Lemon Parade Tabs:
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Date: Sat, 28 Mar 1998 14:50:23 -0800
!From: Steven
Subject: TAB:t/tonic/if_you_could_only_see.tab
"If You Could Only See" by TONIC
>From the album LEMON PARADE (1996)
Words and Music ny Emerson Hart
Transcribed by Matt Wilson (jackel20@prodigy.net)
Me and a couple of friends use to play this song a little while back.
I figured out all of the parts, and I'm pretty sure they are right. It's
a fun song to play, and it's not that difficult. If you have any comments
or corrections, you can e-mail me.
***Capo 1st Fret on all guitars (Capo is shown as being the nut)
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Am C G5 G5/F Asus2 Cmaj7/E G6 Fmaj7#11? Em
0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0
1 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0
2 0 0 0 2 5 4 2 0
2 2 0 0 2 5 5 3 2
0 3 x x 0 3 5 3 2
x 3 3 1 x 0 3 1 0
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The beginning is with only an acoustic. The stumming varies, so I'll just
show the chords.You'll have to listen to the song to get the excact rhythm.
(Gtr. 1)
|Am |C |G5 |G5/F G5 |Am |C |G5 |G5/F G5|
|Am |C |G5 |G5/F (hold) | |
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Here is where the two distorted electric guitars come in:
(The strings are shown in relation to the capo.)
(Gtr. 2)
F ||-------------------|----------------------------|| Play 2x
C ||-------------------|----------------------------||
G#||.--------------97-|-(7)-5/14----------14-----.||
D#||.---9/109---------|---------------------------.||
A#||-------------------|----------------------------||
F ||-------------------|----------------------------||
| |
|(Gtr. 3) |
F |-0-0--------0-0-x-x-|-0-0-x-x-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0--||
C |-0-0--------0-0-x-x-|-0-0-x-x-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0--||
G#|-2-2--------5-5-x-x-|-4-4-x-x-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-.||
D#|-2-2--------5-5-x-x-|-5-5-x-x-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-.||
A#|-0-0--------3-3-x-x-|-5-5-x-x-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3--||
F |------------0-0-x-x-|-3-3-x-x-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-1--||
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Here is the verse:
Play entire thing 2x
Gtr.s 2&3 (One uses slides & the other doesn't)
F ||------------------------------|------------------------------|
C ||------------------------------|------------------------------|
G#||.-----------------------------|------------------------------|
D#||.-----------------------------|------------------------------|
A#||-5/7-7-7-7--x-x-x-5/7-7--7--7-|-5/7-7-7-7--x-x-x-5/7-7--7--7-|
F ||-3/5-5-5-5--x-x-x-3/5-5--5--5-|-3/5-5-5-5--x-x-x-3/5-5--5--5-|
Gtr. 2
F |------------------------------|--------------------------------||
C |------------------------------|-3------------3-3-------3-3-3-3-||
G#|------------------------------|-0------------0-0-------0-0-0-0.||
D#|------------------------------|-4------------4-4-------4-4-4-4.||
A#|-2/3-3-3-3--x-x-x-2/3-3--3--3-|-5------------5-5-------5-5-5-5-||
F |-0/1-1-1-1--x-x-x-0/1-1--1--1-|--------------------------------||
| |
| Gtr. 3 |
F |-0-0-0-0-0--x-x-x-0---0--0--0-|--------------3-------0---------||
C |-0-0-0-0-0--x-x-x-0---0--0--0-|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3-||
G#|-2-2-2-2-2--x-x-x-3---3--3--3-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0.||
D#|-3-3-3-3-3--x-x-x-3---3--3--3-|-4--4-4-4-4-4-----4-4-----4-4-4.||
A#|-3-3-3-3-3--x-x-x-3---3--3--3-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-----5-5-----5-5-5-||
F |-1-1-1-1-1--x-x-x-1---1--1--1-|--------------------------------||
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Pre-Chorus:
Gtr. 2
1 1 1 1 1 1
F |-------0--------0-------|-0--------0--------0----|
C |-3--3-----3--3-----3--3-|----3--3-----3--3-----3-|
G#|-5^-------5^-------5^---|----5^-------5^-------5^|
D#|------------------------|------------------------|
A#|------------------------|------------------------|
F |------------------------|------------------------|
| |
