Think of the notations like hexadecimal. That is, a letter represents a fret (A=10, B=11, C=12, etc). Where you see "E" on the E string, play 14th fret. [INTRO] E D E A A G:--------|--------|--------|--------| D:--------|--------|--------|--------| A:--------|--------|--------|--------| E:--------|--------|--------|------5// [VERSE] D Hey it's me what a big surprise D A A Calling you up from a restaurant around the bend D I just got in from way up north D A A I'm aching and tired now, and I could use a friend C#m D E E I might be a fool to think that you do Want to see me again D D A A D D A A G:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------| D:--------|--------|--------|7-------|--------|--------|--------|7-------| A:--------|5-------|------7-|------7-|5-------|5-------|------7-|--------| E:A------5|--------|5-------|--------|--------|--------|5-------|------5-| C#m D E E G:--------|--------|--------|----9---| D:--------|--------|---/9/9-|-----9--| A:4------4|5------5|7--7----|7-----7-| E:--------|--------|--------|--------| [VERSE] D I know it's been a while since I talked to you D A A Nothing wrong, just nothing ever goes as planned D Many times I thought I'd call D A A I didn't have your number in my hand C#m D E I know it's true, you'd never do The same thing to me D D A A D D A A G:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------| D:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------| A:5--55---|5--55--7|--------|-------4|5--55---|5--55---|------7-|--------| E:--------|--------|5--55---|5--55---|--------|--------|5--55 --|5--55--5| C#m D E E G:--------|--------|--------|----9-----------| D:--------|--------|---/9/9-|--79--979-------| A:4--44---|5--55---|7--7----|7-----------7---| E:--------|--------|--------|----------------| 1 & 2 & 3 4 <- 16th notes -> [CHORUS] A D I never meant to make you cry And though I know I shouldn't call Bm E It just reminds us of the cost Of everything we've lost A Bad timing that's all A D And maybe soon there'll come a day When no more tears will fall Bm E If we each forgive a little bit And we both look back on it A As just bad timing that's all A A D D Bm E A A G:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------| D:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------| A:----7---|------4-|5--5----|5---5-4-|2--22---|--------|----7---|----7---| E:5--5----|5--57---|----5--5|---5----|------2-|0--00-7-|5--5----|5--5----| A A D D Bm E A A G:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------| D:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------| A:----7--7|------4-|5--5----|5---5 4 |2--22---|---77---|----7--7|-------4| E:5--5----|5--57---|----5--5|---5----|------2-|0-----7-|5--5----|5--55 7-| [BRIDGE] D D A A D D A A G:--------|--------|--------|---6----|--------|--------|--------|--------| D:--------|------4-|--------|7---7---|--------|--------|--------|----7---| A:5--55---|5--557-7|-------7|-----74-|5--55---|5--55 --|------7-|-----7--| E:--------|--------|5--55---|-------5|-------5|------E\\5--55 --|5--5--57| C#m D E E G:--------|--------|--------|----9-----------| D:--------|--------|---/9/9-|--79------------| A:4--44--4|5--55---|7--7----|7-----------7---| E:--------|--------|--------|----------------| 1 & 2 3 4 <- 16th notes -> [VERSE] D We used to have so many plans D A A Something always seemed to turn out wrong D I never could catch up to you D A A Moving on and doing all you've done C#m D E E I don't know why, the harder I try The harder it comes D D A A D D A A G:--------|--------|--------|------6---------|--------|--------|--------|--------| D:--------|------47|--------|7------7--7-----|--------|-------4|7--77---|------7-| A:5--55---|5--557--|------7-|--------7---7-4-|5--55---|5--55 7-|--------|-----7--| E:--------|--------|5--55---|----------------|--------|--------|------E\\5--55--5| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & <- 16th notes -> C#m D E E G:--------|--------|--------|--------9-------| D:--------|--------|---/9/9-|--7-97----9-----| A:4--44--4|5--55--5|7--7----|7--7--7-----7---| E:--------|--------|--------|----------------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & <- 16th notes -> [CHORUS] A D I never meant to make you cry And though I know I shouldn't call Bm E It just reminds us of the cost Of everything we've lost A Bad timing that's all A D And maybe soon there'll come a day When no more tears will fall Bm E If we each forgive a little bit And we both look back on it A As just bad timing that's all A A D D Bm E A A G:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------| D:--------|--------|--------|--------|------4-|--------|--------|--------| A:----7--7|------4-|5--5----|5---5-4-|2--22---|---77---|--------|----7---| E:5--5----|5--57---|----5--5|---5----|--------|0-----7-|5--50--0|5--5--0-| A A D D Bm E A A G:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|------6---------| D:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--7-7-----7-----| A:----7-7-|------4-|5--5----|5--55 4 |2--22 --|---77---|----7-7-|---7----9---7-9-| E:5--5----|5--57---|----5--5|--------|------2 |0-----7-|5--5----|5---------------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & <- 16th notes -> [CODA] Bm E If we each forgive a little bit And we both look back on it A A E D E A As just bad timing that's all Bm E A A E D E A G:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------| D:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------| A:--------|---77---|----7-7-|------45|7--77---|5--5----|--------| E:7--77-2-|0-----7-|5--5----|5--55---|--------|----0-4-|5~~~~~~~| Tabbed by Michael Oxner moxner@nbnet.nb.ca Updated December 3, 2011 Updated