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As recorded by Creed
(from the 2001 Album "Weathered")
Words by Mark Tremonti and Scott Stapp
Music by Mark Tremonti and Scott Stapp

D5D5 ``
EE5 5 ``
BB5 5 F5F5 Dm/C `
Bm7 5 G5G5
oooooo xxx x xxx xxx x oo x oo xxx

A Intro D5 tunning

Moderately Slow P = 74
N.C.(D5) (E )` (C)

1 4 V R :
I4 V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V f V V gV P V V P
V V V V V V V V V V V gV
Gtr I mf M
1/2

T
0
A
3 5 3 5 5 3 3 5 5
O5 5 5 3 3 5 3 5 5 3
0
0 1 3 1 1 3
B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
sl. sl.

4
I 4 VV V V V V VV VV V V V V V}V V VV V V V fV
V V V V V V V V gVV VV VV V V V
gV V
V V V V V
Gtr III mp M 1/2

T
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A 0
3 5 5 3
0
5
0
5
0
5
0
3
0
3
0
5 5
x
5
O5 0
5 5
0
3
0
3
0
5
0
5
0
3
0
5
0
5
0
5 0
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
3 3 1
3
2
B 0 0 0 0 0

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(D5) E5 ` `
B 5 F5 N.C. (D5)

3
V k l V
I VV VV VVVV VVV V V V V V V gV V V VV VVVVVVVVVVVV
gV V V VV V
V V V V V VV VV fV VVV VVVVVVV VVV
1/2 M Gtrs II, IV f M 1/2

T
0 0
A
3 5 3 5 5 3 3 5 5
O5 5 3 3 5 5 3 5
1 1
1 1
3
1 3 3
0
3 5 3 5 5 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 3
O
B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

I V V VV V V VV VV V V V V V V VV V V VVV VW
VVVVVVVW
V V
M 1/2

T
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B 3 5 5 3 5 5 5 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 5 5 3 5 5
0 0

`
E5 `
B 5 F5 N.C. (D5)

6
I V VV V V V V gV V V V V
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
V gV V } } V VV V
V V V V V V V V V } } fV V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
M 1/2 M1/2
|||| Gtr II

T
0 0
A 0 1 1
3 5 5 3 5 5 0 1 1 x x
3 3
1 3 3
0
3 5 5 3 5 5 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 3
O 3 5 5 5 5 5 3
B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 x x 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

j W V
I WW VV

w/slide
Gtr V mp
T
5 10
A 5 10
B 5 10
sl. sl.

B 1st Verse
`
E5 `
B 5 F5 N.C. (D5)

9
I VVV VVVVVVVVVVV V V V V V V V ggVV VV }} }} VV V V VVV VVVVVVVVVVV
VVVVVVVV V VVVV VVV VVVVV Vf V VVVVVVVV V VVV
M 1/2
P.M.
M 1/2

T
A
3 5 5 5 5 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 3
O 1 1 x x 3
3 5 5 3 5 5 0 1 1 x x 1 3 3 3 5 5
O
5 5 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 3
B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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D5 `
E5 `
B 5F5 D5 E5 ` `
B 5F5 N.C.

12
I V V V V V V V gV V } } V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V gV V } } VVV
V V gV V } } V V V V gV V } } VV
VVV V VVVVV fV V V V V V V V V V VVV VVV V VVVVV fV
Gtr II
P.M. P.M.
Gtr II M P.M. P.M.
1/2

T
A 1 1 x x 3
3 5 5 3 5 5 5 0 0 1 1 x x 1 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 3
O 1 1 x x 3
3 5 5 3 5 5 5 0 0 1 1 x x 1 3 3
B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0

j k
I VV}
V V ggVV VV VV VV VV}
VVVVV V
Gtr IV
P.M.
T
A 1 1 1 1 3
B 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 3 x
0 0 1 1 1 1 3 x
sl.

C Chorus
(D5) D5/E` Dm/C

fV V V V :fV V V VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV V
15
I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV V
V V V V V V V gVV P V V V V V V V V V V V V V
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V gV
M 1/2 Gtrs II, IV
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A
3 5 5 5 5 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 3
O 3 5 5 3 5 5 0
0
1 3
0 0 0
3 3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3 0
3
B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
sl.

Bm7 5 ` G5 D5 N.C.(D)

VV VV VV VV VV VV VV V V V gV V VV V V VV V V V gV V VV V V V
18
I VV VV VV VV VV VV V VV V V V VV VV V V VV gV VV V V
V V V V V V V
V V V V V V V V VV V VV V V V V V V V V V V V
V V V V V V V V V V V V
3 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 7 0 2 4 0 0 4 2 5 0 0 0 4 2 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 5 5 5 0 0 0 0
A 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 0 5 7 0 2 4 0 0 0 4 2 5 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0
B 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 5 5 5 0 0 0
0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
sl. sl. sl. sl. sl.

