100 Years - Five for Fighting
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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Artist: Five For Fighting *The plucking parts of the song have been brought Song: 100
Years down one octave for easier play. ENJOY!
Tabbed by: unkn0wn6
Tuning: EADGBE (Standard)

Okay. this tab is a combination of all the tabs that i got online plus a little of my
own hearing. this is my first tab so go easy on me!

[Intro]
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B|-----------------0----1----------1--0--1--3---------|
G|------0---------------0-------0-----------------0---|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------3--------3--------3------|
E|---3--------3------3--------------------------------|

e|---------3--3---------------------------------------|
B|-----------------0----1----------1--0--1--3--1--0---|
G|------0---------------0-------0-----------------0---|
D|---------------------------0--------0--------0------|
A|---0--------0------0--------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

e|------3-----3-----------------------------------0---|
B|----------------3-----0----------0-----0--1--3------|
G|---------0------0-----0-------0--------0--------0---|
D|---------------------------2--------2--------2------|
A|---2--------2------2--------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|---------0--0---0-----0----------0--3-----3---------|
G|------0-----0---0-----0-------2-----0-----------0---|
D|---------------------------0--------------4---------|
A|---0--------0------0-------------------5-----5------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

[Verse 1] (repeat intro in background)
I'm 15 for a moment
Caught in between 10 and 20
And I'm just dreaming
Counting the ways to where you are

[Verse 2] (repeat intro in background)
I'm 22 for a moment
She feels better than ever
And we're on fire
Making our way back from Mars

[Chorus] (easier playing chords)
G D Cadd9
15... there's still time for you
D G
Time to buy and time to lose
Cadd9 Em7 D Cadd9
15...there's never a wish better than this

When you only got 100 years to live...

Main tune in background after chorus:
e|---3-3—--3---3222--0---3-3-2-3----------------------|
B|---3-3---3---3333--3---3-3-3-3----------------------|
G|---0-0---0---0222------2-2-2-0----------------------|
D|---0-2---2---2000--2---0-0-0-0----------------------|
A|---2-3---3---3-----3--------(2)---------------------|
E|----------------------------(3)---------------------|

OR

G/B G5/C D
G/B Cadd9 GGDG

[Verse 3] (play chords)
G C
I'm 33 for a moment
Am7 D7sus
Still the man but you see I'm a they
G/B Em
A kid on the way
Am7 Dsus
A family on my mind

e|-------3—-3-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------0--1-----1--0--1--3----------------------------|
G|----0--------------0----------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3----------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------3--3------------------------------3----3------------|
B|--------------0--1-----1--0--1--3--1--0------------3--0-----|
G|--0--0--------------0-------------------0---0------0--0-----|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------0-------------------------------------|
B|--------0-----0--1--3----------0---0—--0---0-----0--3--------|
G|-----0-----0----------------0------0---0---0--2-----------0--|
D|--2----------------------------------------------------4-----|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

[Verse 4] (play tabs above, slight variation from intro/or can just play the intro)
I'm 45 for a moment
The sea is high
And I'm heading into a crisis
Chasing the years of my life

[Chorus] (easier to play chords)
G D Cadd9
15... there's still time for you
G D Cadd9 Em7
Time to buy and time to lose yourself
Dsus Cadd9
Within a morning star
Cadd9

G D Cadd9
15... I'm all right with you
D C9(add9) Em7 D Cadd9
15... there's never a wish better than this

When you only got 100 years to live...

[Bridge] (play chords)
C Dsus
Half time goes by
Em
Suddenly you're wise
Fmaj7
Another blink of an eye
Cadd9
67 is gone
Dsus
The sun is getting high
G
We're moving on...

e|---------3—-3---------------------------------------|
B|-----------------0----1----------1--0--1--3---------|
G|------0---------------0-------0-----------------0---|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------3--------3--------3------|
E|---3--------3------3--------------------------------|

e|---------3—-3---------------------------------------|
B|-----------------0----1----------1--0--1--3---------|
G|------0---------------0-------0-----------------0---|
D|---------------------------0--------0--------0------|
A|---0--------0------0--------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

come in for verse 5
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B|-----------------0----1----------1--0--1--3---------|
G|------0---------------0-------0-----------------0---|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------3--------3--------3------|
E|---3--------3------3--------------------------------|

e|---------3--3---------------------------------------|
B|-----------------0----1----------1--0--1--3--1--0---|
G|------0---------------0-------0-----------------0---|
D|---------------------------0--------0--------0------|
A|---0--------0------0--------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

e|------3-----3-----------------------------------0---|
B|----------------3-----0----------0-----0--1--3------|
G|---------0------0-----0-------0--------0--------0---|
D|---------------------------2--------2--------2------|
A|---2--------2------2--------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|---------0--0---0-----0----------0--3-----3---------|
G|------0-----0---0-----0-------2-----0-----------0---|
D|---------------------------0--------------4---------|
A|---0--------0------0-------------------5-----5------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

