Apologize - OneRepublic

Version 2 of 11
Capo: Fret 3

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Tabbed By:  Paul Morgan
There's already good tabs of this song on the site, but this is how I prefer to play it solo on the guitar.
Standard Tuning, Capo on 3rd
Fingerpicked - but should be easy with any plectrum (pick).

[Intro]
    Am        
e|---------0--
b|-1~---------
G|-----2------
D|---2---2---2
A|-0~---------
E|------------

       F      
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---1------1---
-2------2---2-
------3-------
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          C   
0-------------
------1------1
----2---------
--3--------2--
---------3----
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             G
---0----------
---------1----
-0-----0------
-----2--------
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------------3-

------3-------
--3---------3-
----0-----0---
0-------0-----
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    Am        
e|---------0--
b|-----1------
G|---2---2----
D|-2---------2
A|------------
E|------------

       F      
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---1------1---
-2------2---2-
------3-------
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          C   
0-------------
------1------1
----2---------
--3--------2--
---------3----
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             G
---0----------
---------1----
-0-----0------
-----2--------
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------------3-

------3-------
--3---------3-
----0-----0---
0-------0-----
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[Verse]
    Am        
e|------------
b|-1---1---1--
G|-2---2---2--
D|---2---2---2
A|------------
E|------------
    I'm holdin

       F      
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-1----1---1---
-2----2---2---
---2----3---3-
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--------------
g on your rope

          C                G
------------------------------------------|
1---1----1---1---1---1----3---3---3---3---|
2---2----2---2---2---2----0---0---0---0---|
--3---3-----------------------------------| x6
-----------3---3---3---3------------------|
----------------------------3---3---3---3-|
....

[Chorus] (same
    Am        
e|---------0--
b|-1~---------
G|-----2------
D|---2---2---2
A|-0~---------
E|------------
    It's too l

 as intro)
       F      
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---1------1---
-2------2---2-
------3-------
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--------------
ate to apologi

          C   
0-------------
------1------1
----2---------
--3--------2--
---------3----
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ze....    It's

             G
---0----------------3-------|
---------1------3---------3-|
-0-----0----------0-----0---|
-----2--------0-------0-----|
----------------------------|
------------3---------------|
 too late

    Am        
e|---------0--
b|-----1------
G|---2---2----
D|-2---------2
A|------------
E|------------
    It's too l

       F      
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---1------1---
-2------2---2-
------3-------
--------------
--------------
ate to apologi

          C   
0-------------
------1------1
----2---------
--3--------2--
---------3----
--------------
ze....    It's

             G
---0----------------3-------|
---------1------3---------3-|
-0-----0----------0-----0---|
-----2--------0-------0-----|
----------------------------|
------------3---------------|
 too late

[Pre-Verse] (s
    Am        
e|------0-----
b|-1---------1
G|----2----2--
D|-2----------
A|------------
E|------------

mooths the tra
   F          
-------0------
------------1-
-----2----2---
--3-----------
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--------------

nsistion)
  C           
------0-------
--------------
----0------0--
---------2----
-3------------
--------------

 G
--------3-----
----3--------3
------0----0--
--0-----------
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3-------------

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[Verse 2] (sam
    Am        
e|------------
b|-1---1---1--
G|-2---2---2--
D|---2---2---2
A|------------
E|------------
    I'd take a

e)
       F                C                G
--------------------------------------------------------|
-1----1---1---1---1----1---1---1---1----3---3---3---3---|
-2----2---2---2---2----2---2---2---2----0---0---0---0---|
---2----3---3---3---3-----------------------------------| x4
-------------------------3---3---3---3------------------|
------------------------------------------3---3---3---3-|
nother chance

[Chorus 2] (sa
    Am        
e|---------0--
b|-1~---------
G|-----2------
D|---2---2---2
A|-0~---------
E|------------
    It's too l

me)
       F      
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---1------1---
-2------2---2-
------3-------
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--------------
ate to apologi

          C   
0-------------
------1------1
----2---------
--3--------2--
---------3----
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ze....    It's

             G
---0----------------3-------|
---------1------3---------3-|
-0-----0----------0-----0---|
-----2--------0-------0-----|
----------------------------|
------------3---------------|
 too late

    Am        
e|---------0--
b|-----1------
G|---2---2----
D|-2---------2
A|------------
E|------------
    It's too l

       F      
--------------
---1------1---
-2------2---2-
------3-------
--------------
--------------
ate to apologi

          C   
0-------------
------1------1
----2---------
--3--------2--
---------3----
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ze....    It's

             G
---0----------------3-------|
---------1------3---------3-|
-0-----0----------0-----0---|
-----2--------0-------0-----|
----------------------------|
------------3---------------|
 too late

[Bridge]
e|------------
b|------------
G|-12h13-13-13
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

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-13h12-12-12-1
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2/15-15-15-15\
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12-12-12-|
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e|------------
b|------------
G|-12h13h12---
D|----------13
A|------------
E|------------

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-------16-----
-12h13----13-1
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-----16-------
2h13----13-12h
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------|
---16-|
13----|
------|
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e|------------
b|-13/16-16-16
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

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-16h15-15-15-1
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5/18-18-18-18\
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15-15-15-|
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e|------------
b|-15h16h15---
G|----------15
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

-------18-----
-15h16----16-1
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-----18-------
5h16----16-15h
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---18~~|
16----|
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[Chorus 3] (sa
    Am        
e|---------0--
b|-1~---------
G|-----2------
D|---2---2---2
A|-0~---------
E|------------
    It's too l

me x 2)
       F      
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---1------1---
-2------2---2-
------3-------
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ate to apologi

          C   
0-------------
------1------1
----2---------
--3--------2--
---------3----
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ze....    It's

             G
---0----------------3-------|
---------1------3---------3-|
-0-----0----------0-----0---|
-----2--------0-------0-----|
----------------------------|
------------3---------------|
 too late

    Am        
e|---------0--
b|-----1------
G|---2---2----
D|-2---------2
A|------------
E|------------
    It's too l

       F      
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---1------1---
-2------2---2-
------3-------
--------------
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ate to apologi

          C   
0-------------
------1------1
----2---------
--3--------2--
---------3----
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ze....    It's

             G
---0----------------3-------|
---------1------3---------3-|
-0-----0----------0-----0---|
-----2--------0-------0-----| x2
----------------------------|
------------3---------------|
 too late

[Outro]
    Am        
e|------0-----
b|-1---------1
G|----2----2--
D|-2----------
A|------------
E|------------
    I'm holdin

   F          
-------0------
------------1-
-----2----2---
--3-----------
--------------
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g on your...  

  C
-0----|
-1----|
-0----|
-2----|
-3----|
------|
  Ground.