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Artist: Matchbook Romance
Song: My Eyes Burn
Tabed By: Roger Durivage
E-mail: rufio_rd@hotmail.com
Tuning: Db
. - Palm mute
> - strumming not defined
x - mute that string
It's not 100% but i think its pretty close.
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Guitar One - Judas Dapaolo
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Intro
eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------
|-8-------6------7------3------5-------8------10------8------7------
|-9-(x16)-7-(x8)-7-(x4)-4-(x4)-5-(x16)-7-(x4)-7--(x4)-7-(x4)-7-(x4)-
|-------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------------
Chorus #1 "Take take, everything.."
eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-8-8-8888-8-8-8888-77777-88-7-7-8p7-8-8-8888-8-8-8888-777777-101010-777-8p7-
|-7-7-7777-7-7-7777-77777-77-7-7-7-7-7-7-7777-7-7-7777-777777-7-7-7--777-7-7-
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Db|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Chorus Cont. - Play above 2X accept end like this:
eb|---------------
|----777777-8-7-
|-...777777-7-7-
|---------------
|---------------
Db|---------------
Pre-Verse
eb|------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------9999-11111111-12121212-14141414-
|-2222-2222-2222-2222--xxxx-x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x--
|-2222-2222-2222-2222--7777-9-9-9-9--10101010-12121212-
Db|-2222-2222-2222-2222----------------------------------
PM .... ....
Verse - "tell me I'm wrong when I say..."
eb|--------------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------------
|-55555555-7777-9999-11111111-12121212-999999-1111111-12121212-
|-55555555-xxxx-xxxx-x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x--xxxxxx-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--
|-33333333-5555-7777-9-9-9-9--10101010-777777-9-9-9-9-10101010-
Db|--------------------------------------------------------------
Verse Cont. (im not sure about this part)
eb|--------------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------------
|-1111111111111111-11-12~-12-11~-99999999-11111111-12121212--7>
|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x--x-~-x--x-~-xxxxxxxx-x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x---7>
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--9--10~-10-9-~-77777777-9-9-9-9--10101010--5>
Db|--------------------------------------------------------------
Repeat Intro 2X
Repeat Pre-Verse
Repeat Verse
Chorus #2 - "Take take, everything"
eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------
|----777777-9999-11111111-12-12-5>-----2~-----777777-9999-11111111
|-2>-777777-xxxx-x-x-x-x--x--x--x>-2-~-2~--2>-xxxxxx-xxxx-x-x-x-x-
|-2>-555555-7777-9-9-9-9--10-10-3>-2-~-0~--2>-555555-7777-9-9-9-9-
Db|-2>-------------------------------0-~-----2>---------------------
PM
Chorus Cont.
eb|------------------------
|------------------------
|--1212-5>--------2222-2-
|--x-x--x>-2222-2-2222-2-
|--1010-3>-0000-0-0000-0-
Db|----------0000-0--------
.... ....
then:
Bridge
eb|----------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------
|-----7~-11~-1212-1212-1111-1111-1111-11-1212-1212-1111-1111-1111
|-0x--x~-x-~-x-x--x-x--x-x--x-x--x-x--x--x-x--x-x--x-x--x-x--x-x-
|-0x--5~-9-~-1010-1010-9-9--9-9--9-9--9--1010-1010-9-9--9-9--9-9-
Db|-0x-------------------------------------------------------------
Bridge Cont.
eb|----------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------
|--77-77-99-99-99-77-77-99-99------1212-1212--1111-1111-1414-1414
|--xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-0000-x-x--x-x---x-x--x-x--x-x--x-x-
|--55-55-77-77-77-55-55-77-77-0000-1010-1010--9-9--9-9--1212-1212
Db|-----------------------------0000-------------------------------
PM ....
