I Believe Acoustic Live by Caroline Polachek

I Believe Acoustic Live tab by Caroline Polachek

Guitar tabs

Difficulty: Intermediate

CHORD GUIDE

  Em7* Em7 D* Cmaj7 Dadd9/11  C*  Emb6  Emb6/11
e|---0----3----5----3-----0----------3----0------3------|
D|---8----0----7----0-----3----------5----1------1------|
G|---7----0----7----0-----0----------5----0------4------|
D|---5----2----7----2-----4----------5----2------2------|
A|---7----2----5----3-----5----------3----2------0------|
E|---0----0----5----x-----5----------3----0------x------|

(*bar chords)


Intro:

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--8--5--------8--5--------8--5--------8--5--------------------------------|
G|--------7--5--------7--5--------7--5--------7--5--------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

🎸

Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--10--7--------10--7--------10--7--------10--7----------------------------|
G|---------9--7---------9--7---------9--7---------9--7----------------------|  x4
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Verse 1:
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--8--5--------8--5--------8--5--------8--5--------------------------------|
G|--------7--5--------7--5--------7--5--------7--5--------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

     You're not alone

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--10--7--------10--7--------10--7--------10--7----------------------------|
G|---------9--7---------9--7---------9--7---------9--7----------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

    Under a sky of vultures

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--8--5--------8--5--------8--5--------8--5--------------------------------|
G|--------7--5--------7--5--------7--5--------7--5--------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

    With all that could've been

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--10--7--------10--7--------10--7--------10--7----------------------------|
G|---------9--7---------9--7---------9--7---------9--7----------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|



e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--8--5--------8--5--------8--5--------8--5--------------------------------|
G|--------7--5--------7--5--------7--5--------7--5--------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

   You made it home

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--10--7--------10--7--------10--7--------10--7----------------------------|
G|---------9--7---------9--7---------9--7---------9--7----------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

   With silver string unbroken

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--8--5--------8--5--------8--5--------8--5--------------------------------|
G|--------7--5--------7--5--------7--5--------7--5--------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

    Ain't that the sweetest gift?

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--10--7--------10--7--------10--7--------10--7----------------------------|
G|---------9--7---------9--7---------9--7---------9--7----------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Pre-Chorus: (Strummed)

      Em7*
Oh, little miracle

   D*
Swing low

        Cmaj7
Where there can be no compromises

   G
Down low

*Riff 1*

Chorus:

Em7   A      D    *Riff 2*
I don't know, but I believe

Em7    A      D     *Riff 2*
We'll get another day together

Em7   A   Bm   *Riff 2*
Violent love, feel my embrace, oh

Em7     A      D    *Riff 2*
No, I don't know, but I believe


Post-Chorus:
                    Dadd9/11
e|-----0--2--3---2--0------------------0-------------------------------------|
B|--3------------------3------0--------3-----------3-------------------------|
G|-------------------------2-----0-----0--------------0----------------------|
D|-------------------------------------4-----------------4-------------------|
A|-------------------------------------5--------------------5----------------|
E|-------------------------------------5-------------------------------------|



                    Dadd9/11
e|-----0--2--3---2--0------------------0-------------------------------------|
B|--3------------------3------0--------3----------------------------<7>------|
G|-------------------------2-----0-----0---------------------<7>-------------|
D|-------------------------------------4-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------5-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------5-------------------------------------|



Verse 2:

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--8--5--------8--5--------8--5--------8--5--------------------------------|
G|--------7--5--------7--5--------7--5--------7--5--------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

   And I'd have said it was impossible

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--10--7--------10--7--------10--7--------10--7----------------------------|
G|---------9--7---------9--7---------9--7---------9--7----------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|


e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--8--5--------8--5--------8--5--------8--5--------------------------------|
G|--------7--5--------7--5--------7--5--------7--5--------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

   To find you in this life and

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--10--7--------10--7--------10--7--------10--7----------------------------|
G|---------9--7---------9--7---------9--7---------9--7----------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

  keep you just enough


Pre-Chorus: (Strummed)

      Em7*
Oh, little miracle

   D*
Swing low

        Cmaj7
Where there can be no compromises

   G
Down low

*Riff 1*

Chorus: (Single strum on first Em7 and A)

Em7   A      D    *Riff 2*
I don't know, but I believe

Em7    A      D     *Riff 2*
We'll get another day together

Em7   A   Bm   *Riff 2*
Violent love, feel my embrace, oh

Em7     A      D    *Riff 2*
No, I don't know, but I believe



Break:


    C*          Dadd9/11
e|-----3---------------------0-------------------------------------------------|
B|-----5---------------------3------------------------<7>----------------------|
G|-----5---------------------0-----------------<7>-----------------------------|
D|-----5---------------------4-------------------------------------------------|
A|-----3---------------------5-------------------------------------------------|
E|-----3---------------------5-------------------------------------------------|


  Oooh
ooh,

                     Dadd9/11
e|-------0--2--3---2--0------------------0-------------------------------------|
B|----3------------------3------0--------3-------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------2-----0-----0-------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------4-------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------5-------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------5-------------------------------------|

 Oooh
ooh,


    E          Dadd9/11
e|-----0-------------------0---------------------------------------------------|
B|-----0-------------------3---------------------------------------------------|
G|-----1-------------------0---------------------------------------------------|
D|-----2-------------------4---------------------------------------------------|
A|-----2-------------------5---------------------------------------------------|
E|-----0-------------------5---------------------------------------------------|

 Oooh
ooh,

                     Dadd9/11
e|-------0--2--3---2--0------------------0-------------------------------------|
B|----3------------------3------0--------3-------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------2-----0-----0-------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------4-------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------5-------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------5-------------------------------------|

Oooh
ooh,


Chorus:

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--8--5--------8--5--------8--5--------8--5--------------------------------|
G|--------7--5--------7--5--------7--5--------7--5--------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

        I don't know, but I believe


e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--10--7--------10--7--------10--7--------10--7----------------------------|
G|---------9--7---------9--7---------9--7---------9--7----------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--8--5--------8--5--------8--5--------8--5--------------------------------|
G|--------7--5--------7--5--------7--5--------7--5--------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

       We'll get another day together

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--10--7--------10--7--------10--7--------10--7----------------------------|
G|---------9--7---------9--7---------9--7---------9--7----------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

(Single strum on first Em7, A and Bm)

Em7   A   Bm   G
Violent love, feel my embrace, oh


e|--3--2--0-----2/3--2--2~---------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------3---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Outro:

C D G C Emb6

Am D G

e|---7------------10--8--7-------7-------------------------------------------|
B|------7---8---------------10-----------------------------------------------|
G|-------------7-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D Em7 C

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----13--12--10------12/13--12--12~-----------------------------------------|
G|----------------12---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

(Look over the edge, but not too far)

C  Emb6  Emb6/11


RIFFS

(It feels silly to call two notes a riff, I just wasn't sure what to call them. Riff 1 is played
once after the prechorus, and riff 2 is played after every line of the chorus.)

Riff 1

e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
E|--2/7--------------|

Riff 2

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



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| x Dead note
| / Slide up
| ~ Vibrato

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