Chords are played simply as alternating bass notes with downstrums on the remaining
strings, straight eighth notes all the way through. Chords are the same throughout the song
but I've placed them with the lyrics throughout for ease of playing along.
INTRO
-- Lead plays riff (*tabbed at bottom) over intro chords --
Em G6 Cmaj7 G6/B x2
VERSES/ChorusES
Em G6
You'll take out what's left within it,
Cmaj7 G6/B
I'll take that out too
Em G6
You'll pick up what's left within it,
Cmaj7 G6/B
I'll pick up on it too
Em G6
Oh, let's let the years go by
Cmaj7 G6/B
Oh, let's let em pick on half their size
Em G6
And you'll take out what's left within it,
Cmaj7 G6/B
I'll take that out too
Em G6 Cmaj7 G6/B
Oh, oh oh oh x 2
Em G6
You'll pick up what's left within it
Cmaj7 G6/B
I'll pick up on it too
Em G6
You'll take out what's left within it
Cmaj7 G6/B
I'll take that out too
--Lead plays first two measures of riff* during first verse line--
Em G6
Oh, let's let the years go by
Cmaj7 G6/B
Oh, let's let em pick on half their size
Em G6
And you'll take out what's left within it,
Cmaj7 G6/B
I'll take that out too
OUTRO
--Lead plays riff* during outro "oh"s--
Em G6 Cmaj7 G6/B
Oh, oh oh oh x 2
End on Em
*--Lead Guitar Riff--
Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E
E||--2----0--------------|--------------------------|
B||------------3----0----|-----------0--------------|
G||----------------------|--2--0--2-----2--0--------|
D||----------------------|--------------------2--0--|
A||----------------------|--------------------------|
E||----------------------|--------------------------|
Q Q Q Q Q E Q Q.
----------------------|----------------------|
-----------------0----|--0----3--0----3------|
-------0----2---------|----------------------|
--2-------------------|----------------------|
----------------------|----------------------|
----------------------|----------------------|
Q Q Q Q E