Bridge Cont.
eb|----------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------
|--1111-1111-1212-1111-99-99-99-99-99-99999999-
|--x-x--x-x--x-x--x-x--xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xxxxxxxx-
|--9-9--9-9--1010-9-9--77-77-77-77-77-77777777-
Db|----------------------------------------------
Repeat Verse X1
Repeat Chorus #2 X1
Repeat Chorus #1 X2
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Guitar Two - Andrew Jordan
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Intro - Only Guitar One
Chorus #1 - something like that, im not too sure. X2
eb|---------------------------------------------------------
|-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-7-7-8p7-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8p7-
|--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-
|---------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------
Db|---------------------------------------------------------
Pre-Verse
eb|-----------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------
|-2222-2222-2222-2222-2222-2222-2222-2222-
|-2222-2222-2222-2222-2222-2222-2222-2222-
Db|-2222-2222-2222-2222-2222-2222-2222-2222-
PM .... .... .... ....
Verse - Strumming not defined.
eb|----------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------
|-5>--7>--5>--4>-x4x4--5>--7777x777--55-5~-77x-4-5~--------
|-5>--7>--5>--4>-x4x4--5>--7777x777--xx-x~-xxx-x-x~--------
|-3>--5>--3>--2>-x2x2--3>--5555x555--33-3~-55x-2/3~-2~--5~-
Db|----------------------------------------------------------
PM ..
Verse Cont.
eb|-------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------5555555555-44444-222-22-2-
|-2222222222-0000000000-5555555555-44444-222-22-2-
|-2222222222-0000000000-3333333333-22222-000-00-0-
Db|-2222222222-0000000000---------------------------
PM .......... ......... .......... ..... ... ..
Verse Cont.
eb|--------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------
|-22222-22-22222-22-22222-22-222222-22-
|-22222-22-22222-22-22222-22-222222-22-
Db|-22222-22-22222-22-22222-22-222222-22-
.. .. .. ..
Repeat Verse
Chorus #2 - play the second part of the verse un-muted
Bridge Part 1 - Play X2
eb|----------------------------------
|----------------------------------
|----------------------------------
|-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-
|-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-
Db|-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-
Bridge Part 2
eb|----------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------
|-44-44-55-55-55-44-44-55-55-------------------------------
|-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-0000--00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-
|-22-22-33-33-33-22-22-33-33-0000--00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-
Db|----------------------------0000--00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-
PM ....
Bridge Cont.
eb|---------------------------
|---------------------------
|--55-55-44-44-44-554455454-
|--xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xxxxxxxxx-
|--33-33-22-22-22-332233232-
Db|---------------------------
Repeat Verse
Repeat Chorus #2 2X
End On:
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|----
|----
|-2~-
|-2~-
Db|-2~-
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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Jarrett Lead Player |
#1 by Jarrett Sandlin at Aug 4, 1970 at 10:15 PM EST |
| I personally think that he's trying to explain how in his relationship fell apart and now he's going into denial. You can also hear some guilt "I can't expect you ro spend forever with me" and how he may be trying to guilt his ex into getting back together with him. | |
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♥Chicken Average |
#2 by ♥Chicken On Heroine Shots♥ at Aug 27, 1971 at 9:18 AM EST |
| yea guys totally agree with beni_ffaf 100%, --very much about a girl he was with that really didn't give him the respect he deserved, and continued to expect more. --> its just frusterating for me to think of being in that position where ur so confused about the girl you love ( i agree with the guilt thing about 'i can't expect you to stay forever with me' jus cuz they probably had high expectations going into the relationship only having it go to sh*t.. | |
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Derek Average |
#3 by Derek Mayfield at Jul 29, 1976 at 10:35 PM EST |
| amazing... | |
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Dan Wanna Be |
#4 by Dan Z at Oct 20, 1978 at 12:37 PM EST |
| Yet another MBR song that I love and that I relate to. | |
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MelissA Average |
#5 by MelissA at Jan 3, 1979 at 6:13 PM EST |
| this song worked really well for me a few days ago...i was considering leaving my girlfriend and like a lot of MBR songs worked really well in my situation...mostly greatest fall and playing for keeps | |
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phil Wanna Be |
#6 by phil taylor at May 5, 1979 at 1:28 PM EST |
| this song is in my head allll day. im totally addicted to it. | |
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patrick Wanna Be |
