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Ver 1 Ver 2

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  2. For Me This Is Heaven
  3. Blister
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  7. Believe In What You Want
  8. A Sunday
  9. Crush
  10. Ten
  11. Just Watch The Fireworks
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Blister by Jimmy Eat World
Drop-D Tuning (D A D G B E)
Transcribed by: randyOfender

--->(this song has 2 guitars, but sounds fine playing just Guitar 1)

Intro: 
Guitar 1
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--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-9-9-9-11-7-7-7-7-- 
--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-- 
--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-- 
--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------------------------------------------------------- 

Verse:
Guitar 1 x2
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--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-9-9-9-11-7-7-7-7-- 
--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-- 
--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-- 
--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------------------------------------------------------- 

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--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------------------------------------- 
--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x------------------------------------- 
--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-12-0-0-12-0-0-12-0-0-12-0-0-12--
--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------------------------------------------------- 
pm                                * *    * *    * *    * *    * *

Guitar 2 x4
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--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-- 
--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--
--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--

Chorus:
Guitar 1
--->(double picking these notes sounds good) 
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------------------------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-- 
--5555555555555555-4444444444444444-22222222-00000000-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--
------------------------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-- 

-------------------------------------------------------------------------
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------------------------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-- 
--5555555555555555-4444444444444444--2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--
------------------------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--

Guitar 2 x2
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------------------------------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-- 
------------------------------------------------------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--
------------------------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-- 
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Verse 2:
Guitar 1 
------------------------------------------------------------------- 
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--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-------------------------------------------------- 
--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-- 
--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-- 
--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-- 

---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
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--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9----------------------------------------------------- 
--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------------------------------- 
--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-12-0-0-12-0-0-12-0-0-12-0-0-12-- 
--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------------------------------- 
pm                                * *    * *    * *    * *    * *

Guitar 2
------------------------------------------------------------------- 
------------------------------------------------------------------- 
--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-------------------------------------------------- 
--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-- 
--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-- 
--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-- 

-------------------------------------------------------------------
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--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--9---11---7---7-----------------------------------
--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--
--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-- 
--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--

Bridge: 
Guitar 1
------------------------------------------------------------------- 
------------------------------------------------------------------- 
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--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-- 
--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-- 
--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--

Guitar 2
-------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------- 
--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--
--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--
--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--
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Chorus: 
Guitar 1 
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----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-- 
--5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---2---2---2---2---- 
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----------------------------6-6b-6-6-- 
----0---0---0---0---0---0---0-0--0-0-- 
--0---0---0---0----------------------- 
------------------5---5---------------

Guitar 2 
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--7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---6---6---6---6---7---6---7---6---7---7---9---9-- 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
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--11---11---6---6---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-- 
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Then:
Both Guitars
--------------------------------------------------------------------- 
--------------------------------------------------------------------- 
--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-9-9-11-11-9-9-- 
--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x--x-x-- 
--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-7-7-9--9--7-7-- 
--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------------------------------ 

End on: 
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--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-- 
--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-0-- 
--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-- 
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Structure and lyrics: 

Intro 

Verse 1 
take advantage of these times, you said 
you let me down 
it hasn't been the first time 
as i'm falling in the pit of fire my mind's made up 
i'm never coming back here 

Chorus 
how long would it take me to walk across the united states all alone? 
the west coast has been traumatized 
and i think i'm the only one still alive 

Verse 2 
is it just a coincidence to see you by yourself with no direction? 
now its time to move on and 
don't you know that things aren't getting better 

Chorus 
how long would it take me to walk across the united states all alone? 
the west coast has been traumatized 
and i think i'm the only one still alive 

Bridge 
when the world caves in what are you going to do 
when the world caves in what are you going to do for me? 
when the world caves in what are you going to do 
when the world caves in what are you going to do for me? 

