Tuning:Drop C (C G C F A D)
Note that this tab was modeled after the tab submitted by Alex Karetna and from watching
videos on Youtube.
Intro (alternate strumming)
F|0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4| |0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3|
A|0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4| |0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3|
D|0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4|(2x)|0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3|
C|0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4| |0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3|2 2 2 4 4 4
G|0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4| |0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3| 2 0
C|0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4| |0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3|
Verse (alternate strumming)
F|0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4| |0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3|
A|0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4| |0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3|
D|0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4|(2x)|0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3|
C|0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4| |0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3|2 2 2 4 4 4
G|0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4| |0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3| 2 0
C|0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4| |0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3|
(only down strokes here)
F|0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4| | |
A|0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4| | |
D|0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4|(2x)|4 4 4 4 7 7 7 7| play this twice
C|0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4| |4 4 4 4 7 7 7 7|
G|0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4| |2 2 2 2 5 5 5 5|
C|0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4| | |
Chorus
|------------------ (down strokes here)-----------------------| |-Alternate
(D) (F)
F|2 0 8 8
A|2 0 (continue 8 8
D|2 (continue strumming) 0 strumming) 8 8
C|0 3 8 8
G|0 3 8 8
C|X(can be muted with thumb) 3 8 8
Hey! 'Cause I'm the prodigal man of this avalanche, I'm going down, I'm
Strumming-----| (D) (F)
F| 8 8 8 8 | 2 0
A| 8 8 8 8 | 2 0
D| 8 8 8 8 | 2 0
C| 8 8 8 8 | 0 3
G| 8 8 8 8 | 0 3
C| 8 8 8 8 | X 3
go-ing down, down. Hey! And if you turn me in, I'll confess my sins, I'm
|------------------------Alternate Strumming----------
F| 8 8 8 8 | 3 5
A| 8 8 8 8 | 3 5
D| 8 8 8 8 | 3 (continue 5 (continue
C| 8 8 8 8 | 4 strumming) 6 strumming)
G| 8 8 8 8 | 5 7
C| 8 8 8 8 | 3 5
go-ing down, down. Before I'm six feet deep, I'm washing my hands clean.
---------------------|(D)(F)
F| 7 2 0
A| 7 2 0 (1st chorus:start intro here)
D| 7 (continue 2 0 (2nd chorus:start interlude here)
C| 8 strumming) 0 3 (3rd chorus:start outro here)
G| 9 0 3
C| 7 X 3
Just get me out of this a-va-lanche
Interlude (alternate strumming)
F|0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4| |0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3| |
A|0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4| |0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3| |
D|0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4|(2x)|0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3| |(2x)
C|0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4| |0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3|2 2 2 4 4 4 |
G|0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4| |0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3| 2 0|
C|0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4| |0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3| |
Bridge (alternate strumming)
F|2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2| | |2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2|
A|2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2| | |2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2|
D|2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2|(3x)| |2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2|(2x)
C|2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2| |2 2 2 4 4 4 |2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2|
G|2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2| | 2 0|2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2|
C|2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2| | |2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2|
|-----P.M.------| |-----P.M.------|
F| 0
A| 0
D|4 4 4 4 7 7 7
C|4 4 4 4 7 7 7
G|2 2 2 2 5 5 5
C| 0
Outro (alternate strumming)
F|0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4| |0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3|
A|0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4| |0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3|
D|0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4|(2x)|0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3|
C|0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4| |0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3|2 2 2 4 4 4
G|0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4| |0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3| 2 0
C|0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4| |0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3|
(D)(F)
F|0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4| |0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3| 2 0
A|0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4| |0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3| 2 0
D|0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4|(2x)|0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3| 2 0 (church bell)
C|0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4| |0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3| 0 3
G|0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4| |0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3| 0 3
C|0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4| |0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3| X 3
Key:
X=muted string
P.M.=palm mute
church bell=church bell effect at the end of the song (no guitar)
Song Structure:
Drum Intro (no guitar)
Intro
Verse
Chorus
Intro (again)
Verse
Chorus
Interlude
Bridge
Chorus
Outro
