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			     Yellowcard - Firewater
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Yellowcard
Punk Goes Acoustic
"Firewater"

Tabbed by : John Valte (J.V)
email: hanginwitastaple@hotmail.com


Gtr.1 - Standard
Gtr.2 - Standard
Gtr.3 - Standard(Violin)
Gtr.4 - Standard(Violin)
Gtr.5 - Standard

Intro
Gtr.1(figure out strumming pattern)(Intro/Verse)
e|-0>-----0>-----0>-----0>-0>--0>-----0>-----0>-----0>-0>-|
B|-0>-----0>-----0>-----0>-0>--0>-----0>-----0>-----0>-0>-|
G|-4>----/8>----6>----1>-2>-/4>----/8>----6>----/9>-8>-|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
Gtr.3(figure out timing)
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------12-------|
G|-11-13~---14p13-11~--13p11-9~-9h11-13-11-13-14----14-13-|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
Gtr.2(comes in when Gtr.1 gets to 4th on G 2nd time)
e|--------------(12)-|
B|-(12)---(7)--------|
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|

Verse(Gtr.1 keeps playing Intro/Verse)
Gtr.3(figure out timing)
e|---------------------------|------|-------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------|------|-------------------------------------|
G|-13~---14p13-11~--13p11-9~-|-8--9-|-13-11-9-11-9-8-9~--9h11p9-8~--6~--4~|
D|---------------------------|------|-------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------|------|-------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------|------|-------------------------------------|
Gtr.4 (comes in 2nd time)(figure out timing)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-16~-----14~----14h16-13~--16-14-13-14-13-11-13~--14p13-11~--13p11-9~|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

Part After the Verse
Gtr.2
e|-----0~------0x----0~------0x-----7~------7-----7~|
B|-----9~------------7~-----------------------------|
G|---9~------9~----9~------9~-----9~------9~----9~--|
D|-7~------7~----7~------7~-----7~------7~----7~----|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

Verse 2(I'm gonna overcome this..")
Gtr.1(do this 2x then go to cont'd)
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------9--9-9--9-9-9-|
D|-2-2x--6-6x--7--7-7--7-7-7--11-11x--9-9x--6--6-6--6-6-6-|
A|-2-2x--6-6x--4--4-4--4-4-4--11-11x--6-6x--7--7-7--7-7-7-|
E|-0-0x--4-4x--5--5-5--5-5-5---9--9x--7-7x----------------|
cont'd(do this 2x)
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-2x--6-6x--7--7-7--7-7-7--11-11x--9-9x--6--6-6--6-6-6-|
A|-2-2x--6-6x--4--4-4--4-4-4--11-11x--6-6x--7--7-7--7-7-7-|
E|-0-0x--4-4x--5--5-5--5-5-5---9--9x----------------------|

("I was never good at...")
Gtr.2(Figure out timing)
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------0-------0-------2-----2-----2~|
G|-----2-------2-------1-------1-------2-----2-----2~|
D|-----4-------4---1-1---1-1-1---1-2-2---2-2---2-2~--|
A|-0-0---0-0-0---0-----------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

