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CRUTCH - The Nixons 
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Tabbed by: david0518
Tuning: 1/2 step down

The single released by the Nixons in 2019

All guitars tuned 1/2 step down

[Intro]

** mostly just the bass line and an entering F#5 chord **
** but the end of each measure has a faint B5 chord/note, as shown **

      F#5       B5     F#5       B5     

E|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|-------------(4)--------------(4)-----|
D|---4-4-4-4-4-(4)----4-4-4-4-4-(4)-----|
A|---4-4-4-4-4--------4-4-4-4-4---------|
E|-0-2-2-2-2-2------0-2-2-2-2-2---------|

[Verse]

      F#5

E|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|---4-4-4-4-4-x------4-4-4-4-4-x-------| x14
A|---4-4-4-4-4-x------4-4-4-4-4-x-------|
E|-0-2-2-2-2-2-x----0-2-2-2-2-2-x-------|

If you put one foot in front of the other
The chances rise that you're gonna stumble
But if you just stand there
You ain't going anywhere
Just wasting a heartbeat

[Chorus]

     D        A         F#5

E|--2-2-2-2---------------------------------------------|
B|--3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2------------------------------------|
G|--2-2-2-3--2-2-2-2------------------------------------|
D|-----------2-2-2-2-----4-4-4-4-4-x-----4-4-4-4-4-x----|
A|-----------0-0-0-0-----4-4-4-4-4-x-----4-4-4-4-4-x----|
E|---------------------0-2-2-2-2-2-x---0-2-2-2-2-2-x----|

When you fall; I'll let you fall
But I will be around to help you up

      E5                F#5

E|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--------------------|
D|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----4-4-4-4-4-x----|
A|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----4-4-4-4-4-x----|
E|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-2-2-2-2-2-x----|

But you gotta learn for yourself
I won't be your crutch

[Break]

      F#5

E|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|---4-4-4-4-4-x------4-4-4-4-4-x-------| x7
A|---4-4-4-4-4-x------4-4-4-4-4-x-------|
E|-0-2-2-2-2-2-x----0-2-2-2-2-2-x-------|

[Verse 2]

      F#5

E|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|---4-4-4-4-4-x------4-4-4-4-4-x-------| x14
A|---4-4-4-4-4-x------4-4-4-4-4-x-------|
E|-0-2-2-2-2-2-x----0-2-2-2-2-2-x-------|

Go and string one scar into another
Trade a life that hums for a life that rumbles
Maybe we're supposed to die more than 1,000 times
Maybe we were meant to hurt so we'd know what love feels like

[Chorus]

     D        A         F#5

E|--2-2-2-2---------------------------------------------|
B|--3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2------------------------------------|
G|--2-2-2-3--2-2-2-2------------------------------------|
D|-----------2-2-2-2-----4-4-4-4-4-x-----4-4-4-4-4-x----|
A|-----------0-0-0-0-----4-4-4-4-4-x-----4-4-4-4-4-x----|
E|---------------------0-2-2-2-2-2-x---0-2-2-2-2-2-x----|

When you fall
I'll let you fall
But I will be around to help you up

      E5                  D5

E|-----------------------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x----|
B|-----------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----|
G|---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----|
D|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----|
A|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---0----------------------------|
E|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0----------------------------|

But you need to learn for yourself
I won't be your crutch
I won't be your crutch

[Bridge]

     A5 / D5 / E5   A5 / D5    A5 / D5 / E5    A5 / D5

E|-------x--------------x----------x---------------x---------|
B|-------3---------x----3----------3---------------3---------|
G|--2----2----x----2----2-----2----2----x-----2----2---------|
D|--2----0----2----2----0-----2----0----2-----2----0---------|
A|--0---------2----0----------0---------2-----0--------------|
E|------------0-------------------------0--------------------|

Your memory is not the enemy
Sometimes meant to be
Looks like an effigy
All that hurt you felt
It might be there to help
I've been my strongest when I fell

** Guitar 2 fill **

E|----------------------------|
B|--9h10p9h10p9h10p9----------|
G|---------------------10~----|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|

[Interlude]

      F#5       B5     F#5       B5     

E|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|-------------(4)--------------(4)-----|
D|---4-4-4-4-4-(4)----4-4-4-4-4-(4)-----| x18
A|---4-4-4-4-4--------4-4-4-4-4---------|
E|-0-2-2-2-2-2------0-2-2-2-2-2---------|

Bleed to live; Live to bleed
Steel to give; Take to lead
Bleed to live; Give to bleed
Steel to give; Take to lead
Bleed to live; Give to bleed
Steel to give; Take to lead

[Chorus]

     D        A         F#5

E|--2-2-2-2---------------------------------------------|
B|--3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2------------------------------------|
G|--2-2-2-3--2-2-2-2------------------------------------|
D|-----------2-2-2-2-----4-4-4-4-4-x-----4-4-4-4-4-x----|
A|-----------0-0-0-0-----4-4-4-4-4-x-----4-4-4-4-4-x----|
E|---------------------0-2-2-2-2-2-x---0-2-2-2-2-2-x----|

When you fall; I'll let you fall
But I will be around to help you up

      E5                  D5

E|-----------------------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x----|
B|-----------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----|
G|---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----|
D|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----|
A|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---0----------------------------|
E|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0----------------------------|

But you need to learn for yourself
I won't be your crutch
I won't be your crutch
I won't be your crutch

[Outro]

      F#5

E|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|---4-4-4-4-4-x------4-4-4-4-4-x-------| x2
A|---4-4-4-4-4-x------4-4-4-4-4-x-------|
E|-0-2-2-2-2-2-x----0-2-2-2-2-2-x-------|



| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note