| Gtr. 3 |
F |-0-----0-----0--0--0--0-|-0-----0-----0--0--0--0-|
C |-0-----0-----0--0--0--0-|-0-----0-----0--0--0--0-|
G#|-2-----2-----2--2--2--2-|-5-----5-----5--5--5--5-|
D#|-2-----2-----2--2--2--2-|-5-----5-----5--5--5--5-|
A#|-0-----0-----0--0--0--0-|-3-----3-----3--3--3--3-|
F |------------------------|------------------------|
1 1 1
F |----0--------0--------0-|------------------------|
C |-3-----3--3-----3--3----|-3----------------------|
G#|-------5^-------5^------|-5^---------------------|
D#|------------------------|------------------------|
A#|------------------------|------------------------|
F |------------------------|------------------------|
| |
| |
F |-0---0-0-----0--0--0--0-|------------------------|
C |-0---0-0-----0--0--0--0-|------------------------|
G#|-4---4-4-----4--4--4--4-|------------------------|
D#|-5---5-5-----5--5--5--5-|-5----------------------|
A#|-5---5-5-----5--5--5--5-|-5----------------------|
F |-3---3-3-----3--3--3--3-|-3----------------------|
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Chorus
There are 3 guitar parts here: Gtr. 1 (acoustic), Gtr. 4 (clean w/echo),
and Gtr. 5 (clean).
Guitar 1 plays the rhythm from the beginning of the song while the others
play this:
Gtr. 4
F |-----------------0---------|-(0)------3----3-----------|
C |-----------0---0-----------|-------3----3h5--3---------|
G#|--------5------------------|-------------------------5-|
D#|-7----7--------------------|---------------------------|
A#|---------------------------|---------------------------|
F |---------------------------|---------------------------|
| |
| Gtr. 5 |
F |--------0--0---0-0---------|---------------------------|
C |------0h1--0---0-0h1-------|-----1--------1-----1-1--1-|
G#|---------------------2-2-0-|-0---0-0--0---0-0---0-0--2-|D#|---------------------2-2-0-|-0h2---2--0-----0h2--------|
A#|-0-------------------0-0-0-|-3-----3--3-----3----------|
F |---------------------------|---------------------------|
Gtr. 4
F |----------3----3---3-----|-------------------------|
C |-------3----3----3---3---|-------0----0---0---0----|
G#|-4-----------------------|----5-----5-------5------|
D#|-------------------------|-3---------------------5-|
A#|-------------------------|-------------------------|
F |-------------------------|-------------------------|
| |
| Gtr. 5 |
F |-----3-3--3----3-3---3-3-|-----3-3--3-3-3-3---3--0-|
C |-----3-3--3----3-3---3-3-|-----3-3--3-3-3-3---3--0-|
G#|-0---0-0--2----2-2---0-0-|-----0-0--0-0-0-0---0--0-|
D#|-0--------0----0-0---0-0-|-----0-0--0-0-0-0---0--0-|
A#|-------------------------|-------------------------|
F |-3-----------------------|-1----------------3------|
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This is played by yet another guitar, Guitar 6 (clean) It is played
during the second verse.
F |----------------------------|-------------------------|--------------|
C |----------------------------|-------------------------|--------------|
G#|----------------------------|---------------------12////14-----------|
D#|-12/14--12/14-----------1714----------------------|--------------|
A#|----------------------------|-------------------------|--------------|
F |----------------------------|-------------------------|--------------|
F |----------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
C |----------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
G#|----------------------|----------------------|-------------------12////
D#|----------------------|-14-------------1714---------------------|
A#|---------------10//14-|----------------------|------------------------|
F |----------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
F |------------------------|-------------------------|
C |------------------------|-------------------------|
G#|/14---------------------|-----------------14|
D#|------------------------|-----------------14|
A#|------------------------|-------------------------|
F |------------------------|-------------------------|
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This is the rhythm played behind the solo, it is played by Gtrs. 1 and 3.
The solo is played by Guitar 7 (distortion).
