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Half Alive

Secondhand Serenade

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  +++ Song         : Half Alive
  +++ Artist       : Secondhand Serenade
  +++ Submitted By : Eyfreel ( eyfreelonline@yahoo.com )
  +++ Date of Tab  : Nov. 30, 2007


Hi, i'm eyfreel ( female,20 ), from Philippines. This is my 5th tab!!!
This one is another nice accoustic song from Secondhand Serenade.
This is not 100% accurate but it sounds good. Hope you'll enjoy it!
Pls rate... :)

Tunning : Standard
Legend:
    / - slide
    ~ - let it ring

VERSE:
e|---------------------------------------|
B|----------3------------------3---------|
G|--------2-2----------------2-2---------|
D|-----0---------------------------------|
A|------------------------2--------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
  "Its 4am, i'm waken up to your perfume"

e|---------------------------------------|
B|-------------------3-------------------|
G|-----------------2-2-------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|--------------0------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
  "Don't get up, i'll get through on my own"

e|---------------------------------------|
B|----------3----------------------------|
G|--------2-2----------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|-----3---------------------------------|
  "I don't know if i'm home or"
e|---------------------------------------|
B|----------3-------------------------3--|
G|--------2-2-----------------------2-2--|
D|-----0---------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------2------|
E|---------------------------------------|
  "If i loss my way into your room, i'm ____ into my tune"

e|---------------------------------------|
B|-----------3---------------------------|
G|---------2-2---------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|------0--------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
  "I'm feeling half alive but i know"

e|---------------------------------------|
B|----------3----------------------------|
G|--------2-2----------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|-----3---------------------------------|
  "One day you and i will be"

PRE-CHORUS:

e|---------------------------------------|
B|-------------4-4-4-4-------------------|
G|-------------4-4-4-4-------------------|
D|--7-7-7-7----2-2-2-2-------------------|
A|--7-7-7-7------------------------------|
E|--5-5-5-5------------------------------|
  "Free...  to live and die my ____ rules"

e|---------------------------------------|
B|--7-7-7-7------------------------------|
G|--7-7-7-7------------------------------|
D|--5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5-------------------|
A|-------------5-5-5-5-------------------|
E|-------------3-3-3-3-------------------|
  "Free...  despite the fact that men are fools"

CHORUS:
   ( there's a plucking in this part but i didn't put it though :)

e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7-7-7-7---------------------4-4-4-4----------------------|
D|--7-7-7-7----5-5-5-5----------4-4-4-4-------7-7-7-7--------|
A|--5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5----------2-2-2-2-------7-7-7-7--------|
E|-------------3-3-3-3------------------------5-5-5-5--------|
  "I'm almost alive, and i need you to try and save me"

e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7-7-7-7-------------------------------444----------------|
D|--7-7-7-7----5-5-5-5--------------------444-777-/444-4-4-4-|
A|--5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5--------------------222-777-/444-4-4-4-|
E|-------------3-3-3-3------------------------555-/222-2-2-2-|
  "It's okay that we're dying, but i need to survive, tonight, tonight"


VERSE 2:
   ( i only did the plucking for the 2nd Guitar here.)
   ( Gtr 2 plucks this thing throughout the verse.. :)

Gtr 2 (lead)
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|-----8-7-------7-8-7--------7----------------|
G|------7-----7-9-----7-7/9----9-6-6/7----7-9--|
D|---------------------------------------7-7-7-|
A|---------------------------------------------| \
E|---------------------------------------------|  \
Gtr 1                          ( plays both, for pluck and lead )
e|---------------------------------------------|  /
B|---------3--------3---------3--------3-------| /
G|-------2-2------2-2-------2-2------2-2-------|
D|-----0---------------------------------------|
A|--------------2---------0--------------------|
E|--------------------------------3------------|


e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------4-4-4-4-----------|
G|--7-7-7-7----------------------------4-4-4-4-----------|
D|--7-7-7-7----------------------------2-2-2-2-----------|
A|--5-5-5-5----------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
  "Well excuse me when i get cut softly, heart slows down"

e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------7-7-7-7-----------------5-5-5-5--------|
A|----------------7-7-7-7-----------------5-5-5-5--------|
E|----------------5-5-5-5-----------------3-3-3-3--------|
   "And i can hardly tell you im ok, at least 'till yesterday"

e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------4-4-4-4-----------|
G|--7-7-7-7----------------------------4-4-4-4-----------|
D|--7-7-7-7----------------------------2-2-2-2-----------|
A|--5-5-5-5----------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
   "You know you got me off my highest cut, believe me when i say its hard"

e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------7-7-7-7-----------------5-5-5-5--------|
A|----------------7-7-7-7-----------------5-5-5-5--------|
E|----------------5-5-5-5-----------------3-3-3-3--------|
   "We'll get through this tonight, and i know one day you and i will be"

