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This Was My Life

Megadeth
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.

Song

Song: This was my life

Album: Countdown to Extinction

Artist: Megadeth

Tabbed by: John mercer

E-mail: spacenumber6@hotmail.com

This tab is complete

Timing isn't exact, that's hard to do

but I did the best I could

Solo timing is pretty much exact,

but you should still listein,

to the CD for it's exact timing.

I'm also not sure on some chord names,

so I made them up

Intro

B Bb A G A Ab G F E

(volume Pm-----------------------------

swell)

e--------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--------|--------------------------------9\----------------------------------|
D-9------|-9----------5----7---------3/---9\----------------------------------|
A-9------|-9--8--7----5----7--6--5---3/---7\----------------------------------|
E-7------|-7--6--5----3----5--4--3---1/-------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

B Bb A G A Ab G F

e------------------------------|
B------------------------------|
G------------------------------|
D-9----------5----7---------3--|
A-9--8--7----5----7--6--5---3--|
E-7--6--5----3----5--4--3---1--|

Verse: 1 and 2

Em C/E A/C# D

1. It was just another day It was just another

2.Fate. This was the wrong thing to do This was the wrong

Pm Pm Pm

e---------------------------------------------------------------|
B*--------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------------|
D-2---0h2------2---------0h2------2---------0h2------2----------|
A*--2-----2------2-3---3-----3------3-4---4-----4------4-5------|
E-----------0------------------0------------------0-------------|

B/D# Em

fight It was words strung into sentences

one to be doing This was the road to destiny.

Pm Pm

e----------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------|
D---4------4-------7h9------9---------9h10-------10-----10-|
A-5---6--6---7---7-----7-------7---7-------7---------7-----|
E------------------------0--------------------0------------|

F#

It was doomed to not be right

An' this was the road to my ru-

Pm-----------

e-------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------|
D----7h8-----------8------------------------|
A-9-------9-----------9\2---0---------------|
E-----------------------------3-2-5-3-2-1---|

Em C/E A/C# D

There is something wrong with me there is somrthing wrong

in. Now there's motives for the suspect Now there's nothin' left

Pm Pm Pm

e------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----0h2------2---------0h2------2---------0h2------2-------------|
A---2-----2------2-3---3-----3------3-4---4-----4------4-5---------|
E-0---------0------------------0------------------0----------------|

B/D# Em

with you There is nothin' left of us

to say An' now there's method to the maddness

Pm Pm

e----------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------|
D---4------4-------7h9------9---------9h10-------10-----10-|
A-5---6--6---7---7-----7-------7---7-------7---------7-----|
E------------------------0--------------------0------------|

F# B5

An' there is nothin I can do

An' now there's society to pay

Pm-----------

e-------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------|-----------5--4----------|
D----7h8-----------8------------------------|-4------4--------7--5--4-|
A-9-------9-----------9\2---0---------------|-2--/6-------------------|
E-----------------------------3-2-5-3-2-1---|-------------------------|

Chorus

Gtr 1

Lying in your bed examining my head

e-------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------5--3-------------|
D----------5--4--2---------2--5--------5--2-------|
A-7--6--7-----------2--3--------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------2~~~-|

|

Gtr 2 |

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e-------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------5--3-------------|
D----------5--4--2---------2--5--------5--2-------|
A-7--6--7-----------2--3--------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------2~~~-|

Gtr 1

This is the part of me that hates

e--------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------|
D-------4--2--------------------4-----4--5---|
A-1--4--------4--1--6--5--7--6-----7---------|
E--------------------------------------------|

|

Gtr 2 |

|

e--------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------2-----2--4---|
D-------4--2--------4--3--5--4-----5---------|
A-1--4--------4--1---------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------|

Paybacks are a bitch I throw the switch

e------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------5--3-------------|
D----------5--4--2--------2--5--------5--2-------|
A-7--6--7-----------2--3-------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------2~~~-|

|

|

|

e------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------5--3-------------|
D----------5--4--2--------2--5--------5--2-------|
A-7--6--7-----------2--3-------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------2~~~-|

Somewhere an electric chair awaits

e----------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------5--4-----------9\-|
D-------4--2--------------4--------7--5--4--9\-|
A-1--4--------4--1--2--6--------------------7\-|
E----------------------------------------------|

|

|

|

e----------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------5--4--------------|
G-------------------------2--------5--4--2--9\-|
D-------4--2--------1--4--------------------9\-|
A-1--4--------4--1--------------------------7\-|
E----------------------------------------------|

Gtr's 1&2

E B Bb A G A Ab G F E

Hey! This was my life

Pm-----------------------------

e---------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------|-------------------------------9\-----|
D---------------------------------|-9----------5----7---------3/--9\-----|
A---------------------------------|-9--8--7----5----7--6--5---3/--7\-----|
E-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-7--6--5----3----5--4--3---1/---------|

E B Bb A G A Ab G F

Hey! This was my

Pm-----------------------------

e---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------|-----------------------------------*|
G---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------|-9----------5----7---------3--------|
A---------------------------------|-9--8--7----5----7--6--5---3-------*|
E-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-7--6--5----3----5--4--3---1--------|

