Wich To Bury Us Or The Hatchet Guitar Tab

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In Like A Lion (Always Winter)

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tuning: drop d and all flatted

verse 1: guitar 2
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I think you know what I'm getting at I find it so upsetting that the memories that you 
you keep the bad but the good you just forget and even though I'm angry I can still say I 

my heart will break the day when you peel out and drive away I can't believe this happened

pre-chorus: guitar 2
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and all this time I never thought that all we had would be all for none

chorus: guitar 2
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no, I don't hate you don't wanna fight you know I'll always love you but right now I 
don't like you know I don't hate you don't want to fight you know I'll always love you but 

now I just don't like you cause you took this too far, too far

then some kind of banjo thingy or something after the chorus

verse 2:
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make your decision and don't you dare think twice go with your instincts along with some 
advice this didn't turn out the way I thought it would at all you blame me but some of 
is still your fault I tried to move you, but you just wouldn't budge I tried to hold your
hand but you'd rather hold your grudge I think you know what I'm getting at you said 
and I just don't want you regretting that

repeat chorus

bridge: both guitars

guitar 1
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guitar 2
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guitar 1
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and wisdom always chooses these black eyes and these bruises over the heartache that 
say never completely goes away

guitar 2
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and wisdom always chooses these black eyes and these bruises over the heartache that 
say never completely goes away

guitar 1
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(I just can't believe this happened) and wisdom always chooses these black eyes and 
bruises over the heartache that they say never completely goes away

guitar 2
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Db-10333333333333333/7777777777777773~~------------/7~~-------------->
Ab-10333333333333333/7777777777777773~~------------/7~~-------------->
Db-10333333333333333/7777777777777773~~------------/7~~-------------->
(I just can't believe this happened) and wisdom always chooses these black eyes and 
bruises over the heartache that they say never completely goes away

repeat chorus

bridge 2/outro is all piano and a banjo or something

what happened to us I heard that it's me we should blame what happened to us why didn't 
stop me from turning out this way and know that I don't hate you and know that I don't 
fight you and know I'll always love you but right now I just don't...

Source: GuitarMasta.net
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Francesco Lead Player	#1 by Francesco DeVito at Dec 17, 2005 at 7:57 PM EST
	Agreed, the banjo was a stroke of genius. This song wasn't like most of the other music Relient K has made but i loved it. And the transition from this song into "Let it All Out"...absolutely beautiful.

No Picture Conar Wanna Be	#2 by Conar Gillard at Dec 17, 2005 at 9:36 PM EST
	Ergh Wrong Song Sorry =S I Think This One Is About Being In An Abusive Relationship With Someone Who Dosnt Really Give A Shit But Still Wanting To Be With Then X x X x X

No Picture Dan The English Wanna Be	#3 by Dan The English at Jan 16, 2006 at 1:07 AM EST
	Its about a girl who is really mad because her bf did something that she didnt like. He's tried to fix it but now he's saying unless she forgives him then the relationship is over.

No Picture Matt Average	#4 by Matt at Jan 29, 2006 at 10:30 AM EST
	this and for the moment i feel faint are their only good songs. this song is ace apart for the ending

No Picture Jay the Hellrac Average	#5 by Jay the Hellracer... at Feb 5, 2006 at 12:31 AM EST
	Man, this song is good. Well IMHO, I think this song talks about two people: God, and Matt... or whoever. For most of the song, I think it's as if God is placed in as the speaker, then in some verses, it switches off to the singer. For example: "I tried to move you, but you wouldn't budge I tried to hold your hand but you'd rather hold your grudge" It's like God was trying to get to the person, trying to get a hold of some person but all the person did was "peeled out and drive away" from God. Then on the last verse, it's as if the singer is shifting the blame on God, "why didn't you stop me from turning out this way." I think basically, the whole song is where to people are talking. I also think this has some connection to "I so hate consequences" 'cuz when I saw that "you peel out and drive away" line, it sorta reminds me of "I so hate consequences" because, I'd ask myself, why did he/she drive away from God? This songs pretty deep. Love the transition.

No Picture Jordan Lead Player	#6 by Jordan Gadsby at Feb 8, 2006 at 2:52 PM EST
	reminds me of my relationship...haha unfortunatly :/

No Picture pat Wanna Be	#7 by pat smear at Feb 11, 2006 at 7:00 AM EST
	i think this song is about loving someone soo much u will always will but at sometimes you dont like them it reminds me of when i have fights with my family i think i dont like them but i will always loe them

No Picture Jimmy Lead Player	#8 by Jimmy Chezz at Feb 24, 2006 at 9:34 AM EST
	I LOVE this song, my favorite on the CD, great sound, song REALLY flows, Obviouse what its about, a guy and a girl, splitting, or on the verge and he doesnt want it!

