HAND ME DOWN - Matchbox 20 Tabbed by: Barry Miles Tuning: Half Step Down Best song off their third album, IMO. Intro: Slide Guitar (D) (G) (D) (G) eb|---12-\10-\7------14\-12\10--12/14-\7-|-10\5------10------12/14-----14\10----| Bb|---12-<10-<7--------------------------|--------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| Piano (D) (G) (D) (G) eb|-2-----2-3-------3-3-------2-3--------| Bb|-3-----3---------3---------3----------| Gb|--------------------------------------| Db|-0-------------------0----------------| Ab|--------------------------------------| Eb|-----------3-------------------3------| Verse (Just Bass, Synth, & Drums):

Some^Dday they'll find your smalltown world on a bigtown avenue ^G Gonna make you like the way they talk, when they're talkin' to you ^D Gonna make you break out of your shell, 'cause they tell you to ^G Gonna make you like the way they lie better than the truth

Prechorus: Piano (Bm) (G) eb|-2-2-------2-3----------| Bb|-3---------3------------| Gb|------------------------| Db|------------------------| Ab|-----2------------------| Eb|---------------3--------| They'll you everything you wanted someone else to say, They're gonna break your heart, yeah Chorus: Piano (D) (A) (Bm) (G) eb|---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--2-3-2-5---5---5---5---5---5---5-| Bb|-7---5---5---3---2-------3---3---5--------5---3---3---------------| Gb|---------------------2--------------------------------4---2---2---| Db|------------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| (D) (A) (F#7) (Bm) (G) eb|-2-5-2-5---5---5---5---5---6---6----------------------| Bb|---------5---3---2---5---5---5------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------4--------------------| Db|------------------------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------------| Another piano plays the chords in the background:

From what I've ^Dseen, you're just ^Aone more hand me ^Bmdown 'Cause ^Gno one's tried to give you what you ^Dneed So lay ^Aall your ^F#7troubles ^Bmdown, I am ^Gwith you now

Verse 2 (acoustic strums along):

Some^Dbody outta take you in, try to make you love again ^G Try to make you like the way they feel when they're under your skin ^D Never once do you think that they would lie when they're holdin' you ^G Then you wonder why they haven't called when they said they'd call you

Prechorus:

^Bm You start to wonder if you're ever gonna make it by ^G You start to think you were born blind

Chorus (with acoustic strumming same chords, another acoustic adds:) (D) (A) (Bm) (G) (D) (A F#7) (Bm) eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------2-4-2-4-2-------------------------2-4-2-4-------------| Db|-0--2-4-2-4----------2-2-2-2------------2-4-2-4--------2-4-2-4-------------| Ab|----5-5-5-5-----------------------------5-5-5-5----------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bridge: Lead Guitar (Bm) (F#7) (D) (E7) (Em) (A) (G) eb|-----------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------/9---\7---------/9---/10\7----------| Gb|--------/11--------9\7--------------------------------7----| Db|-7/8--9------------------------/9--------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------| Piano plays:

I'm here for the ^Bmhard times, the straight to you ^F#7heart times When livin' ain't ^Deasy, you can^E7 stand up against me And ^Emmaybe rely on me, and ^Acry ^Gon me, yeah

Solo: Lead Guitar (D) (A) (Em) eb|--10-----------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|----12--10-----------------------------------------------------------| Gb|----------11-/11~----7-9-9b-7---7h9-/9~--7----7-9--------------------| Db|------------------------------9------------7h9---7h9---7-------------| Ab|--------------------------------------------------------7h9-5-7-5--5-| Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------| (G) eb|--------------7---------------------10~~~-| Bb|----------------10------------10-12-------| Gb|--------7-9b-------9b-7--9h11-------------| Db|----7-9-----------------9-----------------| Ab|-7h9--------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------| Verse (Just Synth):

Some^Dday they'll open up your world,^G shake you down to the drawing board ^Bm Do their best to change you,^G they still can't erase you

Chorus (twice): From what I've seen, you're just one more hand me down Cause no one's tried to give you what you need So lay all your troubles down, I am with you now, lay them down on me Ah yeah, you're just one more hand me down And all these nights won't give you what you need So lay all your burdons, down....on me Outro Solo: Lead Guitar (D) (G) (D) (G) (D) (G) eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------10-----------------10br-------------------10b-----------| Gb|---------10\7---7-----9b---(hold)----------9br9-7--7-9b--------------------| Db|--------------9----------------------------------9-------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Main Riff: eb|-10/12-12-10-10--------------------------| Bb|-10/12-12-10-10-10/12-12\10--10-10--10---| Gb|-----------------9/11-11\9----7--7h9-7---| Db|-----------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------| Cook just plays with the riff til fade. | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note ===============================================================================

Matchbox Twenty - Hand me down