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The Last in Line

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

Riff 1

e|--------0--0----------0---------------------|
B|--1--3-------1--3-------3----1-----3-----1--|
G|--------------------------0----2-----2------|
D|---------------------------------2-----2----|
A|--0--2--3--------------------0-----------0--|
E|----------------3---------------------------|
e|--------0--0-------0----3----|
B|--1--3-------1--3-------3----|
G|------------------------0----|
D|------------------------0----|
A|--0--2--3---------------2----|
E|----------------3-------3----|
e|------------0--0----------0---------------------|
B|--1----3---------1--3-------3----1-----3-----1--|
G|------------------------------0----2-----2------|
D|-------------------------------------2-----2----|
A|--0----2----3--------------------0-----------0--|
E|--------------------3---------------------------|
e|--------0--0-------0----------------------|
B|--1--3-------1--3-----3----1----0----1----|
G|---------------------------2----2----2----|
D|---------------------------3--------------|
A|--0--2--3------------------3--------------|
E|----------------3-------------------------|

We're a ship without a storm The cold without the warm

e|--------0--0----------0---------------------|
B|--1--3-------1--3-------3----1-----3-----1--|
G|--------------------------0----2-----2------|
D|---------------------------------2-----2----|
A|--0--2--3--------------------0-----------0--|
E|----------------3---------------------------|

Light inside the darkness that it needs, yeah

e|--------0--0-------0----3----|
B|--1--3-------1--3-------3----|
G|------------------------0----|
D|------------------------0----|
A|--0--2--3---------------2----|
E|----------------3-------3----|

We're a laugh without a tear The hope without the fear

e|--------0--0----------0---------------------|
B|--1--3-------1--3-------3----1-----3-----1--|
G|--------------------------0----2-----2------|
D|---------------------------------2-----2----|
A|--0--2--3--------------------0-----------0--|
E|----------------3---------------------------|

We are coming...

e|---------------------|
B|--5----3-------------|
G|-------------5--4----|
D|---------------------|
A|--3----------0-------|
E|-------3--------3----|

Riff 2

...home

e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-----------8----8--8--7--|-----------6----6--6--5--|
G|--2--2--2--7----7--7--7--|--2--2--2--5----5--5--5--|
D|--2--2--2--7----7--7--7--|--2--2--2--5----5--5--5--|
A|--0--0--0--0-------------|--0--0--0--0-------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

Riff 3

e|---------------------------|---------------------------|
B|-------------8----8--8--7--|-------------6----6--6--5--|
G|--2-2-2-2-2--7----7--7--7--|--2-2-2-2-2--5----5--5--5--|
D|--2-2-2-2-2--7----7--7--7--|--2-2-2-2-2--5----5--5--5--|
A|--0-0-0-0-0--0-------------|--0-0-0-0-0--0-------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
e|---------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-------------8----8--8--7--|-------------------------------|
G|--2-2-2-2-2--7----7--7--7--|--2-2-2-2-2--------------------|
D|--2-2-2-2-2--7----7--7--7--|--2-2-2-2-2--------------------|
A|--0-0-0-0-0--0-------------|--0-0-0-0-0----5------5-3-2----|
E|---------------------------|-----------------3----------3--|

Verse

We're off to the witch We may never never never come home

e|--------------------------|----------------------------|
B|--------------------------|----------------------------|
G|--2--2------------2--2----|--2--2--------------2--2----|
D|--2--2------------2--2----|--2--2--------------2--2----|
A|--0--0------------0--0----|--0--0--------------0--0----|
E|--------------------------|----------------------------|

But the magic that we'll feel Is worth a lifetime

e|-------------------------------|-----------------------|
B|-------------------------------|-----------------------|
G|-------------------------------|--2--------------------|
D|--5------5------5------5-------|--2--------------------|
A|--5------5------5------5-------|--0--------------------|
E|--3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3--|-----------------------|

