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Rise Or Fall

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Bass Tab
★4.5(6)

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

Intro/Verse

G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------5-5-----------------------------5-5-----7-7-7-5-------|
A|-----5-5-7-7------------5-5-7-7-----5-5-7-7---------------------------|
E|-0-0---------0-0----0-0---------0-0---------0-0-----0-0---------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------5-5-----------------------------5-5-----7-7-7-5-------|
A|-----5-5-7-7------------5-5-7-7-----5-5-7-7---------------------------|
E|-0-0---------0-0----0-0---------0-0---------0-0-----0-0---------------|

Chorus

Mothers teach you to crawl

G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15----|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

Fathers teach you to rise or fall

G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12----|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

Mothers grieve for us all

G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15----|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

Fathers teach you you're on your own....

G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12----|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

(Verse 2)

Chorus 2

All my fears awakening, I've let them back

G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

All this flashed before my eyes, I never had

G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Words no consolation, None will suffice

G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--------|

Walk my son, I've taught you well, you're on your way down....

G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------|

(Verse 3)

(Chorus 3)

Outro

G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------5-5-----------------------------5-5-----7-7-7-5-------|
A|-----5-5-7-7------------5-5-7-7-----5-5-7-7---------------------------|
E|-0-0---------0-0----0-0---------0-0---------0-0-----0-0---------------|

Bang, you're alive!

G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------5-5-----------------------------5-5-------------------|
A|-----5-5-7-7------------5-5-7-7-----5-5-7-7-------------5-5-7-7-------|
E|-0-0---------0-0----0-0---------0-0---------0-0-----0-0---------------|

Bang, you're alive!

G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------5-5-5-5--------------------------------------|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5---------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------|

Bang, you're alive!

G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------5-5-5-5--------------------------------------|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5---------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------|

Bang, you're alive! Bang, you're alive!

G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5----------------------------------------------|

Bang, you're alive! Bang, you're alive!

G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------5-5-5-5--------------------------------------|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5---------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-12\--|

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