Sometimes You Cant Make It On Your Own - U2
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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
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U2 - Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own
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Intro (bass in brackets for reference):
A G
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|----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----|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------(7)(3)--------------------(5)|

F#m D A
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|----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----|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|------------(5)------------------------------------|
E|-(2)------------------(0-2-5)----------------------|


First Verse x2
A G
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|----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----|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|


F#m D A
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|----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----|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|


Pre-chorus:
D A
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-10---9~-----7--9~-----10---5~----5--7--5~---------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

F#m D
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-10---9~-----7--9~-----10---5~----5h7-5h7-5~-------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|


Chorus x2:
F#m
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|-12-14--12-14--12-14--12-14--12-14------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

E
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|-12-14--12-14--12-14--12-14-12-14-12----------|
G|-------------------------------------14-------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

D
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|-12-14--12-14--12-14--12-14--12-14------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

D
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|-12-14--12-14--12-14--12-14-12-14-12----------|
G|-------------------------------------14-------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|


Second Verse:
A G
e|-24-21~----19-17~--------24-21~----19-17~----------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

F#m D A
e|-24-21~-----17--17-19-17-24-21~----19-17~----------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|


A G
e|-24-21~----19-17~--------17--15--14--12~-----------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

F#m D A
e|-24-21~-----17--17-19-17-24-21~----19-17~----------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

Pre-chorus:
D A
e|-17--16~----14--16~-----17--12~---12--14--12~------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

F#m D
e|-17--16~----14--16~-----17--12~---12h14-12h14-12~--|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

Chorus x2:
F#m
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|-12-14--12-14--12-14--12-14--12-14------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

E
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|-12-14--12-14--12-14--12-14-12-14-12----------|
G|-------------------------------------14-------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

D
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|-12-14--12-14--12-14--12-14--12-14------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

D
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|-12-14--12-14--12-14--12-14-12-14-12----------|
G|-------------------------------------14-------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

Bridge:
F C Dm F C Am
e|-------------------------------||-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------||-------------------------------|
G|-10--9--7------7---------------||-10--9--7----------------------|
D|-----------10------------------||-----------10--5--7------------|
A|-------------------------------||-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------||-------------------------------|

F C Dm
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------10-/-12-/--|
G|-10--9--7------7---9---10---12--------------|
D|-----------10-------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

A F#m
e|------------------------------||------------------------------|
b|-14--14--14--15-14-12-14---14-||-15--14--14--15-14-12-14---14-|
g|------------------------------||------------------------------|
D|------------------------------||------------------------------|
A|------------------------------||------------------------------|
E|------------------------------||------------------------------|

D E A
e|------------------------------||------------------------------|
b|-14--14--14--15-14-12-14---14-||-12--10--------10h1210--------|
g|------------------------------||------------------------------|
D|------------------------------||------------------------------|
A|------------------------------||------------------------------|
E|------------------------------||------------------------------|

Pre-chorus:
D A
e|-17--16~----14--16~-----17--12~---12--14--12~------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

F#m D
e|-17--16~----14--16~-----17--12~---12h14-12h14-12~--|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

Chorus:

This is now played once with just chords (F#m E D D)
Followed by this three times:

F#m
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|-12-14--12-14--12-14--12-14--12-14------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

E
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|-12-14--12-14--12-14--12-14-12-14-12----------|
G|-------------------------------------14-------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

D
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|-12-14--12-14--12-14--12-14--12-14------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

D
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|-12-14--12-14--12-14--12-14-12-14-12----------|
G|-------------------------------------14-------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|


Outro (same as second verse):
A
e|-24-21~---|
b|----------| x4
g|----------|
D|----------|
A|----------|
E|----------|
Song info
Sometimes You Cant Make It On Your Own
U2
2001
  • Pop
  • Rock
  • Pop Rock
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