If All Else Fails

Matchbook Romance

If All Else Fails

Stories And Alibis

2003

Submitted by: [email protected]



Key: C#



Tuning: Standard EADGBe



Chords used:

C# -   x46664

G# -   466544

Bbm -  x13321

F# -   244322

Ebm -  x68876

Fm -   133111

G#/C - x365xx





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-------|-------------|





Guitar 2:

     x6                    x6

e|-------|-------------|-------|-------------|

B|-------|-------7-6---|-------|-------4-----|

G|---6---|---5-6-----6-|---6---|---5-6---6---|

D|-----6-|-------------|-----6-|-----------6-|

A|-4-----|-4-----------|-4-----|-4-----------|

E|-------|-------------|-------|-------------|





Verse 1:

     C#   G#/C   Bbm G#

A subdued silence

   F#      Fm Ebm

undisturbed

Fm                    C#     G#/C C# 

Fm-Ebm

  by the sound of her breath

   C#

So carfully brush her

G#/C Bbm G#         F#      Fm EbmFm Ebm

hair      back from her eyes

    C#    G#/C    Bbm G#

In steady sequence

       F# Fm Ebm Fm

one by one

     C#

She slips away





Chorus 1:

F#              C#

  So close your eyes

     G#     F#

and sleep to dream

       C#

I'm by your side

   Ebm      F#

No words to speak

          C#

We'll set our course

    G#      Ebm

and make it through

                  F#

No matter how far I go my

heart remains with you





(Repeat Intro Part 2)





Verse 2:

C#                Ebm G#/C

  And I'm not sure

Fm         F#         Bbm G#/C C#

  what I'm looking for

         C#

But it's clear to

G#/C Bbm G#

see

    F#

the purpose of

   Fm        Ebm

my exsistance   Is

C#

laying here in front of me





Chorus 2:

F#              C#

  So close your eyes

     G#     F#

and sleep to dream

       C#

I'm by your side

   Ebm       F#

No words to speak

          C#

We'll set our course

    G#      Ebm

and make it through

                  F#

No matter how far I go





Bridge:

       C#

And if all else fails you

    Ebm

can look up at the sky

  F#

Because it's the same one

                          G#

that shines above you and I

       C#

And if all else fails

        Ebm

you can close your eyes

         F#

And I'll be right beside you

                   G#

I'll be the one by your side





Interlude:

Guitar 2:

     x6

e|-------|-------------|

B|-------|-------7-6---|

G|---6---|---5-6-----6-|

D|-----6-|-------------| x6

A|-4-----|-4-----------|

E|-------|-------------|





(Repeat Chorus 1)





Outro:

Ebm                  F#

  No matter how much it hurts

Ebm               F#

  I wanted you to know

                      C#

my heart remains with you