No Picture Eric Rhythm Player	#9 by Eric at Mar 9, 2006 at 9:07 PM EST
	This song is.. argh! Oh so good! My 2 cents? it's about a relationship that somehow, broke apart yet the two persist to stay in the relationship, despite how much they argue and cause fights. The guy wants the girl to know, that even if he seems like he hates her, and even though she can be annoying at times, posibly clingy, he still loves her. Like a love/hate relationship maybe? In the end, the guy realizes that he was in the wrong: "What happend to us? I heard that its me we should blame. What happend to us? Why didnt you stop me from turning out this way?" That's like his way of appologizing. He wants to set things right, he knows what he's done wrong and he's trying to fix that. NAyway, thats what i think...

No Picture Ben Wanna Be	#10 by Ben Koss at Apr 8, 2006 at 11:29 AM EST
	i think this song is about a guy and a girl, and the girl is fighting with him, shes throwing everything that hes done wrong in his face, and hes trying hard not to fight back. hes saying that everything they had together is for nothing, And that what ever he did wrong she took it 2 far and they broke up. she keeps blameing him for it, when some of the blame is on her too. and he finds it impossible 4 him 2 hate her, the way she probably hates him, no matter how hard he trys. cuz its like, not matter what she does,he wont fight her. he doesnt love her, but he doesnt hate her either.

No Picture Diego Wanna Be	#11 by Diego Rodriguez at May 27, 2006 at 1:47 PM EST
	Its About Being In A Relationship With Someone And Basically Bein A Bit Of A Whore To Them Then Realising You Threw It All Away And Feelin Stupid And Wanting Another Chance X x X x X

No Picture Jimmy "Hoffa" Average	#12 by Jimmy "Hoffa" at Jun 15, 2006 at 11:22 AM EST
	The more I listen to this song, I keep thinking that in the line "I tried to hold your hand but you'd rather hold your grudge" he sounds exactly like Jesse Lacey from Brand New.. Maybe it's just me.. anyway

No Picture Razor wrist Lead Player	#13 by Razor wrist at Jun 18, 2006 at 12:40 AM EST
	the first part is about a relationship that ended and now the girl only remembers the bad things and he doesn't like that, but he loves the girl so much that he knows he will fogive her and kepe loving her. Cause he tought this was it and this wasn't for nothing. Then he sings again that he loves her but is verry pissed off. The girl was still thinking about the relationship but he wants a clear answer then she gets some bad advice i guess about al the bad things that happened in there relationship and how it's all his fault and then it's over and he didn't expect that. He taght he did everything to not let it happen but he did it wrong

No Picture Jimmy Rhythm Player	#14 by Jimmy at Jun 18, 2006 at 5:39 AM EST
	Great song. Reminds me to a tee of a relationship that I just had. Relient K is great!!!

No Picture DemolitionLover Wanna Be	#15 by DemolitionLover ^^v^^ at Jun 29, 2006 at 6:26 AM EST
	this song almost makes me cry.. b/c it's so true. this cd is ingenious.. it's my life summed up on a little disk b/c almost every song is ab out like how close he used to be to God.. and lately it's just gone ot crap... aka my life... relient k.. i want to thank you for kicking me in the butt for God. :)

No Picture Maggot Man Wanna Be	#16 by Maggot Man at Jul 7, 2006 at 6:37 PM EST
	It's about a guy, who does something wrong. And it was a little thing but she took it to far in the way that she punished, for lack of better word, him. He doesn't understand how she could do this and he loves her but hates what she did to him, he doesn't understand why she would do this and hurt him like that "Why didn't you stop me from turning out this way".. he doesn't want to fight her he just wants her back. That's what i got from it haha.

No Picture James Wanna Be	#17 by James Makowiecki at Aug 7, 2006 at 3:28 AM EST
	This is my FAVORITE song off Mmhmm. I've been a fan of Relient K for about 4 years and love this song. Although many of their songs are about God, and thats awesome, I don't think that this one is. I think its about a guy and girl relationship. They get in a fight and the girl "you took this too far" blows it out of proportion. Hes mad at her but doesnt hate her, knows he will always love her, but just doesn't like her very much right now. I listen to this song when I get in petty fights with my friends.haha

No Picture Dakota Average	#18 by Dakota Keyes at Aug 8, 2006 at 4:51 PM EST
	this song is more about how he loved tis girl and she didnt love him back..its help me with my recent breakup along with let it all out which is another great song by relinet k. but i dunno it not more about god but about a gril in general

No Picture paste your name Average	#19 by paste your name here at Aug 8, 2006 at 7:29 PM EST
	This is a very confusing song that I don't understand much. If you anyone knows the meaning plese post, and if I think of something I'll put it here.

No Picture Will Wanna Be	#20 by Will Hay at Aug 23, 2006 at 11:30 AM EST
	I'm not a fan of this genre really, but after listening to the album, some songs have grown on me. This is one of them. The chorus is so damn catchy, and sometimes I wish it wasn't. Heh. Good song, nonetheless.

