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The Day the World Went Away

Nine Inch Nails
Tab
★4.6(25)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Intro

Opening (hold note with distortion for 22 seconds)

e|---|
B|---|
G|---|
D|---|

A|-4-|

E|---|

Chorus

Gtr. 1

e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|---------------4-|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| (x4)
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|

Gtr. 2, comes in after 2nd round of chorus with this:

e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-5---2---4---0---|-5---2---4---0---|-5---2---4---0---|-5---2---4---0---|
G|-7b--4b--6b--2b--|-7b--4b--6b--2b--|-7b--4b--6b--2b--|-7b--4b--6b--2b--|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| (x2)
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

After 3rd round of chorus, add Gtr. 3

e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-17--14--16--12--|-17--14--16--12--|-17--14--16--12--|-17--14--16--12--|
G|-19b-16b-18b-14b-|-19b-16b-18b-14b-|-19b-16b-18b-14b-|-19b-16b-18b-14b-|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

[Verse] (Bass arranged for guitar)

e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| (x4)
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|---------------2-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|

After second round of verse, guitar comes in with this (after "gray")

Slow playing as you progress after bass has ended.

e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|-4-5-5-6-6-7-7-|
D|-5-6-6-7-7-8-8-| (x14)
A|-6-7-7-8-8-9-9-|
E|---------------|

Chorus

Gtr. 1

e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| (x7)
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-|
E|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|

Gtr. 2

e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|---6---4-2---9------8-9---8---| (x10)
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|

Lyrics

I listen to the words he'd say

But in his voice I heard decay

The plastic face forced to portray

All the inside left cold and gray

There is a place that still remains

It eats the fear, it eats the pain

The sweetest price he'll have to pay

The day the whole world went away

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| b Bend (Full)

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