#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# # Title: 3 am Artist: Matchbox20 Album: Youself or Someone Like You 1996 Atlantic Recording Transcriber: Travis Link tbl107@psu.edu 4/2/97 Comments: Any questions or corrections can be sent to me. This is my first attempt at tabbing on a computer so I hope this turns out ok. Also this represents my work and is intended for private or scholarly use only! CAPO ON 1st FRET!! All tabs are relative to the capo! Listen to song for timing! Chords: G Cadd2 D 3 3 2 3 3 3 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 3 x 3 x x Intro: G Cadd2 G Cadd2 E----------------------------------------------3------------------ B------------------------------------------------3---------------- G----------------------0---------------------------0-------------- D-----------------0h2--------------------------------------------- A----------------------------------------------------------------- E----------------------------------------------------------------- Verse 1&2: G Cadd2 she says its cold outside (a few times) and hands me her raincoat.. E-----------------------------------------2------------0---------- B---------------------------------------3---3--------3---3-------- G----------------------------0--------2-------2----2-------2-----0 D-----------------------0h2---------0------------0-----------0h2-- A------------------0h2-------------------------------------------- E----------------------------------------------------------------- (REPEAT THIS 3 TIMES FOR 1st THREE LINES OF THE 1st AND 2nd VERSES) After 3rd line right before chorus: and she only sleeps when its raining and she screams and her... E----------------3------------0------------3------------2--------- B--------------2---2--------3---3--------3---3--------3---3------- G------------0-------3----2-------2----2-------2----2-------2----0 D-----0h2-0-------------0------------0------------0-----------0h2- A-0h2------------------------------------------------------------- E----------------------------------------------------------------- Chorus: Baby Its 3am I must be lonely G D Cadd2 D (Repeat) E----------------------------------------------------------------- B----------------------------------------------------------------- G--------------------------------------------------0-------------- D----------------------------------------------0h2---------------- A----------------------------------------------------------------- E----------------------------------------------------------------- NOW GO BACK TO BEGINNING FOR SECOND VERSE ITS THE SAME UNTIL THE END OF THE SECOND CHORUS! After Second Chorus: little breakdown (a few times) (repeat 5 times) G Cadd2 E--------3-------------------------------------------------------- B------3---2------------------------------------------------------ G----2-------0------0--------------------------------------------- D--0------------0h2-----------------------------0h2--0------------ A-------------------------------------------0h2------------------- E----------------------------------------------------------------- (Repeat this measure twice) G Cadd2 E---------2------------0------------------------------------------ B-------3---3--------3---3---------------------------------------- G-----2-------2----2-------2-------0------------------------------ D---0------------0-------------0h2-------------------------------- A----------------------------------------------------------------- (Nat Harms) G Cadd2 D Cadd2 But outside it starts raining... E----------------------------------------------------------------- B-------(7)------------------------------------------------------- G-------(7)------------------------------------------------------- D-------(7)------------------------------------------------------- A----------------------------------------------------------------- E----------------------------------------------------------------- GO TO CHORUS THE OUTRO CHORUS IS NEXT! Outro Chorus: (repeat until the end) D Cadd2 D E----------------------------------------------------------------- B----------------------------------------------------------------- G--------0-------------------------------------------------------- D------0---------------------------------------------------------- A----2------------------------------------------------------------ E--3-------------------------------------------------------------- (1st Verse) she says its cold outside and hands me her raincoat she always worried about thing like that she says it's all gonna end and it might as well be my fault and she only sleeps while it's raining and she screams and her voice is straining (chorus) she says baby i'ts 3am i must be lonely when she says baby well i cant help but be scared of it all sometimes says the rain's gonna wash away i believe it (2nd Verse) she's got a little bit of something, god its better than nothing and in her color portrait world she belives she's got it all she swears the moon don't hang quite as high as it used to and she only sleeps when it's raining and she screams and her voice is straining (chorus) (3rd Verse) she believes that life is made up of all that you're used to and the clock on the wall has been stuck at three for days she thinks that happiness as mat that sits on her doorway but outside it starts raining (chorus)