Song- With Arms Wide Open
Album- Human Clay
Written By- Creed
Transcribed By- David Sobka Jr. & Waldon Reed Jr.
Tuning- DADGBe


 Finger picking
e-----------------------------------------------------------
B--0h1-------1-----1h3-----1-----0h1p0-0h1-------1-----1h3--
G------0-------0-------0-----0-------------0-------2--------
D--------2---------------2-----2-------------0--------------
A--3-------3-----3-3-------3-----------2-------2-----2-2----
D-----------------------------------------------------------


e---------------------------------------------------------
B------1-----0h1p0-0h1-------1-----0h1p0-------0-----0h1--
G--0-----0-------------0-------0---------0-------0--------
D----0-----2-------------2-----------------2-------2------
A------2-----------0-------0-----0-----------0-------0----
D---------------------------------------------------------


e----------------------------------
B--------1-----0h1p0-------0-------
G--0-------0---------0-------0-----
D----2-----------------2-------2---
A------0-----0-----------0---------
D----------------------------------


One of the verses mark plays it this way.
e-----------------------------------------------------------
B--0h1-------1-----1h3-----1-----0h1p0-0h1-------1-----1h3--
G------0-------0-------0-----0-------------0-------2--------
D--------2---------------2-----2-------------0--------------
A--3-------3-----3-3-------3-----------2-------2-----2-2----
D-----------------------------------------------------------


e-------------------------------------------------------
B------1-----0h1p0-0h1-------1-----3p1-------0-----0h1--
G--0-----0-------------0-------0-------0-------0--------
D----0-----2-------------2---------------2-------2------
A------2-----------0-------0-----0---------0-------0----
D-------------------------------------------------------


e----------------------------------
B--------1-----0h1p0-------0-------
G--0-------0---------0-------0-----
D----2-----------------2-------2---
A------0-----0-----------0---------
D----------------------------------

 
 Chorus
 Strum
e-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
B-----6-----|-----------|-----5-----|-----------|
G-----5-----|-----5-----|-----4-----|-----7-----|
D-----3-----|-----5-----|-----2-----|-----7-----|
A-----3-----|-----3-----|-----2-----|-----5-----|
D-----3-----|-----x-----|-----2-----|-----x-----|


 Solo
e--------------------------------------------------------------------------
B------5-5h6-5-6-5------5-6-5-6-5------5-6/8-6-5--6-5h6p5-6-5h6p6-6-5h6p5--
G--5-7--------------5-7------------5-7-------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------


               Played over solo
               Strum
e------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------|
B--6-8br-8---|------------|------------|------------|-----------|
G------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------|
D------------|-----10-----|-----10-----|------8-----|-----7-----|
A------------|-----10-----|-----10-----|------8-----|-----7-----|
D------------|-----10-----|-----9------|------8-----|-----7-----|


Key
b = Bend
r = Release bend
h = Hammer
p = Pull off
/ = Slide 




Song:       With Arms Wide Open
CD:         Human Clay
Band:       Creed
Tabbed by:  Dave Covert

Standard Tuning

Main:
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-02-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

Chorus:
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------3-3-3-3-3-3------------/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-------------0-0-0-0-0-0---------------|

Variation 1:
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------5-5h7------2-0|
A|3-3-3-3-3h5-3-3--2-2-2-2h3h5--0-0-0-0-----0-0-0----|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

Variation 2:
G|------------------------------------------12-12h14-|
D|------------------------------------7-7-7----------|
A|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2h3h5-0-0-0-0----------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

Interlude:
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|333-33-33-3h5-222-22-22-3h5-5-5-111-11-11-000-00-00|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

Outro :
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|-0h2-0---------------------------------------------|
A|-------3-2h3---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

main         1 time  (0:33)
chorus       1 time  (0:47
variation 1  4 times (1:00)
chorus       2 times (1:41)
variation 2  1 time  (2:09)
variation 1  1 time  (2:23)
interlude    4 times (2:37)
chorus       2 times (3:17)
main         1 time  (3:44)
variation 2  1 time  (3:58)
outro        1 time  (4:09)


