********************************************************************** This is an official QUALITY TABS INC. TabFile ********************************************************************** 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. ********************************************************************** SONG TITLE: With Arms Wide Open ARTIST/GROUP: Creed ALBUM: Human Clay TRANSCRIBED BY: qualitytabs@hotmail.com ********************************************************************** CHORDS: ------- 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: ------ 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] -------- 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] ------- 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] -------- 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: ------- 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: ------------ I ain't gonna tab the solo. Just play these chords and make something up: C5 C5/B Bb5 A5 BRIDGE: ------- 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: ------- 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] ------ 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 ********************************************************************** Questions, comments, corrections, requests, send to: qualitytabs@hotmail.com ********************************************************************** Visit the QUALITY TABS INC. 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