This is my first tab so bear with me. This is how I taught myself to play it. It may
a bit confusing at first, but play along with the song and you should do fine. The song is
acoustic version of If I Could Be Like That by 3 Doors Down.
Legend:
= down stroke (strumming)
/ = up stroke (strumming)
X = string not played / muted
Intro [x2]
e|-------3-------------0-------------0-------------0-----|
B|---------3-------3-----3---------3---3---------3---3---|
G|---0-------0-------2-----2-------------0-----0-------0-|
D|-----0-------0-0---------------2-----------2-----------|
A|-----------------------------2-----------3-------------|
E|-3-------------------------0---------------------------|
Verse 1 [x4] (He spent his whole life being too young)
e|-------3-------------0-------------0-------------0-----|
B|---------3-------3-----3---------3---3---------3---3---|
G|---0-------0-------2-----2-------------0-----0-------0-|
D|-----0-------0-0---------------2-----------2-----------|
A|-----------------------------2-----------3-------------|
E|-3-------------------------0---------------------------|
Chorus [x2] (If I could be like that)
e|-3-33333-33333-33-2-22222-22222-22-0-00000-00000-00-0-00000-00000-00-|
B|-3-33333-33333-33-3-33333-33333-33-0-00000-00000-00-1-11111-11111-11-|
G|-0-00000-00000-00-2-22222-22222-22-0-00000-00000-00-0-00000-00000-00-|
D|-0-00000-00000-00-0-00000-00000-00-2-22222-22222-22-2-22222-22222-22-|
A|-2-22222-22222-22-x-xxxxx-xxxxx-xx-2-22222-22222-22-3-33333-33333-33-|
E|-3-33333-33333-33-x-xxxxx-xxxxx-xx-0-00000-00000-00-0-00000-00000-00-|
// // / // // / // // / // // /
Post-Chorus [x2] (Now, in dreams, we run.)
e|-0-00000-00000-00-0-00000-00000-00-3-33333-33333-33-2-22223-33333-33-|
B|-1-11110-00000-00-1-11113-33333-33-3-33333-33333-33-2-22223-33333-33-|
G|-2-22222-22222-22-0-00000-00000-00-0-00000-00000-00-4-44445-55555-55-|
D|-2-22222-22222-22-2-22222-22222-22-0-00000-00000-00-4-44445-55555-55-|
A|-0-00000-00000-00-3-33333-33333-33-2-22222-22222-22-2-22223-33333-33-|
E|-x-xxxxx-xxxxx-xx-0-00000-00000-00-3-33333-33333-33-0-00000-00000-00-|
// // / // // / // // / // // /
Verse 2 [x4] (She spends her days up in the north park)
e|-------3-------------0-------------0-------------0-----|
B|---------3-------3-----3---------3---3---------3---3---|
G|---0-------0-------2-----2-------------0-----0-------0-|
D|-----0-------0-0---------------2-----------2-----------|
A|-----------------------------2-----------3-------------|
E|-3-------------------------0---------------------------|
Chorus 2 [x2] (If I could be like that)
e|-3-33333-33333-33-2-22222-22222-22-0-00000-00000-00-0-00000-00000-00-|
B|-3-33333-33333-33-3-33333-33333-33-0-00000-00000-00-1-11111-11111-11-|
G|-0-00000-00000-00-2-22222-22222-22-0-00000-00000-00-0-00000-00000-00-|
D|-0-00000-00000-00-0-00000-00000-00-2-22222-22222-22-2-22222-22222-22-|
A|-2-22222-22222-22-x-xxxxx-xxxxx-xx-2-22222-22222-22-3-33333-33333-33-|
E|-3-33333-33333-33-x-xxxxx-xxxxx-xx-0-00000-00000-00-0-00000-00000-00-|
// // / // // / // // / // // /
Post-Chorus 2 [x2]
e|-0-00000-00000-00-0-00000-00000-00-3-33333-33333-33-2-22223-33333-33-|
B|-1-11110-00000-00-1-11113-33333-33-3-33333-33333-33-2-22223-33333-33-|
G|-2-22222-22222-22-0-00000-00000-00-0-00000-00000-00-4-44445-55555-55-|
D|-2-22222-22222-22-2-22222-22222-22-0-00000-00000-00-4-44445-55555-55-|
A|-0-00000-00000-00-3-33333-33333-33-2-22222-22222-22-2-22223-33333-33-|
E|-x-xxxxx-xxxxx-xx-0-00000-00000-00-3-33333-33333-33-0-00000-00000-00-|
// // / // // / // // / // // /
Bridge [x2] (Chorus played like the intro.) Clean
e|-------3-------------0-------------0-------------0-----|
B|---------3-------3-----3---------3---3---------3---3---|
G|---0-------0-------2-----2-------------0-----0-------0-|
D|-----0-------0-0---------------2-----------2-----------|
A|-----------------------------2-----------3-------------|
E|-3-------------------------0---------------------------|
Chorus 3 and 4 [x4] (If I could be like that)
e|-3-33333-33333-33-2-22222-22222-22-0-00000-00000-00-0-00000-00000-00-|
B|-3-33333-33333-33-3-33333-33333-33-0-00000-00000-00-1-11111-11111-11-|
G|-0-00000-00000-00-2-22222-22222-22-0-00000-00000-00-0-00000-00000-00-|
D|-0-00000-00000-00-0-00000-00000-00-2-22222-22222-22-2-22222-22222-22-|
A|-2-22222-22222-22-x-xxxxx-xxxxx-xx-2-22222-22222-22-3-33333-33333-33-|
E|-3-33333-33333-33-x-xxxxx-xxxxx-xx-0-00000-00000-00-0-00000-00000-00-|
// // / // // / // // / // // /
Outro (Falling in)
e|-0-00000-00000-00-0-00000-00000-00-0-00000-00000-00-0-00000-00000-00-|
B|-0-00000-00000-00-1-11111-11111-11-0-00000-00000-00-1-11111-11111-11-|
G|-0-00000-00000-00-0-00000-00000-00-0-00000-00000-00-0-00000-00000-00-|
D|-2-22222-22222-22-2-22222-22222-22-2-22222-22222-22-2-22222-22222-22-|
A|-2-22222-22222-22-3-33333-33333-33-2-22222-22222-22-3-33333-33333-33-|
E|-0-00000-00000-00-0-00000-00000-00-0-00000-00000-00-0-00000-00000-00-|
// // / // // / // // / // // /
End on
e|--3--
B|--3--
G|--0--
D|--0--
A|--2--
E|--3--
Enjoy.
- JakeBoy92
