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Intro

Guitar 1 w/dist

C#|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
G#|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B |/12--0----9-10--9-10-9-10-9-10/15-|12-12-12--\3--9-10--9-10-9-10-9-10/17-|
C#|--------------------------------------|-------------------------|
G#|--------------------------------------|-------------------------|
E |--------------------------------------|-------------------------|
B |--------------------------------------|----5---3---10---9---10--|
F#|--------------------------------------|----5---3---10---9---10--|
B |15-15-15--\3--9-10--9-10-9-10-9-10/12-|\3--5---3---10---9---10--|

Guitar 1 w/dist

C#|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
G#|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B |/12--0----9-10--9-10-9-10-9-10/15-|12-12-12--\3--9-10--9-10-9-10-9-10/17-|

Guitar 2 w/talk box and wah

C#|------------------------------|------------------------------|
G#|------------------------------|------------------------------|
E |5--7--5-7-5-7-5-7-5-7-5-7-5-7-|5--7--5-7-5-7-5-7-5-7-5-7-5-7-|
B |------------------------------|------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------|------------------------------|
B |------------------------------|------------------------------|

Guitar 1 w/dist

C#|--------------------------------------|-------------------------|
G#|--------------------------------------|-------------------------|
E |--------------------------------------|-------------------------|
B |--------------------------------------|----5---3---10---9---10--|
F#|--------------------------------------|----5---3---10---9---10--|
B |15-15-15--\3--9-10--9-10-9-10-9-10/12-|\3--5---3---10---9---10--|

Guitar 2 w/talk box and wah

C#|------------------------------|------------------------------|
G#|------------------------------|------------------------------|
E |5--7--5-7-5-7-5-7-5-7-5-7-5-7-|------------------------------|
B |------------------------------|------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------|------------------------------|
B |------------------------------|------------------------------|

Verse 1

guitar 1 w/dist

C#|------------------------------|----------------------------|
G#|------------------------------|----------------------------|
E |------------------2-2-----4-4-|------------------2-2---4-4-|
B |------------------------------|----------------------------|
F#|------------------------------|8---------------------------|
B |/12--0----0-0-2h3-----3h5-----|---0----0-0-2h3-----3h5-----|

my hopes just fell and I cant see The

C#|------------------------------|-----------------------|
G#|------------------------------|-----------------------|
E |------------------2-2-----4-4-|------9--9-----8----7--|
B |------------------------------|------8--8-----7----6--|
F#|------------------------------|-----------------------|
B |/10--0----0-0-2h3-----3h5-----|--10-----10----9----8--|

reason why why there is blood on my sleeve

C#|------------------------------|----------------------------|
G#|------------------------------|----------------------------|
E |------------------2-2-----4-4-|------------------2-2---4-4-|
B |------------------------------|----------------------------|
F#|------------------------------|8---------------------------|
B |/12--0----0-0-2h3-----3h5-----|---0----0-0-2h3-----3h5-----|

and all this time I thought it mine but

C#|------------------------------|-----------------------|
G#|------------------------------|-----------------------|
E |------------------2-2-----4-4-|------9--9-----8----7--|
B |------------------------------|------8--8-----7----6--|
F#|------------------------------|-----------------------|
B |/10--0----0-0-2h3-----3h5-----|--10-----10----9----8--|

its not its jus him

Pre-Chorus

Guitar 2 clean w/tremolo

C#|------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G#|------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E |------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B |---------------3--------------|5-------------------------------|
F#|---------------3--------------|5-------------------------------|
B |---------------3--------------|5-------------------------------|

Its not worth it for me Gets harder everytime I call you

C#|----------------------|---------------------------------|
G#|----------------------|---------------------------------|
E |----------------------|---------------------------------|
B |7-----------3---------|5--------------------------------|
F#|5-----------3---------|5--------------------------------|
B |------------3---------|5--------------------------------|

