Certain Tragedy Guitar Tab

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"Certain Tragedy" - Saves The Day
Tabbed by Sean DeLonge

Intro & Verse
e|-------|-------------------------|
B|-------|-------------------------|
G|-------|-------------------------|
D|-------|--6-6-6-6----------------|
A|--6-6--|--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--6-6--|
E|--4-4--|-----------2-2-2-2--4-4--|

e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|--8-8-8-8--6-6-6-6-----------------------------|
A|--6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4--8-8-8-8--6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4--|
E|--------------------6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2--|

e|-----------------------------------------------|-------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|-------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|-------------|
D|--8-8-8-8--6-6-6-6-----------------------------|-------------|
A|--6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4--8-8-8-8--6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4--|--8-86/84--|
E|--------------------6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2--|--6-64/62--|

Chorus
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--6-6-6-6-------8-8-8-8---------|
A|--4-4-4-4--4-4--6-6-6-6--4-4/6--|
E|-----------2-2-----------2-2/4--|

e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|--6-6-6-6-------8-8-8-8--11-11/13--|
A|--4-4-4-4--4-4--6-6-6-6---9--9/11--|
E|-----------2-2---------------------|

Bridge
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------6-6-6-6--|
A|--8-8-8-8--6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4--3-3-3-3--4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4--|
E|--6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2--1-1-1-1--2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-----------|

Solo:
E|----------------------------|------------------------------|
B|----------------------------|------------------------------|
G|----------------------------|------------------------------|
D|--3--3--3------------3------|--3--3--3------------3--6-----|
A|------------6--4--6---------|------------6--4--6--------6--|
E|------------------------4---|------------------------------|

E|-------------------------|------------------------|
B|-------------------------|------------------------|
G|-------------------------|------------------------|
D|-----4p3-----------3-----|-----------6-------8----|
A|--6-------6--4--6--------|--------4-----6/8-------|
E|----------------------4--|--4--6------------------|

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Dylan Average	#1 by Dylan Donovan at Apr 10, 1971 at 8:58 PM EST
	the word that you are hearing that sounds like LOVE is actually OF. he just puts emphasis on it, then he says diamonds

No Picture Venti Average	#2 by Venti at Nov 21, 1972 at 3:46 AM EST
	I see the difference. Why are there 2 different versions?

No Picture Lucas Average	#3 by Lucas Gracia at Jun 5, 1973 at 9:08 PM EST
	its not like, die ie monds more like die-amonds. he just breaks it up weird, he doesnt say it wrong...and i dont get how you could hear "love" between the "full" and "of"...if people would just look in the little booklets...cheese and rice

No Picture kevin Rhythm Player	#4 by kevin jeung at Sep 20, 1973 at 3:30 PM EST
	where are you getting love from.... he says dieimonds. And plus in the lyrics booklet it even says diamonds.

No Picture edwin Wanna Be	#5 by edwin henrriquez at Jul 29, 1976 at 12:34 PM EST
	" I miss the warmth of the summer when we were on our own, but now it's winter and my bones are cold."....wow...not only does that part of the song stick out cause of the breakdown...but those lyrics are amazing...bravo C.C.

No Picture guitar girl Rhythm Player	#6 by guitar girl 13 at Dec 19, 1977 at 11:23 PM EST
	this song is amazing, the way he keeps the song upbeat even tho the meaning is like so sad it breaks ur heart, its just about the inevitability of having your heart broken and no matter how much ur willing to give sumtimes u dont get nething in return, std f**ckin' amazing!

No Picture Berenice Average	#7 by Berenice Issaris at Feb 22, 1980 at 7:27 PM EST
	yeah those last two quotes are awesome. but really i dont even like this song as much as some of the other ones but ill listen to it just for those two lines! ha. yeah.

No Picture rockman Average	#8 by rockman the sequel at Jun 26, 1984 at 3:18 PM EST
	first off this song is professional(cool). And I am listening to it right now. At the beginning it sounds like the longer the rlationship lasts it is alwas the same. And then it seems to be he's giving so much much not really getting the same in return. And the choking reference,I think that the same thing over and over is choking the life from him, or killing him emotionally. I guess thats what I think.

No Picture Josh Lead Player	#9 by Josh Ripley at Mar 30, 1988 at 8:54 AM EST
	LOL This confusion over "bucket full of love" and "bucket full of diamonds" made me put on the CD. Chris does say "bucket fullof die ie monds" like bassistboy04 said. It's sad how the simple truth is that no matter what you do to try and save your relationship with the little things you could do such as write a song, love notes, buy jewelry, and taking out the trash meaning that he'd sacrifice or do anything for her but it will still not save the relationship because it's ultimately going to end. And when it's over, he'd rather be left alone to look at pictures of her and cherish the memoris. I love the line, "So it's on into the lonely lights and the rest of it." Just breaks my heart everytime I hear it because I can relate.

No Picture Josh Average	#10 by Josh Duncan at May 19, 1990 at 11:45 AM EST
	That is so true, all relationships (besides like being married) end in crappy ways. Certain Tragedy. You would think this song would depress the crap out of you but it seems... to help you. Its grate.

No Picture Klint Average	#11 by Klint flowers at Apr 7, 1993 at 3:36 AM EST
	its really touching and i honestly LOVE saves the day. like all their songs are awesome!!! whooo hooooo!!!!

No Picture Toby Musical Thunder	#12 by Toby at Nov 22, 1996 at 5:56 AM EST
	mattya19 et al: the "LOVE" is actually the drawn out 'full' followed by 'of' ie "full-ul-ul of' or something like that. between the drawn out 'full' and the 'of', it does sound like 'full uh love'. but there's no way to explain what he says next except that he says "...buy a bucket fullll of dieiamonds but..." BTW std rocks.

No Picture mike Average	#13 by mike duncan at Jan 2, 2000 at 12:10 PM EST
	i love this song, its so greatly written, yeah like that biscy said, I could write you a song, send you a note, or empty out your trash and buy a bucket full of diamonds but even the most beautiful of all roses must someday crumble to dust and fade away. It's certain tragedy, is lone of the best writtten things ive ever heard its great just amazing, i can feel wut hes saying, i dont kno i fguess its about him and this girl that may bekind of mnad at him, im tired i cant really analyze so good right now...

No Picture chris Average	#14 by chris jenko at Sep 29, 2007 at 4:47 AM EST
	To me, I think this means that the relationship they are in is coming to its inevitable end. They have been going around in circles and still cannot find a way to resolve what is keeping them apart. He wants to tell her that it is over, but doesn't know how. He longs for the days when they had something beautiful, because that beauty, like a rose's, has faded, leaving only something that is crumbling away before his eyes.