Put a capo on the first fret or tune up half a step
strumming might be a little off for the chorus but you have to listen to the song to get it.
what hurts the most
guitar one:
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guitar two:
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guitar three:
----------2-2-2---3-3-3----------------------------------|
----------3-3-3---3-3-3----------------------------------|
----------2-2-2------------------------------------------|
--2-2-2-----------2-2-2----------------------------------|
--2-2-2-----------3-3-3----------------------------------|
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continue three times
verse:
i can take the rain on the roof of this empty house...
guitar one and three:
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even though going on without you still upsets me...
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-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3--------------------------------|
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-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--2-2-2--------------------------------|
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chorus
what hurts the most was bein' so close...
guitar one:
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---------3--3--3--3-----3--3--3--3----------------|
---------2--------2-----2--------2----------------|
-2----------2--------2-----2----------------------|
-2----------3--2-----2-----3--2-------------------|
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guitar two:
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--------------2-2---------------------------------2-2-2-2-|
2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------------------|
2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------|
--------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------|x2
guitar three:
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after chorus:
guitar one:
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guitar two:
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guitar three:
----------2-2-2---3-3-3----------------------------------|
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--2-2-2-----------2-2-2----------------------------------|
--2-2-2-----------3-3-3----------------------------------|
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continue twice
verse 2:
its hard to deal with the pain of losing you...
guitar one and three:
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gettin' up gettin' dressed livin' with this regret...
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chorus
what hurts the most is being so close...
guitar one:
---------2--3--3--2-----2--3--3--2----------------|
---------3--3--3--3-----3--3--3--3----------------|
---------2--------2-----2--------2----------------|
-2----------2--------2-----2----------------------|
-2----------3--2-----2-----3--2-------------------|
---------------3--------------3-------------------|
guitar two:
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2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------------------|
2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------|
--------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------|x2
guitar three:
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bridge:
yeah!...
guitar one:
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----------2-2-2------------------------------------------|
--2-2-2-----------2-2-2----------------------------------|
--2-2-2-----------3-3-3----------------------------------|
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guitar two:
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|-----------11-13~--11-11----------------------13-11--------11-13-13------|
|--10-12-13---------------13-13-12-12-10-10----------13~-13---------------|
|-------------------------------------------13----------------------------|
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|-13-13-15-15-16~-16-13---13----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------16---16-13-16-13-----------------------------------|
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|---------------------------------------------15--------------------------|
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chorus:
what hurts the most was being so close...
guitar one:
---------2--3--3--2-----2--3--3--2----------------|
---------3--3--3--3-----3--3--3--3----------------|
---------2--------2-----2--------2----------------|
-2----------2--------2-----2----------------------|
-2----------3--2-----2-----3--2-------------------|
---------------3--------------3-------------------|
guitar two:
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--------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
--------------2-2---------------------------------2-2-2-2-|
2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------------------|
2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------|
--------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------|x2
guitar three:
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ending:
and not seeing that loving you is what i was trying to do...
guitar one:
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guitar two:
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guitar three:
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--2-2-2-----------2-2-2----------------------------------|
--2-2-2-----------3-3-3----------------------------------|
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continue three times
lyrics:
I can take the rain on the roof of this empty house
That don’t bother me
I can take a few tears now and then and just let them out
I’m not afraid to cry every once in a while
Even though going on with you gone still upsets me
There are days every now and again I pretend I’m ok
But that’s not what gets me
What hurts the most
Was being so close
And having so much to say
And watching you walk away
And never knowing
What could have been
And not seeing that loving you
