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Intro

plyed 2x

Eb|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------7/8----8-----------|------------10-10-10----------------|
Db|-5-----5m----7/8----8-------8---|------------10-10-10---10--10\------|
Ab|-5-----5m----5/6----6-------8---|-------------8--8--8---10--10\------|
Eb|-3-----3m-------------------6---|------------------------8---8\------|

Verse 1

starts at 0:33, played 4x

Eb|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------7/8----8-----------|------------10-10-10----------------|
Db|-5-----5m----7/8----8-------8---|------------10-10-10---10--10\------|
Ab|-5-----5m----5/6----6-------8---|-------------8--8--8---10--10\------|
Eb|-3-----3m-------------------6---|------------------------8---8\------|

Chorus 1

Eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-8-8-8-8-8-------------------------|
Db|-8-8-8-8-8------10-10-10-10-10-----|
Ab|-6-6-6-6-6------10-10-10-10-10-----|
Eb|-----------------8--8--8--8--8-----|
Eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------12-12-12-12-12/13-----|
Gb|-12-12-12-12-12-------x--x--x--x--x--------|
Db|-12-12-12-12-12-------9--9--9--9--9/10-----|
Ab|-10-10-10-10-10----------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-8-8-8-8-8-------------------------|
Db|-8-8-8-8-8------10-10-10-10-10-----|
Ab|-6-6-6-6-6------10-10-10-10-10-----|
Eb|-----------------8--8--8--8--8-----|
Eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|-5-------5-------7-7---7-7/8-------|
Ab|-5-------5-------7-7---7-7/8-------|
Eb|-3-------3-------5-5---5-5/6-------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-8-8-8-8-8-------------------------|
Db|-8-8-8-8-8------10-10-10-10-10-----|
Ab|-6-6-6-6-6------10-10-10-10-10-----|
Eb|-----------------8--8--8--8--8-----|
Eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------|
Gb|-12---12-12-12---12-12-12---12-12-12-------|
Db|-12---12-12-12---12-12-12---12-12-12-------|
Ab|-10---10-10-10---10-10-10---10-10-10-------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|-8---8---8---8---7---7---5-------|
Ab|-8---8---8---8---7---7---5-------|
Eb|-6---6---6---6---5---5---3-------|
Eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|-10--10--10--10--10\----------|
Ab|-10--10--10--10--10\----------|
Eb|--8---8---8---8---8\----------|

Verse 2 Acoustic

ss

Eb|-------3m-----------6-------6---|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------3m-----------8-------6---|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------3m----7/8----8-------7---|---------------------5---------|
Db|-5-----5m----7/8----8-------8---|-----------------7-------------|
Ab|-5-----------5/6----6-------8---|-------------8-----------------|
Eb|-3--------------------------6---|-------------------------------|
Eb|-------3m-----------6-------6---|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------3m-----------8-------6---|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------3m----7/8----8-------7---|---------------------5---------|
Db|-------5m----7/8----8-------8---|-----------------7---------0---|
Ab|-------------5/6----6-------8---|-------------8-----------------|
Eb|----------------------------6---|-------------------------------|
Eb|-------3m-----------6-------6---|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------3m-----------8-------6---|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------3m----7/8----8-------7---|---------------------5---------|
Db|-------5m----7/8----8-------8---|-----------------7-------------|
Ab|-------------5/6----6-------8---|-------------8-----------------|
Eb|----------------------------6---|-------------------------------|
Eb|-------3m-----------6-------6---|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------3m-----------8-------6---|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------3m----7/8----8-------7---|---------------------5---------|
Db|-------5m----7/8----8-------8---|-----------------7-------------|
Ab|-------------5/6----6-------8---|-------------8-----------------|
Eb|----------------------------6---|-------------------------------|

Verse 2 Electric Part

at 1:37 - play 4x while acoustic continues with same riff in background

Eb|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------7/8----8-----------|------------10-10-10----------------|
Db|-5-----5m----7/8----8-------8---|------------10-10-10---10--10\------|
Ab|-5-----5m----5/6----6-------8---|-------------8--8--8---10--10\------|
Eb|-3-----3m-------------------6---|------------------------8---8\------|

