🎸 My Play bass tab by AJR

Tuning: Standard (E A D G)

Intro:

Rest until Verse 1

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Verse 1:
                         Somewhat Slow Slide Up to 8
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  I put on a play in my old house In my cape, jumpin' on the old couch

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  Puttin' up lights when it's cold out Mom and dad, both seats sold out

          Octave is optional
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  Show you my play

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Verse 2:

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  Haven't seen the old house lately  Wonder if they found my spaceship

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  I don't want my own love wasted   Tell me this is what you're sayin':

Pre-Chorus:

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  If you both outgrew one another I could start now, looking for a lover

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  But if love dies, do I fuckin' bother?

Chorus:

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  I just really, really, really, really wanna show you my play
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  And I don't wanna do it for dad, at dad's new place

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  I worked really, really, really, really hard, lemme show you my play
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         And I don't wanna do it twice, 'cause it's not the same

Verse 3:

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  I've been on dates, bringin' flowers  Tryna be great for an hour

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  You and me might go sour   But if we don't hold out, then we're cowards

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    I put on a play in my basement  Mom and Dad smilin' faces

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  But now I don't know if they faked it  Guess everything is complicated

Pre-Chorus:

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  If you both outgrew one another I could start now, looking for a lover

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E|--------3---------------5--------------------------------------------------|
  But if love dies, do I fuckin' bother?

Chorus:

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A|-1------1-------1-------1-------1------1-----1--------1--------------------|
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  I just really, really, really, really wanna show you my play
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A|-----------------------------------------------1------------1--1----1------|
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  And I don't wanna do it for dad, at dad's new place

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A|----------1------------------------------0---------------------------------|
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  I worked really, really, really, really hard, lemme show you my play
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         And I don't wanna do it twice, 'cause it's not the same

Interlude:

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    You did everything, everything, everything that you could

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   We do everything, everything, everything 'til it's through

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  I'll do everything, everything, everything when I'm you

Outro:

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  But when I show you my play

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   Will you pretend you didn't know if I make a mistake?

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  It's gonna get really, really, really, really bad before it's okay

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  But maybe you'll forget it all, while you're watchin' my play

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| (n) Optional Note
| /  Slide up

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