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Complicated Questions

Finger Eleven
TabTuningDrop Db

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

Pre Chorus

eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X--|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X--|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X--|
Ab|--0---7-10---10-12---0---7-10---10-12---0---7-10---10-12--------------------|
Db|--0---7-10---10-12---0---7-10---10-12---0---7-10---10-12--------------------|

Tear out this love

eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------X-X-X-X---X---X--|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------X-X-X-X---X---X--|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------X-X-X-X---X---X--|
Ab|--0---7-10---10-12---0---7-10---10-12---0---7-10---10-12--------------------|
Db|--0---7-10---10-12---0---7-10---10-12---0---7-10---10-12--------------------|

(love) (love) Tear up the root

eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X--|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X--|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X--|
Ab|--0---7-10---10-12---0---7-10---10-12---0---7-10---10-12--------------------|
Db|--0---7-10---10-12---0---7-10---10-12---0---7-10---10-12--------------------|

Tear out this

eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------5--|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

| |

eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------X-X-X-X---X-X----|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------X-X-X-X---X-X----|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------X-X-X-X---X-X----|
Ab|--0---7-10---10-12---0---7-10---10-12---0---7-10---10-12--------------------|
Db|--0---7-10---10-12---0---7-10---10-12---0---7-10---10-12--------------------|

Love. (love) (love) Tear me from you

eb|-----------------5---------------------------------------------5--5----5--5---5--|
Bb|-------------------------------------8-------------------------6--6----6--6------|
Gb|--7-------------------7--------------------7-------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

| |

eb|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Gb|--X-X-X-10-10-10-X----X-X-X-10-10-10-X--|--X-X-X-10-10-10-X----10-10---10-10--X--|
Db|--X-X-X-10-10-10-X----X-X-X-10-10-10-X--|--X-X-X-10-10-10-X----10-10---10-10--X--|
Ab|--X-X-X----------X----X-X-X----------X--|--X-X-X----------X-------------------X--|
Db|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|

You

Verse 2

eb|------------------5-------------------------------------------------------------5--|
Bb|--------------------------------------8--------------------6-----------------------|
Gb|----7------------------7--------------------7-------------------7------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

| |

eb|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Gb|---X-X-X-10-10-10-X----X-X-X-10-10-10-X--|--X-X-X-10-10-10-X----X-X-X-10--10-10-X--|
Db|---X-X-X-10-10-10-X----X-X-X-10-10-10-X--|--X-X-X-10-10-10-X----X-X-X-10--10-10-X--|
Ab|---X-X-X----------X----X-X-X----------X--|--X-X-X----------X----X-X-X-----------X--|
Db|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|

know you can tell me an – ything you want

eb|-----------------5---------------------------------------------5---------------5--|
Bb|-------------------------------------8--------------------6-----------------------|
Gb|--7-------------------7--------------------7--------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

| |

eb|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Gb|--X-X-X-10-10-10-X----X-X-X-10-10-10-X--|--X-X-X-10-10-10-X----X-X-X-10-10-10-X---|
Db|--X-X-X-10-10-10-X----X-X-X-10-10-10-X--|--X-X-X-10-10-10-X----X-X-X-10-10-10-X---|
Ab|--X-X-X----------X----X-X-X----------X--|--X-X-X----------X----X-X-X----------X---|
Db|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|

to. Tell me some –thing that I’d nev-er know

eb|------------------5--------------------------------------------------------------5----|
Bb|-------------------------------------8--------------------6---------------------------|
Gb|--7-------------------7--------------------7--------------------7---------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

| |

eb|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
Gb|--X-X-X-10-10-10-X----X-X-X-10-10-10-X--|--X-X-X-10-10-10-X-----X---X--------10-------|
Db|--X-X-X-10-10-10-X----X-X-X-10-10-10-X--|--X-X-X-10-10-10-X-----X---X--------10-12----|
Ab|--X-X-X----------X----X-X-X----------X--|--X-X-X----------X-----X---X--------------\--|
Db|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|

You could be cau – tious as the world rolls o-

eb|-----------------5----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------8-------------------------6------------------|
Gb|--7-------------------7--------------------7-------------------7------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------------12\----|

| |

eb|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Gb|--X-X-X-10-10-10-X----X-X-X-10-10-10-X--|--X-X-X-10-10-10-X----X-X-X-10-10-10-10--|
Db|--X-X-X-10-10-10-X----X-X-X-10-10-10-X--|--X-X-X-10-10-10-X----X-X-X-10-10-10-10--|
Ab|--X-X-X----------X----X-X-X----------X--|--X-X-X----------X----X-X-X--------------|
Db|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|

-ver your tongue I’m stung with sick dis-cov-ery

Pre Chorus

eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X--|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X--|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X--|
Ab|--0---7-10---10-12---0---7-10---10-12---0---7-10---10-12--------------------|
Db|--0---7-10---10-12---0---7-10---10-12---0---7-10---10-12--------------------|

