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Sometimes You Cant Make It On Your Own Acoustic

U2
Version1
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
 
e -------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B -----2-2-3-2-----2-2-3-2-----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-----2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-|
D --------------------------------------------------------------0----------|
A --0-----------0----------------------------------------------------------|
E --------------------------3-----------3-----------2----------------------|
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Tough,  you think  you've got the stuff
 You're telling  me and anyone
You're  hard enough
You  don't have to put up a fight
 You don't  have to always be right
Let  me take some of the punches
For  you tonight
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Listen  to me now
 I need to let you know
 You don't have to go it alone
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 And it's you  when I look in the mirror
 And it's you  when I don't pick up the phone
Sometimes  you can't make  it on your own
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
We  fight all the time
 You and I...that's alright
 We're the same  soul
I  don't need...I don't need  to hear you say
 That if we weren't  so alike
 You'd like me a whole  lot more
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Listen  to me now
 I need to let you know
 You don't have to go it alone
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 And it's you  when I look in the mirror
 And it's you  when I don't pick up the phone
Sometimes  you can't make  it on your own
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 I know that we don't talk
 I'm sick of it all
 Can - you - hear - me - when - I -
Sing,  you're the reason  I sing
You're  the reason why  the opera  is in me...
Well,  hey now!
 I've got to let you know
 A house still doesn't make a home
 Don't leave me here alone...
 FINAL CHORUS
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 And it's you  when I look in the mirror
 And it's you  that makes it hard to let go
Sometimes  you can't make  it on your own
Sometimes  you can't make  it
 The best you can do  is to fake it
Sometimes  you can't make  it on your own
 (Play 'A' to fade)
 NOTE: Play over the start of the bridge (leading up to Bono's high note):
e ----------------------------------------------------------8-10-12-10----|
B ------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G --10-9-7------7-----10-9-7------------10-9-7------7--9-10---------------|
D ---------10-7--------------10-5h7------------10-7-----------------------|
A ------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E ------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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Readable chord sheet for Sometimes You Cant Make It On Your Own Acoustic by U2

[A]           [A]           [G] [A]         [G/A]         [F#] [A]        [Dsus2]

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

~~~~~~~~~~~~~
[A]Tough, you [G/A]think you've got the stuff

You're [F#]tel[A]ling me and [Dsus2]anyone

[A]You're hard enough

[A]You don't have to put up a fight

You [G/A]don't have to always be right

[F#]Let[A] me take some of the [Dsus2]punches

[A]For you tonight

~~~~~~~~~~~~~
[D]Listen to me [A]now

I need to let you [F#m]know

You don't have to go it [D]alone

~~~~~~~~~~~~~
And it's [F#m]you when I look in the [E]mirror

And it's [D]you when I don't pick up the phone

[F#m]Sometimes you can't [E]make it on your [D]own

~~~~~~~~~~~~~
[A]We fight all the [G/A]time

You and [F#]I..[A].that's [Dsus2]alright

We're the [A]same soul

[A]I don't need...I don't [G/A]need to hear you say

That if we [F#]wer[A]en't so [Dsus2]alike

You'd like me a [A]whole lot more

~~~~~~~~~~~~~
[D]Listen to me [A]now

I need to let you [F#m]know

You don't have to go it [D]alone

~~~~~~~~~~~~~
And it's [F#m]you when I look in the [E]mirror

And it's [D]you when I don't pick up the phone

[F#m]Sometimes you can't [E]make it on your [D]own

~~~~~~~~~~~~~
[Fmaj7]        [C]    [Dm]       I know that we don't talk

[Fmaj7]        [C]    [Am]       I'm sick of it all

[Fmaj7]        [C]    [Dm]       Can - you - hear - me - when - I -

[A]Sing, you're the [F#m]reason I sing

[D]You're the reason [E]why the [A]opera is in me...

[D]Well, hey now!

I've got to let you [A]know

A house still doesn't make a [F#m]home

Don't leave me here [D]alone...

FINAL CHORUS
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
And it's [F#m]you when I look in the [E]mirror

And it's [D]you that makes it hard to let go

[F#m]Sometimes you can't [E]make it on your [D]own

[F#m]Sometimes you can't [E]make it

The best you can [D]do is to fake it

[F#m]Sometimes you can't [E]make it on your [D]own

(Play 'A' to fade)

NOTE: Play over the start of the bridge (leading up to Bono's high note):

e ----------------------------------------------------------8-10-12-10----|
B ------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G --10-9-7------7-----10-9-7------------10-9-7------7--9-10---------------|
D ---------10-7--------------10-5h7------------10-7-----------------------|
A ------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E ------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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