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Only One Word Comes to Mind

Biffy Clyro
Tab
★4.7(5)

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

Intro

e|------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
b|---7+---------7+---------7+---------------------------|---------------------------|
g|------------------------------------------------------|---7+--------7+--12+-------|
d|------------------------------------7+---------(x5)---|----------7+---------12+---|
a|------5+---------5+---------5+---------7+-------------|-------7+------------------|
d|---------5+---------5+---------4+---------7+----------|---------------------------|

Additional guitar played over the chords played the 4th and 5th time

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-12-12-12v--12-12-12v--11-11-11v--7-7-7v--12-12-12v--12-12-12v--12/14/16--11-11-11v--11/12/14--7-7-7v-|
a|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse 1

Listen for right hand rhythms

e|---------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|
b|---------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|
g|---7----6--3---|---11---11-11---11-11---11-11---11-7----7--7----7--7----7--7----7--------|--7----6--3-|
d|---0----0--0---|---0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0--------(x3)-|--0----0--0-|
a|---------------|--------9-------9-------9-------9-------5-------5-------5-------5--------|------------|
d|---5----5--2---|---9----0--9----0--9----0--9----0--5----0--5----0--5----0--5----0--------|--5----5--2-|

Chorus

'It's alright'

e|----------------------|---------------|
b|--------5---------5---|---------------|
g|---2----7----2----7---|---7----6--3---|
d|---0----6----0----6---|---0----0--0---|   (x2)
a|---0----0----0----0---|---------------|
d|---0---------0--------|---5----5--2---|

Verse 2

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|---11---11-11---11-11---11-11---11-14----7----7--7----7--7----7--7----7---|
d|---0-------0-------0-------0-------------0-------0-------0-------0--------|
a|--------9-------9-------9-------9--12---------5-------5-------5-------5---|
d|---9----0--9----0--9----0--9----0--0-----5----0--5----0--5----0--5----0---|

'In time we all saw'

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|---11---11-11---11-11---11-11---11-7----7--7----7--7----7--7----7---|
d|---0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0--------|
a|--------9-------9-------9-------9-------5-------5-------5-------5---|
d|---9----0--9----0--9----0--9----0--5----0--5----0--5----0--5----0---|

Verse 3

'These words won't help you'

e|----------------------------------------------------|
b|----------------------------------------------------|
g|---9----11---12--------9----11---7------7--6----3---|
d|---0----0----0---------0----0----0------0--0----0---|
a|----------------------------------------------------|
d|---7----9----10--------7----9----5------5--5----2---|

Repeat Chorus

Bridge 1

*Piano before the A chords

e|-----------------------------------|
b|-------5-------5-------------------|
g|-------7-------7--7----7--6----3---|
d|-------6-------6--0----0--0----0---|   (x2)
a|-------0-------0-------------------|
d|------------------5----5--5----2---|

Interlude

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|------11-11h12p11----11-11h12p11---11-11h12p11---11-11h12p11----11-11h14p11----11-11h14p11---|
d|---------------------------------0-------------0-------------12-------------12---------------|
a|---14-------------14-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|-----11-11h12p11---11-11h12p11---11-11h12p11----11-11h12p11---11-11h12p11---11-11h12p11---|
d|---0-------------0------------------------------------------0-------------0---------------|
a|-------------------------------14------------14-------------------------------------------|
d|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Bridge 2

Distorted guitars

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|---9-------------11---11-12-14--9----7--6--2-8b9--------11----11-12-14--9----7--6--2---|
d|---7----5--4--0--9--------------7----5--4--0------0--7--9---------------7----5--4--0---|
a|---7----5--4--0--9----9--10-12--7----5--4--0-6b7--0--7--9-----9--10-12--7----5--4--0---|
d|---7----5--4--0--9----0--0--0---7----5--4--0------0--7--9-----0--0--0---7----5--4--0---|
e|--------------------------------|
b|--------------------------------|
g|---8b9--------------------------|
d|-------0--6--0--3-3--0--10--0---|
a|---6b7-0--6--0--3-3--0--10--0---|
d|-------0--6--0--3-3--0--10--0---|

'She's what I crave!!!'

e|---------------------------------|
b|---------------------------------|
g|---8////14-----------------------|
d|---7////13---steadily-slide up---|   (x3)
a|---------------------------------|
d|---------------------------------|

Outro

e|---------------------------------------|
b|---------------------------------------|
g|---------------------------------------|
d|---1-0---0-1-0---0-1-0---0-1-3-1---0---|
a|---1-0---0-1-0---0-1-0---0-1-3-1---0---|
d|---1-0---0-1-0---0-1-0---0-1-3-1---0---|

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