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ADAM'S
SONG
Blink-182

WORDS
AND
MUSIC
BYTom Delonge and Mark Hoppus TRANSCRIBED
BYJeff Perrin

All guitars are tuned down one whole step (low to high: D G C F A D).
Bass tuning (low to high): D G CF.
All notes and chords sound one whole step lower than written (key of C).

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~ Intro

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(0:00,1:25)

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I'd die

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be unknown

I laughedthe loudest
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six
months I'll

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SONG
Blink-182
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of apple

depressed
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on

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the hall

to
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mom

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Please tell

this ls

her

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parentheseson
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Em

(Bm)

(Gmaj7)
Gtr. 1 substitutes Rhy. Fill I second time
end Rhy. Fig. I

Gtr. 1

Rhy. Fig. I
let ring throughout

21

I'm

GS

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(Bm)

Em

(Gmaj7)
Grrs. 1 and 2 substitute Rhy. Fill I
second time

Gtrs. I and 2 play Rhy. Fig. I (see meas. 21)

Bass
25 let ring_ _______________
,

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(IDPr e-chorus

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18

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a a a
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1
1.-1

(0:57, 2:21)

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never

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came

rarely

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held

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such

better

days

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(Boct.)

(E oct.)

Gtrs. 1and2 (w/dirtytone)

29

Rhy. Fig. 2
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Gtr. I plays Rhy. Fig. 2 (see meas. 29)
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still

felt

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(repeat previous two measures)

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1; rrrrrrr
1

Rhy. Fill I (2:12,2:19)

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2

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end Bass Fig. 2

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to get

outside

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(Goel.)

(BS)

Git.2

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wait

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alive

(Em)

Bass
Bass Fig. 2

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SONG
Blink-tat
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(1:11, 2:35) .

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waswide

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to try

ES/B

05/A

Thetour

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Rhy. Fig. 38

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end Rhy. Fig. 38

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37

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end Rhy. Fig. 3A

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couldn't

wait

'till I

got

home
85/F#

ES/B

05/A

to pass

the time

Gtr. I plays Rhy. Fig. 3 (see meas. 37)

Grr. 2 plays Rlry . Fig. 3A (see meas. 37)

41

in my

room alone

G
Fill 1 __ ___________

___

Bass plays Bass Fig. 3 (see meas. 37)

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Interlude (2:49)
(Dadd4)

(D/G)

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11

(D/G)

(A7sus4)

Grr. 4 plays Riff A 'eiglrrtimes

'Gtr. 3 (w/clean toneandchorus
)

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mf Doubled by piano.

end Rijf B

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Riff A (2:49, 303)

Gtr.4 (w/cleantone)
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SONG
Blink-182
(Oadd4)
49 Gtr. 3 plays Riff B (see meas. 45)

(A7sus4)

(G)

(0/G)

(Bm)

Bass

end Bass Fig. 4

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(3:03)

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Gtr. 3 (pianoarr. for gtr.)

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I
Bass plays Bass Fig. 4 (see meas. 45)

(Oadd4)

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(A7sus4)

(G)

(let note ring

into next meas.)

.. (1

1......
.

(0/G)

(Bm)

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>

..

>

[ID(3:18)
(05)

(05)

(GS)

(GS)

Gtrs. 1 and2 (w/clea

n tone)
61 Rhy. Fig. 4

ft

:'

ft

ft

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ft

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. -.

.,

ft

ft

(05)

(GS)

end Rhy. Fig. 4

(AS)

(BS)

(GS)

Gtrs . I and 2 play Rhy. Fig. 4 (see meas . 61)

65 Bass

become gradually louder _ _______________________________________________

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__ ________________________

Out r o Choru s (3:32)

days
(1.) I never
conquered
rarely
came
Tomorrow
holds such better
(2.) Days when I
can still
feel
alive
when I can't
wait to get
outside
survived
(3.) The world
is wide
Thetime
goesby
The tour is over
I've
(4.) I
can't
wait
'til I
get
home
to pass the time
in my
room alone
05/A
GS
ES/B
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Gtr. 2 plays Rhy. Fig. 3Afour times (see meas. 37)
Gtr. 3 plays Rhy. Fig. 38 three and three quarter times (see meas . 37)
Gtr 1 (w/dist)

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(see meas . 44)
Gtr. 31:\
(play 4 times)

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