(don't try and stop me 
because i'm falling fast into this pit of fire which surrounds us all 
in a blanket of fear that i've been wrapped in for years 
you can't stop me) 

Chorus (soft) 
how long would it take me to walk across the united states all alone? 
the west coast has been traumatized 
and i think i'm the only one still alive 

Chorus (hard)
how long would it take me to walk across the united states all alone? 
the west coast has been traumatized 
and i think i'm the only one still alive

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
 
 
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Tyler
Wanna Be 		#1 by Tyler Wood at Jun 25, 1977 at 3:30 AM EST
FREAK OUT!! I was at the Philly show Sunday too!!! THEY WERE SOOO AMAZING!!!!!!
 
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THIS GUY
Wanna Be 		#2 by THIS GUY at May 31, 1984 at 1:22 AM EST
jimmy eat world makes me smile like no other... 1 2 Next
 
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Tye
Musical Genius 		#3 by Tye williston at Jul 14, 1986 at 10:41 PM EST
this song has some cool lyrics and i exspecially lik ethe bridge when the mellow guy starts out and then adkins comes in, it so sweet.
 
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Cody
Rhythm Player 		#4 by Cody Mosca at Aug 27, 1989 at 2:59 PM EST
This song as a special meaning for me especially as we speak. Especially the line "How long will it take me to walk across the United States?" Because..I am getting ready to walk across the united states (well, from NC to north of Washington, DC). The only thing I can relate too in this song is the line about the West Coast, because unlike Jimmy, I'm not on the West Coast. Starting with the 1st four lines, I have been let down my whole life and there is nothing for me here. I've been sheltered and never been allowed to live. I do feel like I'm falling in a pit of fire, so I have to get out. Whether I come back I don't know. Moving on, I don't see any direction in my life where I'm going, I don't know what to do or what's going to happen. Things arn't getting better, I have to get out now and no one try to stop me. I have been wrapped in a blanket of fear for years.
 
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Matty
Average 		#5 by Matty G at Nov 6, 1992 at 9:44 PM EST
I agree with EmoPunkPiper that the song is amazing live. I saw them at the River Rave and at that time I only had their 'Bleed American' Cd. After the concert I bought 'Clarity' and 'Static Prevails'.
 
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JMoore
Wanna Be 		#6 by JMoore at May 21, 1998 at 11:16 AM EST
lol yeah i saw them live the other day and they played this song.....the line 'and how long would it take me...' was stuck in my head for 3 days solid afterwards. I love it though, its probably my favourite song.
 
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Albert
Wanna Be 		#7 by Albert Piccolomini at Dec 11, 1998 at 3:39 AM EST
well, this is definetly about relationships... at the start i think hes saying how this isnt a good time for him..."pit of fire"...he explains why he feels this way. he also says "im never coming back here again", this is showing that he doesnt want this feeling again. i.e. things are getting better from now on. i do love the united states line, i see this as metaphorical... -the 'west side' is where he is now, and this has been 'traumatised' it is in a bad situation, like he is -walking acroos the united states is like getting to a better place, getting away from this bad situation that he is in now. this is a good metaphor as walking across the united states seems like a massive task, therefore, improving his situation isnt going to be easy - he asks about doing it alone...he is suggesting perhaps breaking up and moving on by himself, this is shown with "dont you try and stop me" he also comments on this 'coincidence', showing that she is in the same position as he is. this song really is about moving on, the first thing that comes into my head when i hear it is the idea of moving away from a bad situation to a good one, and having the strength to do it, this is also not ONLY for relationships thats what this song means to me, and i love it p.s. the music is amazing, as many have sed the bridge rules, and when they played it live it was brilliant as i wanted to hear it the most out of all the songs and i had to wait for ages cos they played it towards the end
 
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chris
Average 		#8 by chris - at Oct 16, 2004 at 8:06 PM EST
I hear that.... "How long would it take me to walk across the U.S. all alone" is one of the best lyrics
 
 

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