WWW.AZCHORDS.COM | The Expendables - Trying To Focus Acoustic Ukulele | Ver. 1
"The Expendables
Trying To Focus
Prove It (2010)
Tuning: Standard
These are the Chords for the acoustic version of the Expendables song, "Trying to
Focus." These chords are based of the MoBoogie acoustic session that
Geoff Weers preformed in 2010. I transcribed the song from that video. The link to that
video is below. Please Rate My Tab.
Chords Used:
F#m/C#: 254xxx (I'm not sure the correct name for this chord)
Gmaj (Barre): 355433
Gmaj7: 343433
Cmaj: x32010
Emin: 022000
Amin: x02210
Gmaj: 320033
Dmaj: xx0232
Emin (Barre): x79987
Dmaj (Barre): x57775
Cmaj (Barre): x35553
Verse 1:
F#m/C# Gmaj (Barre)
I'm Trying To Focus
F#m/C# Gmaj (Barre)
But I'm Falling Asleep
F#m/C# Gmaj (Barre) Gmaj7 Cmaj
The Baggage On My Eyelids is too heavy too keep from falling
Em Amin C Gmaj
Ramble On into the day...
F#m/C# Gmaj (Barre)
I've been Driving
F#m/C# Gmaj (Barre)
Since A Quarter To Three
F#m/C# Gmaj (Barre) Gmaj7 Cmaj
I've seen the sun come up so many times this week
Em Amin Cmaj Gmaj
It's scary, Rollin' on until the day....
Chorus:
Em Dmaj Em
When I get on that open road
C Dmaj Em
There's a pull within my bones
Em Dmaj Em
Like a ship that's bound by rope
C Dmaj Em
It won't let go, It Won't let go...
C Dmaj Em
It won't let go, It Won't let go...
Verse 2:
F#m/C# Gmaj (Barre)
I've been runover
F#m/C# Gmaj (Barre)
By The hangover Truck
F#m/C# Gmaj (Barre) Gmaj7 Cmaj
A Drive-by shooting shot down by 12 ounce city proof slugs
Em Amin
Embedded, in my head
Cmaj Gmaj
The ache in my head....
F#m/C# Gmaj (Barre)
I've been smoking
F#m/C# Gmaj (Barre)
Sticks from a ditch
F#m/C# Gmaj (Barre) Gmaj7 Cmaj
That Midwest Farmers Daughter's the one thats making me itch
Em Amin Cmaj Gmaj
In Places, I'd never want an itch to be...
Chorus:
Em Dmaj Em
When I get on that open road
C Dmaj Em
There's a pull within my bones
Em Dmaj Em
Like a ship that's bound by rope
C Dmaj Em
It won't let go, It Won't let go
C Dmaj Em
It won't let go, It Won't let go...
Solo:
For the Solo Part Geoff Weers uses an Em chord with some quick little mutted strums in
between. You should be able to figure it out on your own,
Listen to the song to figure out the rhythm.
Chorus:
(He Starts using Barre Chords)
Em Dmaj Em
When I get on that open road
C Dmaj Em
There's a pull within my bones
Em Dmaj Em
Like a ship that's bound by rope
C Dmaj Em
It won't let go, It Won't let go...
C Dmaj Em <------------ He Goes back to Open Chords
It won't let go, It Won't let go...
Em Dmaj Em
Like a ship that's bound by rope
C Dmaj Em
It won't let go, It Won't let go...
C Dmaj Em
It won't let go, It Won't let go...
That's how you play it.
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