With Arms Wide Open (chromatic)

by Creed · posted by WaltP

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+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *: Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

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Tab

WITH ARMS WIDE OPEN
By: Mark Tremonti & Scott Stapp
Creed
Key: C

 7  -8  8    8 -7  7   -8  8  8-7
Well I just heard the news to-day 
-4  -8   8  8 -7 7  -8  8   8 -7
It seems my life is gon-na change  
7   -8   8  8 -7  7  -8  8  8 -7
I closed my eyes, be-gin to pray  
 -4   -8   8  8-7    7    -8  8   -9
Then tears of joy stream down my face  
 
 -9  -9 9  9  -8 8-7
With arms wide o-pen  
8  8-8 -8  -8  8 -7
Un-der the sun-light  
 8   -8  -8  8   -9
Wel-come to the place  
 -9   -9  8-8 -8  8   -9
I'll show you ev-‘ry-thing  
 -9  -9 8  8  -8 8-7
With arms wide o-pen  

 7  -8   8   8 -7 7  -8   8 8-7
Well I don't know if I'm rea-dy  
7  -8  8  8-7 7  -8  8 8-7
To be the man I have to be 
 7    -8  8  8 -7 
I'll take a breath,
 7    7    7  -8 8  8 -7
I’ll take her by my side  
7   -8   8  8-7    7    7  -8  8  -9
We stand in awe, we've cre-at-ed life  

-9  -9 9  9  -8 8-7
With arms wide o-pen  
8  8-8 -8  -8  8 -7
Un-der the sun-light  
 8   -8  -8  8   -9
Wel-come to the place  
 -9   -9  8-8 -8  8   -9
I'll show you ev-‘ry-thing  
 -9  -9 8  8  -8 8-7
With arms wide o-pen 

 8  8-8 -8  -8    8     8 
Now ev-‘ry-thing has changed  
 8    8   8-8 -8-7
I'll show you love  
 -8   8   8-8 -8  8   -9
I'll show you ev-‘ry-thing  
 -9  -9 8  8  -8 8-7
With arms wide o-pen  
 8   8 -8  -8 -8 8-7
With arms wide o-pen  
-9   -9  8-8 -8  8   -9    -9 -9*-98-7  
I'll show you ev-‘ry-thing oh   yeah
8   8 -8  -8 -8 8-7   -8 -8 8-7
With arms wide o-pen wide o-pen 

-9*-9*-9  9   -9  -9  8 -7
If   I   had just one wish  
8  8  -9  -9 10-7
On-ly one de-mand 
-7  8    8  -9   -9 8-7
I hope he's not like me  
-7  8  8  -9 -9  10 9-7
I hope he un-der-stands  
 8   8   8   -9   -9  8 -7
That he can take this life  
 8   8   8  -9 -9  8 -7
And hold it by the hand  
 8  8   8   -9   -9  8 -7*
And he can greet the world  
 8    8    8 -9 -9 
With arms and o-pen...
 8   8 -8  -8 -8 8-7
With arms wide o-pen 
 8 8-8  -8  -8    8     8
Now ev-‘ry-thing has changed  
 8    8   8-8 -8-7
I'll show you love  
 8    8   8-8 -8  8   -9
I'll show you ev-‘ry-thing 
 -9  -9 8  8  -8 8-7
With arms wide o-pen 
 8   8 -8  -8 -8 8-7
With arms wide o-pen 
-9* -9*-9  9  -9  -9  8 -7 -9* -9*-98-7
I'll show you ev-‘ry-thing oh   yeah
 8   8 -8  -8 -8 8-7  -8 -8 8-7
With arms wide o-pen wide o-pen

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