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The Boy Who Destroyed the World

AFI
Tab
★4.2(8)

7 versions

Tab5

Bass2

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Intro

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------7-7-7-7-----------SSSS--|
A|--9-9-9-9\7-7/9--9-9-9-9/10/12--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7--SSSS--|
E|--7-7-7-7\5-5/7--7-7-7-7/-8/10--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------5-5-5-5--SSSS--|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------12-12-12-12--14-14-14-14--11-11-11-11----|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--9-9-9-9\7-7/9--9-9-9-9/10/12--10-10-10-10--12-12-12-12-----------------|
E|--7-7-7-7\5-5/7--7-7-7-7/-8/10-------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|--10-/-9-/-8-/-7-/-6-/-5-/-4-/-3-/-2-/-1--|

Verse

e|-----------7--7-------------------------7--7-----------------------|
B|-----------7--8-------------------------7--8-----------------------|
G|-----------7--7-------------------------7--7-----------------------|
D|--------------------------7-7-7----------------------7-7-7---------|
A|--9-9-9-9--------5-5-5-5--5-5-5--9-9-9--------5-5-5--5-5-5--7-7-7--|
E|--7-7-7-7--------3-3-3-3---------7-7-7--------3-3-3---------5-5-5--|
e|--------------------------2~~--2-----------|
B|--------------------------4~~-----3--------|
G|--------------------------4~~--------4-----|
D|--------------------------4~~-----------4--|
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4--2~~--------------|
E|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-------------------|

Chorus

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------7-7-7-7-----------SSSS--|
A|--9-9-9-9\7-7/9--9-9-9-9/10/12--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7--SSSS--|
E|--7-7-7-7\5-5/7--7-7-7-7/-8/10--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------5-5-5-5--SSSS--|

Post-Chorus 1

e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|--12-12-12-12--14-14-14-14--11-11-11-11--9-9-9-9-9-9--|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|--10-10-10-10--12-12-12-12---9--9--9--9--7-7-7-7-7-7--|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

Post-Chorus 2

e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--14-14-14-14--11-11-11-11--|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--12-12-12-12---9--9--9--9--|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

Pre-Bridge

e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|--9-----------9--9~~--|
D|--9--------9-----9~~--|
A|--7-----7--------7~~--|
E|--7--7-----------7~~--|

Bridge

e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|--9-9-9-9--12-12-12-12\11-11-11-11/12-12-12\11-11-11--|
A|--7-7-7-7--10-10-10-10\-9--9--9--9/10-10-10\-9--9--9--|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

...pm... .p.m. .p.m. pm pm

e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------11/12-12/14-14\12\11-11-----------10\11-11--|
D|--9-9-9-9---------------------------9-9-9-9------------|
A|--7-7-7-7---9/10-10/12-12\10\-9--9--7-7-7-7--10\-9--9--|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

...p.m... ...p.m...

Outro

e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------9-9-9-9-9--11-11-11--12--|
D|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---------------------------|
A|--7-7-7-7-7/8-8-8-8-8--7-7-7-7-7---9--9--9--10--|
E|------------------------------------------------|

Harmonic Fill

e|-----------------12-----------------10--|
B|------------12*----------------12*------|
G|-------12*----------------12*-----------|
D|--12*----------------12*----------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|

End

e|--0~~~~------17--19~~~~--|
B|--0~~~~--19--------------|
G|--1~~~~------------------|
D|--2~~~~------------------|
A|--2~~~~------------------|
E|--0~~~~------------------|

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