That Thing You Do tab

That Thing You Do

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oneders-that thing you do 
-standard tuning- 
transcribed by Mike Richards ([email protected]) 
-thnx for the tab mike, to play this the way new found glory does, 
just add a punk riff and the power chords listed below, and speed  
the tempo up 
 
--Intro:-- 
 
2 measures of drums and handclaps 
 
guitar comes in on count 1 of measure 3: 
 
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--Verse I:-- 
 
{w/ verse riff x2} 
 
E   A       B 
you do that thing you 
 
E  A         B           C#m 
do breaking  my heart into 
 
          F#     F#m             Am  B 
a million pieces like you always do     and 
 
 
{w/ verse riff x2} 
 
E   A          B 
you don't mean to be cruel 
 
 
E   A     B     C#m 
you never even  knew 
 
          F#        F#m       D     B 
about the heartache I've been going through  
 
 
--Chorus I:-- 
 
       C#m               F# 
well I try and try to forget you girl 
 
        E       E7      A Am 
but its just so hard to do  
 
E             Am                E   B 
everytime you do that thing you do 
 
 
--Verse II:-- 
 
{w/ verse riff x2} 
 
E      A       B 
I know all the games you 
 
E    A             B      C#m 
play and I'm gonna find a way 
 
               F#        F#m                 Am  B 
way to let you know that you'll be mine some day    'cause 
 
 
{w/ verse riff x2} 
 
E           A     B 
we could be happy can't you 
 
 
E          A    B      C#m 
see if you only let me be 
 
           F#           F#m                D     B 
the one to hold you and keep you here with me 
 
 
--Chorus II:-- 
 
       C#m               F# 
well I try and try to forget you girl 
 
        E       E7      A Am 
but its just so hard to do  
 
E             Am                E  
everytime you do that thing you do 
 
 
--Bridge:-- 
 
A 
I don't ask a lot girl 
                  (I don't ask a lot girl) 
C#m 
but I know one thing's for sure 
                           (know one thing's for sure) 
 
F# 
it's the love I haven't got girl 
 
      B                  C       B 
and I just can't take it anymore 
 
 
--Solo:-- 
 
w/ verse chords 
 
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--Outro:-- 
 
 
{w/ verse riff x2} 
 
       E           A     B 
'cause we could be happy can't you 
 
 
E          A    B      C#m 
see if you only let me be 
 
           F#           F#m                D     B 
the one to hold you and keep you here with me 
 
          C#m                 F# 
'cause it hurts me so just to see you go 
 
E           E7      A Am 
around with someone new   and if 
 
E                 Am               {outro riff 1} 
I know you you're doing that thing 
 
E              Am {outro riff 2} 
Every day just doing that thing 
 
E                B 
I can't take you doing that thing you do 
 
{outro riff 3} 
 
Let last chord ring... 
 
 
Riffs: 
 
Verse riff : 
 
  E                       A        B 
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Outro riff 1: 
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Outro riff 2: 
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Outro riff 3: 
  A     Am                Emaj7 
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