• Song:

    Shameful Metaphors

  • Artist:

    Chevelle

  • Album:

    Sci-Fi Crimes

Chevelle-Shamful Metaphors
2009

Notate symbols
x:mute
/:slide up
\: slide down

Tuning: Half Step
Intro:
Strumming in no order, listen to CD.
E-----------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------
G-9-9-9--9-x------------------------------------------------
D-x-x-x--x-x-1010-/4-4--------------------------------------
A-7-7-7--7-x-x-x-/-x-x--------------------------------------
E------------8-8/--2-2--------------------------------------8x clean

Verse: 00.28
E-----------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------
G-7-77--4-4-444--99999--------------------------------
D-x-xx--x-x-xxx--xxxxx--------------------------------
A-5-55--2-2-222--77777--------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------2x clean

Pre Chorus ( i think this is right) 00.55
E--------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------
G-4-4\6\7-7---------------------7------7-----------------
D-x-x\x\x-5---------------------x------5-----------------
A-2-2\4\5-----------------------5------------------------
E-------------2nd time-end on------not-------------------2x clean

Chorus ( lots of distortion) 1.09
E--------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------
G-7-77777------------444---------------------------------------
D-7-77777-7-77-55555-444-777-5555~-5~--------------------------
A-5-55555-7-77-55555-222-777-5555~-5~--------------------------
E---------5-55-33322-----555-3333~-2~--------------------------2x
"So why then.."             

Repeat:
Intro, Verse, Pre Chorus, Chorus, then...

Bridge 2.58
E---------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------------
G-------7-------------7-----------------------------------------
D-5x-5x-x-------7x-7x-x---------------999--9x-44\-77------------
A-5x-5x-5-------7x-7x-5---------------xxx--xx-xx\-xx -----------
E-3x-3x-----the-5x-5x--repeat a few---777--7x-22\-55------------...
"Behold the lost! Behold a Band-Aid.." "These Shamful Metaphors..."


Bridge
E--------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------
D-99--77-444----------------------------------------
A-xx--xx-xxx----------------------------------------
E-77--55-222----------------------------------------2xBack to chorus after this.
"Fought it through the teeth.."


That's it, enjoy!

Lyrics to Shamful Metaphors by Chevelle

Fear
It's all the same
Should I evolve
To tend to these sights
Said out loud then said again
If fate's so wrong
You'll start to feel lightheaded
By my admission, nothing grows
Just a longer list of unsorted laws

So why then 
Has all my life made no sound
And are your eyes
Closing even now
My life made no sound
I fear your eyes closing

Revolting man
This sacred chain
Brought down to trial
No better man could fail the way
You needed all
Keep close the vein of empty 
Thoughts

The finest river,
The ravens tend
All along insisting
We're worlds away

So why then 
Has all my life made no sound
And are your eyes
Closing even now
My life made no sound
I fear your eyes closing

Behold the lost
Behold a Band-Aid

Behold the lost
Behold a Band-Aid

These shameful metaphors
Fought it through the teeth

Shameful metaphors
Biting at your heels

Shameful metaphors
Fought it cheek to cheek

So why then 
Has all my life made no sound
(These shameful metaphors)
And are your eyes
Closing even now
My life made no sound
(These shameful metaphors)
I fear your eyes closing
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