The Expendables - Trying To Focus Acoustic Chords & Tabs

 

Trying To Focus Acoustic Chords & Tabs

The Expendables Chords & Tabs

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Trying To Focus Acoustic Chords

   
The Expendables

Trying To Focus

Prove It (2010)

Transcribed By: Fishstickrocker

Tuning: Standard


These are the Chords for the acoustic version of the Expendables song, "Trying to 
Focus." These chords are based of the MoBoogie acoustic session that
Geoff Weers preformed in 2010. I transcribed the song from that video. The link to that 
video is below. Please Rate My Tab.

Email me if you have any questions/corrections: fish_ayala@yahoo.com


MoBoogie Session: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuH7BYkV5cQ



Chords Used:

F#m/C#: 254xxx (I'm not sure the correct name for this chord)

Gmaj (Barre): 355433

Gmaj7: 343433

Cmaj: x32010

Emin: 022000

Amin: x02210

Gmaj: 320033

Dmaj: xx0232

Emin (Barre): x79987

Dmaj (Barre): x57775

Cmaj (Barre): x35553




Verse 1:


F#m/C#  Gmaj (Barre)


        I'm Trying To Focus


F#m/C#  Gmaj (Barre)


        But I'm Falling Asleep


F#m/C#  Gmaj (Barre) Gmaj7           Cmaj


        The Baggage On My Eyelids is too heavy too keep from falling


Em      Amin C     Gmaj


 Ramble On into the day...



F#m/C#  Gmaj (Barre)


        I've been Driving


F#m/C#  Gmaj (Barre)


        Since A Quarter To Three


F#m/C#  Gmaj (Barre)  Gmaj7           Cmaj


        I've seen the sun come up so many times this week


          Em       Amin Cmaj    Gmaj


It's scary, Rollin' on until the day....


Chorus:


Em                 Dmaj Em


When I get on that open road


          C    Dmaj        Em


There's a pull within my bones


Em                 Dmaj     Em


Like a ship that's bound by rope


          C      Dmaj         Em


It won't let go, It Won't let go...


         C      Dmaj         Em


It won't let go, It Won't let go...


Verse 2:


F#m/C#  Gmaj (Barre)


        I've been runover

[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/the_expendables/trying_to_focus_acoustic_crd.html ]
F#m/C#  Gmaj (Barre)


        By The hangover Truck


F#m/C#  Gmaj (Barre) Gmaj7               Cmaj


        A Drive-by shooting shot down by 12 ounce city proof slugs


        Em      Amin


Embedded, in my head

    Cmaj       Gmaj


The ache in my head....


F#m/C#  Gmaj (Barre)


        I've been smoking


F#m/C#  Gmaj (Barre)


        Sticks from a ditch


F#m/C#  Gmaj (Barre) Gmaj7                  Cmaj


        That Midwest Farmers Daughter's the one thats making me itch


         Em          Amin    Cmaj    Gmaj


In Places, I'd never want an itch to be...




Chorus:



Em                 Dmaj Em


When I get on that open road


          C    Dmaj        Em


There's a pull within my bones


Em                 Dmaj     Em


Like a ship that's bound by rope


          C      Dmaj         Em


It won't let go, It Won't let go


         C      Dmaj         Em


It won't let go, It Won't let go...



Solo:

For the Solo Part Geoff Weers uses an Em chord with some quick little mutted strums in 
between. You should be able to figure it out on your own,
Listen to the song to figure out the rhythm.


Chorus:

(He Starts using Barre Chords)



Em                  Dmaj Em


When I get on that open road


          C    Dmaj        Em


There's a pull within my bones


Em                 Dmaj     Em


Like a ship that's bound by rope


            C      Dmaj         Em


It won't let go, It Won't let go...


             C      Dmaj         Em <------------ He Goes back to Open Chords


It won't let go, It Won't let go...


Em                 Dmaj     Em


Like a ship that's bound by rope


            C      Dmaj         Em


It won't let go, It Won't let go...


            C      Dmaj         Em


It won't let go, It Won't let go...







That's how you play it.