This is the correct way to play it  trust me

Dropped D tuning


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

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b|---0-1------------1----------0-1-0-------------0----------0-1-------------1----------0-1-0-------------0----------
g|---------0------------0---------------0-------------0------------0-------------0----------------0------------0----
d|------------0-----------------------------0---------------------------0------------------------------0------------
a|---0-----------0---------0-------------------0---------0---0------------0---------0-------------------0---------0-           REPEAT
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       I just heard_____                                        the news to-day_____                                                It
       seems my life_____                                     is gon-na change_____                                               I
       close my eyes_____                                     be-gin to pray,_____                                                 then
       tears of joy_____                                        stream down my face__________                              With arms wide

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      o-pen,_____                                                un-der_____ the sun-light_____                                 Wel-come

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b|---6--------------------------------------------------------------------------3----------------------------------------------------0-
g|---5--------------------------------------------------------------------------5----------------------------------------------------4-
d|---3--------------------------------------------------------------------------5----------------------------------------------------2-
a|---3--------------------------------------------------------------------------3------------------------------------------------------
D|---3---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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       to                  this          place,_____          I?ll show you__ ev-?ry   -   thang                                with arms_ wide



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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,_____                                                                                             with arms___ wide

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b|---0-1------------1---------1-3-----1---------0-1-0---0-1------------1-------1-3-----1-------0-1-0-
g|---------0------------0-----------0-----0---------------------0------------0----------------0------
d|-------------------------------------------------------------------0-------------------------------
a|---------------3-----------------------------3------------------------2----------------2-----------
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
       o-pen._____                                                                                                        Well,

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b|---0-1-----------1--------3-1-----------1-------0-1-----------1--------0-1-0-----------0--------------------
g|---------0-----------0----------0-----------0----------0-----------0-------------0-----------0--------------
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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 take her by my side/we stand in awe/we?ve created life...............kick on distortion for chorus.................with arms wide open.under the sunlight/welcome to this place/I?ll show you everythang/with arms wide open/now everything has changed/I?ll show you love/I?ll show you everythang/with arms wide open/with arms wide open............I?ll show you everythang/oh yeah/with arms wide open/wide open.....

Now for the solo....
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b|-------------------5---6------6---6---5-------------------------------------5--6--5--6--5---------------------------
g|--5----5----7--------------------------------------------------------5--7-------------------------------------------
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a|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                                                    bend whole step for 10
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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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a|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------




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