Artist: U2 Song: Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own (Acoustic) Album: How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb Year: 2004 Website: www.allthatU2leftbehind.com Tabber: Sean McCarthy Email: sean@seanmedia.co.uk >> Standard Tuning << Amazing song about Bono's relationship with his Dad. The way the verse is played is tabbed below, and the pre-chorus, chorus and bridge are all just strummed. At the end there is a mini-solo for over the start of the bridge. ENJOY - THIS IS WHAT MUSIC IS ALL ABOUT!! A A G/A G/A F#/A Dsus2 e -------------------------------------------------------------------------| B -----2-2-3-2-----2-2-3-2-----2-2-3-2-----2-2-3-2-----2-2-3-2-----2-2-3-2-| G -----2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-| D --------------------------------------------------------------0----------| A --0-----------0----------------------------------------------------------| E --------------------------3-----------3-----------2----------------------| VERSE ONE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~

^ATough, you ^G/Athink you've got the stuff F#/A Dsus2 You're telling me and anyone

^AYou're hard enough ^AYou don't have to put up a fight

You ^G/Adon't have to always be right F#/A Dsus2 Let me take some of the punches

^AFor you tonight PRE-CHORUS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ^DListen to me ^Anow

I need to let you ^F#mknow You don't have to go it ^Dalone

CHORUS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~

And it's ^F#myou when I look in the ^Emirror And it's ^Dyou when I don't pick up the phone

^F#mSometimes you can't ^Emake it on your ^Down VERSE TWO ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ^AWe fight all the ^G/Atime

F#/A Dsus2 You and I...that's alright

We're the ^Asame soul ^AI don't need...I don't ^G/Aneed to hear you say

F#/A Dsus2 That if we weren't so alike

You'd like me a ^Awhole lot more PRE-CHORUS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ^DListen to me ^Anow

I need to let you ^F#mknow You don't have to go it ^Dalone

CHORUS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~

And it's ^F#myou when I look in the ^Emirror And it's ^Dyou when I don't pick up the phone

^F#mSometimes you can't ^Emake it on your ^Down BRIDGE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ^Fmaj7

^Dm I know that we don't talk

^Fmaj7

^Am I'm sick of it all ^Fmaj7

^Dm Can - you - hear - me - when - I -

^ASing, you're the ^F#mreason I sing ^DYou're the reason ^Ewhy the ^Aopera is in me...

^DWell, hey now! I've got to let you ^Aknow

A house still doesn't make a ^F#mhome Don't leave me here ^Dalone...

FINAL CHORUS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~

And it's ^F#myou when I look in the ^Emirror And it's ^Dyou that makes it hard to let go

^F#mSometimes you can't ^Emake it on your ^Down ^F#mSometimes you can't ^Emake it

The best you can ^Ddo is to fake it ^F#mSometimes you can't ^Emake it on your ^Down

(Play 'A' to fade) NOTE: Play over the start of the bridge (leading up to Bono's high note): e ----------------------------------------------------------8-10-12-10----| B ------------------------------------------------------------------------| G --10-9-7------7-----10-9-7------------10-9-7------7--9-10---------------| D ---------10-7--------------10-5h7------------10-7-----------------------| A ------------------------------------------------------------------------| E ------------------------------------------------------------------------|