Song: I Won't Forget You

Artist: Poison

Album: Look What The Cat Dragged In

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Transcribed by James Lee (jameslee@leland.stanford.edu)



Tune down 1/2 step



Chords used:



G      320033

Cadd9  x32033

Em     022000

D      xx0232

Dsus4  xx0233

G/B    x2000x

Am     x02210



Notation:



b = bend up (number of steps inside parentheses)

pb = pre-bend (number of steps inside parentheses)

r = release bend

^ = legato (hammer-on, pull-off)

~ = vibrato

\ = slide down





Intro

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Lead:

-----------------------------------|--------

---8-10--10b(1)r-8-10b(1)r-^8---10-|-8------

-9----------------------------9----|--------

-----------------------------------|--------

-----------------------------------|--------

-----------------------------------|--------



Rhythm (come in when the lead guitar plays that last G):



G        Cadd9        Em        D Dsus4 D



Lead:

            

---------------------------|----------

-------15------15----------|----------

-14b(1)--14b(1)--14pb(1)-r-|----------

---------------------------|----------

---------------------------|-14b(.5)--

---------------------------|----------



---------------------------

-------15------15----------

-14b(1)--14b(1)--14pb(1)-r-

---------------------------

---------------------------

---------------------------



Rhythm: Repeat same chords and end with a G chord for two bars





Verse

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Em              D                 C                               G/B?

Late at night I close my eyes and think how things could've been

Em       D                C                                   G/B

And when I look back I remember some words you had said to me



Pre-Chorus

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Am                             G/B    C                        D  Dsus4 D

It's better to have lost at love than never to have loved at all



Chorus

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           G                     Cadd9

I won't forget you baby (I won't forget you)

Em            D  Dsus4 D

Even though I could

           G                     Cadd9

I won't forget you baby (I won't forget you)

Em            D  Dsus D    G

Even though I should





Solo

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w/ Chorus chords



Okay, I have no clue as to what's going on in this solo...

whether he's bending notes, using the whammy bar, etc... so

here's my interpretation:



The G-to-A bends might be with the whammy bar - they sound pretty

smooth.



                w/ whammy bar                         

-15-b(1)-r-----19~~|~~~~~~~-|-15b(1)r------|--------------

-------------------|--------|--------------|--------------

-------------------|--------|-----------14b|(1)-r-^12-14\-

-------------------|--------|--------------|--------------

-------------------|--------|--------------|--------------

-------------------|--------|--------------|--------------



                   pre-dive w/ bar

-15-b(1)-r------|------------------|------------------------

--------------15|-5pb(-1)r-1-3-0-1-|---0-1-0--------------

----------------|------------------|-2-------2-0--0-------

----------------|------------------|---------------4~4~~--

----------------|------------------|----------------------

----------------|------------------|------------------------







Outro Chorus

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The lead part is just the first four bars of the solo and then

a part similar to the intro lead.





Lyrics

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Late at night I close my eyes

And think how things could have been

And when I look back

I remember some things you had said to me



It's better to have lost at love

Than never to have loved at all



chorus:

I won't forget you baby (I won't forget you)

Even though I could

I won't forget you baby (I won't forget you)

Even though I should



Sometimes in my head

I can still see pictures of you

And I laugh to myself

When I think of all the crazy things that we used to do



Although miles come between us

Just between you and me



chorus



I should let you fade away

But that just wouldn't be me

Oh, baby



solo



I won't forget you baby (I won't forget you)

Memories slowly fade

I won't forget you baby (I won't forget you)

And all the plans we made



I won't forget you baby