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watch over you

Alter Bridge – Watch Over You
From “Blackbird” album
Open G Tuning (D G D G B D),

Repeated Acoustic Intro & Verse Riff (strum softly & let strings ring)

D|-0–0-0-0-0—-0–0–0-|–0–0-0–0-0–0—0-0-|–0–0-0–0—-0–0–0-|
B|-0–0-0-0-10—0-12–0-|–5–5-3–3-3–3—3-0-|–0–0-0–10—0–12-0-|
G|-0–0-0-0-0—-0–0–0-|–0–0-0–0-0–0—0-0-|–0–0-0–0—-0–0–0-|
D|-0——–10—–12—-|–5——-5—-5——-|–0——-10——12—|
G|-0——–0——0—–|–0——-0—-0——-|–0——-0——-0—-|
D|———————–|———————–|———————–|

D–0–0-0–0-0-0—0—0-0—|
B–5–5-5–5-5-5—5/7-7-7–o|
G–0–0-0–0-0-0—0—0-0—|
D–5–5-5–5-5-5—5/7-7-7—|
G–0—-0–0——-0——–o|
D—————————-|

As Acoustic continues playing Intro, Electric comes in:

Clean Electric Riff (played softly as singing begins, ‘answering’ vocals)
D|——–|————-|——–|———-|——-|————–|———-|
B|——–|—13-12-13~-|-(13)—|———-|——-|–13-12-13/15-|-(15)—–|
G|-*4—–|————-|——–|———-|——-|————–|———-|
D|-*4—–|————-|——–|—-*4-*7-|–(7)–|————–|———-|
G|-*4—–|————-|——–|———-|——-|————–|———-|
D|——–|————-|——–|———-|——-|————–|———-|
“Leaves are on the ground Fall has come Blue skies turning grey Like my love”

D|——|————|————–|——–|———-|——|————|
B|——|-*4———|—-13-12-13~-|-(13)—|———-|——|—12——-|
G|-REST-|-*4———|————–|——–|———-|——|————|
D|——|-*4———|————–|——–|—-*4-*7-|-(7)–|————|
G|——|————|————–|——–|———-|——|————|
D|——|————|————–|——–|———-|——|————|
“I tried to carry you And make you whole But it was never enough I must”

Acoustic
D|–0–0–0—-0–0–0–0–|—-0-0—0–|—-0-0—0–|—-0-0—-0–|–0–0-0—0-0-|
B|–12—-12—12-12-12-12-|—-3-3—3–|—-3-3—3–|—-3-3—-3–|–0–0-0—0-0-|
G|–0–0–0—-0–0–0–0–|—-0-0—0–|—-0-0—0–|—-0-0—-0–|–0–0-0—0-0-|
D|–12—-12—12-12-12-12-|—-5-5—5–|—-5-5—5–|—-5-5—-5–|–0–0-0—0-0-|
G|–0—–0—-0–0–0–0–|————-|————-|–5——5—-|–0–0-0—0-0-|
D|————————-|–2—–2—-|-0-0—-0—-|————–|———4—–|
|
|Electric
D|————————-|—-0-0—0–|—-0-0—0–|–0–0-0—-0-|—————|
B|-12-12-12-12-13-13-13-12-|—-3-3—3–|—-3-3—3–|–5–5-5—-5-|–0—0–0-0—|
G|————————-|—-0-0—0–|—-0-0—0–|–0–0-0—-0-|–0—0–0-0—|
D|————————-|—-5-5—5–|—-5-5—5–|–5–5-5—-5-|–0—0–0-0—|
G|————————-|————-|————-|–5–5-5–5—|–2h4-4–2—0-|
D|————————-|–2—–2—-|-0-0—-0—-|————–|—————|
“go_____________” “Who______________ is going to save you when I’m gone?”

Acoustic downstroke
D|—-0-0—0–|—-0-0—0–|———-|———-|
B|—-3-3—3–|—-3-3—3–|–5——-|———-|
G|—-0-0—0–|—-0-0—0–|–0——-|—REST—|
D|—-5-5—5–|—-5-5—5–|–5——-|———-|
G|————-|————-|–5——-|———-|
D|–2—–2—-|-0-0—-0—-|———-|———-|
|
|Electric
D|—-0-0—0–|—-0-0—0–|———-|———-|
B|—-3-3—3–|—-3-3—3–|–5——-|———-|
G|—-0-0—0–|—-0-0—0–|–0——-|—REST—|
D|—-5-5—5–|—-5-5—5–|–5——-|———-|
G|————-|————-|–5——-|———-|
D|–2—–2—-|-0-0—-0—-|———-|———-|
“Who’ll watch over you, When I’m gone”

