Jewel, "You Were Meant For Me"
                          Nearly authentic guitar tab
                            Transcribed by Joe Levy

Tuned down one-half step:  Eb,Ab,Db,Gb,Bb,Eb
This is the nylon guitar line, of which the steel guitar plays a subset.
Played in swing time; 6 dashes = 1 beat  (plus one dash of padding after each
bar)

Chords will be written as if played in standard tuning - that is, in G instead
of in F-sharp.

Phrase A
  C2                        G                         C
|-----------------0-------|-----------------0-------|-----------------0-------|
|-----------3-----------3-|-----------3-----------0-|-----------1-----------0-|
|-----0-------------0-----|-----0-------------0-----|-----0-------------0-----|
|-------0-----------------|-------0-----------------|-------2-----------------|
|-3-----------------------|-2-----------------------|-3-----------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|

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

Play Phrase A twice for the intro.

Phrase B has the same first three measures as Phrase A, replacing the Em with:
  D
|-----------2-------------|
|-----3-----------3-------|
|-------2-----------2-----|
|-0-----------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|

Verses are phrases: A, B, A, B

Chorus [The other instruments carry the chords, and the picking varies between
choruses, so I tend to fake it playing solo, but here's the actual guitar line
for the first chorus; if you want the other choruses' variations detailed, don't
ask unless I know you.  Then I can laugh at you in person.]:
  C                         D                         G           D4
|-----------0-------------|-----------2-------------|-------3-----------------|
|-----1-------------------|-------3---------3-------|-----------------3-------|
|-------0---------0-----0-|-------------------2-----|-----0-----0-------0---0-|
|-------------------0h2---|-0-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-3-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-3-----------2-----------|

  Em                        C                         D
|-----------0-------------|-----------0-------------|-----------2-------------|
|-------------------------|-----1-------------------|-----3-----------3-------|
|-----0-------------0-----|-------0-----------0-----|-------2-----------2-----|
|-------2---------2-----0-|-----------------2-----2-|-0---------------------0-|
|-------------------------|-3-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-0-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
                                                [steel string plays  -1---]

| G           D4            Em                        C
|-------3-----------------|-----------0-------------|-----------0-------------|
|-----------3-------3-----|-------------------------|-----1-------------------|
|-----------------------0-|-----0-------------0-----|-------0---------0-------|
|-------------------------|-------2---------2-----2-|-------------------2---0-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-3-----------------------|
|-3-----------2-----------|-0-----------------------|-------------------------|

  D
|-----------2-------------|
|-----3-----------3-------|
|-------2-----------2-----|
|-0-----------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|

First chorus ending:
  Em                              C6
|-----------------0-------|------------(7)----------|
|-----------0-----------0-|----------(7)-----(7)----|
|-----0-------------------|--------(7)------------0-|  To verse 2
|-------2-----------------|------(7)----------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-0-----------------------|-------------------------|
                                 [Harmonics]
Second chorus ending:
  Em
|-----------------------0-|----------[0]------------|
|-----------0-------------|----[0]---------[0]------|  To bridge
|-----0-----------0-------|-----0-----------0-------|  
|-------2-----------2-----|-------2-----------2---0-| ([0]'s are played by steel
|-------------------------|-------------------------|  guitar, mostly drowning
|-0-----------------------|-------------------------|  out nylon guitar.)

Third chorus ending:
  Em                                                  C
|-----------------------0-|----------[0]------------|-------------------------|
|-----------0-------------|----[0]---[0]------------|-----------1-----1-------|
|-----0-----------0-------|-----0-----------0-------|-----0-------------0-----|
|-------2-----------2-----|-------2-----------2---0-|-------2---------------2-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-3-----------------------|
|-0-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|

  D
|----------[2]------------|
|-------3--------[3]------|  Play Phrase A, slowing to strum Em for ending.
|-----------2-----2-2-----|
|-0-----------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|

Bridge  [Again, I arpeggiate more on the guitar to make up for the lack of other
instruments, and because I can't hear the guitars well enough to do them justice
anyway.  This is not a "best guess," but a "best hearing," (of the steel-string
guitar; the nylon-string guitar seems to be stuck on the second (Bb) string of
whatever the current chord is) and I'd recommend ignoring it in favor of
improvisation with the chords.]:
  Am                        D                         Bm                    D
|-----------0-----------0-|-----------2-------------|-----------2-----------2-|
|-------1-----------1-----|-------3---------3-----3-|-3-----3---------3-----3-|
|-------------------------|-------------------4-----|-------------------4-----|
|-------------------------|-0-----------------------|-----------------------0-|
|-0-----------------------|-------------------------|-2-----------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
              C     Em7/B   Am
|-------------0-----------|-------------------------|-------------2---2-------|
|-------0---3-1-----0-----|-1-----1---1-------1---1-|-3-----3---3--------3----|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-0-----------------------|
|-------------3-----2-----|-0-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|

  Bm                        Em
|-------------------------|-0-----------------------|
|-3-----------------------|-0-----------------------|   Play Phrase A twice,
|-4-----------------------|-0-----------------------|   then Verse 3
|-4-----------------------|-2-----------------------|
|-2-----------------------|-2-----------------------|
|-------------------------|-0-----------------------|

Lyrics:

I hear the clock; it's six am.
I feel so far from where I've been.
Got my eggs, I got my pancakes too.
I've got my maple syrup, everything but you.
I break the yolks and make a smiley face.
I kinda like it in my brand new place.
Wipe the spots off of the mirror, don't leave my keys in the door.
I never put wet towels on the floor anymore, 'cause

[Chorus:]
  Dreams last so long,
  Even after you're gone.
  I know that you love me and
  Soon you will see:
  You were meant for me,
  And I was meant for you.

I called my mama, she was out for a walk.
Consoled a cup of coffee, but it didn't wanna talk,
So I picked up a paper it was more bad news:
More hearts being broken, and people being used.
Put on my coat in the pouring rain.
I saw a movie; it just wasn't the same, 'cause
It was happy, oh I was sad,
And it made me miss you oh so bad 'cause

[Chorus]

[Bridge:]
I go about my business, I'm doing fine.
Besides, what would I say if I had you on the line?
Same old story, not much to say;
Hearts are broken every day.

I brush my teeth and put the cap back on.
I know you hate it when I leave the light on.
I pick a book up and then I turn the sheets down,
And then I take a deep breath and a good look around.
Put on my PJ's and hop into bed.
I'm half alive but I feel mostly dead.
I try and tell myself it'll all be alright.
I just shouldn't think anymore tonight, 'cause

[Chorus]
Yeah, you were meant for me,
And I was meant for you.