HIM
"Scared to Death"
Screamworks: Love in Theory and Practice

--I ranked this tab as intermediate because of
the solos, but the chords are actually as basic
as novice chords. Enjoy ^_^

Updated: 03/28/10
- Added tabs for the piano intro

Guitars:
G1: Lead
G2: Bass

Intro:
[Piano] A-E-Bm OR this tab:
   |A|        |E|       |Bm|
e|----9------------------------|
B|------12-10----12-10-9-------|
G|--9----------9---------11----|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|

Man Riff: A-E-Bm-F#m-Em
          A-E-Bm


Verse 1:
[G1 Palm mute/G2]
F#m (244222@1)             D (xx0232@1)              A (x02220@1)In the biblical sense and sensibility
         Elet (022100@1)me know you
F#m (244222@1)            DI'll (xx0232@1)kiss that smile off your face
 A (x02220@1)          E-D
just say when
              D-E
(just say when...)


Pre chorus:
[Acoustic]
D-C#m-Bm

[...or THIS tab]
     D (xx0232@1)    C#m (x13321@4)  Bme|-------|-------|---| (x24432@1)B|-------|-------|---|
G|-----2-|-----2-|---|
D|---4---|---2---|---|
A|-5-----|-4-----|-2-|
E|-------|-------|---|


Chorus:
A (x02220@1)      E (022100@1)      Bm (x24432@1)   F#m (244222@1)EI'm (022100@1)not afraid to say 'I love you'
   A (x02220@1)          Eany (022100@1)more than I used to be, babe
Bm (x24432@1)           F#m (244222@1)  Bm (x24432@1)           F#mI (244222@1)am scared to death, I am scared to death
   D (xx0232@1)    E (022100@1)    D(hold)
to fall in love


Verse 2:
F#m (244222@1)             DAll (xx0232@1)these people blast from hell
A (x02220@1)           Eice (022100@1)break is infernal
F#m (244222@1)            Dfrom (xx0232@1)a heart so black and blue
A (x02220@1)          E-D
only for you
                D-E
(just say when, again)


[Repeat Pre-chorus]


Chorus:
A (x02220@1)      E (022100@1)      Bm (x24432@1)   F#m (244222@1)EI'm (022100@1)not afraid to say 'I love you'
   A (x02220@1)          Eany (022100@1)more than I used to be, babe
Bm (x24432@1)           F#m (244222@1)  Bm (x24432@1)           F#mI (244222@1)am scared to death, I am scared to death
   D (xx0232@1)    Eto (022100@1)fall in love...


Post-chorus:
        A-Bm-C#m-D
...with you... ...
[2x]

Interlude:
[G1 Guitar solo]
[G2] F#m-D-A-E (2x)
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|------9b---------7-9-10--12/14\12-10-14--10--|
G|--11------9-6--9-----------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|

[G1]
[G2] E (hold)
e|------------------12------------------12--|
B|---10---12---10--------10---12---10-------|
G|-9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9-----|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|


Pre-chorus 2:
[G1(tab) and G2(chords)]
   D (xx0232@1) C#m (x13321@4)name="chord_x24432@1">Bm        D (xx0232@1) C#m (x13321@4)name="chord_x24432@1">Bm       A(to chorus)
e|------------------/14--12--14h12-10-17~~~-|
B|-15--14--15h14-12-------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|


Chorus:
A (x02220@1)      E (022100@1)      Bm (x24432@1)   F#m (244222@1)EI'm (022100@1)not afraid to say 'I love you'
   A (x02220@1)          Eany (022100@1)more than I used to be, babe
Bm (x24432@1)           F#m (244222@1)  Bm (x24432@1)           F#mI (244222@1)am scared to death, I am scared to death
   D (xx0232@1)    Eto (022100@1)fall in love...


Chorus 2:
A (x02220@1)      E (022100@1)        Bm (x24432@1)    F#m (244222@1)name="chord_022100@1">E
I'm not afraid to admit I adore you
   A (x02220@1)          Eany (022100@1)more than I was before, babe
Bm (x24432@1)           F#m (244222@1)  Bm (x24432@1)           F#mI (244222@1)am scared to death, I am scared to death
   D (xx0232@1)    Eto (022100@1)fall in love...


Outro:
        A-Bm-C#m-D
...with you... ...
[2x]
        A-Bm-D-A
with you... scared to death...
A-Bm-C#m-D
 I'm scared to death... I'm scared to death...


Coda:
D (hold)
  And you're sweet like poison...