Tom: E
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When The Sand Runs Out - Rascal Flatts
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Tabbed by: Kevin Fortier
Tunning: 1/2 step down
E - 022100 A - 577655 ~ let ring
E5 - xx2450 or 079900 Abm - 466444 / slide up
Bsus2 - x24400 C#m - x46654 \ slide down
Bsus - x24422 F#m - 244222 h hammer on
Asus2 - x02200 F#sus4 - 244422 p pull-off
( ) optional but there
Note - This tab is a mixture of accoustic, electric and banjo guitars,
with piano aswell. The riff can be figured out by listening
to the song.
- Some chords are better bar-chored at times depending on how
you're playing the song.
- The roman numerals above/under a chord represent when a certain
lick should be played.
- Some licks are actually piano licks.
- Minor licks have been omitted to encourage improvisation.
Licks:
i)
E|----------------7p4--4--4----------------------7------|
B|-7/9~-7/9-7\5-5----7--7-(5)--5-7/9~-7/9-7\5-5---7-5---|
G|-------------6------------4h6--------------6-------6~-|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
ii) iii) iv)
E|-14141414141414141414-----| |------5--- |-----------------7------|
B|-Tr| emelo Picking 14 Fret-- |-/4-6--\4- |-7/9~-7/9-7\5-5---7-5---|
G|--------------------------| |---------- |-------------6-------6~-|
D|--------------------------| |---------- |------------------------|
A|--------------------------| |---------- |------------------------|
E|--------------------------| |---------- |------------------------|
v) vi)
E|-7p4-----| |----------------|
B|----7----| |----------------|
G|-------4-| |-/4~------------|
D|------4--| |----6\4~-2------|
A|---------| |-----------4\2~-|
E|---------| |----------------|
vii)
E|----------------7p4--4--4---------------------------|
B|-7/9~-7/9-7\5-5----7--7-(5)--5-7/9~-7/9-7(\)5----5~-|
G|-------------6------------4h6----------------6------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
Intro:
i)
E5~ - Bsus2~ - Asus2~ - E5~ - Bsus2~ Bsus2~ - Asus2~
Verse
Asus2
I spent the morning at an old friend's grave
E Bsus2
Flowers and Amazing Grace, he was a good man
Asus2
He spent his whole life spinnin' his wheels
Never knowin' how the real thing feels
E Bsus2 Bsus
He never took a chance or took the time to dance
Abm Asus2 Bsus2 Bsus
And I stood there thinking as I said goodbye
Abm Asus2 Bsus
Today is the first day of the rest of my life
Chorus
F#m E
I'm gonna stop lookin' back and start movin' on
Asus2
And learn how to face my fears
F#m E
Love with all of my heart, make my mark
Bsus
I wanna leave something here ii)
C#m Bsus Asus2 F#sus4
Go out on a ledge, with out any net, That's what I'm gonna be about
Asus2 Bsus
Yeah I wanna be runnin', When the sand runs out
iv)
Play: E~ - E~ Bsus2~ - Asus2~
Asus2
'Cause people do it everyday,
Promise themselves they're gonna change,
E Bsus2 Asus2
I've been there, iii) but I'm changin' from the inside out
That was then and this is now
E Bsus2 (or Bsus) v)
I'm a new man, yeah, I'm a brand new man
Abm Asus2 Bsus2
And when they carve my stone they'll write these words
Abm Asus2 Bsus
"Here lies a man who lived life for all that its worth"
Play Chorus then E
Bridge
Bsus2
And as a cold wind blows across the grave yard
Asus2 vi) Bsus2 F#sus4 Abm Asus2~
I think I hear the voice of my old friend whisper in my ear
F#m~ E~
I'm gonna stop lookin' back and start movin' on
Asus2~ A Abm
And Learn how to face my fears
F#m E
Love with all of my heart, make my mark
Bsus
I wanna leave something here ii)
C#m Bsus Asus2 F#sus4
Go out on a ledge, with out any net, That's what I'm gonna be about
Asus2 Bsus C#m Bsus F#sus4
Yeah I wanna be runnin', When the sand runs out
Asus2 Bsus
I wanna be runnin', When the sand runs out
vii)
E~ - Bsus2~ Bsus2~ - Asus2~ - F#sus4~ - E~ - Bsus2~ - Asus2~~