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D 2nd Verse
E5` `
B 5 F5 N.C. (D5)

21
I VVV VVVVVVVVVVV V V V V V V V ggVV VV }} }} VV V V VVV VVVVVVVVVVV
VVVVVVVV V VVVV VVV VVVVV Vf V VVVVVVVV V VVV
Gtr II M 1/2
P.M.
M 1/2

T
A
3 5 5 5 5 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 3
O 1 1 x x 3
3 5 5 3 5 5 0 1 1 x x 1 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 3
O
B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

D5 `
E5 `
B 5F5 N.C. (D5) D5 `
E5 `
B 5F5 N.C.

24
I V V V V V V V gV V } } V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V gV V } } VVV
V V gV V } } V V V V gV V } } VV
VVV V VVVVV fV V V V V V V V V V VVV VVV V VVVVV fV
Gtr II
P.M. P.M.
Gtr II M P.M. P.M.
1/2

T
A 1 1 x x 3
3 5 5 3 5 5 5 0 0 1 1 x x 1 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 3
O 1 1 x x 3
3 5 5 3 5 5 5 0 0 1 1 x x 1 3 3
B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0

j k
I VV}
V V ggVV VV VV VV VV}
VVVVV V
Gtr IV
P.M.
T
A 1 1 1 1 3
B 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 3 x
0 0 1 1 1 1 3 x
sl.

E Chorus
`
E5 `
B 5 F5 D5 Dm/C

VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV V
27
I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV V
V V V V V V V ggVV VV VV f V gVV V f V V V V V V V V V V V
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V VfV V V
Gtr II M 1/2
P.M.
Gtrs II, IV
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A
3 5 5 5 5 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 3
O 1 1 1 3
3 5 5 3 5 5 0 1 1 1 0 1 3 0
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3 0
3
B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 3 0

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`
Bm7 5 G5 D5 N.C.(D)

VV VV VV VV VV VV VV V V V gV V VV V V VV V V V gV V VV V V V
30
I VV VV VV VV VV VV V VV V V V VV VV V V VV gV VV V V
V V V V V V V
V V V V V V V V VV V VV V V V V V V V V V V V
V V V V V V V V V V V V
3 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 7 0 2 4 0 0 4 2 5 0 0 0 4 2 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 5 5 5 0 0 0 0
A 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 0 5 7 0 2 4 0 0 0 4 2 5 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0
B 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 5 5 5 0 0 0
0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
sl. sl. sl. sl. sl.

Dm/C Bm7 5 ` G5 D5 N.C.(D)

VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV V VV VV VV VV VV VV VV V V V gV VV V V
33
I VVV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV V VV VV VV VV VV VV V VV V V V VV V V V V gV VV V V
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V VV V VV V V V
V V V V
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 0
T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 7 0 2 4 0 4 2
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0
A 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 0 5 7 0 2 4 0 0 4 2
B 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 5 5 0 0 2 4 0
0 0 5 5 0 0 0
sl. sl. sl. sl.

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F Interlude
N.C.(D)

VV V V V gV V
V V gV V VV l V
V V V V V V gV V V V V V V V V V V V V V
36
I V V V V VV
V V V V VV V V V V V
V V V V V
Gtr I
0 0 0 0
T 5 0 0 4 2 0
0 5 5 0 12 12 10 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
A 5 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 10 9 0 0 9 9 10 10 9
B 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 9 10 9 9 10 10
0 0 0 0 0
sl.

I U U
UU UU
U U
Gtr II

T
0 0
A 0 0
B 0 0
0 0

I U U
UU UU
U U
Gtr IV

T
0 0
A 0 0
B 0 0
0 0

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D5

V V gV V V V
V l V V V V VV VV VV VV VV V V V V
39
I VV V
V V V gV V V V V V

Gtr I
0 0 0 0 0
T 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 12 10 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
A 0 0 0 0 9 10 9 9 9 10 10 9
B 9 10 9 9 10 10

V V gV V V V
l V V V V V V V V V
I VV gV V V V V V V V V
V
V
Gtr III |||
7 5 4 4
T 4
0 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 3 2
A 0 4 5 4 4 5 5
B 0
0
w/slide

V V V V V V W U
I VV VV VV VV VV VV WW UU
Gtr IV

T 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10
A 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10
B 5 10
sl. sl.

