Hi! This is my first Tab, so if I've made any mistakes let me know!
Cadd4 is just a C with an f on the high e string added. I'm not sure if it's
actually the correct name for the chord so correct me if I'm wrong.
Also, this is an acoustic version I made by listening to the original song as well
as an acoustic rendition of it, so it likely doesn't exactly match either. I use
almost all barre chords except the intro and very end.
[Intro:]
Cadd4 C (X6)
[Cadd4]What's the bullshit [C]for?
[Cadd4]Verbal battlefield. Syllables of [C]war.
[C]I shut myself off. It happens again.
[C]You're not my friend. You're not my friend.[G][F#]
You're not my friend.
C G A F (X2)
[switch to barre chords]
[C]The winter knocked down my [G]door like a selfish [A]bitch
I'm glad that [F]you haven't got your wish[C]
in the cold, all a[G]lone, I've been thinking of
[A]everyone but [F]you.
And it [C]feels like seventh grade again
and [G]none of this will ever end
I'm [A]just your public malcontent
a[F]nother extraneous trend.
Don't [C]try to be like me
because I'm [G]not one to compete
to ob[A]tain the status of a symbol of [F]idolatry.
[Chorus:]
[A]This time I'd [F]really rather be alone.[C]
Can we for[G]get this? I can just go home.
[A]This time I'd [F]really rather [F]be a[G]lone.
[C]Acting u[G]naffected by this hand of [A]fate.
Saying "everything's [F]ok!" with a straight [C]face.
I remember when you [G]said I could count on your for [A]anything.[F][G]
...and I still hold [C]on.
You'll hold off and play a[G]nother dumb charade again.
I'm [A]driving my car home and never [F]walking in the rain again.
I [C]miss the smell of Taco Bell and [G]places that we knew too well.
[F]Driving me crazy. Driving me crazy. Driving me crazy.
[F]Driving me crazy!
[Chorus:]
[A]This time I'd [F]really rather be alone.[C]
Can we for[A]get this mess and just go home?
[A]This time I'd [F]really rather [G]be alone.[G#]
[A]I'm bleeding [G]pro[F]fusely from my [A]insides
[C]While you're smiling '[Em]cause you're [G]stealing all of my best lines.[A]
I'm doubled [G]over and I'm [F]taking my own [G]side.
[C]Over and over again. [Em]I'm so [G]useless.
[Em]Now [A]you're be[G]coming [F]every[Em]thing.
(Well [Dm]was I e[Em]ver [F]anything?)
[C]Everyone I love [Em]always [G]leaves me.
[Em]My [A]judgment's [G]been off [F]every [Em]time.
(You're [Dm]words will [Em]always [F]still be mine)
[Chorus:]
[A]This time I'd [F]really rather be alone.[C]
Can we for[G]get this? I could just go home.
[A]This time I'd [F]really rather [G]be alone.[G#]
[A]I'm bleeding [G]pro[F]fusely from my [A]insides
[C]While you're smiling '[Em]cause you're [G]stealing all of my best lines.[A]
I'm doubled [G]over and I'm [F]taking my own [G]side.
[Ska upstrokes pattern here]
And [C]how I'll be [G]slapped on crowded [A]streets.
And in some [Em]lame cry of defeat[Dm]
I'll open [Em]up
I'll shout it [Dm]loud:
"Fuck that! [G]Turn off the new sound!"[C]
I'll be [G]slapped on crowded [A]streets.
And in some [Em]lame cry of defeat[Dm]
I'll open [Em]up
I'll shout it [Dm]loud:
"Fuck [Em]that! Turn [F]off the new sound! Fuck that!"[Dm]
"Fuck [Em]that! Turn [C]off the new sound! Fuck that!"[Dm]
"Fuck [Em]that! Turn [F]off the new [G]sound!"
[1234]
[Chorus:]
[C]Over and over again. [Em]I'm so [G]useless.
[Em]Now [A]you're be[G]coming [F]every[Em]thing.
(Well [Dm]was I e[Em]ver [F]anything?)
[C]Everyone I love [Em]always [G]hates me.
[Em]My [A]judg[G]ment's [F]off [Em]this [Dm]time (for the last time.)
[C]No one in this world is [Em]ever [G]listening.(What's left beside me now?)
[A]Pay at[G]tention [F]no[Em]w. [Dm]Pay attent[Em]ion [F]now.
[C]No one in this world is [Em]ever [G]listening.(Pay attention. Pay attention.)[Em]
[A]Pay attention now. Better, [F]pay attention [G]now.
Now. Now. [C]Now.
[For this part, I keep playing the C chord, but change the bass note, like this]
E|---------------------------------------------|
B|-1----------1-----1-----------------------1--|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|-2----------2-----2-----------------------2--|
A|-3----3-3-3-2-2-2-0-0-0-------------------3--|
E|------------------------3-3-3-2-2-2-1-1-1----|
At home a[C]lone again all [C]night.
(At home alone again all night...)