PRE-CHORUS:

e|---------------------------------------|
B|-------------4-4-4-4-------------------|
G|-------------4-4-4-4-------------------|
D|--7-7-7-7----2-2-2-2-------------------|
A|--7-7-7-7------------------------------|
E|--5-5-5-5------------------------------|
  "Free...  to live and die my ____ rules

e|---------------------------------------|
B|--7-7-7-7------------------------------|
G|--7-7-7-7------------------------------|
D|--5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5-------------------|
A|-------------5-5-5-5-------------------|
E|-------------3-3-3-3-------------------|
  "Free...  despite the fact that men are fools


CHORUS:

e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7-7-7-7---------------------4-4-4-4----------------------|
D|--7-7-7-7----5-5-5-5----------4-4-4-4-------7-7-7-7--------|
A|--5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5----------2-2-2-2-------7-7-7-7--------|
E|-------------3-3-3-3------------------------5-5-5-5--------|
  "I'm almost alive, and i need you to try and save me"

e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7-7-7-7-------------------------------444----------------|
D|--7-7-7-7----5-5-5-5--------------------444-777-/444-4-4-4-|
A|--5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5--------------------222-777-/444-4-4-4-|
E|-------------3-3-3-3------------------------555-/222-2-2-2-|
  "It's okay that we're dying, but i need to survive, tonight, tonight"

BRIDGE:
   ( listen to the cd and try to figure out the palm muting in here :)

e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------4444-------------------------------------|
D|---7777-----------4444----------5555------5555-------------|
A|---7777-----------2222----------5555------5555-------------|
E|---5555-------------------------3333------3333-------------|
   "And you touch my hand never so softly, girl not ready for this yet"

e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------4444-------------------------------------|
D|---7777-----------4444----------5555------5555-------------|
A|---7777-----------2222----------5555------5555-------------|
E|---5555-------------------------3333------3333-------------|
   "And _______________________________, i wont regret, i won't regret"

e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|-----------4444---------------------|
D|---7777----4444----5555----5555-----| ( 2x )
A|---7777----2222----5555----5555-----|
E|---5555------------3333----3333-----|
   "i won't regret..................."


e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|--------7-7-7-7---------------------|
D|--------7-7-7-7------7-7-7-7--------|
A|--------5-5-5-5------7-7-7-7--------|
E|---------------------5-5-5-5--------|
   "And i was trying to disappear"

e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|---------------------4-4-4-4--------|
D|---------------------4-4-4-4--------|
A|---------------------2-2-2-2--------|
E|------------------------------------|
   "But you got me ___ around you"

e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|---------------------5-5-5-5--------|
A|---------------------5-5-5-5--------|
E|---------------------3-3-3-3--------|
   "I can't hardly breath without you"

e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|--------7-7-7-7---------------------|
D|--------7-7-7-7------7-7-7-7--------|
A|--------5-5-5-5------7-7-7-7--------|
E|---------------------5-5-5-5--------|
   "I was trying to disappear"

e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|---------------------4-4-4-4--------|
D|---------------------4-4-4-4--------|
A|---------------------2-2-2-2--------|
E|------------------------------------|
   "But i got loss in your eyes now"

e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|---------------------5-5-5-5--------|
A|---------------------5-5-5-5--------|
E|---------------------3-3-3-3--------|
   "You brought me down to ___ now"

CHORUS 2:
   ( the Gtr 2 in here plucks 'almost' the same like in the 2nd verse )
   ( i tabbed a while back, so i did'n t put it anymore, pardon me   :)

e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|---7-------------------------------4-----------------------|
D|---7---------5---------------------4------------7----------|
A|---5---------5---------------------2------------7----------|
E|-------------3----------------------------------5----------|
  "I'm almost alive, and i need you to try and save me"

e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7-7-7-7-------------------------------444----------------|
D|--7-7-7-7----5-5-5-5--------------------444-777-/444-4-4-4-|
A|--5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5--------------------222-777-/444-4-4-4-|
E|-------------3-3-3-3------------------------555-/222-2-2-2-|
  "It's okay that we're dying, but i need to survive, tonight(3) "

CHORUS:

e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7-7-7-7---------------------4-4-4-4----------------------|
D|--7-7-7-7----5-5-5-5----------4-4-4-4-------7-7-7-7--------|
A|--5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5----------2-2-2-2-------7-7-7-7--------|
E|-------------3-3-3-3------------------------5-5-5-5--------|
  "I'm almost alive, and I need you to try and save me"

e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7-7-7-7-------------------------------444----------------|
D|--7-7-7-7----5-5-5-5--------------------444-777-/444-4-4-4-|
A|--5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5--------------------222-777-/444-4-4-4-|
E|-------------3-3-3-3------------------------555-/222-2-2-2-|
  "It's okay that we're dying, but i need to survive, tonight, tonight"


e|----------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------3~-----|
G|---------4444--------------------------2~-----|
D|---------4444--777-/444--4-4-4---------0~-----|
A|---------2222--777-/444--4-4-4----------------|
E|---------------555-/222--2-2-2----------------|
  "I need to survive, tonight, tonight"


...end...

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