G Bridge

V V
41 VV V l gV V V V V V VV VV VV VV VV V V V V V V
I V V V V gV V V V V V

0 0 0 0 0
T 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 12 10 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
A 0 0 0 0 9 10 9 9 9 10 10 9
B 9 10 9 9 10 10

V V
l gV V V V V V V V V V V V
V
I VV gV V V V V V V V V
V
V
|||
7 5 4 4
T 4
0 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 3 2
A 0 4 5 4 4 5 5
B 0
0

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V V gV V
43
I
VV V l V V V V VV VV V
VV VV VV
V V V V V V V V
V V V V gV V V

0 0 0 0 0
T 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 12 10 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
A 0 0 0 0 9 10 9 9 9 10 10 9
B 9 10 9 9 10 10

V V gV V
I V l V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
VV gV V V
V
|||
7 5 4 4
T 4
0 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 3 2
A 0 4 5 4 4 5 5
B 0
0

U U
I
Gtr V |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
T
5 3
A
B
sl.

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V V gV V
45 VV V
I V
l V V V V VV VV V
VV VV VV
V V V V V V V V
V V V gV V V

0 0 0 0 0
T 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 12 10 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
A 0 0 0 0 9 10 9 9 9 10 10 9
B 9 10 9 9 10 10

V V gV V
I VV
l V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
gV V V
V
V
|||
7 5 4 4
T 4
0 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 3 2
A 0 4 5 4 4 5 5
B 0
0

} V
j l l
I
mf
x 24
T
A
B

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V V gV V V
V V V V V VV VV VV VV VV V V V
47
I VV V gV V V V V V
V V V V
V V
|||
0 0 0 0 0
T 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 12 10 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
A 0 0 0 0 9 10 9 9 9 10
B 0 0 9 10 9 9 10 10
0 0

V V W
j k c
I g} }
Gtr V ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| mp
24 24 22
T
w/slide
A
B x x
P sl.

V VV gVV VV
l V V V l gV V j
I
Gtr IV

T 7 9 7
12 10 10 10 9 9 7 9 7
A
B
sl. sl. sl.

D5 N.C. (D5) D5 N.C. (D5)

V V gV V V V V gV V
V VV VV V V V V VV VV VV gV V V VV VV VV V V V V V V V V VV VV VV V V V V VV VV VV
49
I VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VVV VVV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VVV
V
V V V V V VV V VVV V V VV V
Gtrs II, IV f |||
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 12 10 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 12 10 9 9 0 0 0 0
A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 10 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 9 10 10 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 10 9 0 0 0
B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 10 9 9 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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D5 N.C.

VVV V V V V gV V V VVVV VV V gV V V VV
52
I gV V V VV VV VV V V V V V V VV VV VV V VV V V VV V VV VV V V V V VV
VV VVVVVVVVV
VV V VV VV V V V VV VV
VV V VV V VV VV V V V V VV VV
|
0 0 0
T 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 9 0 0 3 3 5 0 10 0 0 9 9 7 3 3 5 0 9 9 7 10 10
A 0 0 0 9 9 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B 9 10 9 9 10 10 0 0 3 3 5 0 9 9 0 7 0 0 10 0 0 3 3 0 5 0 0 9 9 0 7 0 0 10 10 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

H Chorus
Dm/C Bm7 5 ` G5 D5 N.C.(D)

VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV V VV VV VV VV VV VV VV V V V gV V VV V V
56
I VVV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV V VV VV VV VV VV VV V VV V V V VV VV V V VV gV VV V V
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V VV V VV V V V V
V V V V V
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 0
T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 7 0 2 4 0 0 4 2
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0
A 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 0 5 7 0 2 4 0 0 0 4 2
B 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 2 4 0
0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0
sl. sl. sl. sl.
w/ wah

I Outro
N.C.

VV V V V gV V VV V V V 3x
V gV V V
I V V V
V VV VV V V V
59
V V V V V V V
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
0 0 0 0 0
T 5 0 0 0 4 2 0
0 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 3 5 9 7 0 0 10 3
A 5 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B 0 5 5 5 0 0 0 3 0 5 0 9 0 7 0 0 10 0 3
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
sl.

(
V V VV VV
V V V V gV V V V V gV V V V V V V gV V V V V V
62
I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V VV VV V V V V V V V V V V V
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
||
T 0 10 10
3 5 0 0 9 9 7 10 3 3 5 7 0 9 9 0 10 10 3 3 5 5 9 7 7 7 10 10
A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B 3 0 5 0 0 9 9 0 7 0 0 10 0 3 3 0 5 0 0 9 9 0 7 0 0 10 10 0 3 3 5 5 0 0 9 7 7 7 10 10
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
sl. sl. sl. sl.

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