"My Immortal" - Written and Preformed by Evanescence
Tabbed by: Jesse Davies (Malaise0@hotmail.com)
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Tuning
E --- 1st
Bb --- 2nd
G --- 3rd (Tune 5th Fret, 3rd string to open 2nd.) *
D --- 4th
A --- 5th
D --- 6th (Tune 7th Fret, 6th string to open 5th.) *
* - Incidates a Tuning Alteration from standard E tuning.
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Chords used:
Eb D F G5 Bb D/Bb D5 C5
E ---------------------0---------------
Bb -----------------0---0---0-------------
G -3---2---2---7---2---2---7-----------
D -1---0---0---5---3---3---7---10--------
A -1---0---3---5---3---0---5---8--------
D -1---0---3---5---1---0---0---8--------
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Verse
Bb D/Bb
E ---------------------|---------------------
Bb ----------2----------|---------2-----2-----
G -----3-------3-------|-----------3---------
D ---3---3-------3-----|------3------3-------
A --1-----1--------1---|----0----------------
D ---------------------|--0------------------
Bb D/Bb
I'm so tired of being here
Bb D/Bb
Supressed by all my childish fears
Bb D/Bb
and if you have to leave, I wish that you would just leave.
Bb D/Bb
Because your presence still lingers here, and it won't leave me alone
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Pre-chorus
G5 D5
E -----------|-------------------
Bb -----------|-------------------
G .----------|------7----------.-
D .-----5----|----7---7--------.- 3x
A ----5------|--5-------5--------
D --5--------|-------------------
Then:
F
E ----------------------
Bb ----------------------
G ------5---------------
D ----3---3-------------
A ---3-----3------------
D --3-------3-----------
G5/D5
These wounds wont seem to heal
G5/D5
This pain is just too real
G5/D5 F
Theres just too much that time cannot erase
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Chorus
G5 Eb F D
E ---------|---------|---------|--------------------
Bb ---------|---------|---------|--------------------
G ---------|-------3-|------2--|-------2-----2------
D ------5--|-----1---|---------|-----------0---0----
A ----5----|---1-----|---3-----|----0----0----------
D --5------|-1-------|-3-------|--0-----------------
G5 Eb F D
When you cried, I wiped away all of your tears
G5 Eb F D
When you screamed, I'd fight away all of your fears
G5 Eb F D
and I've held your hands through all of these years
G5 Eb F Bb (back to verse)
that you still have... on me
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Bridge
Eb G F Eb
E ------------------|------------------|-------------------|-------------------
Bb ------------------|------------------|-------------------|-------------------
G ----------3-------|------------7-----|------5-----5------|--------------------
D ----1---1---1-----|------5---5---5---|----------3---3----|------1------1------
A ---1--1-------1---|----5---5-------5-|----3---3-------3--|----1---1---1-------
D --1---------------|--5---------------|--3----------------|--1-------1-------0-
Eb F D C5
E -------------|-------------------|--------------------|-----------------------
Bb -------------|-------------------|--------------------|-----------------------
G -------------|-----5-------------|------2--------2----|-----------------------
D ---1---1---1-|----------3--------|--------0-----------|-----10----------------
A --1---1--1---|---3----3------3---|----0--------0---0--|---8-----8-----8---8---
D -1---1-------|-3-----------3---3-|--0-----------------|-8-----------8---7----5- (to chorus)
Eb G F Eb
I've tried so hard to tell myself that you're gone
Eb F D C5
but though you're still with me, I've been alone
G5 (back to chorus)
I'm alone