G5 G5 - G5 - G5 {intro} G5 G5 Well I woke up this morning, grey dawn, with a prayer on my breath G5 G5 You see I lost something precious, and God'll save me from losing myself - G5 - G5 I think I know what's wrong, I think I know what's wrong G5 G5 Now, I've met the Queen and I understand why, why she closed the door G5 I'm not making excuses, but you see I've been there a few times, you know I was G5 I was knocking on the door - G5 - G5 I said I, I think I know what's wrong, I think I know what's wrong G5 G5 See, there's a man, he lived in a house, he had a family of five G5 G5 Well, he blew up the windows and the doors, he said I just couldn't, I just couldn't survive B5 A5 Well, we've all been removed in one way or another B5 A5 We don't know our families, we don't need our brothers D5 - D5 - D5 - D5 D5 D5 D5 - G5 G5 Pushin' the needle too far, pushing the needle too far G5 G5 G5 G5 {Guitar solo} G5 G5 G5 G5 {Guitar solo} G5 G5 Well if you wake up in the morning, grey dawn, with a prayer on your breath G5 G5 Maybe you lost something precious; your god will save you from losing yourself - G5 - G5 I think I know what's wrong, I think I know what's wrong G5 G5 {etc.} It's the queen who closed the door, the family that lies The people who turn, the cat that has died A boy that O.D.'s, a girl with a gun The world on its knees, the band on the run (You'd help me more by not giving in) (I said you'd help me more by not giving in) (You'd help me more by not giving in) (I said you'd help me more, now don't you give in) {Ad lib on G & for a while} - G5 - G5 I said I, I think I know what's wrong, I think I know what's wrong {slowly:} - G5 {end on slow arpeggio of G5 chord} We're pushing the needle too far STRUMMING PATTERN: {Amy Ray probably doesn't strum every measure exactly the same, but these are typical. Note that this isn't the intro, or the chorus, or anything; it's just for illlustrative purposes. ("d"=strum down, "u"=strum up.)} G E 3---3-3---3-3-----3-3-3- | 3---3-3---3-3-----3-3-3- | 3-----3-3-3-3-----3-3-3- | B 3---3-3---3-3-----3-3-3- | 3---3-3---3-3-----3-3-3- | 3-----3-3-3-3-----3-3-3- | G 0---0-0---0-0-----0-0-0- | 0---0-0---0-0-----0-0-0- | 2-----2-2-2-0-----0-0-0- | D 0---0-0---0-0-----0-0-0- | 2---2-2---2-0=2---2-2-2- | 3-----3-3-3-2-----2-2-2- | A 2---2-2---2-0=2---2-2-2- | 3---3-3---3-3-----3-3-3- | ------------3-----3-3-3- | E 3---3-3---3-3-----3-3-3- | ------------------------ | ------------------------ | ^ . . ^ . . ^ . . ^ . . ^ . . ^ . . d d u u d u d u d d u u d u d u d u d u d u d u GUITAR SOLO: = hammer-on or pull-off / slide T tenth fret (takes up less space this way) t16 denotes 16th-note triplets; other than those, the timing and spacing are accurate. G G E ------------------------ | ------------------------ | ------------------------ | B ------------------------ | ------------------------ | ------------------------ | G ------------------------ | 4=5--------------------- | -----------57---5---4--- | D ------------------------ | ------------------------ | ------------------------ | A ------------------------ | ------------------------ | ------------------------ | E ------------------------ | ------------------------ | ------------------------ | ^ . . ^ . . ^ . . ^ . . ^ . . ^ . . G E ------------------------ | ------------------5-7-8- | T87---------T87--------- | B ------------------------ | ----------3-5-7-8------- | ----8-----------8------- | G 45---------------------- | ----0=2/4--------------- | ^^^---------^^^--------- | D ------------------------ | 0=2--------------------- | t16---------t16--------- | A ------------------------ | ------------------------ | ------------------------ | E ------------------------ | ------------------------ | ------------------------ | ^ . . ^ . . ^ . . ^ . . ^ . . ^ . . G G E ------------------------ | ------------------------ | ------------------------ | B ------------------------ | ------------------------ | ------------------------ | G 7-----------7---5---4--- | 5----------------------- | 2=0---4-----5-----7----- | D ------------------------ | ------------------------ | ------------------------ | A ------------------------ | ------------------------ | ------------------------ | E ------------------------ | ------------------------ | ------------------------ | ^ . . ^ . . ^ . . ^ . . ^ . . ^ . . G E ------------------------ | ------------------------ | ------------------------ | B ------------------------ | ------------------------ | ------------------------ | G 5-----4-----2---020----- | 7---4-------5---2---0--- | 4-------0---2=0-----0--- | D --------------------4--- | --------5--------------- | ----5-----------4=5----- | A ----------------^^^----- | ------------------------ | ------------------------ | E ----------------t16----- | ------------------------ | ------------------------ | ^ . . ^ . . ^ . . ^ . . ^ . . ^ . . G G E ------------------------ | ------------------------ | ------------------5-7-8- | B ------------------------ | ------3-----5-----8----- | ----------3-5-7-8------- | G 2=0---4-----5-----7----- | 2=0---4-----5-----7----- | ----0=2/4--------------- | D ------------------------ | ------------------------ | 0=2--------------------- | A ------------------------ | ------------------------ | ------------------------ | E ------------------------ | ------------------------ | ------------------------ | ^ . . ^ . . ^ . . ^ . . ^ . . ^ . . G E T--T--T--T--T--8--7----- | ------------------------ | ------------------------ | B ------------------------(8)---------------------- | ------------------------ | G ------------------------ | 2-----------2=4--------- | 4/5---------5/7--------- | D ------------------------ | ------------------------ | ------------------------ | A ------------------------ | ------------------------ | ------------------------ | E ------------------------ | -------(This-section-repeats-four-times)--------- | ^ . . ^ . . ^ . . ^ . . ^ . . ^ . . "Well if you wake up in the morning..." {The (8) on the B string in the second-to-last measure is only played the first time through, coming out of the solo. After that, play the 2 on the G string.} - Adam Schneider, schneider@pobox.com
