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It Is Not Meant To Be

by Tame Impala
Chords
4.9 (25)
intermediate Tuning: E A D G B E
Version:
v2v1
Transpose
0
Capo
None
Size
100%
This is not intended to be an exhaustive tab, just something to get you sounding close to the recording.
chord voicings used in the album:
 [ch]G7sus4[/ch]  [ch]C7M[/ch]   [ch]C7M[/ch]*  [ch]A#7M[/ch]
e|--3--|--7--|--3--|--5--|
B|--3--|--5--|--5--|--3--|
G|--5--|--5--|--4--|--3--|
D|--3--|--5--|--5--|--3--|
A|--5--|-----|--3--|-----|
E|--3--|-----|-----|-----|
    [ch]Am[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]*    [ch]D7[/ch]
e|--5--|--5--|-----|--5--|
B|--5--|--7--|--3--|--7--|
G|--5--|--7--|--2--|--5--|
D|--7--|--7--|--4--|--7--|
A|--7--|--5--|--0--|--5--|
E|--5--|-----|-----|-----|
    [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]Em[/ch]
e|-----|-----|-----|
B|--1--|--3--|--0--|
G|--2--|--4--|--0--|
D|--3--|--5--|--2--|
A|--3--|--5--|--2--|
E|-----|-----|-----|
Intro 
   [ch]G7sus4[/ch]          [ch]C7M[/ch]             [ch]A#7M[/ch]
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-3---3---3---3---5---5---5---5---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
G|---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
   [ch]G7sus4[/ch]          [ch]C7M[/ch]             [ch]A#7M[/ch]
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-3---3---3---3---5---5---6---5---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
G|---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 1
I wanted h
er
I wanted h
er
But s
he doesn't l
ike the li
fe that I le
ad
S
he doesn't l
ike the l
ife that I
lead
D
oesn't like s
and stu
ck on her feet
Or sitting ar
ound smo
king w
eed
I m
ust seem m
ore like a f
riend in ne
ed
Pre-Chorus
And I boast that it is meant to
be
Chorus
But in all honest
y
I don't have a h
ope in h
ell
I'm happy just
to watch
her m
ove
And in all honesty
I don't have a h
ope in h
ell
I'm happy just t
o watch he
r mo
ve
Verse 2
And
she doesn't l
ike the fri
ends that I ma
ke
Do
esn't make fri
ends for fri
endship's sa
ke
She j
ust gets b
ored sitting b
y the lak
e
Her s
oul won't su
rface and her
heart won't a
che
Pre-Chorus
And I boast that it is meant to
be
Chorus
And in all honest
y
I don't have a h
ope in h
ell
I'm happy just
to watch h
er m
ove
Solo 
   [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]F[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]*   [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|-9-\2--4---7\5--2/4---7\5--2/4-------0h2-2--2-|
D|--------------------------------5\3-----------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
   [ch]F[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]F[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]*         [ch]Em[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch]    [ch]Em[/ch]
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|-2--2/4-4--4/5--2\4---4/5--2-------------2----|
D|------------------------------5--5\3--3-----3-|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
Pre-Chorus
And I tho
ught they could cure his dis
ease
Chorus
But in all hones
ty
He di
dn't have a h
ope in he
ll
Now we'll never s
ee h
im
mo
ve
Outro 
   [ch]G7sus4[/ch]          [ch]C7M[/ch]             [ch]A#7M[/ch]
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-3---3---3---3---5---5---5---5---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
G|---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
   [ch]G7sus4[/ch]          [ch]C7M[/ch]             [ch]A#7M[/ch]
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-3---3---3---3---5---5---5---5---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
G|---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
final chord: G7sus4
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