the sight for the sound for the fight..."
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----5--6--2----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2--5--6--2----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-2--3--4--0----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Song Format:
Intro
Verse
Choros
First half of intro
Second half of verse
Chorus
Bridge
Second half of intro (outro)

| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note
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