No Picture little Average	#21 by little emo at Nov 24, 2006 at 9:36 AM EST
	I love the lyrics "Wisdom always chooses these black eyes and these bruises over the heartache that they say never completely goes away", brilliant. Relient K rocks my face off

No Picture A.K.A. Steven Average	#22 by A.K.A. Steven Stelacio at Nov 26, 2006 at 10:52 PM EST
	i love this song so much, it's like my favorite out of everything right now. its so meaningful and touching. i love it.

No Picture Mat Average	#23 by Mat Hancock at Jan 14, 2007 at 9:04 PM EST
	Good song, but the ending kinda kills it. :/

No Picture ben Rhythm Player	#24 by ben kurkul at Feb 11, 2007 at 5:48 AM EST
	its about a fight that went to far

No Picture connor Average	#25 by connor gooley at Feb 17, 2007 at 8:17 AM EST
	This one's great. I am quickly becomming a HUGE Relient K fan. I think this is about a relationship. I've had moments like 'I'll always love you but right now I just don't like you' a lot lately. And the transition to Let It All Out is great. Loving it.

No Picture DUMBASS Average	#26 by DUMBASS Thomas at Feb 22, 2007 at 11:31 PM EST
	so umm my ex boyfrend gave me a cd[with this song on it] and told me it was really important and i needed to listen to it so i just listened to the song and can sumbody explain 2 me wut hes trying to tell me cuz im kinda confused :S

No Picture metal-cat Average	#27 by metal-cat stepheria at Mar 17, 2007 at 8:09 AM EST
	I disagree with Roihclem. I just went to their concert in Orlando, and they said, "This song is about when you love someone, but you're not exactly happy with them." I think its about a relationship with a girl that was gone awry. This song is awesome and got me through some tough times... and the second part (Let It All Out) of this song is great too even though a lot of people at the concert said it was lame... I continued to belt out every single word... very powerful and also very noble of Matt to play such a slow song at a rock concert.

No Picture Jimmy Lead Player	#28 by Jimmy Chezz at Apr 16, 2007 at 6:26 AM EST
	I think this is definately about a relationship with another person, hence the title, althought I do think the narrator is viewing it from a Christian perspective ("you know I'll always love you but right now I just don't like you.."). Which to bury? Us.. (the relationship between Matt and whoever.) ..or the hatchet? (the grudge that they hold between one another.)

No Picture Ĵǿ Wanna Be	#29 by Ĵǿħŋ Ĝęřđěŋĭţš at Apr 29, 2007 at 12:18 PM EST
	Totally amazing, love every verse, it's awesome, and I think it could be both about god and a relationship, it's really cool, the bango rocks =D

No Picture Jordan Wanna Be	#30 by Jordan Ivory-Marcotte at Jun 8, 2007 at 4:02 AM EST
	I agree. This is definately about a relationship. He is mad about something in particular that has happened but he still loves her. Very easy to relate to.

No Picture Robyn Average	#31 by Robyn Paul at Jun 19, 2007 at 2:18 AM EST
	this soong is about excepting that you have to let go of a lost love love or its just going to keep getting harder on you throughout life in it self. its a great song and matt did reallt good vocal cords and guitar cords as well.

No Picture Badass	#32 by guess wha' i suck at Jul 22, 2007 at 12:22 AM EST
	i think its about a relationship were one of them did something wrong and he dosnt kno if he should get over it -burry the hatchet- or breakup - burry themselves (the relationship)-

No Picture Keegan Average	#33 by Keegan at Aug 13, 2007 at 7:21 PM EST
	Really Diggin The Banjo In This Song, Amazing Song...

No Picture Cory Wanna Be	#34 by Cory at Aug 19, 2007 at 8:59 PM EST
	This song definitely deserves more comments. I think it is one of the best ones on the album. It's different from the past Relient K songs but the fact that this song goes over so many different aspects of anger, from the fiery to the sad end. And I love the vocals on "I tried to move you..." This song and "Let It All Out" are definitely a two-part combo. You can really see the transition from anger to acceptance.

No Picture chOxY Rhythm Player	#35 by chOxY at Aug 24, 2007 at 5:28 PM EST
	i hate this band. but this is one of my all time favorite songs.

No Picture David Average	#36 by David Gilmour at Sep 9, 2007 at 8:26 AM EST
	It's about a guy, who does something wrong. And it was a little thing but she took it to far in the way that she punished, for lack of better word, him. He doesn't understand how she could do this and he loves her but hates what she did to him, he doesn't understand why she would do this and hurt him like that "Why didn't you stop me from turning out this way".. he doesn't want to fight her he just wants her back. That's what i got from it haha.

No Picture paste your name Average	#37 by paste your name here at Oct 19, 2007 at 4:16 PM EST
	this song is sexy. i love relient k. i love their new album. i love the banjo =)