The Ataris Unopened Letter To The World guitar tab

Unopened Letter To The World by The Ataris

Tabbed by Daniel


This sounds pretty accurate, just listen to the song to get the strumming right.

Intro

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I------------------------------------------------------------------6----I
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I--7-------------6-------------------------------4-----------------7----I
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I--5-------------4-----------------------------2------------------------I
   If I die tomorrow, would this song live on forever?  And here is my

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I--7--------------------6----------6--6--6--6-----------7-(x16)---------I
I--7--------------------7----------7--7--7--7-(x14)-----5---------------I
I--5--------------------4----------4--4--4--4---------------------------I
   Unopened letter to a world that never shall reply.

Riff 1

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I-------------------------------------------I      Play this part twice.
I-----------------------------------7-------I
I--7----------6----------4----------7-(x16)-I
I--7-(x16)----7-(x16)----4-(x16)----5-------I
I--5----------4----------2------------------I

Verse 1

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I--7------------------6----------------------------4----------------7-(x14)--I
I--7-(x14)------------7-(x14)----------------------4-(x14)----------5--------I
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    p.m..               p.m..                        p.m..           p.m..
  
          If I die tomorrow, would this song live on forever?  And here is my

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I--7----------------------6----------6--6--6--6----4----------7-(x16)----I
I--7-(x16)----------------7-(x12)----7--7--7--7----4-(x16)----5----------I
I--5----------------------4----------4--4--4--4----2---------------------I
      p.m..                 p.m..
  
     Unopened letter to a world that never shall reply, never shall reply.

chorus 1

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I--3---------------------------------------I--3--------------6---I
I--4--------7------------------------------I--4-------7------7---I
I--4-(x16)--7-(x16)--7------6------4-------I--4-(x16)-7-(x8)-7---I
I--2--------5--------7-(x8)-7-(x8)-4-(x16)-I--2-------5------5---I
I--------------------5------4------2-------I---------------------I

From this second story window...              Even angels...

verse 2 follows the same progression as verse one, and chorus two also follows
chorus one except for the last D minor chord.  It goes into the bridge in F#.


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I--4-------7----------(x6?)----(x6)----(x6)---(x6)--I
I--4-(x16)-7-(x16)--11-------12------11------7------I
I--2-------5----------------------------------------I

   Mr. Higginson...
   Am I Destined...

Chorus 3 plays just like the two previous choruses, then it goes back to the
palm muted verse style, but it ends on the first F# chord.

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I--7--------6--------4-I
I--7-(x16)--7-(x16)--4-I
I--5--------4--------2-I
     p.m..    p.m..
   
   If I die...

intro:
If I die tomorrow 
would this song live on forever
And her is my
Unopened letter to a world
That never shall reply

verse 1:
If I die tomorrow 
would this song live on forever
And her is my
Unopened letter to a world
That never shall reply, never shall reply.

chorus 1:
From my second story window
I can hear the church bells calling out my name
This table is set for one
Even angels would be homesick in this forsaken town.

Verse 2:
On random notes of parchment
I'm scrawling my existence, dressed in white
This candle radiates throughout the night
And it's never burning out, never burning out

Chorus 2:
From this second story window
I can hear the children down on Main Street
They're singing their songs tonight
In the shadows, I will listen to their every movement.

Bridge:
Mr. Higginson, am I not good enough for the world?
Am I destined only to die the same way that I lived, in seclusion?

Chorus 3:
From high upon this mountain
I can almost see your lonely windowsill
They'll carry you off tonight
There's a ghost in your old bedroom
And a candle burning bright.

If I die tomorrow, would this song live on forever?



I think that's how it goes.  It sounds exactly like the CD version of the song.
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