Tear out this love

eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------X-X-X-X---X---X--|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------X-X-X-X---X---X--|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------X-X-X-X---X---X--|
Ab|--0---7-10---10-12---0---7-10---10-12---0---7-10---10-12--------------------|
Db|--0---7-10---10-12---0---7-10---10-12---0---7-10---10-12--------------------|

(love) (love) Tear up the root

eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X--|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X--|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X--|
Ab|--0---7-10---10-12---0---7-10---10-12---0---7-10---10-12--------------------|
Db|--0---7-10---10-12---0---7-10---10-12---0---7-10---10-12--------------------|

Tear out this

eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X--|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X--|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X--|
Ab|--0---7-10---10-12---0---7-10---10-12---0---7-10---10-12--------------------|
Db|--0---7-10---10-12---0---7-10---10-12---0---7-10---10-12--------------------|

Love. (love) (love) Tear me from these

Chorus

eb|--------------------------------------|------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------10b---r(10)----------|-----------10b---r(10)--------|
Gb|--------------------------------7--7--|------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------|------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------|------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------|------------------------------|

| |

eb|--------------------------------------|------------------------------|
Bb|----------11--11---------11--11-------|------8--8---------8--8-------|
Gb|----------10--10---------10--10-X-----|------7--7---------7--7-X-----|
Db|--8---8---8---8--8---8---8---8--X--5--|--5---5--5-5---5---5--5-X-----|
Ab|--8---8----------8---8----------X--5--|--5--------5---5--------X--0--|
Db|--8---8----------8---8-------------5--|--5--------5---5-----------0--|

Com-pli-ca-ted questions taking all the empty spa-ces inside me

eb|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------5----------------5----------------5----------------------------|
Db|---------3----------------3----------------3----------------10-10-10-8--|
Ab|--0----0-3----0----0----0-3----0----0----0-3----0----0----0-10-10-10-8--|
Db|--0----0-3----0----0----0-3----0----0----0-3----0----0----0-10-10-10-8--|

I don’t want to hear these simple answers. But com-

eb|--------------------------------------|------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------10b---r(10)----------|-----------10b---r(10)--------|
Gb|--------------------------------7--7--|------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------|------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------|------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------|------------------------------|

| |

eb|--------------------------------------|------------------------------|
Bb|----------11--11---------11--11-------|------8--8---------8--8-------|
Gb|----------10--10---------10--10-X-----|------7--7---------7--7-X-----|
Db|------8---8---8--8---8---8---8--X--5--|--5---5--5-5---5---5--5-X-----|
Ab|------8----------8---8----------X--5--|--5--------5---5--------X--0--|
Db|------8----------8---8-------------5--|--5--------5---5-----------0--|

-pli-cated an-swers ne-ver did you a-ny justice a-ny - way

eb|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------5----------------5----------------5----------------------------|
Db|---------3----------------3----------------3----------------10-10-10-8--|
Ab|--0----0-3----0----0----0-3----0----0----0-3----0----0----0-10-10-10-8--|
Db|--0----0-3----0----0----0-3----0----0----0-3----0----0----0-10-10-10-8--|

And I don’t want to hear you lie to me. Com-

eb|--------------------------------------|------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------10b---r(10)----------|-----------10b----------------|
Gb|--------------------------------7--7--|------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------|------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------|------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------|------------------------------|

| |

eb|--------------------------------------|------------------------------|
Bb|----------11--11---------11--11-------|------8--8---------8--8-------|
Gb|----------10--10---------10--10-X-----|------7--7---------7--7-X-----|
Db|------8---8---8--8---8---8---8--X--5--|--5---5--5-5---5---5--5-X-----|
Ab|------8----------8---8----------X--5--|--5--------5---5--------X-----|
Db|------8----------8---8-------------5--|--5--------5---5-----------0--|

-pli-ca-ted as we are we’re gon - na have to burn it all away.

Bridge

eb|----------------------------------|--------------------------12b------|
Bb|-r(10)----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

| |

eb|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------|------------------------------3----|
Ab|---------8----------------7-------|---------5----------------3h5---5--|
Db|--0----0------0----0----0------0--|--0----0------0----0----0----------|

(And I don’t want to hear these simple answers.)

eb|-------r(12)----------------------|--------------------------------5--|
Bb|--------------10------------------|-----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

| |

eb|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------|------------------------------3----|
Ab|---------8----------------7-------|---------5----------------3h5---5--|
Db|--0----0------0----0----0------0--|--0----0------0----0----0----------|

(And I don’t want to hear you lie to me.) Tell

Verse 3

eb|----------------5----------------------|-------------------------------------5--|
Bb|------------------------------------8--|-----------------6---------6----8-------|
Gb|--7------------------7-----------------|--7-------------------7-----------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|

Me now if ev – ‘ry sin-gle se-cond’s kill-

eb|----------------5----------------------|----------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------8--|----------------------------------------|
Gb|--7------------------7-----------------|--7-------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|

-ing. Tell me I’m dream-ing.