This Life you lead Like livin in a shiny ballroom

Guitar 1 w/dist

C#|----------------------|---------------------------|
G#|----------------------|---------------------------|
E |----------------------|---------------------------|
B |----------------------|-----------------0-0-0-0-3-|
F#|----------------------|--x--x--x-x------0-0-0-0-3-|
B |----------------------|--x--x--x-x------0-0-0-0---|

Chorus

both w/dist

C#|-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
G#|-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
E |7--7--7---7--------------|------------------------|7--7--7---7--------------|------------------------|
B |7--7--7---7-3--3--3--3-3-|5--5--5--5--5--5--5-3---|7--7--7---7-3--3--3--3-3-|5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
F#|5--5--5---5-3--3--3--3-3-|5--5--5--5--5--5--5-3---|5--5--5---5-3--3--3--3-3-|5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
B |------------3--3--3--3-3-|5--5--5--5--5--5--5-3---|------------3--3--3--3-3-|5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|

Next time you bleed right about this time tomorrow next time you steal better ask before you borrow

C#|-----------------------|
G#|-----------------------|
E |------8--8-----7----6--|
B |------9--9-----8----7--|
F#|-----------------------|
B |--10-----10----9----8--|

Post-Chorus

Guitar 1 w/dist

C#|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
G#|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B |/12--0----9-10--9-10-9-10-9-10/15-|12-12-12--\3--9-10--9-10-9-10-9-10/17-|

Guitar 2 w/talk box and wah

C#|------------------------------|------------------------------|
G#|------------------------------|------------------------------|
E |5--7--5-7-5-7-5-7-5-7-5-7-5-7-|5--7--5-7-5-7-5-7-5-7-5-7-5-7-|
B |------------------------------|------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------|------------------------------|
B |------------------------------|------------------------------|

Guitar 1 w/dist

C#|--------------------------------------|-------------------------|
G#|--------------------------------------|-------------------------|
E |--------------------------------------|-------------------------|
B |--------------------------------------|----5---3---10---9---10--|
F#|--------------------------------------|----5---3---10---9---10--|
B |15-15-15--\3--9-10--9-10-9-10-9-10/12-|\3--5---3---10---9---10--|

Guitar 2 w/talk box and wah

C#|------------------------------|------------------------------|
G#|------------------------------|------------------------------|
E |5--7--5-7-5-7-5-7-5-7-5-7-5-7-|------------------------------|
B |------------------------------|------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------|------------------------------|
B |------------------------------|------------------------------|

Verse 2

guitar 1 w/dist

C#|------------------------------|----------------------------|
G#|------------------------------|----------------------------|
E |------------------2-2-----4-4-|------------------2-2---4-4-|
B |------------------------------|----------------------------|
F#|------------------------------|8---------------------------|
B |/12--0----0-0-2h3-----3h5-----|---0----0-0-2h3-----3h5-----|

well I Dont see to well Dont

C#|------------------------------|-----------------------|
G#|------------------------------|-----------------------|
E |------------------2-2-----4-4-|------9--9-----8----7--|
B |------------------------------|------8--8-----7----6--|
F#|------------------------------|-----------------------|
B |/10--0----0-0-2h3-----3h5-----|--10-----10----9----8--|

sing too well And so Ill settle to scream

C#|------------------------------|----------------------------|
G#|------------------------------|----------------------------|
E |------------------2-2-----4-4-|------------------2-2---4-4-|
B |------------------------------|----------------------------|
F#|------------------------------|8---------------------------|
B |/12--0----0-0-2h3-----3h5-----|---0----0-0-2h3-----3h5-----|

Just grab your shit and leave with it

C#|------------------------------|-----------------------|
G#|------------------------------|-----------------------|
E |------------------2-2-----4-4-|------9--9-----8----7--|
B |------------------------------|------8--8-----7----6--|
F#|------------------------------|-----------------------|
B |/10--0----0-0-2h3-----3h5-----|--10-----10----9----8--|

they wont no statues of you

Pre-Chorus

Guitar 2 clean w/tremolo

C#|------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G#|------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E |------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B |---------------3--------------|5-------------------------------|
F#|---------------3--------------|5-------------------------------|
B |---------------3--------------|5-------------------------------|