Chorus 2

Eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-8-8-8-8-8-------------------------|
Db|-8-8-8-8-8------10-10-10-10-10-----|
Ab|-6-6-6-6-6------10-10-10-10-10-----|
Eb|-----------------8--8--8--8--8-----|
Eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-------------12-12-12-12-12/13-----|
Gb|-12-----------x--x--x--x--x--------|
Db|-12-----------9--9--9--9--9/10-----|
Ab|-10--------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-8-8-8-8-8-------------------------|
Db|-8-8-8-8-8------10-10-10-10-10-----|
Ab|-6-6-6-6-6------10-10-10-10-10-----|
Eb|-----------------8--8--8--8--8-----|
Eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|-5-------5-------7-7-7-7-7/8-------|
Ab|-5-------5-------------------------|
Eb|-3-------3-------5-5-5-5-5/6-------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-8-8-8-8-8-------------------------|
Db|-8-8-8-8-8------10-10-10-10-10-----|
Ab|-6-6-6-6-6------10-10-10-10-10-----|
Eb|-----------------8--8--8--8--8-----|
Eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------|
Gb|-12---12-12-12---12-12-12---12-12-12-------|
Db|-12---12-12-12---12-12-12---12-12-12-------|
Ab|-10---10-10-10---10-10-10---10-10-10-------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|-8---8---8---8---7---7---5-------|
Ab|-8---8---8---8---7---7---5-------|
Eb|-6---6---6---6---5---5---3-------|
Eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|-5---5---5---5---5/7-------------|
Db|-5---5---5---5---5/7-------5-5---|
Ab|-3---3---3---3---3/5-------5-5---|
Eb|---------------------------3-3---|

PostChorus REpeat

Eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-8-8-8-8-8-------------------------|
Db|-8-8-8-8-8------10-10-10-10-10-----|
Ab|-6-6-6-6-6------10-10-10-10-10-----|
Eb|-----------------8--8--8--8--8-----|
Eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------12-12-12-12-12/13-----|
Gb|-12-12-12-12-12-------x--x--x--x--x--------|
Db|-12-12-12-12-12-------9--9--9--9--9/10-----|
Ab|-10-10-10-10-10----------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-8-8-8-8-8-------------------------|
Db|-8-8-8-8-8------10-10-10-10-10-----|
Ab|-6-6-6-6-6------10-10-10-10-10-----|
Eb|-----------------8--8--8--8--8-----|
Eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|-5-------5-------7-7-7---7/8-------|
Ab|-5-------5-------7-7-7---7/8-------|
Eb|-3-------3-------5-5-5---5/6-------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-8-8-8-8-8-------------------------|
Db|-8-8-8-8-8------10-10-10-10-10-----|
Ab|-6-6-6-6-6------10-10-10-10-10-----|
Eb|-----------------8--8--8--8--8-----|
Eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------|
Gb|-12---12-12-12---12-12-12---12-12-12-------|
Db|-12---12-12-12---12-12-12---12-12-12-------|
Ab|-10---10-10-10---10-10-10---10-10-10-------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|-8---8---8---8---7---7---5-------|
Ab|-8---8---8---8---7---7---5-------|
Eb|-6---6---6---6---5---5---3-------|
Eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|-5---5---5---5---5/7-------------|
Db|-5---5---5---5---5/7-------------|
Ab|-3---3---3---3---3/5-------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|

Acoustic Bridge

Eb|-6-------------------3-------3---|---------------------------------|
Bb|-8-------------------5-------3---|---------------------------------|
Gb|-8---------------5---5-------3---|---------------------------------|
Db|-8---------------5---5-------5---|---------------------------------|
Ab|-6---------------3---3-------5---|---------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------3---|---------------------------------|
Eb|-6-------6----------V3-------3---|---------------------------------|
Bb|-8-------8-----------5-------3---|---------------------------------|
Gb|-8-------------------5-------3---|---------------------------------|
Db|-8---------------------------5---|---------------------------------|
Ab|-6---------------------------5---|---------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------3---|---------------------------------|
Eb|-6---------------3---------------|-3---------------------------6---|
Bb|-8---------------5---------------|-3---------------------------6---|
Gb|-8---------------5---------------|-3-----------7/8-----8-------7---|
Db|-8---------------5---------------|-5-----------7/8-----8-------8---|
Ab|-6---------------3---------------|-5-----------5/6-----6-------8---|
Eb|---------------------------------|-3---------------------------6---|

* Bar is doubled by Electric Guitar

Electric only (note the timing here)

Eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----10--10--10--10--10--10--------|
Db|-----10--10--10--10--10--10-10-----|
Ab|------8---8---8---8---8---8-10-----|
Eb|-----------------------------8-----|

