Rise Against - Tip The Scales (Acoustic)


Submitted by: Marcus Jacobsson, Sweden - marcuq@hotmail.com
Tuning: Half-Step Down 

EbAb
DbGb
BbEb

This is my own acoustic interpretation on the song. 
Rise Against havn't as far as i know performed this song acoustic live or 
in the studio before.

Hope you like it! 

Chords used:
Em - 022000
D - xx0232
D/F# - 2x0232
G - 320033
Cadd9  - x32033




Intro: 
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-------------9---7------------------|
A|---7---7-------------10---9---10----|
E|-0---0---0-0---0---0----0---0----0--|

 

EmAre (022000@1)we so alone,

So distant,
   DSo (xx0232@1)forgotten,
       Cadd9 (x32030@1)         D/F#As (200232@1)we think ourselves to be?
               EmThese (022000@1)are our lifes
                       DBut (xx0232@1)did they ever even matter?
       Cadd9 (x32030@1)        D/F#Are (200232@1)we worth remembering?


Em (022000@1)                        Cadd9 (x32030@1)                          GThese (320003@1)machines feed on the tears of broken lifes and dying dreams
                     D(Oh, (xx0232@1)Ohhhhhhhh, Oh, Ohhhhhhhhhh)
Em (022000@1)                           Cadd9We're (x32030@1)throwing wrenches in the gears
                                GOur (320003@1)lifes will not be lived in vain
                     D(Oh, (xx0232@1)Ohhhhhhhh, Oh, Ohhhhhhhhhh)

EmWhen (022000@1)this is all said and done
               Cadd9We (x32030@1)spent this life on the run
              G (320003@1)      D/F#Judged (200232@1)by the company we keep
              EmOur (022000@1)language, buried inside
                 Cadd9These (x32030@1)lungs that keep us alive
   G (320003@1)          D/F#We (200232@1)breathe so selfishly


                    EmPromises (022000@1)we plan to break
                      DAre (xx0232@1)made in whispered voices
           Cadd9 (x32030@1)           D/F#Cause (200232@1)our despair knows many names
        Em (022000@1)We make mistakes
                      D (xx0232@1)      Cadd9 (x32030@1)                    D/F#But (200232@1)we apologize with roses we never stop to smell on the way


Em (022000@1)                        Cadd9 (x32030@1)                          GThese (320003@1)machines feed on the tears of broken lifes and dying dreams
                     D(Oh, (xx0232@1)Ohhhhhhhh, Oh, Ohhhhhhhhhh)
Em (022000@1)                           Cadd9We're (x32030@1)throwing wrenches in the gears
                                GOur (320003@1)lifes will not be lived in vain
                     D(Oh, (xx0232@1)Ohhhhhhhh, Oh, Ohhhhhhhhhh)


EmWhen (022000@1)this is all said and done
               Cadd9We (x32030@1)spent this life on the run
              G (320003@1)      D/F#Judged (200232@1)by the company we keep
              EmOur (022000@1)language, buried inside
                 Cadd9These (x32030@1)lungs that keep us alive
   G (320003@1)          D/F#We (200232@1)breathe so selfishly

Em (022000@1)    G (320003@1)      D/F# (200232@1) EmWe (022000@1)fell from the sky todaaay
Em (022000@1)    G (320003@1)  D/F# (200232@1)     EmWe (022000@1)melt into balls of claay
Em (022000@1)    G (320003@1)       D/F#Em
We sell ourselves everyday
Em (022000@1)          Cadd9 (x32030@1)G (320003@1)       D/F#Don't (200232@1)tell me how to live this way


Em (022000@1)                        Cadd9 (x32030@1)              GPushed (320003@1)so far to the edge We teeter just on the brink
                    D(Oh, (xx0232@1)Ohhhhhhhh, Oh, Ohhhhhhhhhh)
Em (022000@1)                      Cadd9You (x32030@1)can lead me to the bloodbath
                       GBut (320003@1)you can't make me drink
                    D(Oh, (xx0232@1)Ohhhhhhhh, Oh, Ohhhhhhhhhh)


 
Em (022000@1)                        Cadd9 (x32030@1)                           GAs (320003@1)These machines feed on the tears of broken lifes and dying dreams
                     D(Oh, (xx0232@1)Ohhhhhhhh, Oh, Ohhhhhhhhhh)
Em (022000@1)                           Cadd9We're (x32030@1)throwing wrenches in the gears
                                GOur (320003@1)lifes will not be lived in vain
                     D(Oh, (xx0232@1)Ohhhhhhhh, Oh, Ohhhhhhhhhh)
                             Emmy (022000@1)life will not be lived in vain