Kenny Chesney - Back In My Arms Again guitar tab
Here's the tab for Back In My Arms Again off of KC's Me an You album. I saw
that axhappy has already tabbed out the chords for the song, so I won't bother
too much with 'em. As always, listen to the song to get the licks right. Enjoy.
Tablature explanation:
b- bend \- slide h- hammer on p- pull off
x- mute pm- palm mute note in ()
br- return to original pitch of note
Intro: played over an F - Bb - C\G chord progression 2x
e----------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------
D--2\3-3-2----------------------3-3-2----------------------
A----------5-3-1-1-1-3----------------5-3-1-1-1-3----------
E----------------------3b5br3-1-------------------3b5br3-1-
This is the guitar loop played throughout all verses:
e-------------------------------
B-------------------------------
G-------5------5------5-3--3\5--
D--pm(3)--pm(3)--pm(3)----------
A-------------------------------
E-------------------------------
Verse 1:
People always say that hindsights 20/20.
When it comes to mistakes in love girl, I got plenty.
But the one that sticks out the most in my mind,
Is the night I left you standin on your front porch cryin,
Livin for the day I could make it all up to you.
Play lick "A" at the end of each verse:
Lick A:
e-----------------------
B-----------------------
G-----------------------
D---3~~-3~~-3~~-3b5br3--
A--x---x---x------------
E-----------------------
Chorus:
Till you're back in my arms, back in my arms again.
Till you're back in my arms I'll be oh lonesome till then.
Play lick "B" after "lonesome till then":
Lick B:
e-----------------------
B-----------------------
G-----3--3---3---3------
D-----3--3---3---3------
A--3\5-----5---5--------
E-----------------------
Now honey I won't eat, I won't even sleep,
I'll be walkin these soles off of both of my feet
Till you're back in my arms, back in my arms again.
Play this lick after the first chorus ends:
e---------------------------------
B---------------------------------
G-----3-3---3-----3-3-------------
D-----3-3---3-----3-3---5b7br5-3--
A--3\5----5----3\5----5-----------
E---------------------------------
Verse 2:
Well I'm gettin to know this old town like never before.
Walkin every street, knockin on every door.
Girl wherever you are, I want you back. (play lick C)
Lick C:
e--------------
B--------------
G-----3-3------
D-----3-3-3~~--
A--3\5---5-----
E--------------
I love you baby, and I'm sure about that. (play lick D)
Lick D:
e----------------------------
B-------11-11-----11--11-10--
G-------10-10-----10--10-10--
D--10\12-----10\12--12-------
A----------------------------
E----------------------------
Whatever it takes girl, there's nothin that I won't do.
(play lick "A" tabbed in verse one)
Chorus:
Till you're back in my arms, back in my arms again.
Till you're back in my arms, I'll be oh lonesome till then.
(play lick B tabbed in the first chorus)
Now honey I won't eat, I won't even sleep
I'll be walkin these soles off of both of my feet
Till you're back in my arms, back in my arms again.
Play this lick after the chorus ends, and right before the solo:
e---------------
B---------------
G-----3-3--3-3--
D-----3-3--3-3--
A--3\5----5-5---
E---------------
Solo:
e--------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------
D--2\3-3-2---------------------3-3-2---------------------
A---------5-3-1-1-1-3---------------5-3-1-1-1-3----------
E---------------------3b5br3-1------------------3b5br3-1-
e--------------------------------------------------13----
B------------------------------------------13-13\15------
G---------------------------10-----10-12\14--------------
D------------------ 10-10\12--10\12----------------------
A-----3-----8-10\12--------------------------------------
E--3\5--5\10---------------------------------------------
e--15b17-13~~--13----13----------------------------------
B--------------13h15p13-13----13-------------------------
G-----------------------12h14-12-10-12-10--10-------10---
D----------------------------------------12----10\12-----
A--------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------
e------------------
B------------------
G------------------
D-------10-12~~~~--
A--10\12-----------
E------------------
Interlude:
I must have been a fool, I confess. (play lick E)
Lick E:
e---------------------
B--\10-10-10-8-6-6~~--
G--\10-10-10-9-7-7~~--
D---------------------
A---------------------
E---------------------
To ever let you go, but I ain't gonna rest
Play the chorus again.
Outro solo:
e---------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------10-11--
G----------------------------10-12-10-12b14-10~~~~--------
D-------------------10-10\12------------------------------
A-----3-----8-10\12---------------------------------------
E--3\5--5\10----------------------------------------------
e---------------------------------------------------------
B--13-13-11-10----11-11-10--------13-13-11-10----11-11-10-
G--10-10-10-10-12-10-10-10-12-10--10-10-10-10-12-10-10-10-
D---------------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------
e------------- Repeat the second and third bars
B----10-11---- of the outro solo and fade out.
G--12---------
D-------------
A-------------
E-------------
