ROADSIDE
                        Written and recorded by Rise Against
                           Transcribed by ssjEasterBunny


SOURCES
- Tim McIlrath live (very close up):
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FACGh3a8PFU&list=PLECA4750D40976C25&index=39&feature=plpp_video
- Instrumental tracks:
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGx_ss29MIA&list=PLECA4750D40976C25&index=45&feature=plpp_video


NOTES
- See the SEQUENCE list at the bottom of the page!
- Constructive criticism is welcome; just check the live video first (linked below).


Tuning: half-step down (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb)


INTRO
(Yeah we all know this part...)

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---5---3---------|---5---3---------|---3---1---------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|---------------0-|----2------------|  x2
|-0---0-----------|-----------------|-----------3-----|-----------------|
|-----------------|-3---3-----------|-1---1---1---1---|1/3--------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


VERSE 1

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|10---------------|-8---------------|-5---------------|-6---------------|
|10---------------|-9---------------|-5---------------|-7---------------|
|12---------------|10---------------|-7---------------|-8---------------| ________________
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|                 \
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|                  \
(Live, Tim played the D string open instead of the 12th fret.)                              \
                                                                                            x2
|------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------|-----------------|      /
|---10-------10----------|----------13-----------|---------3-------|---5---6-----5---|     /
|------10-------10/12----|-----12--------12------|-----2-----2-----|-----5---5-----5-| ___/
|-0--------0----------10-|(10)----10--------10\--|-2-----2-----2-3-|(3)--------5-----|
|------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
(Such a gorgeous riff...)


CHORUS
(Much different than previous tabs. Watch the linked video and try it yourself, and you'll see.)

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---6p5-----------|-----------------|--------10-------|-8------10-------|
|-------5-----5---|---9p7-9---10----|-7---7-----7---7-|---7---7---7---7-|
|---------------5-|-----------------|-0-----0-----0---|-----0-------0---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-6---------6-----|-8-------------8-|-----------------|-----------------|

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---6p5-----------|-----------------|---------8-------|-6-------5-------|
|-------5-----5---|---9p7-9---10----|-7---7-----7---7-|---7---7---7---7-|
|---------------5-|-----------------|-0-----0-----0---|-----0-------0---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-6---------6-----|-8-------------8-|-----------------|-----------------|

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------7-------|
|---6p5-----------|-----------------|--------10-------|-8-------8-------|
|-------5-----5---|---9p7-9---10----|-7---7-----7---7-|---7---7---7---7-| Skip these 4 measures
|---------------5-|-----------------|-0-----0-----0---|-----0-------0---| for the second chorus.
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-6---------6-----|-8-------------8-|-----------------|-----------------|


|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---6p5-----------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------5-----5---|---9p7-9---10----|-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5/|
|---------------5-|-----------------|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-6---------6-----|-8-------------8-|-----------------|-----------------|


VERSE 2
(Also different than previous tabs, although dharmamonster72 was pretty close in Ver 2.)

|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------10--8--------|-------------------------|
|-7--7--7--7--7--7-10--9--|(9)-9--9--9--9--9-10-10--|
|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--7--|(7)-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|_____
|-------------------------|-------------------------|     \
|-------------------------|-------------------------|      \
PM*  *  *  *                   *  *  *  *  *  *  *          \
                                                             x4
|-------------------------|--------------------------|      /
|------------10--8--------|--------------------------|     /
|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-12--|(12)-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-| ___/
|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8-10--|(10)-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
PM*  *  *  *                     *  *  *  *


REPEAT the CHORUS (Skip measures 9 though 12, as noted above.)


REPEAT the INTRO


EXTRA RIFF (leading out of the bridge)
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5/|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
PM* * * * * * * *   * * * * * * * *   * * * * * * * *   * * * * * * *


REPEAT VERSE 2 (only twice)


VERSE 3
(Basically just chords an octave lower than Verse 2)

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3---3-3-3---3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|-2---2-2-2---2-2-|-2---2-2-2---2-2-|-3---3-3-3---3-3-|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|  x2
|-0---0-0-0---0-0-|-2---2-2-2---2-2-|-3---3-3-3---3-3-|-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-----------------|-0---0-0-0---0-0-|-1---1-1-1---1-1-|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


OUT-CHORUS

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3---3---3---3-3-|-1---1---1---1-1-|-3---3---3---3-3-|-3---3-3-3---3-3-|
|-3---3---3---3-3-|-0---0---0---0-0-|-2---2---2---2-2-|-2---2-2-2---2-2-|  x3
|-1---1---1---1-1-|-2---2---2---2-2-|-0---0---0---0-0-|-0---0-0-0---0-0-|
|-----------------|-3---3---3---3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-6---6---6---6-6-|-5---5---5---5-5-|-3---------------|-----------------|
|-7---7---7---7-7-|-5---5---5---5-5-|-2---------------|-----------------|
|-8---8---8---8-8-|-5---5---5---5-5-|-0---------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
(Live, Tim just finished with the previous chords.)


SEQUENCE
----------
INTRO   (x2)
VERSE 1 (x2)
CHORUS
VERSE 2 (x4)
CHORUS  (without the third hypermeasure, as noted above)
INTRO   (x2)
EXTRA RIFF (those two measures that lead out of the bridge)
VERSE 2 (x2)
VERSE 3 (x2)
OUT-CHORUS (x3, followed by that closing riff)