To Turn Back Now - by Damon Johnson
**Tune Down Half Step**
A really solid song. Not much more to say about it other than "wow" .

p.m. =  palm mute
h    =  hammer on following note then release back to original

Intro
 p.m.	    p.m.      p.m.      p.m.
|-----0--0-------------------------------------|
|-----1--1------0---------1--1-----------------|
|-----2--2------2---------0--0------------0----|
|-----2--2------3--3------2--2----------0------|
|-0-0-0---------3--3--3-3-3--3--------2--------|
|-----------1-1-1--1------------3-3-3----------|

 p.m.	    p.m.      p.m.      p.m.
|-----0--0-------------------------------------|
|-----1--1------0---------1--1-----------------|
|-----2--2------2---------0--0-----------------|
|-----2--2------3--3------2--2------------0----|
|-0-0-0---------3--3--3-3-3--3--------0h2------|
|-----------1-1-1--1------------3-3-3----------|

Verse 1
 p.m.	    p.m.      p.m.      p.m.
|-----0--0--------------------------3--3-----|
|-----1--1------0---------1--1------3--3-----|
|-----2--2------2---------0--0------0--0-----|
|-----2--2------3--3------2--2------0--0-----|
|-0-0-0---------3--3--3-3-3--3------2--------|
|-----------1-1-1--1------------3-3-3--------|
 Said don't give up  I say you don't give in

 p.m.	    p.m.      p.m.      p.m.
|-----0--0-------------------------------------|
|-----1--1------0---------1--1-----------------|
|-----2--2------2---------0--0-----------------|
|-----2--2------3--3------2--2------------0----|
|-0-0-0---------3--3--3-3-3--3--------0h2------|
|-----------1-1-1--1------------3-3-3----------|
 We been down this road before Now here we are again

 p.m.	    p.m.      p.m.      p.m.
|-----0--0--------------------------3--3-----|
|-----1--1------0---------1--1------3--3-----|
|-----2--2------2---------0--0------0--0-----|
|-----2--2------3--3------2--2------0--0-----|
|-0-0-0---------3--3--3-3-3--3------2--------|
|-----------1-1-1--1------------3-3-3--------|
 I know you're hurting I know you have your doubts

 p.m.	    p.m.      p.m.      p.m.
|-----0--0--------------------------3--------|
|-----1--1------0---------1--1------3--------|
|-----2--2------2---------0--0------0--------|
|-----2--2------3--3------2--2------0--------|
|-0-0-0---------3--3--3-3-3--3------2--------|
|-----------1-1-1--1------------3-3-3--------|
 But you're the one thing in this life that I can't live without

Pre-Chorus
|-----0-------0------0------0------------0------0----3--3-3-2--3-3--|
|-----1-------1------1------1------------1------1----2--2-2-2--2-2--|
|---2-------0------0------0------------2------0------3--3-3-3--3-3--|
|-3-------2------0------2------------3------2------0----------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 And I try and try and try so hard To connect the space between us (Oh)

Chorus
 p.m.	    p.m.      p.m.	p.m.
|-----------------------------------3---|
|-----1--1------0---------1--1------3---|
|-----0--0------2--2------2--2------0---|
|-----2--2------3--3------2--2------0---|
|-3-3-3--3------3--3--0-0-0---------2---|
|-----------1-1-1--1------------3-3-3---|
 Why do I run?        Why do you hide?
 We both pretend that we don't hurt inside
 We had it before     We'll find it somehow
 We've come too far to turn back now

Play first line of Intro again

Verse 2
 p.m.	    p.m.      p.m.      p.m.
|-----0--0--------------------------3--3-----|
|-----1--1------0---------1--1------3--3-----|
|-----2--2------2---------0--0------0--0-----|
|-----2--2------3--3------2--2------0--0-----|
|-0-0-0---------3--3--3-3-3--3------2--------|
|-----------1-1-1--1------------3-3-3--------|
 You say you can't take this You say you can't go on
 You say you never thought in life you'd have to be so strong

Pre-Chorus
|-----0-------0------0------0------------0------0----3--3-3-2--3-3--|
|-----1-------1------1------1------------1------1----2--2-2-2--2-2--|
|---2-------0------0------0------------2------0------3--3-3-3--3-3--|
|-3-------2------0------2------------3------2------0----------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 And I try and try and try so hard  To turn your world around (Oh)

Play Chorus
 Why do I run? Why do you hide?
 We both pretend that we don't hurt inside
 We've had it before We'll find it somehow
 We've come too far to turn back now
 To turn back now

Pre-Chorus
|-----0-------0------0------0------------0------0------3-------3----|
|-----1-------1------1------1------------1------1--------2-------2--|
|---2-------0------0------0------------2------0------3-------3------|
|-3-------2------0------2------------3------2------0-------0--------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 And I try and try and try so hard  To connect the space. . .

|-----3---3-3-3-3-|
|-------2-2-2-2-2-|
|---3-----3-3-3-3-|
|-0---------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
 between us

Play Chorus
 Why do I run? Why do you hide?
 We both pretend that we don't hurt inside
 We've had it before We'll find it somehow
 We've come too far to turn back now
 Why do I run? Why do you hide?
 We both pretend that we don't hurt inside
 We had it before We'll find it somehow
 We've come too far  We've come to far to turn back now

Play first line of Intro
Lead out with by continuously strumming A minor chord
|-------|
|-----1-|
|-2-2-2-|
|-2-2-2-|
|-0-0-0-|
|-------|

Tabbed by Shawn Tritz
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