Verse 2:
Acoustic plays Verse Riff with slight changes
D–0–0-0-0-0—-0–0–0-|–0–0-0–0-0–0—0-0-|–0–0-0–0—-0–0–0-|
B–0–0-0-0-10—0-12–0-|–5–5-5–5-5–5—5-5-|–0–0-0–10—0–12-0-|
G–0–0-0-0-0—-0–0–0-|–0–0-0–0-0–0—0-0-|–0–0-0–0—-0–0–0-|
D–0——–10—–12—-|–5——-5—-5——-|–0——-10——12—|
G–0——–0——0—–|–0——-0—-0——-|–0——-0——-0—-|
D————————|———————–|———————–|

D–0–0-0–0-0-0—0—0-0—–|
B–5–5-5–5-5-5—5/7-7-7—-o|repeat
G–0–0-0–0-0-0—0—0-0—–|
D–5–5-5–5-5-5—5/7-7-7—–|
G–0—-0–0——-0———-o|
D——————————|

Electric plays this (with acoustic part, starting after chorus ends):
D|–5—|—-|—-|——–|———–|———-|——-|———|——-|—-|
B|–5—|—-|—-|——–|———–|———-|-*4—-|———|——-|—-|
G|–0—|–REST—|——–|———–|———-|-*4—-|———|——-|—-|
D|–0—|—-|—-|–*4-*7-|–(7)——|———-|-*4—-|—*4-*7-|–(7)–|—-|
G|–0—|—-|—-|——–|———–|———-|——-|———|——-|—-|
D|——|—-|—-|——–|———–|———-|——-|———|——-|—-|
“You say you care for me But hide it well How can you love”
|———-|—————|
|-12——-|——12-13-12-|
|———-|—————|
|———-|—————|
|———-|—————|
|———-|—————|

“someone and not yourself?”

P
W/ distortion (Acoustic Plays Prechorus) PM_____________
D|——–|———|———|———-|——–|——–|——————|
B|–15—-|–(15)—|-(15b17)-|–(r15)—|–(15)–|–(15)–|——————|
G|——–|———|———|———-|——–|——–|——————|
D|——–|———|———|———-|——–|——–|–5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
G|——–|———|———|———-|——–|——–|–5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|——–|———|———|———-|——–|——–|——————|

D|——————|
B|——————|
G|——————|
D|–5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
G|–5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|——————|

Interlude (2:14) – Two guitars arranged for one:
D|————————-|——————————-|
B|-10-12-13-13-13-10-10-12-|-12-12-12-15-15-15-13-12h13p12-|
G|–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0-|–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0——-|
D|–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0-|–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0——-|
G|–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0-|–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0——-|
D|————————-|——————————-|

Interlude Pt 2 (2:20)
Guitar 1
D|————————-|————————–|
B|-10-12-12-13-13-10-10-12-|-12-12-12-15-15-15-15-15–|
G|————————-|————————–|
D|————————-|————————–|
G|————————-|————————–|
D|————————-|————————–|
|
| Guitar 2 (2 guitars arranged for 1)
D|————————-|————————–|
B|–7–8–8-10-10–7–7–8-|–8–8–8-12-12-12-12-12–|
G|–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0-|–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–|
D|–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0-|–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–|
G|–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0-|–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–|
D|————————-|————————–|

Bridge (At 2:25 in the track)

Guitar 1 (Timing of Lyrics below is approximate)
D|——————|—————–|—————–|—————-|
B|–15b17———–|–(17)———–|-(17r15)———|–(15)———O|
G|——————|—————–|—————–|—————-|
D|——————|—————–|—————–|—————-|
G|——————|—————–|—————–|—————O|
D|——————|—————–|—————–|—————-|
|
| Guitar 2
D|——0——-0—|—————–|—————–|——————|
B|——0——-0—|—————–|—————–|—————–o|
G|——0——-0-0-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|——————|
D|——5——-5-0-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0–|
G|–4-4—4-4-4—0-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-o|
D|–2-2—2-2-2—–|—————–|—————–|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0–|

1. “And when I’m gone Who will break your fall? Who will you blame?”
2. “I can’t go on and let you lose it all. It’s more than I can take”

Bridge Ending (2:48)

Guitar 1 with crescendo (soft->loud on 4th time)
D|——————|———-|–17-16-19-16-17-16-19-16—|
B|–15b17———–|–(17)—-|o————————–O|
G|——————|———-|—————————-|
D|——————|———-|—————————-|
G|——————|———-|o————————–O|
D|——————|———-|—————————-|
|
| Guitar 2
D|—————-|———-|———|——–|——–|—————–|
B|—————-|———-|———|——–|——–|—————–|
G|——0—-0—-|-5——–|———|——–|——–|-0-0-0-0———|
D|——5—-5—-|-5——–|———|——–|——–|-0-0-0-0———|
G|–4-4—-4—4–|-5——–|———|——–|——–|-0-0-0-0-6-6-6-2-|
D|–2-2—-2—2–|———-|———|——–|——–|———4-4-4-0-|

“Who’ll ease your pain? Ease your pain”

Last Chorus (3:04)-
Guitar 2
D|—————–|—————-|—————–|——————|
B|—————–|—————-|—————–|——————|
G|—————–|—————-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0———-|
D|–2–2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0–0-0-0-0-0-0-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0———-|
G|–4–4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2–2-2-2-2-2-2-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-6-6-6-6–|
D|–2–2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0–0-0-0-0-0-0-|—————–|———4-4-4-4–|
|
|Guitar 1 plays: w/ trem bar
D|————————|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|—————-|-9~-11~-7~-11~|
B|–15–15-15-15-15-15-15-|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|-5–5-5-5-5-5-5-|-8~-10~-7~-10~|
G|————————|————————-|-0–0-0-0-0-0-0-|————–|
D|————————|————————-|—————-|————–|
G|————————|————————-|—————-|————–|
D|————————|————————-|—————-|————–|

“And Love______________________ is gonna save you when I’m gone.”

