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