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Sometimes You Can't Make it on Your Own

Intro (bass in brackets for reference): 
    A                       G 
e|---------------------------------------------------| 
B|----2-2-3-2-----2-2-3-2-----2-2-3-2-----2-2-3-2----| 
G|----2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2----| 
D|---------------------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------------| 
E|----------------------(7)(3)--------------------(5)| 
 
    F#m        D            A 
e|---------------------------------------------------| 
B|----2-2-3-2-----2-2-3-2-----2-2-3-2-----2-2-3-2----| 
G|----2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2----| 
D|---------------------------------------------------| 
A|------------(5)------------------------------------| 
E|-(2)------------------(0-2-5)----------------------| 
 
 
First Verse x2 
  A                       G 
e|---------------------------------------------------| 
B|----2-2-3-2-----2-2-3-2-----2-2-3-2-----2-2-3-2----| 
G|----2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2----| 
D|---------------------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------------------| 
 
   
    F#m        D            A 
e|---------------------------------------------------| 
B|----2-2-3-2-----2-2-3-2-----2-2-3-2-----2-2-3-2----| 
G|----2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2----| 
D|---------------------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------------------| 
 
 
Pre-Chorus: 
   D                      A 
e|---------------------------------------------------| 
B|-10---9~-----7--9~-----10---5~----5--7--5~---------| 
G|---------------------------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------------------| 
 
   F#m                     D 
e|---------------------------------------------------| 
B|-10---9~-----7--9~-----10---5~----5h7-5h7-5~-------| 
G|---------------------------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------------------| 
 
 
Chorus x2: 
   F#m                                  
e|----------------------------------------------| 
B|-12-14--12-14--12-14--12-14--12-14------------| 
G|----------------------------------------------| 
D|----------------------------------------------| 
A|----------------------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------------| 
 
   E 
e|----------------------------------------------| 
B|-12-14--12-14--12-14--12-14-12-14-12----------| 
G|-------------------------------------14-------| 
D|----------------------------------------------| 
A|----------------------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------------| 
 
   D 
e|----------------------------------------------| 
B|-12-14--12-14--12-14--12-14--12-14------------| 
G|----------------------------------------------| 
D|----------------------------------------------| 
A|----------------------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------------| 
 
   D 
e|----------------------------------------------| 
B|-12-14--12-14--12-14--12-14-12-14-12----------| 
G|-------------------------------------14-------| 
D|----------------------------------------------| 
A|----------------------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------------| 
 
 
Second Verse: 
  A                       G 
e|-24-21~----19-17~--------24-21~----19-17~----------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------------------| 
   
    F#m        D            A 
e|-24-21~-----17--17-19-17-24-21~----19-17~----------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------------------| 
 
 
  A                       G 
e|-24-21~----19-17~--------17--15--14--12~-----------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------------------| 
   
    F#m        D            A 
e|-24-21~-----17--17-19-17-24-21~----19-17~----------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------------------| 
 
Pre-Chorus: 
   D                      A 
e|-17--16~----14--16~-----17--12~---12--14--12~------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------------------| 
 
   F#m                     D 
e|-17--16~----14--16~-----17--12~---12h14-12h14-12~--| 
B|---------------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------------------| 
 
Chorus x2: 
   F#m                                 
e|----------------------------------------------| 
B|-12-14--12-14--12-14--12-14--12-14------------| 
G|----------------------------------------------| 
D|----------------------------------------------| 
A|----------------------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------------| 
 
   E 
e|----------------------------------------------| 
B|-12-14--12-14--12-14--12-14-12-14-12----------| 
G|-------------------------------------14-------| 
D|----------------------------------------------| 
A|----------------------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------------| 
 
   D 
e|----------------------------------------------| 
B|-12-14--12-14--12-14--12-14--12-14------------| 
G|----------------------------------------------| 
D|----------------------------------------------| 
A|----------------------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------------| 
 
   D 
e|----------------------------------------------| 
B|-12-14--12-14--12-14--12-14-12-14-12----------| 
G|-------------------------------------14-------| 
D|----------------------------------------------| 
A|----------------------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------------| 
 
Bridge: 
   F      C      Dm                 F      C         Am  
e|-------------------------------||-------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------||-------------------------------| 
G|-10--9--7------7---------------||-10--9--7----------------------| 
D|-----------10------------------||-----------10--5--7------------| 
A|-------------------------------||-------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------||-------------------------------| 
 
   F      C      Dm                  
e|--------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------10-/-12-/--| 
G|-10--9--7------7---9---10---12--------------| 
D|-----------10-------------------------------| 
A|--------------------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------------------| 
 
  A                               F#m 
e|------------------------------||------------------------------| 
b|-14--14--14--15-14-12-14---14-||-15--14--14--15-14-12-14---14-| 
g|------------------------------||------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------||------------------------------| 
A|------------------------------||------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------||------------------------------| 
 
  D              E                A 
e|------------------------------||------------------------------| 
b|-14--14--14--15-14-12-14---14-||-12--10--------10h1210--------| 
g|------------------------------||------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------||------------------------------| 
A|------------------------------||------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------||------------------------------| 
 
Pre-Chorus: 
   D                      A 
e|-17--16~----14--16~-----17--12~---12--14--12~------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------------------| 
 
   F#m                     D 
e|-17--16~----14--16~-----17--12~---12h14-12h14-12~--| 
B|---------------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------------------| 
 
Chorus: 
 
This is now played once with just chords (F#m E  D  D) 
Followed by this three times: 
 
   F#m                                 
e|----------------------------------------------| 
B|-12-14--12-14--12-14--12-14--12-14------------| 
G|----------------------------------------------| 
D|----------------------------------------------| 
A|----------------------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------------| 
 
   E 
e|----------------------------------------------| 
B|-12-14--12-14--12-14--12-14-12-14-12----------| 
G|-------------------------------------14-------| 
D|----------------------------------------------| 
A|----------------------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------------| 
 
   D 
e|----------------------------------------------| 
B|-12-14--12-14--12-14--12-14--12-14------------| 
G|----------------------------------------------| 
D|----------------------------------------------| 
A|----------------------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------------| 
 
   D 
e|----------------------------------------------| 
B|-12-14--12-14--12-14--12-14-12-14-12----------| 
G|-------------------------------------14-------| 
D|----------------------------------------------| 
A|----------------------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------------| 
 
 
Outro (same as second verse): 
  A 
e|-24-21~---| 
b|----------|  x4 
g|----------| 
D|----------| 
A|----------| 
E|----------|
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