#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the# #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.# #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------# #-- File created with Instab - http://www.pconline.com/~smcarey/instab.html --# #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------# Author/Artist: White Stripes Title: Seven Nation Army Album: Elephant Transcribed by: Lee Savage Email: savage@leemichael.freeserve.co.uk Sorry, I can't be bothered to type out the lyrics. They're on the album sleeve and probably loads of websites. Email me if this is inaccurate. Play intro palm muted for first few bars. Main Riff (Alternate Main Riff) -------------------|-----------------------|--------------------- -------------------|-----------------------|--------------------- -------------------|-----------------------|--------------------- -------------------|-----------------------|--------------------- -7--7-10-7--5-3--2-|-7-7-7-10-7--5-3--2----|-7--7-10-7----------- -------------------|-----------------------|------------10-8--7-- Pre- and Post-Chorus (Alternate Pre- Post-Chorus) -x-------x-----------|-3-------5--------- -x-------x-----------|-5-------7--------- -4-(x8)--6-(x8)------|-5-(x8)--7-(x8)---- -5-------7-----------|-5-------7--------- -5-------7-----------|-3-------5--------- -3-------5-----------|------------------- Chorus (Play Twice) with quite a bit of gain -7--7-10-7-5-3--2----|-7-7-7-10-7-5-3/53-2-|-- -9--9-12-9-7-5--4----|-9-9-9-12-9-7-5/75-4-|-- -9--9-12-9-7-5--4----|-9-9-9-12-9-7-5/75-4-|-- -9--9-12-9-7-5--4----|-9-9-9-12-9-7-5/75-4-|-- -7--7-10-7-5-3--2----|-7-7-7-10-7-5-3/53-2-|-- ---------------------|----------------------|-- Solo (with a bit of gain, same as chorus) ---------------------------|-----------------------------|- -5v-8-7--5v-8-10/8-8-7vv---|-5v-5-8/10-8-10vv-108-8-7vv-|- ---------------------------|-----------------------------|- ---------------------------|-----------------------------|- ---------------------------|-----------------------------|- ---------------------------|-----------------------------|- -----------------------|------------------------------ -5v-5-8-5-5-8/10-8-7vv-|-5v-5-8/10-8-10vv-108-8-7vv-- -----------------------|------------------------------ -----------------------|------------------------------ -----------------------|------------------------------ -----------------------|------------------------------ --------------------------|----------------------------------- -17v--17-20b22r20-20v-19vv|17v-17-17-20/22-20-22-22vv/20-19v-- --------------------------|----------------------------------- --------------------------|----------------------------------- --------------------------|----------------------------------- --------------------------|----------------------------------- ---------------------------|-------------------------------- -17v--17-20b22r20-20v-19vv-|-17v-17-17-20-22-20-22vv/8-7vv-- ---------------------------|-------------------------------- ---------------------------|-------------------------------- ---------------------------|-------------------------------- ---------------------------|-------------------------------- Lyrics: Verse 1 I'm gonna fight 'em off A seven nation army couldn't hold me back They're gonna rip it off Taking their time right behind my back And I'm talking to myself at night Because I can't forget Back and forth through my mind Behind a cigarette And the message coming from my eyes Says leave it alone Verse 2 Don't want to hear about it Every single one's got a story to tell Everyone knows about it From the Queen of England to the hounds of hell And if I catch it coming back my way I'm gonna serve it to you And that ain't what you want to hear, But that's what I'll do And the feeling coming from my bones Says find a home Verse 3 I'm going to Wichita Far from this opera for evermore I'm gonna work the straw Make the sweat drip out of every pore And I'm bleeding, and I'm bleeding, and I'm bleeding Right before the lord All the words are gonna bleed from me And I will think no more And the stains coming from my blood Tell me go back home