Chorus(figure out strumming pattern)
Gtr.1
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-9>--7>----4>--5>------------------------------------------|
G|-9>--9>----6>--6>--------1>2>-4>--2>--1>-------------------|
D|-9>--9>----6>--6>----2>4>2>2>-2>--2>--2>---4x-6x-4x-2-2-2x-|
A|-7>--7>----4>--4>----0>0>0>0>-0>--0>--0>---0x-0x-0x-0-0-0x-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Gtr.2(goes along with Gtr.1)
e|---------------------0>0>0>0>-0>--0>--0>-------------------|
B|-9>--7>----4>--5>----0>0>0>0>-0>--0>--0>-------------------|
G|-9>--9>----6>--6>----x-x-1>2>-4>--2>--1>-------------------|
D|-9>--9>----6>--6>----2>4>2>2>-2>--2>--2>---6x-7x-6x-2-2-2x-|
A|-7>--7>----4>--4>----0>0>0>0>-0>--0>--0>---0x-0x-0x-0-0-0x-|
E|-0>--0>----------------------------------------------------|
Gtr.3(figure out timing)
e|-17-16-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------17-14-------17-17-------17-17-16-16-17-17-16-16-17-17-|
G|-------------16-16-------16-16-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
cont'd(gtr.3)
e|-16----------17----------19----17----16-------------------------------|
B|----17----17----17----17----17----17----19-17-16-17----17----17----17-|
G|-------16----------16-------------------------------18----16----14----|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
cont'd(gtr.3)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------16-17---17----17----17----------------------------|
G|-13-14-13----13----13-14------18----16----14----13-14-13----13-------------|
D|----------16----16---------------------------------------16----16-14-16-14~|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Next Verse("when we were..")
Gtr.5(palm mute the notes in A and E strings)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----9-------9--------9-------9-------9-------9-------9------9---|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7-7---7-7-7---7----------------------------------7-7---7-7-7--7-|
E|-----------------9-9----9-9-9---9-7-7---7-7-7---7-0-0---0-0-0--0-|
cont'd
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----9-------9--------9-------9-------9-------9-------9------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7-7---7-7-7---7----------------------------------7-7---7-7x-|
E|-----------------9-9----9-9-9---9-7-7---7-7-7---7-0-0---0-0x-|
Gtr.2(comes in 2nd time)
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-----2~------2~------2~--------2~|
A|---2-------2-------2---------2---|
E|-0-------9-------7---------0-----|


("It's so much harder now")
Gtr.1
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------x-x-x--x-x-x-------------------x--x-x-x-x-x-x-|
G|----------------x-x-x--x-x-x----------------9--x--x-x-x-x-x-x-|
D|-2-2x--6-6x--7--x-x-x--x-x-x--11-11x--9-9x--6--x--x-x-x-x-x-x-|
A|-2-2x--6-6x--4--x-x-x--x-x-x--11-11x--6-6x--7--x--x-x-x-x-x-x-|
E|-0-0x--4-4x--5-----------------9--9---7-7x--------------------|
Gtr.2(goes with Gtr.1)(same strumming pattern as Gtr.1)
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------x-x-x--x-x-x--9-9x10x9x----x--x-x-x-x-x-x-|
G|-8-8x9x8x-----x-x-x--x-x-x--9-9x-9x9x9x--x--x-x-x-x-x-x-|
D|-9-9x9x9x11x--x-x-x--x-x-x--9-9x-9x9x9x--x--x-x-x-x-x-x-|
A|-7-7x7x7x-7x--x-x-x--x-x-x--7-7x-7x7x7x--x--x-x-x-x-x-x-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
cont'd
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------x-x-x--x-x-x-------------------|
G|----------------x-x-x--x-x-x-------------------|
D|-2-2x--6-6x--7--x-x-x--x-x-x--11-11x--9-9x--6>-|
A|-2-2x--6-6x--4--x-x-x--x-x-x--11-11x--6-6x--7>-|
E|-0-0x--4-4x--5-----------------9--9------------|
(Gtr.2 cont'd)(Gtr.1 does the Db other stuff alone)
e|---------------------------|
B|--------------x-x-x--x-x-x-|
G|-8-8x9x8x-----x-x-x--x-x-x-|
D|-9-9x9x9x11x--x-x-x--x-x-x-|
A|-7-7x7x7x-7x--x-x-x--x-x-x-|
E|---------------------------|

Play ("I was never good at...")

