Blue October - What If We Could Acoustic

this is a modification of a tab already for this song , but i saw a few
discrepancies and decided to add in a bit to make it more suitable
for a solo acoustic setting .

key : a minor
time : 4/4

note for playing : the song sounds good either simply strumming the chords
with the same timing and emphasis as in the foiled album version or
fingerpicked playing the vocal melody within the chords . i choose the later
but this is totally up to you . just make sure your voice can handle it if you
choose to sing .

chords :
Am C E Dm G
E | – – 0 – – ( 0 ) – – 0 – – – 1 – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – |
B | – – 1 – – – 1 – – – 0 – – – 3 – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – |
G | – – 2 – – – 0 – – – 1 – – – 2 – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – |
D | – – 2 – – – 2 – – – 2 – – – 0 – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – |
A | – – 0 – – – 3 – – – 2 – – ( 0 ) – – 2 – – – – – – – – – |
E | – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – |

during the chorus , you may want to use these barre forms :

Am Dm
E | – ( 5 ) – – – – 5 – – – – – |
B | – – 5 – – – – – 6 – – – – – |
G | – – 5 – – – – – 7 – – – – – |
D | – – 7 – – – – – 7 – – – – – |
A | – – 7 – – – – – 5 – – – – – |
E | – – 5 – – – – ( 5 ) – – – – |

intro : let the notes ring a bit , play more towards the fretboard to get A
nicer tone .

E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – – 5h6p5 – – 5h6p5 – – – – 5h6p5 – – 5h6p5 – – – – – 5 – – 5h6p5 – – 5h6 – – – 5 – – |
G | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 7 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 7 – 5 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
D | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
A | – ( 0 ) – – – – – – – – – – – – – ( 0 ) – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – ( 0 ) – – – – – – – – – – ( 0 ) – |
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

verse 1 :
Am
what if we could put our lives on
C
hold and meet somewhere inside of the world
E Am
i would meet you , would you meet me?
Am
on a park bench , on a skyscrape
C
on a mountain , oh yeah , whatever it takes
E Am
i would meet you , would you meet me?

chorus :
Am Dm
i’m glad to say that we met
G E
i’m sad to say that the circumstances weren’t on our side
Am Dm
so go on , go on be your own
G E
go on be your own star

verse 2 :
Am
what if we could , where would we go?
C
and if it felt right , would you want me to know?
E Am
i would meet you , would you meet me? ( two , three , four )
Am
it’s like a last chance for a first dance
C
you’re a sunrise , god , somehow exist!
E Am
i would you meet , would you meet me?

chorus :
Am Dm
i’m glad to say that we met
G E
i’m sad to say that the circumstances weren’t on our side
Am Dm
so go on , go on be your own
G E
go on be your own star

bridge :
Dm C G
you’re a superstar in my eyes
Dm C
in my eyes
Dm C G
look in my eyes
Dm C G
just look in my eyes , my eyes , my eyes

verse 3 :
Am
what if we could put our lives on
C
hold and meet somewhere inside of the world
E Am
i would meet you , would you meet me?
Am
on a park bench , on a skyscrape
C
on a mountain , oh yeah , whatever it takes
E Am
i would meet you , would you meet me?

outro :
Am
god , i would
C
god , i would
E Am
i would meet you , would you meet me?
Am C E Am *
i would meet you , i would meet you

* end on this chord , let it ring out .

vocal melody : this changes but just so you have it in case you want to
fingerpick the entire thing . i won’t tab that out because it’s important you
figure that out yourself .

verse :

B | – – 5 – 3 – 5 – – 3 – – 5 – 3 – 5 – – 3 – – 5 – 3 – 5 – – 3 – – 5 – 3 – 6 – 6 – 6 – 6 – 5 – – 5 – 3 – 5 – – 3 – – 5 – 3 – 5 – 3 – 5 – – |