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Verse Fig.1

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-55|-554-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-55-|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-33|-332-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-33-|
PM ------------------------------|       |----------------------------|

feel no pain,but my life ain't easy i know i'm my best friend

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-554-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-55|-554-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4---5---x2--x3--|
E|-332-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-33|-332-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2---3---x0--x1--|
PM   |---------------------------|       |------------|

No one cares,but I'm so much stronger I'll figth until end

Repeat Fig 1

Chorus:Fig 2 , 2 guitars , 1 plays open notes & power chords.strings 5&6

2nd guitar plays little melody. strings 3&4.

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

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

PM ---------

One with my mind, They just can see

No need to hear , things that they say

Life's for my own to live my own way

Play 3rd verse and go for a new chorus then it's time to this 2 times

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

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

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

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

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

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

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-------4-2-2-2-2-|-------2---------|-----------------| Kirks
D|-----4-4-2-2-2-2-|-----4-2-5-5-5-5-|-----4-----------| Solo
A|---4---2-0-0-0-0-|---4---0-5-5-5-5-|---4---333333333-|
E|-2---------------|-2-------3-3-3-3-|-2-----111111111-|
PM-----------------------------------------------------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

e|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|-15B----------15B--------15B-----|-15B--15B--15B---15B-15^(15)p14-12|
D|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|

| Fig 3 repeat 4 times |

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

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

e|-15B-----15B-----15B-----15^-----|(15)(  Pull )12--12------------12-|
B|---------------------------------|---------------15----15Bvvvvv15---|
G|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

e|-15-14-12----14-12-------12----------------------|
B|----------15-------15-14----15-14-12----15-14-12-|
G|-------------------------------------14----------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-14-12-------12----------------------------------|
G|-------14-12----14-12-11-14-12p11p9--7-----------|
D|-------------------------------------------9-----|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-7b----------------7-----9-----7-----9-----7-----|
D|-------------9-----------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-9^(9)p7-----------7-----------------------------|
D|-------------9-----------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

e|-12-10-9-----9--10-9-----|-------------------------|
B|----------12----------12-|-10-9--10B---10----9h10--|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

| Fig 4 repeat 2 times |

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

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-9-----------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------9-----------9--11-|-11^p9-11-9vvvvv---9--11-|
D|----------11vvvvvvv------|----------------11-------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

1 . & . 2 . & . 3 . & . 4 . & .

e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------9-----12p9-----9--12p9--10p9-----9--------|
G|-11B---------------11----------------11----11-8--|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

1 . & . 2 . & . 3 . & . 4 . & .

e|-------------------------9h12p9------------------|
B|----------------9--12-9--------12p0--------------|
G|-11-9-----9--11--------------------11^(11)p9\8---|
D|-------11----------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & .

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------0--0--7--0--0--0--9--0--0--0--10-0--0--0--12-0--0--0--10-0--0--0--|
G|-9--8--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

| |

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

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| % repeat last bar

| / slide up

| \ slide down

| . palm mute

| p pull off

| h hammer on

| /\/\/\ vibrato (it's up to you if you want to use the bar or not)

| B full bend , 15B means bend 15 to 17.

| b half step bend, 15b= bend 15 to 16.

| ^ Bend and release, 15^ , means bend 15 to 17 then release back

| v Vibrato

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