Expect the worst and you'll be [C]right.
Cadd4 is just a C with an f on the high e string added. I'm not sure if it's
actually the correct name for the chord so correct me if I'm wrong.
Also, this is an acoustic version I made by listening to the original song as well
as an acoustic rendition of it, so it likely doesn't exactly match either. I use
almost all barre chords except the intro and very end.
[Intro:]
Cadd4 C (X6)
[Cadd4]What's the bullshit [C]for?
[Cadd4]Verbal battlefield. Syllables of [C]war.
[C]I shut myself off. It happens again.
[C]You're not my friend. You're not my friend.[G][F#]
You're not my friend.
C G A F (X2)
[switch to barre chords]
[C]The winter knocked down my [G]door like a selfish [A]bitch
I'm glad that [F]you haven't got your wish[C]
in the cold, all a[G]lone, I've been thinking of
[A]everyone but [F]you.
And it [C]feels like seventh grade again
and [G]none of this will ever end
I'm [A]just your public malcontent
a[F]nother extraneous trend.
Don't [C]try to be like me
because I'm [G]not one to compete
to ob[A]tain the status of a symbol of [F]idolatry.
[Chorus:]
[A]This time I'd [F]really rather be alone.[C]
Can we for[G]get this? I can just go home.
[A]This time I'd [F]really rather [F]be a[G]lone.
[C]Acting u[G]naffected by this hand of [A]fate.
Saying "everything's [F]ok!" with a straight [C]face.
I remember when you [G]said I could count on your for [A]anything.[F][G]
...and I still hold [C]on.
You'll hold off and play a[G]nother dumb charade again.
I'm [A]driving my car home and never [F]walking in the rain again.
I [C]miss the smell of Taco Bell and [G]places that we knew too well.
[F]Driving me crazy. Driving me crazy. Driving me crazy.
[F]Driving me crazy!
[Chorus:]
[A]This time I'd [F]really rather be alone.[C]
Can we for[A]get this mess and just go home?
[A]This time I'd [F]really rather [G]be alone.[G#]
[A]I'm bleeding [G]pro[F]fusely from my [A]insides
[C]While you're smiling '[Em]cause you're [G]stealing all of my best lines.[A]
I'm doubled [G]over and I'm [F]taking my own [G]side.
[C]Over and over again. [Em]I'm so [G]useless.
[Em]Now [A]you're be[G]coming [F]every[Em]thing.
(Well [Dm]was I e[Em]ver [F]anything?)
[C]Everyone I love [Em]always [G]leaves me.
[Em]My [A]judgment's [G]been off [F]every [Em]time.
(You're [Dm]words will [Em]always [F]still be mine)
[Chorus:]
[A]This time I'd [F]really rather be alone.[C]
Can we for[G]get this? I could just go home.
[A]This time I'd [F]really rather [G]be alone.[G#]
[A]I'm bleeding [G]pro[F]fusely from my [A]insides
[C]While you're smiling '[Em]cause you're [G]stealing all of my best lines.[A]
I'm doubled [G]over and I'm [F]taking my own [G]side.
[Ska upstrokes pattern here]
And [C]how I'll be [G]slapped on crowded [A]streets.
And in some [Em]lame cry of defeat[Dm]
I'll open [Em]up
I'll shout it [Dm]loud:
"Fuck that! [G]Turn off the new sound!"[C]
I'll be [G]slapped on crowded [A]streets.
And in some [Em]lame cry of defeat[Dm]
I'll open [Em]up
I'll shout it [Dm]loud:
"Fuck [Em]that! Turn [F]off the new sound! Fuck that!"[Dm]
"Fuck [Em]that! Turn [C]off the new sound! Fuck that!"[Dm]
"Fuck [Em]that! Turn [F]off the new [G]sound!"
[1234]
[Chorus:]
[C]Over and over again. [Em]I'm so [G]useless.
[Em]Now [A]you're be[G]coming [F]every[Em]thing.
(Well [Dm]was I e[Em]ver [F]anything?)
[C]Everyone I love [Em]always [G]hates me.
[Em]My [A]judg[G]ment's [F]off [Em]this [Dm]time (for the last time.)
[C]No one in this world is [Em]ever [G]listening.(What's left beside me now?)
[A]Pay at[G]tention [F]no[Em]w. [Dm]Pay attent[Em]ion [F]now.
[C]No one in this world is [Em]ever [G]listening.(Pay attention. Pay attention.)[Em]
[A]Pay attention now. Better, [F]pay attention [G]now.
Now. Now. [C]Now.
[For this part, I keep playing the C chord, but change the bass note, like this]
E|---------------------------------------------|
B|-1----------1-----1-----------------------1--|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|-2----------2-----2-----------------------2--|
A|-3----3-3-3-2-2-2-0-0-0-------------------3--|
E|------------------------3-3-3-2-2-2-1-1-1----|
At home a[C]lone again all [C]night.
(At home alone again all night...)
Expect the worst and you'll be [C]right.
