This Time

by Tracy Chapman

Tab intermediate Key: Fm Tuning: E A D G B E

Version:

v2 v1

Transpose

Capo

None

Size

100%

Tracy Chapman - This Time

Stadnard Tuning, Capo Fret 1, frets marked to reference capo as zero

Tabbed by jjhand

Intro

e|---------------------------------|-------------------|
B|---------------------------------|--3----------------|
G|-------------------------0-------|-------------------|
D|-----------------4---------------|-------------------|
A|-------0h3---2-------------------|--3----------------|
E|-0h2h3---------------------------|-------------------|

e|---------------------------------|-------------------|
B|---------------------------------|--5----------------|
G|-------------------------0-------|-------------------|
D|-----------------4---------------|-------------------|
A|-------0h3---2-------------------|--5----------------|
E|-0h2h3---------------------------|-------------------|

                                     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-7-----8---7\----5-----5---------|
G|-------------------------0-------|---------------------0-----0-----|
D|-----------------4---------------|---------------------------------|
A|-------0h3---2-------------------|-7-----------0---5-----------0---|
E|-0h2h3---------------------------|---------------------------------|

   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
e|---------------------------------|
B|-3-----3---------3---------------|
G|-----0-----0---------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-3-----------3---3---------------|
E|---------------------------------|

e|-------7---------------5---------|---------------------------------|
B|-7---------8\----5---5-----5\----|-3-----3---------3---------------|
G|---------------------------------|-----0-----0---------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-7--------(7)----5---------------|-3-----------3---3---------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

e|-------7---------------5---------|---------------------------------|
B|-7---------8\----5---5-----5\----|-3-----3---------3---------------|
G|---------------------------------|-----0-----0---------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-7--------(7)----5---------------|-3-----------3---3---------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

Verse Tag 1

   3/4 time
e|-----0-----0-----0-----0-|-----0-----0-----0-----0-|
B|---3-----3-----3-----3---|---3-----3-----3-----3---|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-3-----3-----3-----3-----|-3-----3-----3-----3-----|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-------------------------0-------|
D|-----------------4---------------|
A|-------0h3---2-------------------|
E|-0h2h3---------------------------|

Verse

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-7-----8---7\----5-----5---------|-3-----3---------3-----3---------|
G|---------------------0-----0-----|-----0-----0---------0-----0-----|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-7---------------5-----------0---|-3-----------3---3-----------3---|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  "This time       I won't show I'm vulnerable"
  "This time       I won't give in  first"
  "This time       I will hold out with my love"
  "This time       I will not be     hurt"

Verse Tag 2

   3/4 time
e|-----0-----0-----0-----0-|-----0-----0-----0-----0-|
B|---3-----3-----3-----3---|---3-----3-----3-----3---|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-3-----3-----3-----3-----|-3-----3-----3-----3-----|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-------------------------0-------|
D|-----------------4---------------|
A|-------0h3---2-------------------|
E|-0h2h3---------------------------|

[PreChorus 1]

e|-0---0-0-x-----0-0---0-0-x-----0-|
B|-0h1-1-1-x-----0-0h1-1-1-x-----0-|
G|-0---0-0-x-----0-0---0-0-x-----0-| play 2x
D|-0h2-2-2-x-----0-0h2-2-2-x-----0-|
A|-0h3-3-3-x-----0-0h3-3-3-x-----0-|
E|---------------------------------|
"I'm gonna love myself More than anyone else"
"I'm gonna treat me right"

e|-0h2-2-2-x-----0-0h2-2-2-x-----0-|
B|-0h3-3-3-x-----0-0h3-3-3-x-----0-|
G|-0h2-2-2-x-----0-0h2-2-2-x-----0-| play 2x
D|-0---0-0-x-----0-0---0-0-x-----0-|
A|-0---0-0-x-----0-0---0-0-x-----0-|
E|---------------------------------|
"I'm gonna make you say that you love me first"
"And you'll be the one with the most to lose"

e|-0---0-0-x-----0-0---0-0-x-----0-|
B|-0h1-1-1-x-----0-0h1-1-1-x-----0-|
G|-0---0-0-x-----0-0---0-0-x-----0-| play 2x
D|-0h2-2-2-x-----0-0h2-2-2-x-----0-|
A|-0h3-3-3-x-----0-0h3-3-3-x-----0-|
E|---------------------------------|
   "Tonight"                        "This"

e|-0h2-2-2-x-----0-0h2-2-2-x-----0-|-0h2-2-2-x-----0-0h2-2-2-2-----|
B|-0h3-3-3-x-----0-0h3-3-3-x-----0-|-0h3-3-3-x-----0-0h3-3-3-3-----|
G|-0h2-2-2-x-----0-0h2-2-2-x-----0-|-0h2-2-2-x-----0-0h2-2-2-2-----|
D|-0---0-0-x-----0-0---0-0-x-----0-|-0---0-0-x-----0-0---0-0-0-----|
A|-0---0-0-x-----0-0---0-0-x-----0-|-0---0-0-x-----0-0---0-0-0-----|
E|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  "Time"

