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			     The Devil's Real - Chris Smithers
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Tabbed by:talesofthelost
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Tuning: capo 2 (normal tuning)

There is a distinct lack of chris smithers tabs on the net.  here is my version of The 
Real.  I cant do the finger picking he does, so i strum the chords, which are Am, Dm, E 
think).  Also for the riffs and solo i make that up, so i don't tab it here.  the
intro is as close as i could get to the record.

hint:  if you do fingerpick this song, then always chris is hitting the A string bass note.

notes and chords relative to capo.  basically the key of the song is Bm, but with the 
on on the second fret it is Am as it makes it easy to repeatedly hit that A string.

anyway, hope this helps, and feel free to play around with the song, cos this was the 
i could do.

intro

e|----------------------------|--------------------------5-5-5-|
B|----------------------------|--------------------------5-5-5-|
G|------5h7p5---5--7~p5---5---|-------5h7p5---5--7~p5----------|
D|--5h7-------7---------7---7-|--5h7--------7---------7--------|
A|--------------------------0-|--------------------------------|
E|----------------------------|--------------------------------|

e|------5h8p5----5---8p5---------------------------|----------------------|
B|-5h8--------8-----------8p5---8p5----------------|----------------------|
G|-----------------------------------7p5---7--7--7-|--7p5---5-------------|
D|-----------------------------------------0--0--0-|------7---77p5--------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|----------------77~---|
E|-------------------------------------------------|----------------00----|

e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|----5h7p5--5--7---|
A|-5h7-----7----0---|
E|------------------|

V1
AmThe (x02210@1)devil ain't a legend, the devil's real
Amin (x02210@1)the empty way he touched me where i hardly feel
Dmin (xx0231@1)the empty hole inside me, where nothing ever ride me
Amdown (x02210@1)into my grave that does not heal

bridge
Eand (022100@1)nothing is a something, it'll suck you dry.
Amas (x02210@1)a whisper you can hardly hear that tells you why

riff?

V2
AmThey (x02210@1)told me you ain't got no problems, you self-deceived
Amthese (x02210@1)seeming contradictions, they're make believe
Dmit (xx0231@1)was then that I decided, my life was being guided
Amby (x02210@1)a second rate dependence on a first class phase

bridge
EThey (022100@1)told me I was breaking through, but I was breaking down
Am (x02210@1)                                        Eby (022100@1)the time I heard the difference they had long left town

riff?

V3
AmYou (x02210@1)know they're so malicious, they're mean
Amthey (x02210@1)so vaguely well-intentioned with no love I've seen
Dmand (xx0231@1)it's the emptiness that'll kill you, cold comfort that'll fill you
Amwith (x02210@1)a sense of dread making things worse than they seem

bridge
EThey (022100@1)don't tell you nothing, you don't already know
Am (x02210@1)                                            Ethey (022100@1)just keep holding out the promise but they don't let go

riff?

V4
Amwell (x02210@1)it was hard luck and trouble, bad times too
AmI (x02210@1)know i had 'em coming, but I got through
Dmit (xx0231@1)was advise that you gave me in a dream, that saved me
Amyou (x02210@1)said "get a new life contract that spells out your dues"

bridge
Etoo (022100@1)good will define it, a clear conscience to sign it
Am (x02210@1)                                        Enow (022100@1)I dream 'bout the good times and it all comes true

solo?

repeat verse 1 and 4 to end

| /  slide up
|   slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note
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