Tonight Alive - Wasting Away Acoustic

– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
wasting away ( acoustic ) – tonight alive
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
tabbed by : jack kranz
email : forward_parkour@hotmail . com

tuning : drop D
palm mutes are optional . . . . if you dont play these notes it sounds liek the song its
just sounds better to palm mute them when playin acoustic which is what i do : ) !
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
D | – 4 – 4 – 4 – 4 – 4 – 4 – 4 – 4 – 4 – 4 – – 6 – 6 – 6 – 6 – 6/7 – 7 – 7 – 7 – 7 – 7 – 7 – 7 – 7 – 7 – 7 – 7 – 7 – 7 – 6 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
A | – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2/4 – 4 – 4 – 4 – 4 – 4 – 4 – 4 – 4 – 4 – 4 – 4 – 4 – 4 – 4 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
D | – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2/4 – 4 – 4 – 4 – 4 – 4 – 4 – 4 – 4 – 4 – 4 – 4 – 4 – 4 – 4 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
x x x x x x
x
xe | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
D | – 4 – 4 – 4 – 4 – 4 – 4 – 4 – 4 – 4 – 4 – – 6 – 6 – 6 – 6 – 6 – – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – x – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
A | – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 4 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
D | – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – x – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
x x x x x

xchords used :
F#m 444xxx or 44467
xd 000xxx or 00023
xa 777xxx or 77798
xe 222xxx or 22245

xchorus 1 :
F#m D
and so the sky becomes a dream
A E
i never dreamt because i’m just too busy
F#m D A E ( hold )
waiting for nothing and wasting away

interlude : see tab above ^

verse 1 :
D
don’t tell me its too hard
F#m E
you were never there from the start
D
i’m not about to give this up
F#m E D E
giving up was never enough no

chorus 2 :
F#m D
and so the sky becomes a dream
A E
i never dreamt because i’m just too busy
F#m D A E
waiting for nothing and wasting away
F#m D
and so the sky it watched my dreams
A E
fall to pieces right in front of me
F#m D
cause i’m just too busy
A E
waiting for nothing and wasting away

verse 2 :
D
and i’d never wish
F#m
for anything more
than to find what i’ve
E
been looking for
D
and i swore to myself
F#m
i wouldn’t lie to myself
E
how could i let this happen?
D
so i take myself aside
F#m
to take the time
E D
to tell myself its alright
F#m
cause you weren’t there
E ( hold )
to dry my eyes

( repeat chorus 2 )

bridge :
D E
i’m wasting wasting away
F#m E D E F#m
i’m wasting wasting away

chorus 3 :
E D E
and so the sky becomes a dream
F#m E
i never dreamt because i’m just too busy
D E F#m E ( hold )
waiting for nothing and wasting away

( repeat chorus 2 )

outro :
D E F#m F#m ( hold )
i’m wasting wasting away yeah