'The Innocent' by Good Charlotte - Guitar Tutorial

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		     THE INNOCENT, Good Charlotte/Mest/Goldfinger
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Tabbed by: Nicole J
Email: [email protected]

--hey y'all, this is my first tab and it took me a while but pretty much
everything should be accurate. Listen to the song for exact timing, and I'm not
positive on the intro and the veryend because thats on the piano anyways, and
this is the closest I could get. Comments,questions, complaints or suggestions,
email me. 

Tuning: Standard


Intro:
E|-12-11-9-4--12-11-9-4-5--7--0-|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|

Verse 1: 
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
  The start of Armageddon, it was just another day

E|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-------|
E|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-------|
  we all saw the news nothing to say

E|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|-7-x-7-7-7----------------------------------|
D|-7-x-7-7-7--7-x-7-7-7--9-x-9-9-9--5-x-5-5-5-|
A|-5-x-5-5-5--7-x-7-7-7--9-x-9-9-9--5-x-5-5-5-|
E|------------5-x-5-5-5--7-x-7-7-7--3-x-3-3-3-|
  So many friends are missing and family members gone

E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-x-7-7-7---------------------------------------------|
D|-7-x-7-7-7--7-x-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-5-x-5-5-5--7-x-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|------------5-x-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
  so we all pray to God help them be strong

E|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|-7-x-7-7-7----------------------------------|
D|-7-x-7-7-7--7-x-7-7-7--9-x-9-9-9--5-x-5-5-5-|
A|-5-x-5-5-5--7-x-7-7-7--9-x-9-9-9--5-x-5-5-5-|
E|------------5-x-5-5-5--7-x-7-7-7--3-x-3-3-3-|
  and now we stand together remembering that day
 
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-x-7-7-7---------------------------------------------|
D|-7-x-7-7-7--7-x-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-5-x-5-5-5--7-x-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|------------5-x-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
 the lives we live will never be the same

Chorus:
E|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|-7--7--7--7---------------------------------|
D|-7--7--7--7-0-7-7-7-7--9--9--9--9---4-4-4-4-|
A|-5--5--5--5-0-7-7-7-7--9--9--9--9-0-4-4-4-4-|
E|--------------5-5-5-5--7--7--7--7-0-2-2-2-2-|
  we dont know why, the innocent die

E|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-x-5-5-5-7-x-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
A|-5-x-5-5-5-7-x-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
E|-3-x-3-3-3-5-x-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
  will this world ever find a way to change

E|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|-7--7--7--7---------------------------------|
D|-7--7--7--7-0-7-7-7-7--9--9--9--9---4-4-4-4-|
A|-5--5--5--5-0-7-7-7-7--9--9--9--9-0-4-4-4-4-|
E|--------------5-5-5-5--7--7--7--7-0-2-2-2-2-|
  and we don't know why, but we know its not right

E|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-x-5-5-5-7-x-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
A|-5-x-5-5-5-7-x-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
E|-3-x-3-3-3-5-x-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
  don't know why so many had to die

E|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-5------7-----------9----------------------|
A|-5------7-----------9----------------------|
E|-3------5-----------7----------------------|
  don't know why so many had to die
 
Verse 2:
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
  hate is turned to others for their religion or their skin

E|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-------|
E|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-------|
 but hate can't solve the problem it began

E|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|-7-x-7-7-7----------------------------------|
D|-7-x-7-7-7--7-x-7-7-7--9-x-9-9-9--5-x-5-5-5-|
A|-5-x-5-5-5--7-x-7-7-7--9-x-9-9-9--5-x-5-5-5-|
E|------------5-x-5-5-5--7-x-7-7-7--3-x-3-3-3-|
  everyone is angry, people are afraid

E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-x-7-7-7---------------------------------------------|
D|-7-x-7-7-7--7-x-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-5-x-5-5-5--7-x-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|------------5-x-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
  and no one knows what decisions will be made

Chorus:
E|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|-7--7--7--7---------------------------------|
D|-7--7--7--7-0-7-7-7-7--9--9--9--9---4-4-4-4-|
A|-5--5--5--5-0-7-7-7-7--9--9--9--9-0-4-4-4-4-|
E|--------------5-5-5-5--7--7--7--7-0-2-2-2-2-|
  we dont know why, the innocent die

E|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-x-5-5-5-7-x-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
A|-5-x-5-5-5-7-x-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
E|-3-x-3-3-3-5-x-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
  will this world ever find a way to change

E|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|-7--7--7--7---------------------------------|
D|-7--7--7--7-0-7-7-7-7--9--9--9--9---4-4-4-4-|
A|-5--5--5--5-0-7-7-7-7--9--9--9--9-0-4-4-4-4-|
E|--------------5-5-5-5--7--7--7--7-0-2-2-2-2-|
  and we don't know why, but we know its not right

E|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-x-5-5-5-7-x-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
A|-5-x-5-5-5-7-x-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
E|-3-x-3-3-3-5-x-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
  don't know why so many had to die

E|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-5------7-----------9----------------------|
A|-5------7-----------9----------------------|
E|-3------5-----------7----------------------|
  don't know why so many had to die

Solo: 
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------4-4-x-6-6-x-7-7-x-9-9-x-|
D|---------------------------------------------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
A|-5-5-5-7--5-4-4-4-0-2-2-2-0-2--4-5-5-0-4-4-0-2-2-x-4-4-x-5-5-x-7-7-x-|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0-0-4-0-5-0-4-0--0-0-4-0-5-0-4-0--0-0-4-0-5-0-7-0-9-0-7-0-5-0-|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------7------7--|
G|-----------------------------------7-----7-|
D|-0-0-4-0-5-0-4-0--0-0-4-0-5-0-4------7-----|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

Outro/Chorus
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|-7----------4-------------------------------------------------------------
D|-7----7-7-x-4-----4-4--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9
A|-5----7-7-x-2-----4-4--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9
E|------5-5-x-------2-2--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7
  and we dont know why (dont know why) 
  the innocent die (dont know why) will this world ever find a way to change

E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7---------------4-4-4-4-4-4-------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E|-----------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------2-2-2-2-2-2-|
  and we dont know why but we know its not right

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------7-
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-5-
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5---
  will any of us ever be the same, will any of this ever be the same

Ending:
E|-12-11-9-4--12-11-9-4-5--7--0--5--7--0-|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|

I dont know why the innocent die, will any of us ever be the same
				will any of this ever be the same?

NOTE:  x = Mute note
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Tags: alternative metal, pop punk, rock
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