Chorus 2
Gtr.1
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-9>--7>----4>--5>--------------------|
G|-9>--9>----6>--6>--------1>2>-4>--2>-|
D|-9>--9>----6>--6>----2>4>2>2>-2>--2>-|
A|-7>--7>----4>--4>----0>0>0>0>-0>--0>-|
E|-------------------------------------|
Gtr.2(goes along with Gtr.1)
e|---------------------0>0>0>0>-0>--0>-|
B|-9>--7>----4>--5>----0>0>0>0>-0>--0>-|
G|-9>--9>----6>--6>----x-x-1>2>-4>--2>-|
D|-9>--9>----6>--6>----2>4>2>2>-2>--2>-|
A|-7>--7>----4>--4>----0>0>0>0>-0>--0>-|
E|-0>--0>------------------------------|
Gtr.1
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-9>--7>----4>--5>------------------------------|
G|-9>--9>----6>--6>--------1>2>-4>--2>--1>-------|
D|-9>--9>----6>--6>----2>4>2>2>-2>--2>--2>--4>-2x|
A|-7>--7>----4>--4>----0>0>0>0>-0>--0>--0>--0>-0x|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
Gtr.2(goes along with Gtr.1)
e|---------------------0>0>0>0>-0>--0>--0>-------|
B|-9>--7>----4>--5>----0>0>0>0>-0>--0>--0>-------|
G|-9>--9>----6>--6>----x-x-1>2>-4>--2>--1>-------|
D|-9>--9>----6>--6>----2>4>2>2>-2>--2>--2>--4>-2x|
A|-7>--7>----4>--4>----0>0>0>0>-0>--0>--0>--0>-0x|
E|-0>--0>----------------------------------------|
Gtr.3(figure out timing)
e|-17-16-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------17-14-------17-17-------17-17-16-16-17-17-16-16-17-17-|
G|-------------16-16-------16-16-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
cont'd
e|-16----------17----------19----17----16-------------------------------|
B|----17----17----17----17----17----17----19-17-16-17----17----17----17-|
G|-------16----------16-------------------------------18----16----14----|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
cont'd
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|start
B|-------------------------16-17----17----17----17-------------------|over
G|-13-14-13----13----13-14-------18----16----14----13-14-13----13----|after
D|----------16----16----------------------------------------16----16-|this
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|then
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------
cont'd
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------16-13-14-16-13-14-16-|
D|-14-16-18-16-14-16-18----------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

("....today I couldn't...")
Gtr.5(strum for a REALLY long time)
e|-----|
B|-12>-|
G|--x--|
D|--9>-|
A|-----|
E|-----|
Gtr.1(figure out timing..pretty fast strum)
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|-11-11-11-11-11---9--9-9x-|
D|-11-11-11-11-11---9--9-9x-|
A|--9--9--9--9--9---7--7-7x-|
E|--0--0--0--0--0---0--0-0x-|

Then
Gtr.2
e|-----0~------0x----0~------0x-----7~------7-----7~|
B|-----9~------------7~-----------------------------|
G|---9~------9~----9~------9~-----9~------9~----9~--|
D|-7~------7~----7~------7~-----7~------7~----7~----|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

Play Chorus 2

Part after
Gtr.1(figure out strumming)
e|-------------------|------------------|
B|-------------------|------------------|
G|-9-9---9-9--9-9--x-|-6-6---6-6--6-6-x-|
D|-9-9---9-9--9-9--x-|-6-6---6-6--6-6-x-|
A|-7-7---7-7--7-7--x-|-7-7---7-7--7-7-x-|
E|-0-0---0-0--0-0----|-9-9---9-9--9-9---|
Gtr.5(figure out timing)
e|---|-----0-------0-------0--------0---|
B|---|-9p0---0-7p0---0-9p0---0-10p0---0-|
G|-9~|----------------------------------|
D|---|----------------------------------|
A|---|----------------------------------|
E|---|----------------------------------|
Gtr.4(figure out timing)
e|------------16~----------16~-----------|
B|-17~----19-----------19---------19--17~|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|

("...forget your face")
Gtr.5(keep doing a bunch)(figure out pattern)
e|-0---|
B|---2-|
G|-----|
D|-----|
A|-----|
E|-----|
Gtr.3(timing)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-16-17----17----17----17-------------------------16-17----17----17----17-|
G|-------18----16----14----13-14-13----13----13-14-------18----16----14----|
D|----------------------------------16----16-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
cont'd
e|-------------------------------------------------16---14----14-------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------17-----17-16-14---|
G|-13-14-13----13-------------------------------14-------------------------16|
D|----------16----16-14-16-18-14-16-18-14-16-18------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gtr.1
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|-----1>2>4>--2>--1>--------|
D|-2>4>2>2>2>--2>--2>--4>--2~|
A|-0>0>0>0>0>--0>--0>--0>--0~|
E|---------------------------|
Gtr.2
e|-0>0>0>0>0>--0>--0>--0>--0~|
B|-0>0>0>0>0>--0>--0>--0>--0~|
G|-x-x-1>2>4>--2>--1>--x---x-|
D|-2>4>2>2>2>--2>--2>--4>--2~|
A|-0>0>0>0>0>--0>--0>--0>--0~|
E|---------------------------|
Gtr.5 fill(figure out when it comes)(timing)
e|------------------|
B|-5--4-2h4-----0---|
G|----------21-----|
D|----------------2~|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|

