I tabbed this out the way my band plays it live. It's not exactly how MCS plays it, but pretty close and it sounds perfect if you're singing along. TUNING: Half Step Down (Eb,Ab,Db,Gb,Bb,eb) eb]------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb]------------------------------------------------------------------| Gb]------------------------------------------------------------------| Db]---7-----------------------7--------------------------------------| Ab]-----9-7-9-7-5-7-9-5---7-----9-7-9-7-5-7-9-7-9-7-9-7-9-7-9-7-9-10-| Eb]-7-------------------5---7----------------------------------------| eb]-----------------------------------------------| Bb]-----------------------------------------------| Gb]-----------------------------------------------| Db]---7-----------------------7-----------------7-| Ab]-----9-7-9-7-5-7-9-5---7-----9-7-9-7-5-7-9-7---| Eb]-7-------------------5---7---------------------| Bm, A, G x4 Bm A G I got the message long before you said you knew Bm A G There was no chance of us at all Bm A With no velocity and empty headed G Hard and far too long Bm A G I spent two years alone with you Bm A G Just when I thought I had forgotten Bm A G You came back soft without a sound F#m G D F#m C# You said we were an accident F#m G D With accidents you'll never know Em F#m What could have been F#m G D F#m C# So we were an accident F#m G D You'll always be my favorite one Bm, A, G x2 Bm A G You hit the road and left me an ocean Bm A G I cant swim in the silence of your skin G Bm skin please let me in A G Side the times we never had right Bm A G Inside two years alone with you F#m G D F#m C# You said we were an accident F#m G D With accidents you'll never know Em F#m What could have been F#m G D F#m C# So we were an accident F#m G D You'll always be my favorite one F#m G D We could have been F#m D We could have been F#m G D Instead of accidental D Em Running always running Why can't you believe? Bm A G Long winded promises of future company Bm A G Up close the sound remains the same Bm A G Without the reign of terror over every momentary exchange Bm A G We are exactly as before Bm A G You hit the road and left me an ocean Bm A G I cant swim in the silence of your skin G Bm skin please let me in A G Side the times we never had right Bm A G D Inside no chance of us at all That's really all there is to this song. If you can get the vocals and the rhythm right be golden like a shower. Questions or comments? justin.davin@usmc.mil