[Verse 5] (play tabs above)
I'm 99 for a moment
Dying for just another moment
And I'm just dreaming
Counting the ways to where you are

[Additional part] (play chords)
G D Cadd9
15... there's still time for you
D G
22... I feel her too
D Cadd9
33... you're on your way
D
Every Day's a new Day

G D
Woohooohoooohoohoohooooo
Em7 Cadd9
Woohooohoooohoohoohooooo
G D
Woohooohoooohoohoohooooo
Em7 Cadd9
Woohooohoooohoohoohooooo

G D Em7
15... there's still time for you
Cadd9
Time to buy and time to choose
G D Em7 D Cadd9
Hey 15... there's never a wish better than this

When you only got 100 years to live

[Outro]
e|---------3—-3---------------------------------------|
B|-----------------0----1----------1--0--1--3---------|
G|------0---------------0-------0-----------------0---|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------3--------3--------3------|
E|---3--------3------3--------------------------------|

e|---------3—-3---------------------------------------|
B|-----------------0----1----------1--0--1--3---------|
G|------0---------------0-------0---------------------|
D|---------------------------0------------------------|
A|---0--------0------0--------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|


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| (n) Ghost note

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Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
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100 Years – Five for Fighting
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Tabbed by: musicfreak3
Email:smachin1@tampabay.rr.com
Tuning: standard
Hey, I don’t think anybody’s tabbed this intro yet since it’s known so well on piano,
here it is……

Intro

e|------3--3------------------------3---3----------------------------------|
B|------------0--1--1--0--1—3--------------0---1---1--0--1--3--1--0--------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------0---------------------------|
A|---------------3-------------0-------------------------------------------|
E|---3--------------------------------------------------------------3------|

e|---3--3------------------0-----------------------------------------------|
B|---------3--0--0--1--3-------0--0----------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------2---0------0-------------------------|
D|------------2-----------------------0-------4----------------------------|
A|-------------------------0-----------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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-Verse: (with riff)
I’m 15 for a moment, caught in between 10 and 20 and I’m just dreamin’, counting the
to where you are

-Verse: (Strumming)

G C Am7 D7 G Em
I’m 22 for a moment, she feels better than ever and we’re on fire, chasing
C D G
our way back from Mars

-Chorus 1: softly
G D C G D C G Em
15 There’s still time for you, time to buy and time to loose, 15, there’s
C Em C
never a wish better than this
D (bass only) G
when you’ve only got 100 years to live

G, C, Am7, D7, G

-Verse: (same chords)
I’m 33 for a moment, still the man, but you see I’m a they kid on the way and a family
my mind

-Verse:
I’m 45 for a moment, the sea is high and I’m heading into a crisis, chasing the years of
life

-Chorus 2:
G D C G D C Em C
15 There’s still time for you time to buy and time to lose yourself within
D
morning star
G D C G Em C Em C
15 I’m alright with you, 15, there’s never a wish better than this, when
D C
you’ve only got 100 years to live

Bridge:
C Dsus Em Fmaj7
Half the time goes by, suddenly you’re wise, another blink of an eye, 67 is
C Dsus G
gone the sun is getting high We’re movin’ on

(Intro)
with intro-
I’m 99 for a moment, dying for just another moment and I’m just dreamin’ counting the
to where you are

-Chorus 3-

G D C G D C G D C
15 There’s still time for you, 22 I feel her too, 33 you’re on your way,
G D C
every day’s a new day

(Ooh) 3 times- G, D, C, G, D, C, G, D, C, Em, C

-Chorus-
G D C G Em C Em C
15 I’m alright with you, 15, there’s never a wish better than this, when
D (bass only) (begin outro)
youv’e only got 100 years to live

-Outro- softly
e|------3--3-------------------------3--3------------------------------------|
B|------------0--1--1--0--1--3-------------0--1--1--0--1--3------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------0-(let ring)-------------------|
A|---------------3--------------0--------------------------------------------|
e!----3----------------------------------------------------------------------|

Well, that’s it! The song is tabbed in order- no skipping around! This is my first time
so I hope
you like it!
musicfreak3
Song info
100 Years
Five for Fighting
2001
  • Rock
  • Alternative Rock
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