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Crawling In The Dark

Biography:

Hoobastank (sometimes stylized as "h8bastank") is an American (formed in 1994 in Agoura Hills, California) rock band best known for their crossover hit "The Reason" (2003) and by their continued success in the modern rock market.

Vocalist Doug Robb met with guitarist Dan Estrin in a high school battle of the bands competition and decided to form a band. They recruited Markku Lappalainen and Chris Hesse to form Hoobastank. In an interview with Yahoo's Launch, Doug Robb said the name had no particular meaning.

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Hoobastank
Crawling In The Dark
Hoobastank
2001
Submitted by: [email protected]

Key: A

Tuning: Standard EADGBe or Drop D

Chords used: Standard EADGBe
F#m - 244222
D - xx0232
A - x02220
E - 022100
G - 320033
E/G# - 476xxx or 4xx45x

Chords used: Drop D
F#5 - 444xxx
D5 - 000xxx
A5 - 777xxx
E5 - 222xxx
G5 - 555xxx
E/G# - 676xxx

In this song, we're going to use standard

Intro: Phaser Effect Pedal

Silence:
F#m E
e|------------------------------|----------|
B|------------------------------|----------|
G|------------------------------|----------|
D|-------11---12---11-----------|-------9--| x3
A|-9-9-9----9----9----9-12-9-11-|-7-7-7----|
E|------------------------------|----------|

D E
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-------7---6---9-|---7---6---7-6---|
A|-5-5-5---5---5---|-7---7---7-----7-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|

Distortion:
E F#m E F#m D C#m
E
E|-------------|---------|-----|-----------|
B|-------------|---------|-----|-----------|
G|-------------|---------|-----|-----------|
D|---4-4---4---|-7-7-6---|-7-7-|-2-2-2-2-2-| x3
A|---4-4---4---|-5-5-4---|-7-7-|-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|-0h2-2-0-2---|---------|-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-0-|

D A E
e|-----------------|---------|---------|
B|-----------------|---------|---------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|---------|---------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-|-2-2-2-2-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-|-2-2-2-2-|
E|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-|

Verse 1:
F#m E F#m
I will dedicate and
E D
sacrifice my every-thing
E D
For just a seconds worth
E
of how my story's ending
F#m E
And I wish I could know
F#m E D
if the directions that I take
E D
And all the choices that I make
E
won't end up all for nothing

Chorus:
F#m D C#m A E
Show me what it's for
F#m D C#m A E
Make me understand it
D E D
I've been crawling in the dark
A E
Looking for the answer
F#m D C#m A E
Is there something more
F#m D C#m A E
Than what I've been handed?
D E D
I've been crawling in the dark
A E
Looking for the answer

Verse 2:
F#m E
Help me carry on
F#m E
Assure me its ok to
D E D
Use my heart and not my eyes
E
To navigate the darkness
F#m E
Will the ending be
F#m E D
ever coming suddenly?
E
Will I ever get to
D E
see the ending to my story?

(Repeat Chorus)

Interlude: D-E--D-E--D-E--D-E--G (x4)

So when and how will I know?(know echo back)

Bridge:
D
How much further
E F#m
do I have to go? (have to go)
D
How much longer until I
E/G# A
finally know? (finally know)
D E
Cause I'm looking and I just
F#m D
can't see what's in front of me
E
In front of me

(Repeat Chorus)

Outro: F#m (all the way)