#7 by patrick at Jul 29, 1981 at 7:17 PM EST |
| This is my first time hereing these guys and reading the lyrics. Wow. They are good. I can so relate to this song. It kinda sounds like hes been hurt by this person. "Sometimes I feel I could drop off the face of the earth It seems I do more harm than good And I don’t know if it’s worth me loosing sleep over this" Again, i think this band and song is great | |
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mike Average |
#8 by mike rojas at Jul 29, 1982 at 11:35 AM EST |
| im pritty shure those words are wrong..when it says "I take back everything i've said You would those words on you lips As if they meant anything anyway" i think its actually supposed to be "you WORE those words on your lips" | |
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Average |
#9 by nirvana at May 15, 1983 at 5:28 AM EST |
| i disagree. i think i could bring it a step further. i think it's about a guy who wants to be with this girl, but she cheated on him. My eyes burn from these tears You think you’d learn over these years Good things won’t last forever (their relationship) So what the hell am I suppose to do You only wanted the things that I couldn’t give to you And you had it all anyway (by cheating on him) So take everything and leave me scrambling Reaching for something that wasn’t there in the first place (they never really had the true relationship, "it was never there" becauase he found out she cheated on him) Tell me i'm wrong when I say I can’t expect you to stay forever with me I live for the single moment (he saying she'll tell him wrong that it can't just be them forever, since she went with somebody else too.) I take back everything i've said You would those words on you lips As if they meant anything anyway (he says they never meant anything because she cheated on him)--& he takes it all back. Sometimes I feel I could drop off the face of the earth It seems I do more harm than good And I don’t know if it’s worth me loosing sleep over this (he says he does more harm than good, he tried to make everything good but apparently not, she cheated on him.) i don't know, it seemed pretty simple to me. | |
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Cicely aka Icic Badass |
#10 by Cicely aka Icicles and CSkank Shankle (if u stalk me i will shoot you.) at Jun 5, 1983 at 6:09 PM EST |
| It sounds to me like he had a rough break-up, and his girl has taken everything of his, both physical and emaotional. She has basically raped him of all feelings, b/c she would just say all of those words, but they never meant anything. | |
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Jesus Average |
#11 by Jesus Christ at Oct 12, 1987 at 1:52 PM EST |
| i don't think she wanted his love because she "had it all in the first place" and he knew that and didn't want to get involved but he ended up falling for her. and now he's suffering for something that he never wanted. he knows he shouldnt loose sleep over this but he can't deny the hurt that he feels | |
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mike Average |
#12 by mike rojas at Sep 30, 1992 at 11:01 PM EST |
| sounds like me and my x's breakup! i love it, but at the same time it brings back some memories i would prefer not remembering! | |
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calvin Wanna Be |
#13 by calvin maynard at Jun 14, 1993 at 10:40 PM EST |
| mmyea all you guys already said for me what i think bout the song haha. it's way rad to the R-A-D ^_^ | |
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Zach Wanna Be |
#14 by Zach U haft 2 ask 1st at May 10, 1994 at 7:55 PM EST |
| This song has so much energy ... its such a great song and the cd is amazing.. | |
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Flappy Average |
#15 by Flappy Bob at Feb 2, 1995 at 11:53 PM EST |
| seriously..change the lyrics.. its "you WORE those words on your lips" its not WOULD ok? get it right if you claim to love this band KNOW THE EFFING LYRICS | |
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klown Rhythm Player |
#16 by klown at Oct 24, 1999 at 8:27 PM EST |
| Brilliant song, one of my favourite Matchbook Romance songs. "Take Take everything, and leave me scrambling, reaching for something that wasn't there in the first place" Dammit...This is like when someone just kinda shits on you and leaves you, and sometimes as much as you want to hate them you just can't. And you always reach out, or hang onto the hope of that person rekindling something for you...even though you know that 'something' (love) wasn't there in the first place, and never will be. This song speaks volumes to me, the more I listen to these guys the more and more I like them | |
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Kyle Rhythm Player |
#17 by Kyle Wait I Aint Telling You at Feb 2, 2006 at 2:10 PM EST |
| drummer boy, i'm going to have to agree.. only it may not be just guilt...but how he feels since "you'd think you'd learn over all these years, good things won't last forever" sounds like that's not the only plan that didn't follow through.. | |
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