Capo: 3

Tell Me a Story by Phillip Phillips Tuning: Csus2 (CGCGCD) Capo on 3rd fret This is my first tab, i just figured out how to play it by watching him live and by ear. The tuning was by far the hardest part to figure out. The timing here might be a little off so listen to the song Strumming Patter: DD UU (One down strum on the bass strings (E & A), One down strum on the mid strings (D & G) and 2 on the high strings (B & E) Chords (I dont know the names so here are just the bass Notes) F: 2X4500 F2: 9X0700 F3: X70070 F4: X70500 E: 424500 C: X20050 C2: X20040 C3: X20020 C4: X20500 G: 5X0500 (play with pinky and ring finger) G2: 5X2500 G3: 5X4500 G4: 5X5500 G5: 5x0200 D: 7X00010 (TENTH FRET) D2: XX00012 (TWELFTH FRET) D2: X40500 D4: X1o001o00 (1o=tenth fret) A: X02500 INTRO: e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------5-4-----4-4-4-4-----------------------------------------------| G|-------0h4-0-----5-4-5-5-5-5-----------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D D U U D U D U D U VERSE:

Tell you ^Fa story and it starts with time ^EMoves to how you live, and learn how to die Another p^Chase in this w^C2orld that brings death to l^Gife So ^Fdon't believe in everything you see ^EBecause what you want might not be what you need Hold your^C breath, j^C2ump with me and we'll surv^Give ^FCause you ^Eare the song that leads me to the ^Glight ^G2 ^G3 ^G4

CHORUS:

^C3Hope is just a r^G5ay of what eve^C3ryone should ^F2see A^D4lone is ^Dthe street where y^D2ou found ^F4me ^C3Scared of what's be^G5hind you And ^C3scared of what's in ^F2front L^D4ive with what you h^Dave now And make the ^D2best of wh^F4at's to come

INTRO: N/A VERSE:

Te^Fll me a story long and true We aren't what we ^Esay We are what we do Just pie^Cces of a puzzle to^C2 find where we stand just^G to confused ^FSo you are the m^Eoon that pulls me through the n^Gight ^G2 ^G3 ^G4

CHORUS:

THE INTERLUDE HERE IS THE SAME AS THE CHORUS. REPEAT 2X CHORUS AGAIN:

H^C3ope is just a ra^G5y of what ever^C3yone should s^F2ee A^D4lone is ^Dthe street where y^D2ou found ^F4me ^C3Scared of what's be^G5hind you And ^C3scared of what's in ^F2front L^D4ive with what you h^Dave now And make the ^D2best of wh^F4at's to come

OUTRO: F E X2 C4 D2 A X4

^C4So y^D2ou a^Are the s^C4un th^D2at le^Aads me, ^C4You ^D2are ^Athe moo^C4n th^D2at pull^As me, ^C4So y^D2ou a^Are the s^C4un th^D2at le^Aads me, ^C4You ^D2are ^Athe moo^C4n th^D2at pull^As me

^C4(Keep^D2 playing^A until song fades out)

Phillip Phillips - Tell me a story