Tabbed by D.I.R.T.



Intro: C#5                    (SEE CHORD CHART AT BOTTOM)

C#5
Midnight, At the school
             C#5
'Hind the bleachers
                   C#5
There's gonna be a rumble
                   C#5
The lions and the kings

Rift 1                A5
    And my baby, she cries
       F#5           E5
In her bed and she worries
        B5          E5
And my baby, she prays

Rift 1               E5
      God save the kings!

"guitar" solo

C#5 E5 C#5 E5 F#5 E5

A5                           A5
Promise me you won't do anything crazy
E5                           E5
I promise you I won't do anything, baby
A5                           A5
Promise me
E5
I promise you nothing!

        E5            A5       E5
We're outcasts only cuz we choose to dream
        E5            A5                  E5               B5
We're princes who'd rather dine with thieves
        E5            A5     E5          B5    C#5
We're honest only cuz the truth, it cannot hide
A5                 F#5     E5
God save us, the foolish kings

C#5
Midnight, At the school
              C#5
Behind the bleachers [hey baby, lets go lets go]
                   C#5
There's gonna be a rumble
                        C#5
But the cops won't be notified [whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa]
E5                       F#5
So the lions bear their arms
E5                                               B5
But the kings gonna break the hearts of their babies tonight

         E5          A5           E5
We're desperate only cuz we've none to lose
         E5          A5        E5               B5
We're lions missing half our teeth
         E5          A5       E5         B5    C#5
We're honest only cuz the truth, it cannot hide
A5                 F#5     E5
God save us, the foolish kings
A5                 F#5     E5
God save us, the foolish kings

Wo Oh Oh's: A5 B5 C#5 B5 E5 B5 A5

Bawweeeerrrr Intermision: G#5 E5 B5 

A5         F#5                  B5
But I met God on the street tonight
A5
And he said,
C#5             A5      B5
"Choose your battles wisely

Or you'll never find Me"

A5                          A5
Promise me you won't do anything crazy
E5                          E5
Promise me
A5                          A5
I promise you
E5                   B5
I promise you one thing!

E5  B5  C#5
Wo Oh Oh!

     E5         A5                 E5
We're devils try'n to earn our angels wings
     E5         A5           E5               B5
We stumble at every turn indeed
     E5         A5                   E5      B5    C#5
We're desperate chasing down the love to just survive
A5                 F#5     E5
God save us, the foolish kings
A5                 F#5     E5
God save us, the foolish kings
A5                 F#5             E5  B5 E5 A5 E5 B5 E5
God save us, the foooooooooolish kings

 
 
Intro: 
D | -x-------------
A | -9h11----------
E | -0-------------

Rift 1

e | ------------------- | 
B | ------------------- | 
G-6-6-x-x-6-6-4-4-2-
D-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-2-
A-4-4-6-6-4-4-2-2-0-
E | ------------------- | 

Chords

__C#___C#5__C#m______A________B_____F#5__F#5
e | -x-------x----0-----0----0---0----0---x----0- | 
B | -x-------x----5-----0----0---0----0---x----0- | 
G | -x-------x----6-----2-or-6---4-or-8---x----2- | 
D | -x-------x----6-----2----7---4----(b9)--4----4- | 
A | -11------11---4-----0----7---2----(b9)--4----4- | 
E | -0-------(b9)---x-----x----5---x----7---2----x- | 


__B____E_______E5____G#m__Chorus___E___A___
e | -0----0----0--x----x---(b9) | ----------0---0-- | 
B | -0----0----0--x----x---10 | ----------0---0-- | 
G | -8----1-or-(b9)-x-or-x---11 | ----------4---6-- | 
D | -(b9)---2----(b9)-x----(b9)--11 | ----------6---7-- | 
A | -6----2----7--2----7---(b9) | ----------x---0-- | 
E | -x----0----x--0----x---x- | ----------0---X-- | 

On the second verse use the chords be hammer 
on and pull off on the A and D strings 
between the 9th and 11th frets

Be sure to watch the video for timing