Song: "The Handsome Life of Swing" Artist: Lostprophets Album: The Fake Sound of Progress Transcribed by: Jamie Williams (alexisonfire@shaw.ca) Tuning: Dropped D, Down 1 Step (C,G,C,F,A,D) tp - Tremelo Pick PM... - Palm-mute / - Slide h - Hammer-on p - Pull-off Verse - ["Write to someone..] |-17tp----------------|-15tp--------17tp-----------| |-15tp----------------|-13tp--------15tp-----------| |-14tp----------------|-12tp--------14tp-----------| |---------------------|----------------------------| |---------------------|----------------------------| |---------------------|----------------------------| | | | |---------------------|----------------------------| |---------------------|----------------------------| |---------------------|----------------------------| |---------------------|----------------------------| |-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---|--0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-------| |-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---|--0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-------| PM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |-17tp----------------|-15tp-----------------------| |-15tp----------------|-13tp--------15tp-----------| |-14tp----------------|-12tp--------14tp-----------| |---------------------|-------------12tp-----------| |---------------------|----------------------------| |---------------------|----------------------------| | | | |---------------------|----------------------------| |---------------------|----------------------------| |---------------------|----------------------------| |---------------------|----------------------------| |-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---|--0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-------| |-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---|--0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-------| PM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pre-Chorus - ["Point the blame.."] |-------17-------17-------17-------17-------17-|-------15-------15-------15-------15-------15-| |----15-------15-------15-------15-------15----|----13-------13-------13-------13-------13----| |-14-------14-------14-------14-------14-------|-12-------12-------12-------12-------12-------| |----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| | | | |----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------|-10-10-10-10----------------------------------| |--0--0--0--0--------------------0--------0----|--8--8--8--8--------------------1--------1----| |--0--0--0--0--------------------0--------0----|--8--8--8--8--------------------1--------1----| PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |-------17-------17-------17-------17-------17-|-------15-------15----------------------------| |----15-------15-------15-------15-------15----|----13-------13----------15-------15-------15-| |-14-------14-------14-------14-------14-------|-12-------12----------14-------14-------14----| |----------------------------------------------|-------------------12-------12-------12-------| |----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| | | | |----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------|-10-10-10-10----------------------------------| |--0--0--0--0--------------------0--------0----|--8--8--8--8--------------------1--------1----| |--0--0--0--0--------------------0--------0----|--8--8--8--8--------------------1--------1----| PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . |-------17-------17-------17-------17-------17-|-------15-------15-------15-------20----18----| |----15-------15-------15-------15-------15----|----13-------13-------13-------13----13-------| |-14-------14-------14-------14-------14-------|-12-------12-------12-------12----------------| |----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| | | | |----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------|-10-10-10-10----------------------------------| |--0--0--0--0--------------------0--------0----|--8--8--8--8--------------------1--------1----| |--0--0--0--0--------------------0--------0----|--8--8--8--8--------------------1--------1----| PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chorus - ["Inside, won't be here to stay"] |-3--------|----------|-3---3------|-3----| |-3--------|-3--------|-3---3------|-3----| |-0--------|-4--------|-0------0---|-3----| |-1--------|-2--------|-1------1---|-5----| |----------|-3--------|------------|------| |----------|----------|------------|------| Chorus/Solo - ["Inside, won't be here to stay"] |-----------------|-----------|-------------------| |-----------------|-----------|-------------------| |-14--12----------|-----------|-------------------| |----------12-10--|-12--------|-15--14--12--------| |-----------------|-----------|-------------12-15-| |-----------------|-----------|-------------------| |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|---15-15----13---/17-15-| |---------------------14-|---------14----14-------| |-12---------15-15-14----|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------| |-----17--15-13-12-|-12h13p12-----------| |-13---------------|--------------------| |------------------|--------------------| |------------------|--------------------| |------------------|--------------------| |------------------|--------------------| Bridge - ["But here.."] |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-8-8--8--7--8--7--5-7-7--|-8-8--8--7--8--7--5-7-7--| |-5-5--5--5--5--5--5-5-5--|-5-5--5--5--5--5--5-5-5--| |-5-5--5--5--5--5--5-5-5--|-5-5--5--5--5--5--5-5-5--| |-------------------------|-------------------------| Bridge - Lee |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-10----------10----------|-10----------10----------| |-----10--12------10--12--|-----10--12------10--12--| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |---------11----------10--|---------10----------10--| |-----12----------12------|-----12----------12------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-10----------10----------|-10----------10----------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-10----------10----------|-13----------10----------| |-----10--12------10--12--|-----10--12------10--12--| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |---------11----------10--|---------10----------10--| |-----12----------12------|-----12----------12------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-10----------10----------|-10----------10----------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| End on: |-3-| |-3-| |-0-| |-1-| |---| |---| Send any corrections to alexisonfire@shaw.ca