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Life Sentence

Hoax
Tab

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Song

Hoax- Life Sentence.

Regular tuning.

x- Palm Mute

h- hammer on

Intro:

x B x E x A x D xx BB xx EE xx AA xx DD (play fairly slow, bend last D down)

G5 F#5 A5 G#5

Play first bit again before going straight into verse.

Verse:

B E

One day I got to know a girl,

A D

But soon after she died...

Short pause then chorus:

G5 F#5

I get to know these people,

A5 G#5

But soon they all disappear...

Verse 2

Chorus

Solo:

e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
b|-------------------------|-------------------------|
g|-------------------------|-------------------------|
d|-------------------------|-------------------------|
a|-------------------------|-------------------------|
e|--0-9h11--0-9h11--0-9-9--|--0-9h11--0-9h11--0-9-9--|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--0-9h11--0-9h11--0-9-9--12-12-12-12-15-15-15-15-17-17-17-17-19-19-19-19-|

Play twice through.

Straight to final chorus.

Play verse 3. After lyrics end, play the verse riff once again.

Outro:

(Keep fingers in D5 position)

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

Additional lyrics:

One day, I got to know a girl,

but soon after she dies,

and when I went into the courtroom,

all I did was lie.

They told me I was under oath,

but I didn't really give a shit.

Now Im living in a cell block,

getting by bit by bit.

I get to know these people,

but then they all disappear.

When they think it's just the beginning.

I can sense the end is near.

I never read the headlines,

because I know just what they'll say.

And in another six months,

it'll be my release day.

Then I met a long lost sister,

soon she was lost lost forever.

I decided her life was dull,

so I ended it for the better.

Then I met a random guy,

Who claimed to be my brother.

I sent him off to burn in Hell,

Alongside my lying mother.

I get to know these people...

(Solo)

I get to know these people...

When I though things couldn't,

possibly get any worse,

I met some annoying gypsy,

that told me I was cursed.

I didn't believe a thing she said,

I knew it was just lies.

As I raised the pistol to her head,

I told her to close her eyes.

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