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If Not For You Tabs

(ver. 1)
Shakey Graves
Tuning: Open C# (Open D + half step down)

The chords used are C# F and F# with some occasional variations             

C#|-----------------0--4-----5------------------------------------------------|
G#|-----------------0--4-----5------------------------------------------------|
F |-----------------0--4-----5------------------------------------------------|
C#|-----------------0--4-----5------------------------------------------------|
G#|-----------------0--4(5)--5------------------------------------------------|
C#|-----------------0--4-----5------------------------------------------------|



Intro:

C#|--------------------4--4-3---------------------4p3----4-3------------------|
G#|--------------4--5-----------------------4--5------5-----------------------|
F |---------------------------0-------------0----------------0----------------|
C#|-----------------------------------------0---------------------------------|
G#|---0---0-------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-3---4---0--------------------0-3-4-0------------------------0-3-4-0-------|

C#|-------4--4-3---------------------4p3---4p3---4p3---4p3----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------|
G#|-4--5-----------------------4--5------5-----5-----5-----5--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------|
F |-0------------0-------------0----------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------|
C#|-0--------------------------0--------------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-------------------|
G#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------0----2----4----|
C#|-----------------0-3-4-0-----------------------------------------------------------------------|



Verse: 

Strum/Pick through the chords  C#(16x)  F(12x)  F#(4x)
          (you can play almost any notes as long as you hold the chords and it'll sound good)

The following notes are played while strumming C# (listen to the recording to know when):

C#|-------------------------|  |--------------------------------------------------|
G#|-0--2--4--5---0--2--4--5-|  |--------------------------------------------------|
F |-------------------------|  |--------------------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------|  |--------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------|  |-0--2--4--5---0--2--4--5--------------------------|
C#|-------------------------|  |--------------------------------------------------|

On the last time through, play only the bass notes of the F and F# chords:
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5----x-x-x-x--|
G#|---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5----x-x-x-x--|
C#|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--x-x-x-x--|



Chorus: 

Strum the C# chord with energy (not actually sure what chord is used here but C# works well enough for me.
                    If anybody knows what chord it actually is please correct me)

Same as in the verse, the following notes are played while strumming

C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F |-2-3-2-0-------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|---------0-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|-----------------3--2------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-----------------------3--0-3--0-3--0--------0-0-3-0-3-3-0-----------------|            
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