Is what I was tryin’ to do
It’s hard to deal with the pain of losing you everywhere I go
But I’m doin’ It
It’s hard to force that smile when I see our old friends and I’m alone
Still Harder
Getting up, getting dressed, livin’ with this regret
But I know if I could do it over
I would trade give away all the words that I saved in my heart
That I left unspoken
What hurts the most
Is being so close
And having so much to say
And watching you walk away
And never knowing
What could have been
And not seeing that loving you
Is what I was trying to do
What hurts the most
Is being so close
And having so much to say
And watching you walk away
And never knowing
What could have been
And not seeing that loving you
Is what I was trying to do
Not seeing that loving you
That’s what I was trying to do
Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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Matt Lead Player |
#1 by Matt Cromwell at Sep 30, 2007 at 6:09 AM EST |
| this song is so sad! she didn't get to tell him she really loved him before he died. oh, and just to correct some things i noticed in previous posts: he didn't commit suicide. he died in a car crash. that's what the clip with him hitting the windshield was all about. and it wasn't his grave she was at. it was a memorial cross at the site where he died. they don't actually burry by the side of the road! people just leave flowers and stuff there. | |
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Kyle Rhythm Player |
#2 by Kyle Wait I Aint Telling You at Oct 1, 2007 at 2:20 AM EST |
| This song ROCKS!! I've been listenin' to it ever since my b/f of 5 frickin' months broke up with me! He never knew how i felt about him!!!! | |
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Kyle Average |
#3 by Kyle Landers at Oct 2, 2007 at 11:54 AM EST |
| i just recently hurt this song, i love it so much, i picked up my guitar and started learning it for hours all night long, for the few time i didnt get the video, then i watch it again, bout where she didnt say wat she saw in the futrue then at the end she said, i saw you, i saw you, and the lyrics are perfect for this song, i had a gf, whos dad hated me, for no reason, ended up breaking up, this song reminds me off her, amazing song by the rascal flatts | |
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Rockstar Professional |
#4 by Rockstar at Oct 4, 2007 at 4:22 AM EST |
| this is anova song by rascal flatts dat i jst cant get outa my head. i ws a bit confuzed b4 i red all the ova posts about da end bt now i no wot she meens by " I saw you" thanx evri1 hu posted! | |
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austin Lead Player |
#5 by austin at Oct 7, 2007 at 6:53 PM EST |
| The song is talking about a young couple in love and wanting to spend the rest of their lives together. Then the boy dies and leaves the girl all alone and she is tring to get through her life without him.... The video explains it all. It is a really good song and one of my favorite country songs | |
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spencer Wanna Be |
#6 by spencer mccarthy at Oct 15, 2007 at 10:06 AM EST |
| In the beginig where she is yelling at her dad in the video is when she just found out that her boyfriend died and she is so upset she is blaming it on her dad. Then it goes to where its showing her and the boy running in the field, it is showing the past when he was alive and when they were happy. | |
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TOm Wanna Be |
#7 by TOm HIrsch at Oct 15, 2007 at 1:30 PM EST |
| omg..this song is amazing/... i loved it when i first heard it!! i still didnt see the vidoe clip its still downloading {20 % :( } from what i read in allll the comments...i kinda understood what its like..plus i saw preview of what i have from the download. i thought it meant something else..but from what i read, it matches. | |
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Zach Wanna Be |
#8 by Zach Pain at Oct 17, 2007 at 1:46 AM EST |
| I just saw this video and it brought up my past. I wasnt sure about the first part in the video about her screaming at her dad maybe, but it is really sad! I still like the song tho. | |
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dan Average |
#9 by dan evans at Oct 17, 2007 at 8:44 AM EST |
| okay so i just saw the video today and it made me cry. =[ it's so sad, but i'm not sure i really understand it? -okay the girl is pregnant and her dad finds out, so he tells the guy not to come around anymore. the girl wanted to see him so she went off with him, to just talk. she wanted to tell him everything that's going on but can't. so she left her words unspoken. he didn't know how to react to it and killed himself, and now that he's not there anymore she feels she can tell him everything. the only reason why i think she is pregnant is because at the beginning she was saying "it's not true, it's not true" and during the video she's throwing up in the bathroom holding her stomach. i have no idea what it's about, do any of you? =[ - care | |
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Klint Average |
#10 by Klint flowers at Oct 18, 2007 at 11:26 AM EST |
| this song goes 2 ways with me 1. its about a guy who had the girl he loved as his best friend. and after a while he had all these feelings for her and he just left them unspoken. after a while the girl met a guy and left him in the past...or 2. its about a guy who was dating a girl but never did tell her his true feelings for her, never told her he loved her. never did tell her the things that she wanted/needed to hear. and now that he's lost her...life is just about the regret of losing the one he loved... | |
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Trey Average |
#11 by Trey smith at Oct 19, 2007 at 7:00 PM EST |
| At the end where she says " i saw you" she was refering to when she asked him what he saw in the future and he said her. but when he asked her back she just got out of the car and didnt answer. Thus at the end she said I saw you. | |
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