Last Chorus Continued:
Guitar 2
D|————————|————————|—————–|
B|————————|————————|—————–|
G|————————|————————|-5-5-5-5-5-4-2-0-|
D|–2—-2–2–2–2–2–2-|–0—-0–0–0–0–0–0-|-5-5-5-5-5-4-2-0-|
G|–4—-4–4–4–4–4–4-|–2—-2–2–2–2–2–2-|-5-5-5-5-5-4-2-0-|
D|–2—-2–2–2–2–2–2-|–0—-0–0–0–0–0–0-|—————–|
|
| Guitar 1
D|————————|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|————————|
B|–15–15-15-15-15-15-15-|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|-13-13-13-13-13-12-10-8-|
G|————————|————————-|-12-12-12-12-12-11–9-7-|
D|————————|————————-|————————|
G|————————|————————-|————————|
D|————————|————————-|————————|

“And I’ll_______________________________ watch over you.

Last Chorus Continued:
Guitar 2
D|——————-|—————–|—————-|—————–|
B|——————-|—————–|—————-|—————–|
G|-0-0-0-0———–|—————–|—————-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|-0-0-0-0———–|–2–2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0–0-0-0-0-0-0-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
G|-0-0-0-0-6-6-6-6—|–4–4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2–2-2-2-2-2-2-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|———4-4-4-4—|–2–2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0–0-0-0-0-0-0-|—————–|
|
|Guitar 1
D|—–11~—9~-|———————–|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|———————-|
B|-(8)-10~-7~—|-15–15-15-15-15-15-15-|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|———————-|
G|————–|———————–|————————-|-0–0–0–0–0–0–0–|
D|————–|———————–|————————-|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|
G|————–|———————–|————————-|———————-|
D|————–|———————–|————————-|———————-|

And I_______________ will give you strength when you’re not”

Last Chorus Continued:
Guitar 2 let ring
D|——————|—————–|—————-|——|
B|——————|—————–|—————-|——|
G|-0-0-0-0———-|—————–|—————-|–5—|
D|-0-0-0-0———-|–2–2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0–0-0-0-0-0-0-|–5—|
G|-0-0-0-0-6-6-6-6–|–4–4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2–2-2-2-2-2-2-|–5—|
D|———4-4-4-4–|–2–2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0–0-0-0-0-0-0-|——|
|
|Guitar 1 let ring
D|-17-17-17-17-12-12-12-12-|————————|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|——|
B|-15-15-15-15-10-10-10-10-|–15–15-15-15-15-15-15-|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|——|
G|————————-|————————|————————-|-0—-|
D|————————-|————————|————————-|-14—|
G|————————-|————————|————————-|——|
D|————————-|————————|————————-|——|

“strong.” “Who’ll watch over you, When I’ve gone away?”

Play acoustic ending with final lyrics (3:49)

D–0–0-0-0-0—-0–0–0-|–0–0—-0-0–0—0-0-|–0–0-0–0—-0–0–0-|
B–8——–10—–12—-|–5——-0—-0——-|–8——-10——12—|
G–0–0-0-0-0—-0–0–0-|–0–0-0–0-0–0—0-0-|–0–0-0–0—-0–0–0-|
D–9——–10—–12—-|–5——-0—-0——-|–9——-10——12—|
G–0——–0——0—–|–0——-0—-0——-|–0——-0——-0—-|
D————————|———————–|———————–|

D–0–0-0–0-0-0—0—0-x—|–0–0-0-0-0—-0–0–0-|–0–0—-0-0–0—0-0-|
B–5–5—-5-5—–5—5-x—|–8——–10—–12—-|–5——-0—-0——-|
G–0–0-0–0-0-0—0—0-x—|–0–0-0-0-0—-0–0–0-|–0–0-0–0-0–0—0-0-|
D–5–5—-5-5—–5—5-x—|–9——–10—–12—-|–5——-0—-0——-|
G–0—-0–0——-0———|–0——–0——0—–|–0——-0—-0——-|
D—————————-|————————|———————–|

D–0–0-0-0-0——0—–|–0—|
B–8——–10—–8—–|–0—|
G–0–0-0-0-0——0—–|–0—|
D–9——–10—–9—–|–5—|
G–0——–0——0—–|–0—|
D————————|——|

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you and me (life house)

knockin on heavens door