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Bryan Rutherford 
   Creed, Arms Wide open 
   Human CLay 
   10/99 
   therutherford@hotmail.com 





   fig 1. fades in with. 

   |--------------------------------------| 
   |--0h1---------1---------1h4----1------| 
   |-------0--------0---------------------| 
   |---------2----------------------------| 
   |--3--------3-------3---3-----3--------| 
   |--------------------------------------| 


   |--------------------------------------------| 
   |---0h1p0--0h1----------1-------1h4----1-----| 
   |-----------------0-------0------------------| 
   |-------------------0------------------------| 
   |--3-------2----------2------2--2----2-------| 
   |--------------------------------------------| 


   |--------------------------------------| 
   |---0h1p0---0h1--------1---------0h1p0-| 
   |----------------0-------0-------------| 
   |------------------2-------------------| 
   |-2---------0--------0-----0-----------| 
   |--------------------------------------| 


   |-------------------------------------------------| 
   |-----0------0h1-----1-----0h1p0------1-----------| 
   |0----------------0---------------0----0----------| 
   |--2-----2---------2---2------------2-------------| 
   |----0-----0-0-------0---0-----------0---0--------| 
   |-------------------------------------------------| 
   with lyrics: 

   well i just heard, 
   the news today, 
   seems my life, 
   is gonna change, 
   i close my eyes, 
   begin to pray, 
   as tears of joy, 
   stream down my face. 
   end fig. 1 

   fig. 2 
   |-3------------------2--------0---------------| 
   |-6-strum------------5--------3---------------| 
   |-5--few----5-few----4--------2---------------| 
   |-3-times---5-more---2-strum--0--few more times 
   |-3---------3-times--2--------0---------------| 
   |-3------------------2--------0---------------| 

   with arms wide open,,, 
   under the sunlight, 
   welcome to this place, 
   i'll show you everything. 
   with arms wide open,,,,, 
   with arms wide open............. 
   end fig 2. 


   repeat FIG 1, intro 

   well i dunno, 
   if i'm ready, 
   to be the man, 
   i have to be, 
   i'll take a breath 
   i take her by my side,, 
   we stated all, 
   we've created life.... 


   Repeat FIG2,twice with distortion 
   with arms wide open, 
   under the sunlight, 
   welcome to this place, 
   i'll show you everything 
   with arms wide open 
   now everything has changed, 
   i'll show you love, 
   i'll show you everything, 
   with arms wide open, 
   end fig 2. 

   repeat fig 1 ,, again,, with more arms wide opens 
   and showing everythings 

   then the solo, that i don't know 
   the chords for it are 

   |---------------------------------------| 
   |---1------------0-----------------------| 
   |---0------------0-----------------------| 
   |---0----and-----0-----------------------| 
   |---2------------2-----------------------| 
   |---------------------------------------| 

   go back and play fig. 1 again, and fade out slowly 
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As most fans have probably already learned, Creed's newest single, "With Arms Wide Open" is Scott Stapp's musical tribute to his son Jagger. You may have heard it on the radio and noticed a difference from the version on your Human Clay CD. Well, you aren't hearing things, it may very well be different. After Human Clay was recorded, Scott Stapp and Mark Tremonti decided to recut the song and add a string section. This latest version, which is currently being played on several radio stations, appears on newer pressings of the Human Clay CD as a bonus track. 

"But I already bought the Human Clay CD without the new version!" you're probably saying to yourself. Well don't panic! Creed will be making this new version of "With Arms Wide Open" available to everyone who already owns the Human Clay CD as a *FREE* Liquid Audio download--all you will have to do is put your copy of Human Clay in your CD-ROM drive to begin the download. It's as simple as that! 

For all you die-hard Creed fans who must have a copy of Human Clay with the new version of "With Arms Wide Open," never fear! The new pressing can be distinguished from the earlier version by the line which appears on the back of the new CD, "Produced, Engineered & Mixed by John Kurzweg." The new pressings have begun to filter into area record stores.