Its not worth it for me Gets harder everytime I call you

C#|----------------------|---------------------------------|
G#|----------------------|---------------------------------|
E |----------------------|---------------------------------|
B |7-----------3---------|5--------------------------------|
F#|5-----------3---------|5--------------------------------|
B |------------3---------|5--------------------------------|

This Life you lead Like livin in a shiny ballroom

Guitar 1 w/dist

C#|----------------------|---------------------------|
G#|----------------------|---------------------------|
E |----------------------|---------------------------|
B |----------------------|-----------------0-0-0-0-3-|
F#|----------------------|--x--x--x-x------0-0-0-0-3-|
B |----------------------|--x--x--x-x------0-0-0-0---|

Chorus

both w/dist

C#|-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
G#|-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
E |7--7--7---7--------------|------------------------|7--7--7---7--------------|------------------------|
B |7--7--7---7-3--3--3--3-3-|5--5--5--5--5--5--5-3---|7--7--7---7-3--3--3--3-3-|5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
F#|5--5--5---5-3--3--3--3-3-|5--5--5--5--5--5--5-3---|5--5--5---5-3--3--3--3-3-|5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
B |------------3--3--3--3-3-|5--5--5--5--5--5--5-3---|------------3--3--3--3-3-|5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|

Next time you bleed right about this time tomorrow next time you steal better ask before you borrow

C#|-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
G#|-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
E |7--7--7---7--------------|------------------------|7--7--7---7--------------|------------------------|
B |7--7--7---7-3--3--3--3-3-|5--5--5--5--5--5--5-3---|7--7--7---7-3--3--3--3-3-|5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
F#|5--5--5---5-3--3--3--3-3-|5--5--5--5--5--5--5-3---|5--5--5---5-3--3--3--3-3-|5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
B |------------3--3--3--3-3-|5--5--5--5--5--5--5-3---|------------3--3--3--3-3-|5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|

this label theif find a better title suited for you this tidal wave is coming down upon you

C#|-----------------------|
G#|-----------------------|
E |------8--8-----7----6--|
B |------9--9-----8----7--|
F#|-----------------------|
B |--10-----10----9----8--|

Bridge

Guitar 1 and 2 w/dist

C#|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|
G#|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|
E |--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|
B |--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|
F#|-----------15\--------3---|-----------15\--------3---|-----------15\--------3---|-----------15\---------|
B |12---(12)--15\--0-3-0---5-|12---(12)--15\--0-3-0---5-|12---(12)--15\--0-3-0---5-|12---(12)--15\--3--3-3-|

A.H A.H A.H A.H

C#|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G#|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E |--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B |--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
F#|-----------15\--------3---|-----------15\--------3---|-----------15\--------3---|
B |12---(12)--15\--0-3-0---5-|12---(12)--15\--0-3-0---5-|12---(12)--15\--0-3-0---5-|

A.H A.H A.H

This time I forgot it I swear the shit was rotten This time im belive it

C#|--------------------------|-------------------------|
G#|--------------------------|-------------------------|
E |--------------------------|------8----8-----7----6--|
B |--------------------------|------9----9-----8----7--|
F#|-----------15\--------3---|-------------------------|
B |12---(12)--15\--0-3-0---5-|--10-------10----9----8--|

A.H

Cause I see the shit you're needin

Pre-Chorus

Guitar 2 clean w/tremolo

C#|------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G#|------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E |------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B |---------------3--------------|5-------------------------------|
F#|---------------3--------------|5-------------------------------|
B |---------------3--------------|5-------------------------------|

Its not worth it for me Gets harder everytime I call you

C#|----------------------|---------------------------------|
G#|----------------------|---------------------------------|
E |----------------------|---------------------------------|
B |7-----------3---------|5--------------------------------|
F#|5-----------3---------|5--------------------------------|
B |------------3---------|5--------------------------------|

