This is the correct way to play it  trust me

Dropped D tuning


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 b|---0--1------------1---------1--3-----1---------0-1-0---0-1---------1--1-----
 g|----------0------------0-------------------3---------------------0-----------
 d|-------------0-------------------------------------------------------0-------
 a|---3------------3---------3---------3---------3-----------2-----------2------
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      1. Well,

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b|---0-1------------1----------0-1-0-------------0----------0-1-------------1---
g|---------0------------0---------------0-------------0------------0------------
d|------------0-----------------------------0---------------------------0-------
a|---0-----------0---------0-------------------0---------0---0------------0-----
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       I just heard_____                                        the news to-day_
       seems my life_____                                     is gon-na change__
       close my eyes_____                                     be-gin to pray,___
       tears of joy_____                                        stream down my f

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      o-pen,_____                                                un-der_____ the

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b|---6--------------------------------------------------------------------------
g|---5--------------------------------------------------------------------------
d|---3--------------------------------------------------------------------------
a|---3--------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|---3--------------------------------------------------------------------------
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       to                  this          place,_____          I’ll show you__ ev



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b|---0------------------------------------------------------0---------------5---
g|---4------------------------------------------------------4---------------7---
d|---2------------------------------------------------------2---------------7---
a|---2------------------------------------------------------2---------------5---
D|---2------------------------------------------------------2-------------------
________________________________________________________________________________

o-pen,_____                                                                     

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b|---0-1------------1---------1-3-----1---------0-1-0---0-1------------1-------1
g|---------0------------0-----------0-----0---------------------0------------0--
d|-------------------------------------------------------------------0----------
a|---------------3-----------------------------3------------------------2-------
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
________________________________________________________________________________
       o-pen._____                                                              

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b|---0-1-----------1--------3-1-----------1-------0-1-----------1--------0-1-0--
g|---------0-----------0----------0-----------0----------0-----------0----------
d|------------0-----------------------0----------------------0------------------
a|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------



I don’t know/if I’m ready/to be the man/I have to be/I’ll take a breath/I’ll tak

Now for the solo....
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g|--5----5----7--------------------------------------------------------5--7-----
d|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
a|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                                                    bend whole s
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b|------------5---8---6---5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6-8---10-(12)--8------------------------
g|---5---7----------------------------------------------------------------------
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thats about it   e-mail me if you have any questions   Blnk182ModenaF50@aol.com
the chorus is the same chrods as when u first start strumming    
first part of the song is finger picked
the second verse has different chords  i dont have time to put them down
so e-mail me if u want them