This song is played on accoustic guitar, and all chords
 are played as three string power chords

 eg. G Chord  

                 EADGBe 
                 |||||| fret 1 
                 |||||| fret 2
                 0||||| fret 3
                 |||||| fret 4
                 |00||| fret 5 (really? No ***!)

 Intro.

 Strummed G5 Chord (listen to the song for timing) 
 accompanied by following lead part.

 Intro Lead.

 e|----------------------------------------------------|
 B|----------------------------------------------------|
 G|-----3--5b(6)--3----3-------------------------------|
 D|--5---------------5---3--5--3-----------------------|
 A|-------------------------------5--3------3--------3-|
 E|-------------------------------------5--------5-----|

 e|----------------------------------------------------|
 B|----------------------------------------------------|
 G|----------------------------------------------------|
 D|-----------------8------8--------x---10b(11)r8------|
 A|-----slide--10-----10-----8h10----------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------|

 e|----------------------------------------------------|
 B|----------------------------------------------------|
 G|----------------------------------------------------|
 D|-----------------8------8--------x---10b(11)r8------|
 A|-----slide--10-----10-----8h10----------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------|

 e|----------------------------------------------------|
 B|----------------------------------------------------|
 G|----------------------------------------------------|
 D|-10b(11)r8---------------8-10-slide-14--------------|
 A|-----------10--8--8--10-----------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------|

 e|----------------------------------------------------|
 B|----------------------------------------------------|
 G|------------------3--5b(6)r5------------------------|
 D|------------3h5-------------------------------------|
 A|-1--------------------------------------------------|
 E|-----3--3-------------------------------------------|








 At this point the vocals start over this guitar part.
 
 Vocal riff.1

 e|----------------------------------------------------|
 B|----------------------------------------------------|
 G|----------------------------------------------------|
 D|------------3h5--5--5-5---------------3h5--5--5-5---|
 A|-1---------------5--5-5-----1--------------5--5-5---|
 E|-----3--3--------3--3-3---------3--3-------3--3-3---|
 
                              dead         gi  -  rl...
                         etc...
 Vocal Riff.2 

 e|----------------------------------------------------|
 B|----------------------------------------------------|
 G|----------------------------------------------------|
 D|----------------------------------------------------|
 A|-5--3-----3-----3-----------5--3----3-----3---------|
 E|-------5-----5-----5--------------5----5-----5------|
        
                          another   one  that  screams..
                       etc..
                                 (                    G5   )
 This part ends with a G5 chord  (as in "screams like you.")

 The next section is simple strummed power chords with v.light
 muting.  Listen to the record for rhythm.

 G                 Gsh       F          G 
 When death sleeps,        it dreams of you

 Gsh                Ash               G
 Delilah played the dead girl at the freak show,

 Gsh        Ash     G
 She smiles like a ghost, 

      Gsh             Ash        G
 like zombies eatin' dust in mexico.

 C                 Gsh        G         C
 Life dries cold beneath the dead soul lights

 Gsh    G
 Ye  -  ah.

 G                             Gsh  F          G
 She asked if it would hurt, I smiled and said no,

     Gsh             Ash            G
 The lie ran down my chin like embryo

 Gsh        Ash     G
 She smiles like a corpse,

      Gsh             Ash        G
 like zombies eatin' dust in mexico.


 C                 Gsh        G         C
 Life dries cold beneath the dead soul lights


 Gsh    G
 Ye  -  ah.
 
 C                    Gsh      G         C                     
 When death sleeps,        it dreams of you

 Gsh    G
 Ye  -  ah.

 e|-------------------------------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------------------------------|
 G|-------------------------------------------------------|
 D|-5--5h6p5---5---5h6p5---5---5h6p5---5-6--6sl8-6-5---5--|
 A|----------8-----------8-----------8---------------8----|
 E|-------------------------------------------------------|

 e|-------------------------------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------------------------------|
 G|-------------------------------------------------------|
 D|-6-6-5---5--__3__--------------------------8------6----|
 A|-------8----6-6-6-8-6-5---5h6p5---5--6sl-8---8--6---6--|
 E|------------------------8-------8----------------------|

 e|-------------------------------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------------------------------|
 G|-------------------------------------------------------|
 D|------------5------------------------------------------|
 A|-6--5--5--5---5-------5--6--5--------------------------|
 E|-------------------8-----------8--6--3--6--3-----------|
 
 At this point the song returns to the vocal riffs accompanied
 by the intro lead and then the vocals "dead girl etc"...

 Then comes this section.

 Ash                     F
 I been dryin' in a dead age,

                           G
 I been reekin' of the new plague,

                            Dsh
 The sound of the ocean is dead, 

                                        Ash
 Its just the echo of the blood in your head,

 Ash                     F
 Sister burn the temple,

                       G
 And stand beneath the moon,

                           Dsh
 The sound of the ocean is dead,

                                        Ash
 Its just the echo of the blood in your head,

 
                    Fsh
 Ah          -      Ah

                     Gsh
 Yeah   Yeah   Ye Ye Ye-ah!
 
                     Ash
 Burnin' your black flags.

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