Chorus Chords

e|-1-------------------------------|-2---------------0-------------|
B|-1-------------------------------|-3---------------1-------------|
G|-1-------------------------------|-2---------------0-------------|
D|-3-------------------------------|-0---------------2-------------|
A|-3-------------------------------|-0---------------3-------------|
E|-1-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
"This time           I won't let my emotions rule my life,        this"
"time                I'm gonna keep my heart locked safe inside,  this"
"time                     I'm gonna be my own best friend         this"     
"time                            I'm         gonna be the one"

[PreVerse 2]

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-------------------------0-------|
D|-----------------4---------------|
A|-------0h3---2-------------------|
E|-0h2h3---------------------------|

Verse 2

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-7-----8---7\----5-----5---------|-3-----3---------3-----3---------|
G|---------------------0-----0-----|-----0-----0---------0-----0-----|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-7---------------5-----------0---|-3-----------3---3-----------3---|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
        "To win          your love,           your affection"

e|---------------------------------|---------5-----------------5-----|
B|---------------------------------|-0---------------0---------------|
G|--------------------------(0)----|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-------7-----7-------7-------7---|
A|-5---------------3-----------0---|---------------------------------|
E|-------------5-------------------|-7---------------7---------------|
      "To hide         My fear               Of rejection"

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-7-----8---7\----5-----5---------|-3-----3---------3-----3---------|
G|---------------------0-----0-----|-----0-----0---------0-----0-----|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-7---------------5---------------|-3-----------3---3-----------3---|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 "This time"

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-7-----8---7\----5-----5---------|-3-----3---------x---------------|
G|---------------------0-----0-----|-----0-----0-----x---------------|
D|---------------------------------|-----------------x---------------|
A|-7---------------5-----------0---|-3-----------3---x---------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
"This time"

[PreChorus 2]

e|-0---0-0-x-----0-0---0-0-x-----0-|
B|-0h1-1-1-x-----0-0h1-1-1-x-----0-|
G|-0---0-0-x-----0-0---0-0-x-----0-| play 2x
D|-0h2-2-2-x-----0-0h2-2-2-x-----0-|
A|-0h3-3-3-x-----0-0h3-3-3-x-----0-|
E|---------------------------------|
"I'm gonna love myself More than anyone else"
"I'm gonna treat me right"

e|-0h2-2-2-x-----0-0h2-2-2-x-----0-|
B|-0h3-3-3-x-----0-0h3-3-3-x-----0-|
G|-0h2-2-2-x-----0-0h2-2-2-x-----0-| play 2x
D|-0---0-0-x-----0-0---0-0-x-----0-|
A|-0---0-0-x-----0-0---0-0-x-----0-|
E|---------------------------------|
"I'm gonna make you say that you love me first"
"And you'll be the one with the most to lose"

e|-0---0-0-x-----0-0---0-0-x-----0-|
B|-0h1-1-1-x-----0-0h1-1-1-x-----0-|
G|-0---0-0-x-----0-0---0-0-x-----0-| play 2x
D|-0h2-2-2-x-----0-0h2-2-2-x-----0-|
A|-0h3-3-3-x-----0-0h3-3-3-x-----0-|
E|---------------------------------|
   "Tonight"                        "This"

e|-0h2-2-2-x-----0-0h2-2-2-x-----0-|-0h2-2-2-x-----0-0h2-2-2-2-----|
B|-0h3-3-3-x-----0-0h3-3-3-x-----0-|-0h3-3-3-x-----0-0h3-3-3-3-----|
G|-0h2-2-2-x-----0-0h2-2-2-x-----0-|-0h2-2-2-x-----0-0h2-2-2-2-----|
D|-0---0-0-x-----0-0---0-0-x-----0-|-0---0-0-x-----0-0---0-0-0-----|
A|-0---0-0-x-----0-0---0-0-x-----0-|-0---0-0-x-----0-0---0-0-0-----|
E|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  "Time"

[Chorus 2 Chords]
   Fm                                Eb              Db
e|-1-------------------------------|-2---------------0-------------|
B|-1-------------------------------|-3---------------1-------------|
G|-1-------------------------------|-2---------------0-------------|
D|-3-------------------------------|-0---------------2-------------|
A|-3-------------------------------|-0---------------3-------------|
E|-1-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
"This time           I won't let my emotions rule my life,        this"
"time                I'm gonna keep my heart locked safe inside,  this"
"time                     I'm gonna be my own best friend         this"     
"time                            I'm         gonna be the one"

Outro

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B|---------------------------------|----------|
G|-------------------------0-------|----------|
D|-----------------4---------------|----------|
A|-------0h3---2-------------------|-3--------|
E|-0h2h3---------------------------|----------|

e|---------------------------------|----------|
B|---------------------------------|----------|
G|-------------------------0-------|----------|
D|-----------------4---------------|-0--------|
A|-------0h3---2-------------------|----------|
E|-0h2h3---------------------------|----------|

e|---------------------------------|-7N-------|
B|---------------------------------|-7N-------|
G|-------------------------0-------|-7N-------|
D|-----------------4---------------|-7N-------|
A|-------0h3---2-------------------|-7N-------|
E|-0h2h3---------------------------|----------|

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| x Dead note

| (n) Ghost note

| h Hammer-on

| p Pull-off

| r Release

| > Accented note

| b Bend

| br Bend release

| pb Pre-bend

| pbr Pre-bend release

| / Slide up

| \ Slide down

| ~ Vibrato

| N Natural Harmonic

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