Ending
Gtr.1(figure out strumming pattern)
e|-0>-----0>-----0>-----0>-0>--0>-----0>-----0~|
B|-0>-----0>-----0>-----0>-0>--0>-----0>-----0~|
G|-4>----/8>----6>----1>-2>-/4>----/8>----2~|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|


hey, its been a while since I tabbed out Yellowcard stuff..well, here it
is, Firewater..I've gotten a couple of requests for this songso
I just gave it a shot..a lot of parts were really hard to hear..I think acoustic
songs are harder to tab too..I know its 
not perfect..I'm not in Yellowcard, but its a good tab..hope you like it..
check out my other tabs...
requests, comments? hanginwitastaple@hotmail.com

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture marvin Lead Player	#1 by marvin at Feb 27, 1970 at 3:36 AM EST
	This is such an awesome song. I agree with intheblender! The violin is awesome! What's the name of the violinist? Anyone know? I forget.

No Picture Randy Wanna Be	#2 by Randy Burden at Jul 26, 1971 at 9:44 AM EST
	yeah it's definitely only an acoustic song, seeing as how it was recorded for the Punk Goes Acoustic compilation.

No Picture cody Average	#3 by cody champion at Mar 24, 1972 at 5:04 PM EST
	The song is my favorite. The instant I heard it I fell in love with the band, but more importantly the violin. The violin sounds so good in this song.

No Picture Dale :D Average	#4 by Dale :D O' Mondo Of DOOM!!! at Dec 30, 1972 at 8:28 AM EST
	beautiful...haha they are coming down for surf fest so ill be shouting for this song..

No Picture chris Average	#5 by chris nagel at Jul 7, 1975 at 12:05 PM EST
	i luv this song.. but does anyone know who originally sings it?? ez xXx

No Picture Tommy Wanna Be	#6 by Tommy Tang at Dec 27, 1978 at 4:18 PM EST
	oh, thanks for letting me know...i haven't really gotten into YC, i just heard them on the punk goes acoustic cd...so thanks for the help guys...and i think i'll look into YC...

No Picture Ahhma Average	#7 by Ahhma Yomamma at Oct 14, 1979 at 5:08 PM EST
	this song is awesome...the way I see it it's like they had to break up because of the band and all the touring and the lifestyle...like, when they began the relationship, the band was small and his girlfriend supported them a lot. but then it started taking all of his time, tearing them apart. but as things between them were perfect, they kind of had to find a reason to break up so he could go on with the always-away-touring-band-lifestyle. that's what made the break-up so painful...they had to finish the relationship even though things were great between them.

No Picture Spanky Lead Player	#8 by Spanky Man at Feb 6, 1982 at 12:09 AM EST
	It's my favorite Yellowcard song.. I have tried to drink a bottle whole to forget the pretty face of a love once lost. :)

No Picture Rebecca Average	#9 by Rebecca Lira at Oct 12, 1982 at 5:28 PM EST
	firewater is a tipical brazillian drink made with sugar cane, but Mezzaca3 sounds really right, specially because, yes, a bottle of firewater may kill you, but it's not for sure. with pills is easier to die. to me seems like both love eachother, but they have to break up cuz she is getting too posesive and he can't take it anymore.

No Picture Kyle Rhythm Player	#10 by Kyle Wait I Aint Telling You at Apr 5, 1983 at 11:58 AM EST
	"And all along I should have known this wasn't your dream, it was mine" makes sense about breaking up because of the band...