We're all born upon the cross The throw before the toss

e|--------------------------|----------------------------|
B|--------------------------|----------------------------|
G|--2--2------------2--2----|--2--2--------------2--2----|
D|--2--2------------2--2----|--2--2--------------2--2----|
A|--0--0------------0--0----|--0--0--------------0--0----|
E|--------------------------|----------------------------|

You can release yourself But the only way is down

e|-------------------------------|-----------------------|
B|-------------------------------|-----------------------|
G|-------------------------------|--2--------------------|
D|--5------5------5------5-------|--2--------------------|
A|--5------5------5------5-------|--0--------------------|
E|--3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3--|-----------------------|

We don't come alone We are fire we are stone

e|--------------------------|----------------------------|
B|--------------------------|----------------------------|
G|--2--2------------2--2----|--2--2--------------2--2----|
D|--2--2------------2--2----|--2--2--------------2--2----|
A|--0--0------------0--0----|--0--0--------------0--0----|
E|--------------------------|----------------------------|

We're the hand that writes Then quickly moves away

e|-------------------------------|-----------------------|
B|-------------------------------|-----------------------|
G|-------------------------------|--2--------------------|
D|--5------5------5------5-------|--2--------------------|
A|--5------5------5------5-------|--0-----------5-3-2----|
E|--3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3--|--------------------3--|

Chorus

We'll know for the first time

e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|--3-----3-----3-----5-3-2----|--3-----3-----3-----5-3-2-0--|
E|--1--1--1--1--1--1--------3--|--1--1--1--1--1--1-----------|

If we're evil or divine We're the last in...

e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|--5-----5-----5-----5-3-2-0--|--5-----5-----5--------------|
E|--3--3--3--3--3--3-----------|--3--3--3--3--3--------------|

Riff 4

...line

e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-----------8----7--------|-----------6----5--------|
G|--2--2--2--7----7--------|--2--2--2--5----5--------|
D|--2--2--2--7----7--------|--2--2--2--5----5--------|
A|--0--0--0--0-------------|--0--0--0--0-------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

Riff 5

e|---------------------------|---------------------------|
B|-------------8----7--------|-------------6----5--------|
G|--2-2-2-2-2--7----7--------|--2-2-2-2-2--5----5--------|
D|--2-2-2-2-2--7----7--------|--2-2-2-2-2--5----5--------|
A|--0-0-0-0-0--0-------------|--0-0-0-0-0--0-------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|

On the second time of riff 5:

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

Solo-riff 1

e|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|--2--2------------2--2--------------|
D|--3--3--------------3--3--------------|--2--2--------5---2--2--------------|
A|--3--3-----5-3-2----3--3-----5-3-2----|--0--0--------5---0--0-----5-3-2----|
E|--1--1-----------3--1--1-----------3--|--------------3------------------3--|

Solo-riff 2

e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|--3-----3-----3-----5-3-2----|--3-----3-----3-----5-3-2----|
E|--1--1--1--1--1--1--------3--|--1--1--1--1--1--1--------3--|
e|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|--2-----2-----2-----------|--2-----2-----2--------------|
A|--0--0--0--0--0--0--5--5--|--0--0--0--0--0--0--5-3-2----|
E|--------------------3--3--|--------------------------3--|
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|--3-----3-----3-----5-3-2----|--3-----3-----3-----5-3-2-0--|
E|--1--1--1--1--1--1--------3--|--1--1--1--1--1--1-----------|
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|--5-----5-----5-----5-3-2-0--|--5-----5-----5--------------|
E|--3--3--3--3--3--3-----------|--3--3--3--3--3--------------|

Songstructure:

Riff 1

Riff 2 (2 times)

Riff 3 (2 times)

Verse

Chorus

Riff 4

Riff 5

Verse

Chorus

Riff 5 (2 times)

Solo-riff 1 (2 times)

Solo-riff 2

Riff 4 (2 times)

Verse

Chorus

Riff 4 (4 times)

Riff 5 (Fade out)

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