This Life you lead Like livin in a shiny ballroom

Guitar 1 w/dist

C#|----------------------|---------------------------|
G#|----------------------|---------------------------|
E |----------------------|---------------------------|
B |----------------------|-----------------0-0-0-0-3-|
F#|----------------------|--x--x--x-x------0-0-0-0-3-|
B |----------------------|--x--x--x-x------0-0-0-0---|

Chorus

Both guitars with dist

C#|-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
G#|-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
E |7--7--7---7--------------|------------------------|7--7--7---7--------------|------------------------|
B |7--7--7---7-3--3--3--3-3-|5--5--5--5--5--5--5-3---|7--7--7---7-3--3--3--3-3-|5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
F#|5--5--5---5-3--3--3--3-3-|5--5--5--5--5--5--5-3---|5--5--5---5-3--3--3--3-3-|5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
B |------------3--3--3--3-3-|5--5--5--5--5--5--5-3---|------------3--3--3--3-3-|5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|

Next time you bleed right about this time tomorrow next time you steal better ask before you borrow

C#|-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
G#|-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
E |7--7--7---7--------------|------------------------|7--7--7---7--------------|------------------------|
B |7--7--7---7-3--3--3--3-3-|5--5--5--5--5--5--5-3---|7--7--7---7-3--3--3--3-3-|5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
F#|5--5--5---5-3--3--3--3-3-|5--5--5--5--5--5--5-3---|5--5--5---5-3--3--3--3-3-|5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
B |------------3--3--3--3-3-|5--5--5--5--5--5--5-3---|------------3--3--3--3-3-|5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|

this label theif find a better title suited for you this tidal wave is coming down upon you

C#|-----------------------|
G#|-----------------------|
E |------8--8-----7----6--|
B |------9--9-----8----7--|
F#|-----------------------|
B |--10-----10----9----8--|

Outro

Guitar 1 w/dist

C#|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
G#|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B |/12--0----9-10--9-10-9-10-9-10/15-|12-12-12--\3--9-10--9-10-9-10-9-10/17-|
C#|--------------------------------------|-------------------------|
G#|--------------------------------------|-------------------------|
E |--------------------------------------|-------------------------|
B |--------------------------------------|----5---3---10---9---10--|
F#|--------------------------------------|----5---3---10---9---10--|
B |15-15-15--\3--9-10--9-10-9-10-9-10/12-|\3--5---3---10---9---10--|

Guitar 1

C#|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
G#|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B |/12--0----9-10--9-10-9-10-9-10/15-|12-12-12--\3--9-10--9-10-9-10-9-10/17-|

Guitar 2 w/talk box and wah

C#|------------------------------|------------------------------|
G#|------------------------------|------------------------------|
E |5--7--5-7-5-7-5-7-5-7-5-7-5-7-|5--7--5-7-5-7-5-7-5-7-5-7-5-7-|
B |------------------------------|------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------|------------------------------|
B |------------------------------|------------------------------|

Guitar 1

C#|--------------------------------------|-------------------------|
G#|--------------------------------------|-------------------------|
E |--------------------------------------|-------------------------|
B |--------------------------------------|----5---3---10---9---10--|
F#|--------------------------------------|----5---3---10---9---10--|
B |15-15-15--\3--9-10--9-10-9-10-9-10/12-|\3--5---3---10---9---10--|

Guitar 2 w/talk box and wah

C#|------------------------------|------------------------------|
G#|------------------------------|------------------------------|
E |5--7--5-7-5-7-5-7-5-7-5-7-5-7-|------------------------------|
B |------------------------------|------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------|------------------------------|
B |------------------------------|------------------------------|

Guitar 1

C#|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------|
G#|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------|
E |-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------|
B |--5---3---10---9---10--|--5---3---10---9---10--|------------------|
F#|--5---3---10---9---10--|--5---3---10---9---10--|5-----------------|
B |--5---3---10---9---10--|--5---3---10---9---10--|---0--------------|

************************************

| / Slide up

| \ Slide down

| h Hammer-on

| x Dead note

| (n) Ghost note

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