Artist: Scott Stapp
Song: Surround me
Tabbed by: sp8@B.o.B
Tuning: Standard
This is my first tab so forgive any mistakes and please rate
Chords used:
E--------- E------- E-2------ E---------|
B--------- B-3----- B-2------ B---------|
G-2------- G-2----- G-2------ G-1-------|
D-2------- D------- D-4------ D-2-------|
A--------- A------- A-4------ A-2-------|
E--------- E------- E-2------ E---------|
Riff 1
E---------5---------------5-----------|
B---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-----|
G-----7---------------7---------------|
D-7-----------7---7-----------7-------|
A-------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------|
Riff 2
E---------5---------------5-----------|
B---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-----|
G-----7---------------7---------------|
D-0-----------0---0-----------0-------|
A-------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------|
Riff 3
E---------5---------------5-----------|
B---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-----|
G-----2---------------2---------------|
D-4-----------4---4-----------0-------|
A-------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------|
Riff 4
E---------0---------------0-----------|
B-----3-----3---3-----3-----3---3-----|
G---4---4-----------4---4-------------|
D-2-----------2---2-----------2-------|
A-------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------|
Intro: Riffs 1 to 4 [Guitar 1]
Verse 1
Riff 1
E---------5---------------5-----------|
B---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-----|
G-----7---------------7---------------|
D-7-----------7---7-----------7-------|
A-------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------|
They say no man’s an
Riff 2
E---------5---------------5-----------|
B---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-----|
G-----7---------------7---------------|
D-0-----------0---0-----------0-------|
A-------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------|
Island but I
Riff 3
E---------5---------------5-----------|
B---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-----|
G-----2---------------2---------------|
D-4-----------4---4-----------0-------|
A-------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------|
Tend to disagree
Riff 4
E---------0---------------0-----------|
B-----3-----3---3-----3-----3---3-----|
G---4---4-----------4---4-------------|
D-2-----------2---2-----------2-------|
A-------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------|
Riff 1
E---------5---------------5-----------|
B---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-----|
G-----7---------------7---------------|
D-7-----------7---7-----------7-------|
A-------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------|
I guess they’ve never
Riff 2
E---------5---------------5-----------|
B---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-----|
G-----7---------------7---------------|
D-0-----------0---0-----------0-------|
A-------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------|
Seen my island
Riff 3
E---------5---------------5-----------|
B---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-----|
G-----2---------------2---------------|
D-4-----------4---4-----------0-------|
A-------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------|
Or where it lies at sea
Riff 4
E---------0---------------0-----------|
B-----3-----3---3-----3-----3---3-----|
G---4---4-----------4---4-------------|
D-2-----------2---2-----------2-------|
A-------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------|
Riff 1
E---------5---------------5-----------|
B---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-----|
G-----7---------------7---------------|
D-7-----------7---7-----------7-------|
A-------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------|
I’m lost inside myß--light strumming [guitar 2] begins: Asus
Riff 2
E---------5---------------5-----------|
B---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-----|
G-----7---------------7---------------|
D-0-----------0---0-----------0-------|
A-------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------|
Memory ß--Dsus [guitar 2]
Riff 3
E---------5---------------5-----------|
B---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-----|
G-----2---------------2---------------|
D-4-----------4---4-----------0-------|
A-------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------|
Still in disbeliefß-- Fmaj, E [guitar 2]
Riff 4
E---------0---------------0-----------|
B-----3-----3---3-----3-----3---3-----|
G---4---4-----------4---4-------------|
D-2-----------2---2-----------2-------|
A-------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------|
Riff 1
E---------5---------------5-----------|
B---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-----|
G-----7---------------7---------------|
D-7-----------7---7-----------7-------|
A-------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------|
If I could paint a ß--Asus [guitar 2]
Riff 2
E---------5---------------5-----------|
B---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-----|
G-----7---------------7---------------|
D-0-----------0---0-----------0-------|
A-------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------|
Picture for youß--Dsus [guitar 2]
Riff 3
E---------5---------------5-----------|
B---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-----|
G-----2---------------2---------------|
D-4-----------4---4-----------0-------|
A-------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------|
This is what you’d seeß--Fmaj, E~ [guitar 2]
Riff 4
E---------0---------------0-----------|
B-----3-----3---3-----3-----3---3-----|
G---4---4-----------4---4-------------|
D-2-----------2---2-----------2-------|
A-------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------|
1st Chorus [Guitar 2 plays Asus, Dsus, Fmaj and E lightly throughout]
[Guitar 1]
E--------------s5~---9~-|
B-----------------------|
G-----------------------|
D-----------------------|
A-----------------------|
E-----------------------|
I’m down on my knees
E-5~------------------5~-|
B--------------3~--------|
G------------------------|
D------------------------|
A------------------------|
E------------------------|
Begging you to rescue me
E---------------------------5~-|
B-----------------3--2---------|
G------------------------------|
D------------------------------|
A------------------------------|
E------------------------------|
Please stop me don’t let me run
E----------------------------|
B-2--------------------------|
G------4~--------------------|
D----------------------------|
A----------------------------|
E----------------------------|
Surround me surround me now
Riffs 1 to 4 [guitar 1]
Full strum [guitar 2]: Asus-Riff 1, Dsus-Riff 2, Fmaj-Riff 3, E-Riff 4
Verse 2
Riff 1 Guitar 1/ Asus Guitar 2
A wounded man sounds
Riff 2 Guitar 1/ Dsus Guitar 2
Desperate when he’s
Riff 3 Guitar 1/ Fmaj Guitar 2
Lost all his
Riff 4 Guitar 1/ E Guitar 2
Belief
Riff 1 Guitar 1/ Asus Guitar 2
Can you look in
Riff 2 Guitar 1/ Dsus Guitar 2
To my eyes and
Riff 3 Guitar 1/ Fmaj Guitar 2
Say you won’t betray
Riff 4 Guitar 1/ E Guitar 2
Me
Riff 1 Guitar 1/ Asus Guitar 2
We’re running out of
Riff 2 Guitar 1/ Dsus Guitar 2
Time
Riff 3 Guitar 1/ Fmaj Guitar 2
How precious time can
Riff 4 Guitar 1/ E Guitar 2
be
Riff 1 Guitar 1/ Asus Guitar 2
I’m counting all the
Riff 2 Guitar 1/ Dsus
Moments of the
Riff 3 Guitar 1/ Fmaj Guitar 2
Times you could have
Riff 4 Guitar 1/ E Guitar 2
Helped me
Chorus 2 [Distortion: both guitars]
I’m down on my knees
Begging you to rescue me
Please stop me don’t let me run
Surround me surround me
I’m down on my knees
Begging you to rescue me
Please stop me don’t let me run
Surround me
Surround me yeah
Surround me yeah
Surround me yeah
Surround me now
Distortion dies down here
I’m down on my knees
Begging you to rescue me
Please stop me don’t let me run
Eß--distortion comes in again
Surround me surround me
I’m down on my knees
Begging you to rescue me
Please stop me don’t let me run
Surround me surround me
I’m down on my knees
Begging you to rescue me
Please stop me don’t let me run
Surround me
Surround me yeah
Surround me yeah
Surround me yeah
Surround me yeah
Surround me now
Surround me now
Surround me now
Eß--Distortion fades
Surround me now
Outro
I’m down on my knees
Begging you to rescue me
s-slide
~let ring
That’s it. Hope you enjoy. Rock on