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I Can't Answer You Anymore

Figure 8
standard tuning

e--7---7-----10---9----14-12-------12-----12-12--14-12--4--4--
B--6---7-----9----9----12-12-12h14-12-----14-15--12-12--7--6--
G--7---7-----10---9----13-13-------13-----13-13--13-13--4--4--
D--6---7-----9----9----12-12-------12-----12-12--12-12--6--6--
A-------------------------------------------------------4--4--
E-------------------------------------------------------------
   something came from nothing today while i was saying no

e--2-----------------------------2------------0------2-----
B--3---------7-----7--7--6--6----2------------0------4-----
G--2---------7-----7--7--4--6----2------------1------4-----
D--0---------7-----7--7--6--6----4------------2------4-----
A------------9-----7--9--4-------4------------2------2-----
E---------------------------7----2------------0------------
   don’t you knock on my door, i can’t answer you anymore

[second verse - same chords as first]
absence makes the heart grow fond of staying away from people
was a question before, but i can’t answer you anymore

e--2----1----------------------------4--
B--3----3------------2---2---4---5---2--
G--4----2------------4---2---2---2---2--
D--4----0---0--------2---2---2---2---2--
A--2-----------4--2--0---0---0---0---0--
E---------------------------------------

e--5-----------4-----2--------0--------2-------------
B--2-----------5-----2--------0--------4--------2----
G--2-----------4-----3--------1--------4--------4----
D--2-----------2-----4--------2--------4--------2----
A--0-----------------4--------2--------2--------0----
E--------------------2--------0----------------------
   skip to the scene where we meet and roll the song

e--------------4--
B--2---4---5---2--
G--2---2---2---2--
D--2---2---2---2--
A--0---0---0---0--
E-----------------

e-----5----------4---------2--------0---------2---------
B-----2----------5---------2--------0---------4---------
G-----2----------4---------3--------1---------4---------
D-----2----------2---------4--------2---------4---------
A-----0--------------------4--------2---------2---------
E--------------------------2--------0-------------------
i did everything right for somebody that does everything wrong

[solo verse played starting with the word "wrong" - same chords as first]

[third verse - same chords as first]
so i go from coast to coast over the hawthorne bridge
to the one i adore, you asked me what i’m looking for

e--4--------2------------0------2--2---------2------------0------------
B--6--------3------------0------4--6---------3------------0------2-----
G--6--------2------------1------4--6---------2------------1------2-----
D--6--------0------------2------4--6---------0------------2------2-----
A--4---------------------2------2--4----------------------2------0-----
E------------------------0--------------------------------0------------
      but i can’t answer you anymore / no, i can’t answer you anymore

e------------------4--5--
B--2h3--2--2h3--2--2--2--
G--2----2--2----2--2--2--
D--2h4--2--2h4--2--2--4--
A--0----0--0----0--2--4--
E---------------------2--