Gtrs. 1&3 play 4x
F ||-0--0--x--0-----0--0--0-0-|-3---3-3-3-3-0----0--0-0--0-0--||
C ||-0--0--x--0-----0--0--0-0-|-3---3-3-3-3-0h1--1--1-1--0-0--||
G#||.1--1--x--1-----1--1--0-0-|-0---0-0-0-0-0h2--2--2-2--0-0-.||
D#||.2--2--x--2-----2--2--0-0-|-0---0-0-0-0-0h2--2--2-2--0-0-.||
A#||-2--2--x--2-----2--2--0-0-|-0-----------0----0--0-0--0-0--||
F ||-0--0--x--0-----0--0--0-0-|-0h3-3-3-3-3-------------------||
Artist: Tonic
Album: Lemon Parade
Title: If You Could Only See
If you could only see the way she loves me
Then maybe you would understand
Why I feel this way about our love
And what I must do
If you could only see how blue her eyes can be when she says
When she says she loves me
Well you got your reasons
And you got your lies
And you got your manipulations
They cut me down to size
Sayin' you love but you don't
You give your love but you won't
If you could only see the way she loves me
Then maybe you would understand
Why I feel this way about our love
And what I must do
If you could only see how blue her eyes can be when she says
When she says she loves me
Seems the road less traveled
Show's happiness unraveled
And you got to take a little dirt
To keep what you love
That's what you gotta do
Sayin' you love but you don't
You give your love but you won't
You're stretching out your arms to something that's just not there
Sayin' you love where you stand
Give your heart when you can
If you could only see the way she loves me
Then maybe you would understand
Why I feel this way about our love
And what I must do
If you could only see how blue her eyes can be when she says
When she says she loves me
Sayin' you love but you don't
You give your love but you won't
Sayin' you love where you stand
Give your heart when you can
If you could only see the way she loves me
Then maybe you would understand
Why I feel this way about or love
And what I must do
If you could only see how blue her eyes can be when she says
When she says she loves me
A#|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
F |--------------------------|-----------------------------|
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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Alexxx <3 Lead Player |
#1 by Alexxx <3 at Jan 12, 1986 at 1:28 PM EST |
| i like this song, and i always have! its great, kinda reminds me of my sister, cuz she has blue eyes...dont ask im weird like that?!!? anywho this is a kool song, ever notice how people always try to decipher the song their way but they question before you comment says "What does this song mean to you?".....but hey i guess they are going for the purpose of the site...songmeanings.net......just thought i'd share that or something! | |
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jacob Average |
#2 by jacob ap at Jan 2, 1988 at 7:07 PM EST |
| i would tell my mother that she is manipulative. if she was manipulative, that is. as for the meaning of the song, i believe it's open to interpretation..but i always thought it was about a couple whose families and friends don't want them to be together.."Seems the road less traveled show's happiness unraveled, and you got to take a little dirt to keep what you love" that part makes me think of the speaker having to make sacrifices for the girl, going against the other people in his life, and willing to do it to keep the one he loves. | |
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Squirrels Lead Player |
#3 by Squirrels Dyrant at Mar 7, 1995 at 1:38 PM EST |
| To me, this song is about real love.. and how people mock you for it. In the first verse, he's talking to most possibly, other guys, who fake relationships just to screw a girl. Saying that their manipulations cut real people like him who are honest and the male kind down to size. The pre-chorus to me, sounds like how these men lie during relationships. How they're all, "oooh I love you!" but they really don't. The chorus sounds like he's saying, "Well, if you could only see the way she loves me, then maybe you'de understand why I feel this way about our love, and what I must do." As if he's sacrificing himself to her. Because that's what love is all about, and he's trying to explain to other guys. The second chorus, obviously, sounds like he's saying, "The road less traveled" .i.e. - true love and not faking relationships - shows happiness. And the dirt is about how you are insulted, but if you love somebody, you should never break up with them to gain acceptance. I basically have always thought this song was about how people make fun of other people just because they're in love, but that's just me. | |
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Squirrels Lead Player |
#4 by Squirrels Dyrant at Aug 23, 1999 at 12:27 PM EST |
| This song really brings out the greatness and the power of music! This song fucking rocks man! | |
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Julian Average |
#5 by Julian . at Aug 20, 2006 at 4:15 PM EST |
| he wrote this song to his mother about a girl who he was in love with and planned to marry but she didn't approve, hence "if you could only see the way she loves me maybe you would understand" | |
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