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The Menzingers - “I Was Born”
Standard Tuning

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Lead guitar (Tom May)
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Intro
E|-----(0)------------------|
B|-------(2)----------------|
G|--2~-----(2)---7~----9~---|
D|--2~-----------7~----9~---| 
A|--0~-----------5~----7~---|
E|---------------------0~---|

E|--------9-------9-------7----7----9-7-------|
B|--10-10---10-10---10-10---10---10-----10-10-|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

E|--------10-------10-------10-------10-10-10-10-10-|
B|--10-10----10-10----10-10----10-10----10-10-10-10-|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

Verse
E|--------9-------9----7-------7----9-7-------|
B|--10-10---10-10---10---10-10---10-----10-10-|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
PM *  *    *  *    *    *  *    *       * *

E|--------9-------9----7-------7------10-10-10-10--|
B|--10-10---10-10---10---10-10---10---10-10-10-10--|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
PM *  *    *  *    *    *  *    *

Break solo
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------9------9------------------9------9-11p9-------|
D|--7--9-11---9-11---11-9-7---7--9-11---9-11---------11p9-|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------9------9----------------------9----------------|
D|--7--9-11---9-11---11-9-7---7-9p7--9-11---11-9-7--9p7----|
A|--------------------------9------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

Verse
E|--------9-------9----7-------7----9-7-------|
B|--10-10---10-10---10---10-10---10-----10-10-|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
PM *  *    *  *    *    *  *    *       * *



E|--------9-------9----7-------7------10-10-10-10--|
B|--10-10---10-10---10---10-10---10---10-10-10-10--|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
PM *  *    *  *    *    *  *    *

Chorus
E|------0---1--|
B|------3---3--|
G|--2---2---2--|
D|--2---0---0--|
A|--0----------|
E|-------------|

Intro
E|-----(0)------------------|
B|-------(2)----------------|
G|--2~-----(2)---7~----9~---|
D|--2~-----------7~----9~---| 
A|--0~-----------5~----7~---|
E|---------------------0~---|

(the verse is now just the intro chords)

Bridge 1
E|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|-------7-7-7-7-7-7---|
D|--4-7--7-7-7-7-7-7---|
A|--4-7--5-5-5-5-5-5---|
E|--2-5----------------|

E|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--------|
D|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--------| 
A|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--------|
E|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------|

Bridge 2 (all palm muted, except the very last time)
E|--9-9-------9-9-------9-9-------9-9-------7-7-------7-7-------10-10-------10-10-------|
B|------10-10-----10-10-----10-10-----10-10-----10-10-----10-10-------10-10-------10-10-|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus
E|------0---1--|
B|------3---3--|
G|--2---2---2--|
D|--2---0---0--|
A|--0----------|
E|-------------|

End on 
E|------|
B|------|
G|--2---|
D|--2---|
A|--0---|
E|------|





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Rhythm Guitar (Greg Barnett)
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Intro
E|-------------------|
B|--------3~---------|
G|--2~----2~---------|
D|--2~----0~----2~---| 
A|--0~----------2~---|
E|--------------0~---|



E|-------------------------------|
B|----------3--------------------|
G|--2-------2(x16)------9--------|
D|--2(x16)--0-----------9(x16)---| 
A|--0-------------------7--------|
E|----------------------0--------|

Verse
-no playing-

Break Solo
E|-------------------------------|
B|----------3--------------------|
G|--2-------2(x12)---------------|
D|--2(x12)--0-----------2(x12)---| 
A|--0-------------------2--------|
E|----------------------0--------|

Verse
-no playing-

Strum this chord before the chorus:
E|-----------|
B|-----------|
G|--9--------|
D|--9--------| 
A|--7--------|
E|--0--------|

Chorus
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------7--7-7-7-7-7-7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|--7--7-7-7-7-7-7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|--7--7-7-7-7-7-7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7--5--5-5-5-5-5-5--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|--5--5-5-5-5-5-5--5--5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------------------|

Intro
E|-------------------|
B|--------3~---------|
G|--2~----2~---------|
D|--2~----0~----2~---| 
A|--0~----------2~---|
E|--------------0~---|

Verse
E|-------------------------------|
B|----------3--------------------|
G|--2-------2(x12)---------------|
D|--2(x12)--0-----------2(x12)---| 
A|--0-------------------2--------|
E|----------------------0--------|





Bridge 1
E|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|-------7-7-7-7-7-7---|
D|--4-7--7-7-7-7-7-7---|
A|--4-7--5-5-5-5-5-5---|
E|--2-5----------------|

E|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--------|
D|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--------| 
A|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--------|
E|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------|

Bridge 2 (palm mute all, release at the end)
E|----------0--------1-------|
B|----------3--------3-------|
G|--2-------2(x16)---2(x16)--|
D|--2(x16)--0--------0-------|
A|--0------------------------|
E|---------------------------|

Chorus
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------7--7-7-7-7-7-7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|--7--7-7-7-7-7-7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|--7--7-7-7-7-7-7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7--5--5-5-5-5-5-5--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|--5--5-5-5-5-5-5--5--5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------------------|

End on 
E|------|
B|------|
G|--2---|
D|--2---|
A|--0---|
E|------|

                                        
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                                                
                        
                        
                        
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