A Lifeless Ordinary Need A Little Help

Motion City Soundtrack

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A Lifeless Ordinary Need A Little Help

Written by Motion City Soundtrack
	  		(verse) 

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-8--8--8--8---17--17--17--17--17-17--17--------------------------| 
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|-6--6--6--6---15--15--15--15--15-15--15--------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-12--12-12--12---10-10-10-10-10--10--10--------------------------| 
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|-10--10-10--10---8--8--8--8--8---8---8---------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|x~8 (both) 

(transition from Verse to Chorus) 

E|-------------| 
B|-------------| 
G|--5---3---4--| 
D|--5---3---4--| 
A|--3---1---2--| 
E|-------------| 

(Chorus) 
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-------3--3---5--5--5--5-------------------------3-3-3-3---------------| 
D|-1--1--3--3---5--5--5--5---5--5--5--5---1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3--6-6-6-6-6-6-6| 
A|-1--1--1--1---3--3--3--3---5--5--5--5---1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1--6-6-6-6-6-6-6| 
E|---------------------------3--3--3--3---------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4|x2 
The Chorus was the hardest part for me to tab. 

(2nd time through, finish with) 
E|-----------| 
B|-----------| 
G|-----------| 
D|--8--------| 
A|--8--------| 
E|--6-x~8----| 

(verse) 
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-8--8--8--8---17--17--17--17--17-17--17--------------------------| 
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|-6--6--6--6---15--15--15--15--15-15--15--------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-12--12-12--12---10-10-10-10-10--10--10--------------------------| 
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|-10--10-10--10---8--8--8--8--8---8---8---------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
*This is played in the background the first (2?) times through with 
this played over it: 

E|----------------------------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------------------------| 
G|-8--8----17--17--17--17--17-17--17----15--15----12--| 
D|----------------------------------------------------| 
A|-6--6----15--15--15--15--15-15--15----13--13----10--| 
E|----------------------------------------------------| 

E|--------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------------| 
G|----10-10-10-10-10--12--12/11/12--8---| 
D|--------------------------------------| 
A|----8--8--8--8--8---10--10/11/10--6---| 
E|--------------------------------------| 

E|--------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------------| 
G|-10/13--12---10--8-------------8--10--| 
D|--------------------8--5/6--8---------| 
A|-8/11---10---8---6-------------6--8---| 
E|--------------------6--3/4--6---------| 

E|---------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------| 
G|----10-10-10-10-10--12--12/11--12--8---| 
D|---------------------------------------| 
A|----8--8--8--8--8---10--10/11--10--6---| 
E|---------------------------------------| 

(transition from Verse to Chorus) 

E|-------------| 
B|-------------| 
G|--5---3---4--| 
D|--5---3---4--| 
A|--3---1---2--| 
E|-------------| 

(Chorus) 
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-------3--3---5--5--5--5-------------------------3-3-3-3---------------| 
D|-1--1--3--3---5--5--5--5---5--5--5--5---1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3--6-6-6-6-6-6-6| 
A|-1--1--1--1---3--3--3--3---5--5--5--5---1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1--6-6-6-6-6-6-6| 
E|---------------------------3--3--3--3---------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4|x2 

(2nd time through, finish with) 
E|---------| 
B|---------| 
G|---------| 
D|--8------| 
A|--8------| 
E|--6-x~8--| 

(bridge) 
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|--12--12---------12--12---------13--13---------13--13------------| 
D|---------13--13---------13--13---------15--15----------15--15----| 
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|--12--12---------12--12------------------------------------------| 
D|---------13--13---------13--13----------17--17----------15--15---| 
A|--------------------------------13---13----------13--13----------| 
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
*This is played in the background throughout this part. 
*I end on the 13th fret of the B string (slightly bent). 

(riff) 
E|-------------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------------| 
G|-------8--------------3-----------5--------------| 
D|----8-----8-------3-----3------5----5------4-----| 
A|-6-------------1------------3------------4---4---| 
E|---------------------------------------6---------| 

E|-----------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------| 
G|------8----------3-----------| 
D|---8----8-----3----3----6~---| 
A|-6----------1-----------6~---| 
E|------------------------4~---| 

(Chorus - slightly different) 
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-------3--3---5--5--5--5-------------------------3-3-3-3---------------| 
D|-1--1--3--3---5--5--5--5---5--5--5--5---1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3--6-6-6-6-6-6-6| 
A|-1--1--1--1---3--3--3--3---5--5--5--5---1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1--6-6-6-6-6-6-6| 
E|---------------------------3--3--3--3---------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4| 

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-------------3--3--3--3--5--5--5--5-------------------------3-3-3-3--| 
D|-1--1--1--1--3--3--3--3--5--5--5--5---5--5--5--5---1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3--| 
A|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--3--3--3--3---5--5--5--5---1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1--| 
E|--------------------------------------3--3--3--3---------------------| 

(outro) 
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-------3-3-------------------------------------3-3---------------| 
D|-1--1--3-3---6-6--5-5---1-1--5-5-6-6-6-6--1-1--3-3--6-6-5-5------| 
A|-1--1--1-1---6-6--5-5---1-1--5-5-6-6-6-6--1-1--1-1--6-6-5-5------| 
E|-------------4-4--3-3--------3-3-4-4-4-4------------4-4-3-3------| 

E|-------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------| 
G|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--8~-| 
D|-1-1-------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--8~-| 
A|-1-1-x a bunch---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--6~-| 
E|-------------------------------------|
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