It Is Not Meant To Be - Tame Impala

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Tuning: Standard, E A D G B E

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This is not intended to be an exhaustive tab, just something to get you sounding close to the recording.

chord voicings used in the album:

     
e|--3--|--7--|
B|--3--|--5--|
G|--5--|--5--|
D|--3--|--5--|
A|--5--|-----|
E|--3--|-----|

   
--3--|--5--|
--5--|--3--|
--4--|--3--|
--5--|--3--|
--3--|-----|
-----|-----|

           
e|--5--|--5--|
B|--5--|--7--|
G|--5--|--7--|
D|--7--|--7--|
A|--7--|--5--|
E|--5--|-----|

      
-----|--5--|
--3--|--7--|
--2--|--5--|
--4--|--7--|
--0--|--5--|
-----|-----|

            
e|-----|-----|
B|--1--|--3--|
G|--2--|--4--|
D|--3--|--5--|
A|--3--|--5--|
E|-----|-----|

  
-----|
--0--|
--0--|
--2--|
--2--|
-----|




[Intro]

(  )

        
e|------------
B|-3---3---3--
G|---5---5---5
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

           
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-3---5---5---5
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-5---5---3---3
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-3---3---3---3
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-3---3---3-|
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e|------------
B|-3---3---3--
G|---5---5---5
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

           
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-3---5---5---6
---5---5---5--
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---5---3---3--
-5---5---3---3
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-3---3---3---3
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[Verse 1]

          
I wanted her

 
          
I wanted her

 
            
But she doesn'

            
t like the lif

          
e that I lead
           
She doesn't li

            
ke the life th

     
at I lead
            
Doesn't like s

           
and stuck on h

       
er feet
           
Or sitting aro

           
und smoking we

ed
           
I must seem mo

            
re like a frie

        
nd in need


[Pre-Chorus]
             
  And I boast 

              
that it is mea

      
nt to be


[Chorus]
              
But in all hon

     
esty
             
I don't have a

          
 hope in hell
              
I'm happy just

            
 to watch her 

     
move
             
 And in all ho

       
nesty
             
I don't have a

         
 hope in hell
              
I'm happy just

            
 to watch her 

      
move


[Verse 2]
            
And she doesn'

             
t like the fri

            
ends that I ma


ke
            
Doesn't make f

             
riends for fri

          
endship's sake
            
She just gets 

          
bored sitting 

        
by the lake
            
Her soul won't

             
 surface and h

            
er heart won't

  
 ache


[Pre-Chorus]
             
  And I boast 

              
that it is mea

      
nt to be


[Chorus]
              
And in all hon

     
esty
             
I don't have a

         
 hope in hell
              
I'm happy just

            
 to watch her 

     
move

[Solo]

            
e|------------
B|------------
G|-9-\2--4---7
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

          
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\5--2/4---7\5-
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-2/4-------0h2
------5\3-----
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------|
-2--2-|
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------|
------|
            
e|------------
B|------------
G|-2--2/4-4--4
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

          
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/5--2\4---4/5-
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-2------------
----5--5\3--3-
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------|
-2----|
----3-|
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[Pre-Chorus]
             
And I thought 

              
they could cur

         
e his disease


[Chorus]
              
But in all hon

     
esty
             
He didn't have

           
 a hope in hel

 
l
              
Now we'll neve

         
r see him move

[Outro]

        
e|------------
B|-3---3---3--
G|---5---5---5
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

           
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-3---5---5---5
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-5---5---3---3
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e|------------
B|-3---3---3--
G|---5---5---5
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

           
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-3---5---5---5
---5---5---5--
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---5---3---3--
-5---5---3---3
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final chord: G7sus4