Bridge: (gtr's 1 & 2)

E C# E

Fate. In our Life there's if

Pm-------

e--------------------|------------------|-----------------|----------------|
B--------------------|------------------|-----------------|----------------|
G-9\-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-------------9\-|
D-9\------------2----|---------------6--|---------------4-|-------------9\-|
A-7\------------3----|---------------4--|---------------5-|-------------7\-|
E-----0-0-0-0-0------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|-0-0-0-0-0-0----|

E

in our beliefs there's lie

Pm------- Pm----

e----------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B----------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G----------------|------------------|-----------------|--------------9\-|
D-----------2----|------------------|-----------------|--------------9\-|
A-----------3----|---------------1--|--------------2--|--3-----------7\-|
E-0-0-0-0-0------|-0-0-0-0-0-0---2--|-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|-----3--2--1-----|

C# E

In our bus- 'ness there is sin

Pm-------

e----------------------|------------------|-----------------|----------------|
B----------------------|------------------|-----------------|----------------|
G-(9)\-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-------------9\-|
D-(9)\------------2----|---------------6--|---------------4-|-------------9\-|
A-(7)\------------3----|---------------4--|---------------5-|-------------7\-|
E-------0-0-0-0-0------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|-0-0-0-0-0-0----|

In our bod- ies there is die

Pm------- Pm----

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

Solo:

E

Gtr 1

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

|

Gtr 2 |

|

e-12-0-0-0-12-0-12-0-0-0-0-0-12-0-0-0-|-10-0-12-0-0-0-10-0-10-10-0-0-10-0-0-0-|
B-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
e-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------2-------|------------------------------------|
A-----7\------------4-----------------|-----7\-----------5---------6-------|
E-0----------------------3-3------4---|-0---------------------3-3------7---|

|

|

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e-9-0-12-0-0-12-9-0-12-9-0-12-9-0-9-0-|-8-0-12-8-0-0-8-0-12-8-0-12-8-0-8-8-|
B-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
e-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D----------------------------2--------|------------------------------2--------|
A------7\----------2--------------2---|------7--------7----3--------------3---|
E-0--------------------3-3------------|-0------------------------3------------|

|

|

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e-12-0-0-0-12-0-12-0-0-0-0-0-12-0-0-0-|-10\9-0-10-0-0-10-0-12-10-0-0-10-0-0-0-|
B-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
e--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------2--------|------------------------------------|
A-----7\------------4------------------|-----7\----------5------------------|
E-0----------------------3--3-----4----|-0-------------------3---2---1------|

|

|

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e-9-0-12-0-0-12-9-0-12-9-0-12-9-0-12-0-|-8-0-0-7p0-0-5p0-3p0-0-2p0-0-1p0-0--|
B--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

Interlude: Play 4 times

Em G F# F

Gtr 1, Gtr 2 is out

e------------------------------------------------------------|
B*----------------------------------------------------------*|
G--------------------0h2--0-0----------------------0h2--0-0--|
D-----0h2--0-0----------------------0h2--0-0-----------------|
A*----------------------------------------------------------*|
E--0--------------3--------------2--------------1------------|

Pre-lude too outro

Em G F# F

Pm--------------------------------

Gtr 1

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

|

|

Gtr 2 |

e-------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------|
G----------4--------3--------2--------|
D-5-----------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------|

Em G F# F

Pm--------------------------------

Gtr 1

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

|

|

Gtr 2 |

e-------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------|
G----------4--------3--------2--------|
D-5-----------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------|

Em G F# F

Pm--------------------------------

Gtr 1

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

|

|

Gtr 2 |

e-------------------------------------|
B----------5--------4--------1--------|
G-4--------4--------3--------2--------|
D-5-----------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------|

Em G F# F

Pm--------------------------------

Gtr 1

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

|

|

Gtr 2 |

e-------------------------------------|
B----------5--------4--------1--------|
G-4--------4--------3--------2--------|
D-5-----------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------|

Outro:(Gtr's 1 & 2)

Em G F# F

This was my

Pm--------------------------------

e-------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------|
D-2--------5--------4--------3--------|
A-2--------5--------4--------3--------|

E-0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2--1-1-1-1--|

Em G F# F

life, This was my

Pm--------------------------------

e-------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------|
D-2--------5--------4--------3--------|
A-2--------5--------4--------3--------|
E-0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2--1-1-1-1--|

Em G F# F

fate, This was my

Pm--------------------------------

e-------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------|
D-2--------5--------4--------3--------|
A-2--------5--------4--------3--------|
E-0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2--1-1-1-1--|

Em G F# F

life, This was my

Pm--------------------------------

e-------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------|
D-2--------5--------4--------3--------|
A-2--------5--------4--------3--------|
E-0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2--1-1-1-1--|

Em G F# F E

This was my fate

Pm--------------------------------

e-------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------|
D-2--------5--------4--------3--------2-----|
A-2--------5--------4--------3--------2-----|
E-0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2--1-1-1-1--0-----|

Symbols used in tab:

Pm= Palm muted

p= Pull-Off

h= Hammer

\= Slide Down

/= Slide Up

()= Ghost Note

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