Artist: Shinedown
Song : If You Only Knew
Album : The Sound of Madness
There were nothing but chord tabs of this song on here and I wanted a more
accurate version to play so I watched youtube videos of them playing
acoustic and I am pretty sure this is how Shinedown plays it.
Please rate/ comment!
TUNING: Standard
Intro/ Verse 1:
(Play once before singing for the acoustic version)
"If you only knew I'm hanging by a thread..."
E|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----3-----3-----3-----3-----|
B|-----0h1---1h3---3p1p0-0h1---1h3---3p1p0-1-----1-----1-----1-----|
G|-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|
D|-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----x-----0-----x-----0-----| x2
A|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----3-----x-----3-----x-----|
E|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----x-----3-----x-----3-----|
Pre-chorus:
"I still hold onto the letters..."
E|-----1-----0-----3-----|
B|-----3-----3-----3-----|
G|-----2-----2-----0-----|
D|-----0-----0-----0-----| x1
A|-----x-----x-----2-----|
E|-----x-----x-----3-----|
Chorus:
"It's 4:03 and I can't sleep..."
E|-----3-----3-----0-----3----- |--3--3--0--3--3--|
B|-----3-----3-----1-----3----- |--1--3--1--1--3--|
G|-----0-----0-----2-----0----- |--0--0--2--0--0--|
D|-----2-----0-----2-----0----- x2 then |--x--0--2--x--0--| x1
A|-----3-----2-----0-----2----- |--3--2--0--3--2--|
E|-----x-----3-----0-----3----- |--x--3--0--x--3--|
Fill/ Verse 2:
"If you only knew how many times I counted..."
E|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----3-----3-----3-----3-----|
B|-----0h1---1h3---3p1p0-0h1---1h3---3p1p0-1-----1-----1-----1-----|
G|-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|
D|-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----x-----0-----x-----0-----| x3
A|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----3-----x-----3-----x-----|
E|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----x-----3-----x-----3-----|
Pre-chorus:
"I don't regret any days..."
E|-----1-----0-----3-----|
B|-----3-----3-----3-----|
G|-----2-----2-----0-----|
D|-----0-----0-----0-----| x1
A|-----x-----x-----2-----|
E|-----x-----x-----3-----|
Chorus:
"It's 4:03 and I can't sleep..."
E|-----3-----3-----0-----3----- |--3--3--0--3--3--0--3--3--|
B|-----3-----3-----1-----3----- |--1--3--1--1--3--1--1--3--|
G|-----0-----0-----2-----0----- |--0--0--2--0--0--2--0--3--|
D|-----2-----0-----2-----0----- x2 then |--x--0--2--x--0--2--x--0--| x1
A|-----3-----2-----0-----2----- |--3--2--0--3--2--0--3--2--|
E|-----x-----3-----0-----3----- |--x--3--0--x--3--0--x--3--|
Guitar Solo: (rhythm guitar only, sorry)
E|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----3-----3-----3-----3-----|
B|-----0h1---1h3---3p1p0-0h1---1h3---3p1p0-1-----1-----1-----1-----|
G|-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|
D|-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----x-----0-----x-----0-----| x2
A|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----3-----x-----3-----x-----|
E|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----x-----3-----x-----3-----|
Pre-chorus:
"I still hold on to the letters..."
E|-----1-----0-----3-----|
B|-----3-----3-----3-----|
G|-----2-----2-----0-----|
D|-----0-----0-----0-----| x1
A|-----x-----x-----2-----|
E|-----x-----x-----3-----|
Chorus:
"It's 4:03 and I can't sleep..." "Cuz I still believe in you..."
E|-----3-----3-----0-----3----- |--3--3--0--3--3--0--3--3--0~~
B|-----3-----3-----1-----3----- |--1--3--1--1--3--1--1--3--1~~
G|-----0-----0-----2-----0----- |--0--0--2--0--0--2--0--3--2~~
D|-----2-----0-----2-----0----- x3 then |--x--0--2--x--0--2--x--0--2~~ x1
A|-----3-----2-----0-----2----- |--3--2--0--3--2--0--3--2--0~~
E|-----x-----3-----0-----3----- |--x--3--0--x--3--0--x--3--0~~
First time through the final chorus
only strum once then build up the
320033 chord until the x32033 chord.
Enjoy! Please rate/ comment!