No Picture jo_silverhawk Average	#11 by jo_silverhawk at Aug 8, 1984 at 2:43 AM EST
	Well I think this song totally rocks! But I heard somewhere that its like a love song, is it about Ryan or did he just write it for the album Punk goes Acoustic?

No Picture jake Professional	#12 by jake burns at Jan 10, 1986 at 3:49 AM EST
	beautiful...haha they are coming down for surf fest so ill be shouting for this song..

No Picture Kenny Lead Player	#13 by Kenny Berg at Jul 24, 1986 at 6:15 PM EST
	sean mackin..i think that's how you spell it

No Picture ` niki * Average	#14 by ` niki * at Sep 27, 1989 at 6:19 PM EST
	I really love this song - it's one of my recent favorites... punkrockchick217 - I'm pretty sure this song is only in an acoustic version, but if not I would definitely like to know so I can find the non-acoustic one

No Picture ¿Josh Rhythm Player	#15 by ¿Josh Kirkpatrick? at Mar 30, 1990 at 11:22 PM EST
	i "Feels like I'm drowning in this firewater lake." i love that line

No Picture Chris Rhythm Player	#16 by Chris Pray at Oct 1, 1990 at 9:24 PM EST
	this song is beautiful i especially like the acoustic version

No Picture Vicky Average	#17 by Vicky Barnard at Nov 14, 1991 at 1:47 PM EST
	hey guys i have a question, he says swallow this bottle whole and not "drink" this bottle whole. Its weird because i first heard this song after a good friend of mine tried to commit suicide. She swallowed 2 whole bottles of tylenol before i walked in and found her lying in her bead and i called the cops and they brought her to the hospital. So, this song had an extreme amount of meaning to me after this. When i first heard this song i thought that he was referring to swallowing a bottle of pills because he says he'd "rather be dead" alcohol doesnt necessarily kill you like pills do. Do you guys think this song is about alcohol or pills? im not sure if im biased just because of my state when i first heard this song, thinking it means pills means a lot mroe to me, so if anyone knows please email me mezzaca3@tcnj.edu

No Picture Jay the Hellrac Average	#18 by Jay the Hellracer... at Apr 7, 1994 at 1:55 PM EST
	AHH i just got it, too. Isn't firewater a drink.. like whiskey or something? So I'M CONFUSED.

No Picture James Rhythm Player	#19 by James T.H. at Jul 26, 1995 at 10:43 PM EST
	This song is awesome, probably the highlight of the Punk Goes Acoustic cd and that's aan awesome cd all-around. I could relate to this song so much after me and my girlfriend of a long time broke up, except for the drinking part, especially the line "all along I should have know this wasn't your dream it was mine"

No Picture Eric Wanna Be	#20 by Eric Canfield at Jun 8, 1997 at 6:50 AM EST
	this ong is exactly what I am going through at the moment, and what happens to lots of people. A harsh break-up results in alcohol abuse. The line that gets me is "I won't be sleeping much tonight. It's not the same without you lying by my side"

No Picture Flash Average	#21 by Flash Jaxon at Aug 29, 1997 at 9:00 PM EST
	That's cool how they managed to rhyme swallow with bottle whole. It doesn't sound cheesy at all.

No Picture Ashley Rhythm Player	#22 by Ashley 666 at Jan 26, 2000 at 12:04 AM EST
	firewater=alcohol haven't you ever heard the phrase, "it's like giving firewater to the indians/an indian"?

No Picture Tyler Average	#23 by Tyler Hutchison at Sep 23, 2000 at 10:41 PM EST
	that's a really good point shelkalicious...i never really thought of that before...i think you're probably right

No Picture michael Wanna Be	#24 by michael Dittrich at Dec 20, 2003 at 8:55 AM EST
	Now that I think about it, Mezzaca3, you sound right.. Although who knows. It's obvious it's a break up song, or something similar. My favorite line is "And I was never good at goodbye... "

No Picture Tyler Wanna Be	#25 by Tyler Swagar at May 31, 2005 at 12:19 AM EST
	"You sat me down beside myself to show me all the reasons I was wrong for you"- This songs great and describes the emotions that most people go through after a terrible break up, I accidentally heard this song and I totally fell in love.