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Song
Band: Rage Against the Machine
Song: Born of a Broken Man
Album: The Battle of Los Angeles
Guitarist: Tom Morello
Tabbed by Xnay
Comments to xnaysaturo@gmail.com
Drop D tuning
DADGBe
x = Left Hand Mute
b = Bend
~ = Vibrato
h = Hammer On
* = Let Ring
Intro/Verse (I've seen this done differently, but this is the way I play it.)
Here are the chords. Listen to the recording to get the right strumming pattern.
(0:00)
e|-5--4--7--0--0--0-| B|-3--3--7--5--3--3-| G|-2--2--7--0--4--2-| x2 D|-0--0--0--0--0--0-| A|------------------| D|------------------|
Chorus
(0:25)
e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|-0-5b-3-0-7-0-3-0-x-x-x-x-3-0-7-0-3-0-| x4 A|-0-5b-3-0-7-0-3-0-x-x-x-x-3-0-7-0-3-0-| D|-0-5b-3-0-7-0-3-0-x-x-x-x-3-0-7-0-3-0-|
My fears hunt me down
Capturing my memories
The frontier of loss
They try to escape across the street where
Jesus stripped bare
And raped the spirit he was supposed to nurture
In the name of my
In the name of my
(0:51)
e|-5--4--7--0--0--0-| B|-3--3--7--5--3--3-| G|-2--2--7--0--4--2-| x2 D|-0--0--0--0--0--0-| A|------------------| D|------------------|
Born of a broken man
But not a broken man
Born of a broken man
Never a broken man
(1:17)
e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|-0-5b-3-0-7-0-3-0-x-x-x-x-3-0-7-0-3-0-| x4 A|-0-5b-3-0-7-0-3-0-x-x-x-x-3-0-7-0-3-0-| D|-0-5b-3-0-7-0-3-0-x-x-x-x-3-0-7-0-3-0-|
Like autumn leaves
His sense fell from him
An empty glass of himself
Shattered somewhere within
His thoughts like a hundred moths
Trapped in a lampshade
Somewhere within
Their wings banging and burning
On through endless nights
Forever awake he lies shaking and starving
Praying for someone to turn off the light
(1:43)
e|-5--4--7--0--0--0-| B|-3--3--7--5--3--3-| G|-2--2--7--0--4--2-| x3 D|-0--0--0--0--0--0-| A|------------------| D|------------------|
Born of a broken man
But not a broken man
Born of a broken man
Never a broken man
(2:22)
e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|-0-5b-3-0-7-0-3-0-x-x-x-x-3-0-7-0-3-0-| x4 A|-0-5b-3-0-7-0-3-0-x-x-x-x-3-0-7-0-3-0-| D|-0-5b-3-0-7-0-3-0-x-x-x-x-3-0-7-0-3-0-|
(2:47)
e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|---------------5--5h7~--| D|------------------------| x3 A|------------------------| D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------|
(2:57)
e|------------------| B|------------------| G|------------------| D|-0-5b-3-0-7-0-3-0-| x1 A|-0-5b-3-0-7-0-3-0-| D|-0-5b-3-0-7-0-3-0-|
My fears hunt me down
Capturing my memories
The frontier of loss
They try to escape across the street where
Jesus stripped bare
And raped the spirit he was supposed to nurture
In the name of my
In the name of my
(3:01)
e|-5-5~5~5~-4-4~4~-7-7~--0--0--0-| B|-3--------3------7-----5--3--3-| G|-2--------2------7-----0--4--2-| x2 D|-0--------0------0-----0--0--0-| A|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------|
(3:27)
e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|-0-5b-3-0-7-0-3-0-x-x-x-x-3-0-7-0-3-0-| x2 A|-0-5b-3-0-7-0-3-0-x-x-x-x-3-0-7-0-3-0-| D|-0-5b-3-0-7-0-3-0-x-x-x-x-3-0-7-0-3-0-|
Born of a broken man
But not a broken man
Born of a broken man
Never a broken man
(3:40)
e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|-0-5b-3-0-7-0-3-0-x-x-x-x-3-0-7-0-3-0-| x4 A|-0-5b-3-0-7-0-3-0-x-x-x-x-3-0-7-0-3-0-| D|-0-5b-3-0-7-0-3-0-x-x-x-x-3-0-7-0-3-0-|
(4:05)
e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|---------------5--5h7~--| D|------------------------| x3 A|------------------------| D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------|
(4:15)
e|------------------| B|------------------| G|------------------| D|-0-5b-3-0-7-0-3-0-| x1 A|-0-5b-3-0-7-0-3-0-| D|-0-5b-3-0-7-0-3-0-|
(4:18)
e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|---------------5--5h7~--| D|------------------------| x3 A|------------------------| D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------|
(4:28)
e|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|-------------------| D|-0-5b-3-0-7-0-3-0*-| x1 A|-0-5b-3-0-7-0-3-0*-| D|-0-5b-3-0-7-0-3-0*-|
That's it! Easy song, enjoy!
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