Band: The Waking Eyes
Song: If You Know Why
OK, I couldn't quite figure out everything, and I don't know how much of this is right,
but it sounds OK to me.
Chords used:
F#m: 244222
B: X24442
D: XX0232
E: 022100
C#: X46664
A: X02220
Intro: F#m
Verse:
F#mBDF#m
Breakin' it lightly across your back and mine.
F#mBDE
Twistin' it slowly as we reach for the line.
F#mBDF#m
Yes they're screamin' it softly now so we can't hear the way.
BD
And it's never too late. Never.
C#
If we don't take the time to create.
e|---5-9---5-7---5-7---5-7---5-7---5-7---------------------------------------|
B|-7-----6-----5-----4-----3-----3-------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Why don't you, why don't you come back love?
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7--------9---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7--7--2--9--2------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5--7--2--7--2------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----5--0-----0------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus:
ABDE
If you know why we walk the broken road.
ABDE
Could you get by if I would take the load?
ABDE
Pushin' it through avoid a situation.
AB
What's it to you?
F#mBDF#m
Runnin' on empty with a long way to go.
F#mBDE
Nothin' upsets me but the fact that I know.
F#mBDF#m
They're just hanging it over our heads till the old engine blows.
BD
And its never too late. Never.
C#
If we don't take the time to create.
e|---5-9---5-7---5-7---5-7---5-7---5-7---------------------------------------|
B|-7-----6-----5-----4-----3-----3-------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Why don't you, why don't you bring back love?
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7--------9---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7--7--2--9--2------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5--7--2--7--2------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----5--0-----0------------------------------------------------------------|
(Rusty plays something in the background here, i'm not sure exactly how it goes, but it
sounds like this)
( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/the_waking_eyes/if_you_know_why_tab.html )
e|---------17------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----17---17---17-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----16---16---16----etc.-----------------------------------------------------|
D|----18---18---18-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
ABDE
If you know why we walk the broken road.
ABDE
Could you get by if I would take the load?
ABDE
Pushin' it through avoid a situation.
ABDE
What's it to you if it was my creation. My creation.
Solo:
e|-8----8--7--5--7-10----10-8-----17----17----14--14-------------------------|
B|---10---------------10-------14----14----17--------14----------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Why do we pretend that the waiting is only frustrating to us?
e|-8----8--7--5--7-10----10-8-------(I couldn't quite figure out this part)--|
B|---10---------------10-----------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
ABDE
If you know why we walk the broken road.
ABD
Could you get by if I'm alone?
ABDE
If you know why we walk the broken road.
ABDE
Could you get by if I would take the load?
ABDE
Pushin it through avoid a situation.
ABDE
What's it to you?
AEBDE
Bring me back love. Why don't you bring me back?
AEBDE
Bring me back love. Why don't you bring me back?
AEBDE
Bring me back love. A funny situation.
AEBDE
Bring me back love. Yeah, if it was my creation.
AEBDE
Bring me back love. Why don't you bring me back?
AEBDE
Bring me back love. Can you bring me back, can you bring me back love?
AEBDE
Bring me back love. Bring me back baby I need it.
AEBDE
Bring me back love. Why don't you bring me back love?
e|--8----8--10-----10--8----8--7--5--7--9--------------------------------------|
B|----10-------10--------10----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|