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Artist: Lifehouse
Song: Anchor
Tuning: E standard
Tabbed by: jjhand
This is played live on a 5 string bass higher on the neck in concerts
but the bass line can be played on a 4 string easily. Please rate or comment.
[Intro]
G|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-4---4-4-4---4-4---4-4-4--------|-1---1-1-1---1-1---1-1-1---1-1-|
E|----------------------------1-4-|-------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|-6---6-6-6---6-6---9-9-9-9-8-6-8-|
E|-4---4-4-4---4-4---4-4-4----4-4-|---------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-4---4-4-4---4-4---4-4-4--------|-1---1-1-1---1-1---1-1-1---1-1-|
E|----------------------------1-4-|-------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|-6---6-6-6---6-6---9-9-9-9-8-6---|
E|-4---4-4-4---4-4---4-4-4----4-4-|---------------------------------|
[Verse Riff] - Beats are shown
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
G|------------------------------|------------------------------|
D|------------------4-6-4-3-----|------------------4-6-4-3-----|
A|-4-4----4-----------------6-0-|-4-4----4-----------------6-0-|
E|------------------------------|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|------------------------------|
D|------------------4-6-4-3-----|------------------4-6-4-3-----|
A|-4-4----4-----------------6-0-|-4-4----4-----------------6-0-|
E|------------------------------|------------------------------|
Lyrics begin (Verse Riff plays 3x during lyrics):
"I stand with a blank expression now, and I can't believe myself
Will someone tell me how... did I get here
I am walking
Changing slowly
I am chasing
Climbing closer"
[Chorus]
G|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-4---4-4-4---4-4---4-4-4--------|-1---1-1-1---1-1---1-1-1---1-1-|
E|----------------------------1-4-|-------------------------------|
"I know that I'll never be alone. You will never"
G|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|-6---6-6-6---6-6---9-9-9-9-8-6-8-|
E|-4---4-4-4---4-4---4-4-4----4-4-|---------------------------------|
"let me go You are my anchor"
G|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-4---4-4-4---4-4---4-4-4--------|-1---1-1-1---1-1---1-1-1---1-1-|
E|----------------------------1-4-|-------------------------------|
"Hold my hand while I'm sinking in the sand, no one else could"
G|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|-6---6-6-6---6-6---9-9-9-9-8-6-8-|
E|-4---4-4-4---4-4---4-4-4----4-4-|---------------------------------|
"understand You are my anchor"
[Verse 2] - Play Verse riff from above
Lyrics:
"It seems that I lost track of time, and I can't believe my mind
Would you save me if... I reached out to you
I'm waiting,
watching, standing
I am reaching
Climbing closer"
[Chorus 2] -
G|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-4---4-4-4---4-4---4-4-4--------|-1---1-1-1---1-1---1-1-1---1-1-|
E|----------------------------1-4-|-------------------------------|
"I know that I'll never be alone. You will never"
G|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|-6---6-6-6---6-6---9-9-9-9-8-6-8-|
E|-4---4-4-4---4-4---4-4-4----4-4-|---------------------------------|
"let me go You are my anchor"
G|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-4---4-4-4---4-4---4-4-4--------|-1---1-1-1---1-1---1-1-1---1-1-|
E|----------------------------1-4-|-------------------------------|
"Hold my hand while I'm sinking in the sand, no one else could"
G|--------------------------------|------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|-6-6-6---6---6-8--8-8-----8-8-|
E|-4---4-4-4---4-4---4-4-4----4-4-|------------------------------|
"understand You are my anchor, yeah"
G|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|-9-9-9---9---9-11---11-11-11---11-11-|-6---6-6-6---6-6----8-8-8---8-8-|
E|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
"anchor, yeah anchor yeah"
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------11----|
A|-9-9-9---9---9-11---11-11-11-11-13----13-|
E|-----------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|-6---6-6-6---6-6----8-8-8---8-8-|-9-9-9---9---9-11---11-11-11---11-11-|
E|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|-6---6-6-6---6-6----8-8-8---8-8-|-9-9-9---9---9-11---11-11-11---11\---|
E|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
[Final Verse] -
G|------------------------------|------------------------------|
D|------------------4-6-4-3-----|------------------4-6-4-3-----|
A|-4-4----4-----------------6-0-|-4-4----4-----------------6---|
E|------------------------------|----------------------------4-|
"I am walking"
G|------------------------------|------------------------------|
D|------------------4-6-4-3-----|------------------4-6-4-3-----|
A|-4-4----4-----------------6-0-|-4-4----4-----------------6---|
E|------------------------------|----------------------------4-|
"Changing slowly"
G|------------------------------|------------------------------|
D|------------------4-6-4-3-----|------------------4-6-4-3-----|
A|-4-4----4-----------------6-0-|-4-4----4-----------------6---|
E|------------------------------|----------------------------4-|
"I am chasing"
G|------------------------------|----------------------------|
D|------------------4-6-4-3-----|----------------------------|
A|-4-4----4-----------------6---|-4-4----4-------------------|
E|----------------------------4-|----------------------------|
"Climbing closer"
[Final Chorus]
G|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-4---4-4-4---4-4---4-4-4--------|-1---1-1-1---1-1---1-1-1---1-1-|
E|----------------------------1-4-|-------------------------------|
"I know that I'll never be alone. You will never"
G|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|-6---6-6-6---6-6---9-9-9-9-8-6-8-|
E|-4---4-4-4---4-4---4-4-4----4-4-|---------------------------------|
"let me go You are my anchor"
G|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-4---4-4-4---4-4---4-4-4--------|-1---1-1-1---1-1---1-1-1---1-1-|
E|----------------------------1-4-|-------------------------------|
"Hold my hand while I'm sinking in the sand, no one else could"
G|--------------------------------|------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|-6---6-6-6---6-6--8-8-8---8-8-|
E|-4---4-4-4---4-4---4-4-4----4-4-|------------------------------|
"understand You are my anchor, yeah"
G|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-9-9-9---9---9-9/11---11-11-11---11-11\|-6-6-6---6---6-6-8---8-8-8---8-8-|
E|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
"anchor, yeah anchor yeah"
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------11----|
A|-9-9-9---9---9-9/11---11-11-11-11-13----13-|
E|-------------------------------------------|
"Can you"
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
A|-6---6-6-6---6-6-8---8-8-8---8-8-|-9-9-9---9---9-9/11---11-11-11---11-11\|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
"hear me hear me can you"
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
A|-6---6-6-6---6-6-8---8-8-8---8-8-|-9---9-9-9---9-9/11---11-11-11---11-11-|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
"hear me"
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| Key:
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| x Mute note
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