Intro:
EmCGD
| . . . . . . . .| . . . . . . . .| . . . . . . . .| . . . . . . . .||
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||
G|-----0-----0---0|-----0-----0---0|-----0-----0---0|-----0-----0---0||
D|-------4-----4--|-------4-----4--|-------4-----4--|-------4-----7--||
A|----------------|-3--------------|----------------|-5--------------||
E|-0--------------|----------------|-3--------------|----------------||
The dots are equal 1/8s.
Verse 1: Don't strum, just continue playing the intro.
EmC
Thorn in my side
GD
You're always there
EmC
Just to remind me
GD
That I still care
Verse 2: start strumming; if you're playing the song with 2 guitars,
one of them continues playing the intro.
EmC
Thorn in my side
GD
You won't let me go
EmC
Right there beside me
GD
To let me know
Bridge 1: Hit C and G chords twice; strum D chords.
C
I've been pushed around
G
Been knocked down
D
Lost a round or three
C
Life took a couple of
G
Things I loved when I was
D
Too blind to see
Chorus 1: One guitar strums the chords,
to see what the other one does,
have a look at the tab version;
() means hit the chord and then mute right away.
CGD
But I'll survive
C
I gave up on luck
GD
But I'm still getting by
CGD
Yeah, I'm gonna be alright
(C) (C)
You can test my faith
(G) (G) D
But you can't take my pride
Em
Thorn in my side
CGD
Thorn in my side, Woh oh oh oh
Verse 3: Like verse 2, or play only the intro with light distortion.
EmC
Thorn in my side
GD
You just won't quit
EmC
Once in a while when I crack a smile
GD
You rub my face in it
Verse 4: Only strum the chords, stop playing the intro.
EmC
Thorn in my side
GD
You won't let me run
EmC
God bless the fights
GD
That I've lost and won
Chorus 2: Like chorus 1.
CGD
But I'll survive
C
I gave up on luck
GD
But I'm still getting by
CGD
Yeah, I'm gonna be alright
(C) (C)
You can test my faith
(G) (G) D
But you can't take my pride
Em
Thorn in my side
C
Thorn in my side
GD
Thorn in my side
Em
Thorn in my side
C
Thorn in my side
GD
Thorn in my side
|.... ....|.... ....|.... ....|.... ....|.... ....|.... ....||
Solo: Em C G D Em C G D D D D D
The dots are equal 1/8s again.
Bridge 2: Like bridge 1.
C
I've been pushed around
G
Been knocked down
D
Lost a round or three
C
Life took a couple of
G
Things I loved when I was
D
Too blind to see
Chorus 3: Like chorus 1 and 2.
CGD
But I'll survive
C
I gave up on luck
GD
But I'm still getting by
CGD
Yeah, I'm gonna be alright
(C) (C)
You can test my faith
(G) (G) D
But you can't take my pride
Em
Thorn in my side
C
Thorn in my side
GD
Thorn in my side
Em
Thorn in my side
C
Thorn in my side
GEm
Thorn in my side
End