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Even If It Kills Me Tabs

(ver. 1)
Motion City Soundtrack
Standard tuning capo 4

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G|-----2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2--|
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A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
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 I've got a lot of things to do tonight...
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|-2-------------------------------3-------3-------3-------3------|

 I'm so sick of making lists of things I'll never finish...
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|-2-----------------------------------------------3-------3------|

 I've lived here for the last 12 years...
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 Since early 1995, all my sh*t has been in boxes...
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|-2-----------------------------------------------3-------3------|

 And if I had a little more time to kill...
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|-2-------------------------------3-------3-------3-------3------|

 I'd settle every little stupid thing, yeah you'd think that I would...
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|-2-----------------------------------------------3-------3------|

 But I'm too tired to go to sleep tonight...
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|-------------------------------------------------7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------------|
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 And I'm too weak to follow dreams tonight...
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|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
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 For the first time in a long time I can say that I wanna try...
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|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------------------------------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|

 To get better and overcome each moment in my own way...
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|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------------------------------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-7-7~~~~~~~~----|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-7-7~~~~~~~~----|
|-----------------3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5~~~~~~~~----|


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|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0|
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|-2-------2-------2-------2------|

 I wonder if I'll ever lose my mind...
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|-----2-------------------------------2-------2-------2-------2--|
|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0|
|---------2-------3-------3--------------------------------------|
|-2-------------------------------3-------3-------3-------3------|


 I tried hard for awhile, but then I kinda gave up. . .
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|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0|
|---------2-------3-------3-------3-------3----------------------|
|-2-----------------------------------------------3-------3------|


 Winter is a killer when the sun goes down
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|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0|
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|-2-------------------------------3-------3-------3-------3------|

 I’m really not as stubborn as I seem, said the knuckle to the concrete
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|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0|
|---------2-------3-------3-------3-------3----------------------|
|-2-----------------------------------------------3-------3------|

 But I'm too tired to go to sleep tonight...
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|-------------------------------------------------7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------------|
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 And I'm too weak to follow dreams tonight...
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|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
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 For the first time in a long time I can say that I wanna try...
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|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------------------------------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|

 To get better and overcome each moment in my own way...
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|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------------------------------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-7-7~~~~~~~~----|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-7-7~~~~~~~~----|
|-----------------3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5~~~~~~~~----|


|----------------------------------------------------------------|
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|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|
|---------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|


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|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|
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|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|
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|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|
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 I’m not saying that I’m giving up...
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|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|
|---------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|

 I’m just trying not to think as much as I used to...
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|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|
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 Cause never is a lonely little messed up word...
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|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|
|---------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|

 Maybe I’ll get it right someday...
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|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|

For the first time in a long time I can say that I wanna try...
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|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------------------------------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|

 I feel helpless for the most part but I’m learning to open my eyes...
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|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------------------------------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|

 And the sad truth of the matter is I’ll never get over it, but I’m gonna try...
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|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------------------------------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|

 To get better and overcome each moment in my own way...
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7------------------------------------------------|
|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-7-7~~~~~~~~----|
|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-7-7~~~~~~~~----|
|-----------------3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5~~~~~~~~----|


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|-----2-------2-------2-------2--|
|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0|
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|-2-------2-------2-------2------|

 I so wanna get back on track...
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|-----2-------------------------------2-------2-------2-------2--|
|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0|
|---------2-------3-------3--------------------------------------|
|-2-------------------------------3-------3-------3-------3------|

 And I’ll do whatever it takes even if it kills me...
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|-----2----------------------------------------------------------|
|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-0~~~~~~~~------|
|---------2-------3-------3-------3-------3----------------------|
|-2-----------------------------------------------3~~~~~~~~------|

I tabbed it by ear, so there could be a few mistakes here and there, but I feel it's 
accurate. Enjoy! :D
            
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