Chorus

eb|--------------------------------------|------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------10b---r(10)----------|-----------10b---r(10)--------|
Gb|--------------------------------7--7--|------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------|------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------|------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------|------------------------------|

| |

eb|--------------------------------------|------------------------------|
Bb|----------11--11---------11--11-------|------8--8---------8--8-------|
Gb|----------10--10---------10--10-X-----|------7--7---------7--7-X-----|
Db|--8---8---8---8--8---8---8---8--X--5--|--5---5--5-5---5---5--5-X-----|
Ab|--8---8----------8---8----------X--5--|--5--------5---5--------X--0--|
Db|--8---8----------8---8-------------5--|--5--------5---5-----------0--|

Com-pli-ca-ted questions take up all the empty spa-ces inside me

eb|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------5----------------5----------------5----------------------------|
Db|---------3----------------3----------------3----------------10-10-10-8--|
Ab|--0----0-3----0----0----0-3----0----0----0-3----0----0----0-10-10-10-8--|
Db|--0----0-3----0----0----0-3----0----0----0-3----0----0----0-10-10-10-8--|

I don’t want to hear these simple answers. But com-

eb|--------------------------------------|------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------10b---r(10)----------|-----------10b---r(10)--------|
Gb|--------------------------------7--7--|------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------|------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------|------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------|------------------------------|

| |

eb|--------------------------------------|------------------------------|
Bb|----------11--11---------11--11-------|------8--8---------8--8-------|
Gb|----------10--10---------10--10-X-----|------7--7---------7--7-X-----|
Db|------8---8---8--8---8---8---8--X--5--|--5---5--5-5---5---5--5-X-----|
Ab|------8----------8---8----------X--5--|--5--------5---5--------X--0--|
Db|------8----------8---8-------------5--|--5--------5---5-----------0--|

-pli-cated an-swers ne-ver did you a-ny justice a-ny - way

eb|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------5----------------5----------------5----------------------------|
Db|---------3----------------3----------------3----------------10-10-10-8--|
Ab|--0----0-3----0----0----0-3----0----0----0-3----0----0----0-10-10-10-8--|
Db|--0----0-3----0----0----0-3----0----0----0-3----0----0----0-10-10-10-8--|

And I don’t want to hear you lie to me. Com-

eb|--------------------------------------|------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------10b---r(10)----------|------------10^--^---^---^----|
Gb|--------------------------------7--7--|------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------|------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------|------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------|------------------------------|

| |

eb|--------------------------------------|------------------------------|
Bb|----------11--11---------11--11-------|------8--8--------------------|
Gb|----------10--10---------10--10-X-----|------7--7---X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X--|
Db|------8---8---8--8---8---8---8--X--5--|--5---5--5---X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X--|
Ab|------8----------8---8----------X--5--|--5----------X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X--|
Db|------8----------8---8-------------5--|--5---------------------------|

-pli-ca-ted as we are we’re gon - na tear out this.

Outro

eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--10^--^---^---^----10^--^---^---^------10^--^---^---^----------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

| |

eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X--|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X--|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X--|
Ab|--0---7-10---10-12---0---7-10---10-12---0---7-10---10-12--------------------|
Db|--0---7-10---10-12---0---7-10---10-12---0---7-10---10-12--------------------|

Love. (love) (love) Tear out this

eb|--------------------------------17^--^---^---^---^--------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------9----------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------7------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

| |

eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X--|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X--|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X--|
Ab|--0---7-10---10-12---0---7-10---10-12---0---7-10---10-12--------------------|
Db|--0---7-10---10-12---0---7-10---10-12---0---7-10---10-12--------------------|

Root. Tear out this

eb|--------------------------------13--12^--^---^---^--------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------9----------------|
Db|----------(7)\---------------------------------------------------7----------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

| |

eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X--|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X--|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X--|
Ab|--0---7-10---10-12---0---7-10---10-12---0---7-10---10-12--------------------|
Db|--0---7-10---10-12---0---7-10---10-12---0---7-10---10-12--------------------|

Love. (love) (love) Tear out this

eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------9^-----(9)--7-------7----|
Db|----------(7)\-----------------------------------------------------7--------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

| |

eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X--|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X--|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X--|
Ab|--0---7-10---10-12---0---7-10---10-12---0---7-10---10-12--------------------|
Db|--0---7-10---10-12---0---7-10---10-12---0---7-10---10-12--------------------|

Love. (love) (love) Tear me from you

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| x mute note

| g Grace note

| h Hammer-on

| r Release

| b Bend

| ^ Bend release

| \ Slide down

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