> > > > > >

Chorus 3

at 3:02

Eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-8-8-8-8-8-------------------------|
Db|-8-8-8-8-8------10-10-10-10-10-----|
Ab|-6-6-6-6-6------10-10-10-10-10-----|
Eb|-----------------8--8--8--8--8-----|
Eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-------------12-12-12-12-12/13-----|
Gb|-12-----------x--x--x--x--x--------|
Db|-12-----------9--9--9--9--9/10-----|
Ab|-10--------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-8-8-8-8-8-------------------------|
Db|-8-8-8-8-8------10-10-10-10-10-----|
Ab|-6-6-6-6-6------10-10-10-10-10-----|
Eb|-----------------8--8--8--8--8-----|
Eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|-5-------5-------7-7-7-7-7/8-------|
Ab|-5-------5-------------------------|
Eb|-3-------3-------5-5-5-5-5/6-------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-8-8-8-8-8-------------------------|
Db|-8-8-8-8-8------10-10-10-10-10-----|
Ab|-6-6-6-6-6------10-10-10-10-10-----|
Eb|-----------------8--8--8--8--8-----|
Eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------|
Gb|-12---12-12-12---12-12-12---12-12-12-------|
Db|-12---12-12-12---12-12-12---12-12-12-------|
Ab|-10---10-10-10---10-10-10---10-10-10-------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|-8---8---8---8---7---7---5-------|
Ab|-8---8---8---8---7---7---5-------|
Eb|-6---6---6---6---5---5---3-------|
Eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|-5---5---5---5---5/7-------------|
Db|-5---5---5---5---5/7-------5-5---|
Ab|-3---3---3---3---3/5-------5-5---|
Eb|---------------------------3-3---|

PostChorus Repeat

Eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-8-8-8-8-8-------------------------|
Db|-8-8-8-8-8------10-10-10-10-10-----|
Ab|-6-6-6-6-6------10-10-10-10-10-----|
Eb|-----------------8--8--8--8--8-----|
Eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------12-12-12-12-12/13-----|
Gb|-12-12-12-12-12-------x--x--x--x--x--------|
Db|-12-12-12-12-12-------9--9--9--9--9/10-----|
Ab|-10-10-10-10-10----------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-8-8-8-8-8-------------------------|
Db|-8-8-8-8-8------10-10-10-10-10-----|
Ab|-6-6-6-6-6------10-10-10-10-10-----|
Eb|-----------------8--8--8--8--8-----|
Eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|-5-------5-------7-7-7---7/8-------|
Ab|-5-------5-------7-7-7---7/8-------|
Eb|-3-------3-------5-5-5---5/6-------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-8-8-8-8-8-------------------------|
Db|-8-8-8-8-8------10-10-10-10-10-----|
Ab|-6-6-6-6-6------10-10-10-10-10-----|
Eb|-----------------8--8--8--8--8-----|
Eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------|
Gb|-12---12-12-12---12-12-12---12-12-12-------|
Db|-12---12-12-12---12-12-12---12-12-12-------|
Ab|-10---10-10-10---10-10-10---10-10-10-------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-8-8-8-8-8-------------------------|
Db|-8-8-8-8-8------10-10-10-10-10-----|
Ab|-6-6-6-6-6------10-10-10-10-10-----|
Eb|-----------------8--8--8--8--8-----|
Eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------|
Gb|-12---12-12-12---12-12-12---12-12-12-------|
Db|-12---12-12-12---12-12-12---12-12-12-------|
Ab|-10---10-10-10---10-10-10---10-10-10-------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------|

Outro Rhythm

at 3:43

Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|---------------------------------| play 7x
Db|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
Ab|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
Eb|---------------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|

7x 7x 15x

Ending Hold:

Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|-5-------------------------------|-5-------------------------------|
Ab|-5-------------------------------|-5-------------------------------|
Eb|-3-------------------------------|-3-------------------------------|

>

Lead Part:

at 3:43

Eb|-15----------------------15------|-15~-----------15~---------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|--------15~------------15~-------|
Gb|--------12-------15--------------|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb|-15-------------15---------------|
Bb|--------15--------------15-------|
Gb|---------------------------------| play this bar
Db|---------------------------------| 6x similarly
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|

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| x Dead note

| m Muted (staccato) note - use fret hand to mute

| ss Slow Strum - arpeggiate the strings by picking through chord slower

| h Hammer-on

| p Pull-off

| r Release

| > Accented note

| b Bend

| br Bend release

| / Slide up

| \ Slide down

| ~ Vibrato

| V upstroke accented notes

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