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This is an official QUALITY TABS INC. TabFile
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This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation
of the song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship
or research.
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SONG TITLE: With Arms Wide Open
ARTIST/GROUP: Creed
ALBUM: Human Clay
TRANSCRIBED BY: qualitytabs@qualitytabs.tk
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CHORDS:
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EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
C (x32010) C* (x32013) Am7* (x02013) D5 (x577xx)
C/B (x20010) Em (022000) F5 (133xxx) C5/B (x25xxx)
Am7 (x02010) D* (xx0235) C5 (x355xx) Bb5 (x133xx)
F (133211) G/B (x20030) E5 (022xxx) A5 (x022xx)
A new song from the band I love to hate! Why does the singer always
have his shirt unbuttoned in videos? And what's with the WIDE leather
(look like plastic) pants he's wearing in the Higher video? Now I'll
get lots of hatemail like I always do when I write something bad
about popular bands. But hey, you like them, that's fine. Why should
you care whether I like them or not?
I saw at the Creed homepage that there's another version of this
song, with strings, that's on new pressings of the album. But those
people who have the old version of the album can download the track
with strings for free. They have to put their Human Clay CD in the
cd-rom drive and do some check or something. So if you want the
new version, go to www.creednet.com . I tabbed this from the old
version.
One thing to watch out for in this song, there are lots of chords
whose names are almost the same, like C and C*, Am7 and Am7*, C/B
and G/B and C5/B. These are NOT the same chords. Look carefully at
what's written.
3.1.2001 - I have been flooded with emails from a guy who thinks
the C5/B (x25xxx) chord is wrong, he says that it sounds better
played as (x254xx). I don't have the song with me to listen to
but it sounds pretty good I think. Try both versions and use the
one you think sounds better.
INTRO:
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C
E|-------------------------------------
B|--0h1-------1-----1h3---1-----0h1p0--
G|------0-------0-----------0----------
D|--------2-------2--------------------
A|--3-------3-----------3-----3--------
E|-------------------------------------
C/B
E---------------------------------------
B--0h1-------1------1h3---1------0h1p0--
G------0-------0------------0-----------
D--------0------------------------------
A--2-------2-----2------2-----2---------
E---------------------------------------
Am7
E--------------------------------------
B--0h1-------1------0h1p0-------0------
G------0-------0----------0-------0----
D--------2------------------2----------
A--0-------0-----0--0---------0-----0--
E--------------------------------------
Am7
E--------------------------------------|
B--0h1-------1------0h1p0-------0------|
G------0-------0----------0-------0----|
D--------2------------------2----------|
A--0-------0-----0--0---------0-----0--|
E--------------------------------------|
This picking pattern is used in some of the verses and stuff in
the song. In general, if you see 'C C/B Am7' somewhere, use this
pattern unless I tell you to do something else.
VERSE 1: [use picking pattern above]
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C C/B
Well I just heard the news today
Am7
It seems my life is going to change
C C/B
I close my eyes, begin to pray
Am7 Am7
Then tears of joy stream down my face
CHORUS: [in the last line, start playing the picking pattern again]
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F
With arms wide open
C*
Under the sunlight
Em
Welcome to this place
D*
I'll show you everything
C C/B Am7
With arms wide open With arms wide open
VERSE 2: [strum each chord once. Notice the G/B instead of C/B]
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C G/B
Well I don't know if I'm ready
Am7 Am7*
To be the man I have to be
C G/B
I'll take a breath, I'll take her by my side
Am7 Am7*
We stand in awe, we've created life
CHORUS:
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F5
With arms wide open
C5
Under the sunlight
E5
Welcome to this place
D5
I'll show you everything
F5
With arms wide open
C5
Now everything has changed
E5
I'll show you love
D5
I'll show you everything
[play the intro picking pattern for the next 3 lines]
C C/B Am7
With arms wide open With arms wide open
C C/B
I'll show you everything oh yeah
Am7
With arms wide open wide open
GUITAR-SOLO:
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I ain't gonna tab the solo. Just play these
chords and make something up:
C5 C5/B Bb5 A5
BRIDGE:
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C5
If I had just one wish
C5/B
Only one demand
Bb5
I hope he's not like me
A5
I hope he understands
C5
That he can take this life
C5/B
And hold it by the hand
Bb5
And he can greet the world
A5
With arms wide open
CHORUS:
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F5
With arms wide open
C5
Under the sunlight
E5
Welcome to this place
D5
I'll show you everything
F5
With arms wide open
C5
Now everything has changed
E5
I'll show you love
D5
I'll show you everything
OUTRO: [play the same old picking pattern]
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C C/B Am7
With arms wide open with arms wide open
C C/B
I'll show you everything, oh yeah
Am7
With arms wide open
C
Wide open
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