Tune strings down 1/2 step
Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
Guitar 1
Intro
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|-8-77-88-77-88-77-88-77------|
|-9-99-99-99-99-99-99-99------|
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Then play this for verse
2x
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|-88-77-88-77-88-77-88-77-88-77-88-77-88-77-55-555-----|
|-99-99-99-99-99-99-99-99-99-99-99-99-99-99-44-444-----|
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Guitar 2
VERSE:
(palm mute)
Em(022xxx) G5(355xxx)
Warm yourself by the fire, son,
D5(x577xx) A5(577xxx)
And the morning will come soon.
Em (022000@1) G5I'll (355xxx@1)tell you stories of a better time,
D5 (xx023x@1) EmIn (022000@1)a place that we once knew.
(release palm mute)
Em(022000) G(3x003x)
Before we packed our bags and left all this
D(xx0230) Asus2(x02200)
behind us in the dust,
Em(022000) G(3x003x)
We had a place that we could call home,
D(xx0230) Em(022000)
And a life no one could touch.
CHORUS
Guitar 1
2x
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|--9---11-12----9---11-12----9---11-12----14--12--11--12--|
|--x---x--x-----x---x--x-----x---x--x-----x---x---x---x---|
|--7---9--10----7---9--10----7---9--10----12--10--9---10--|
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Guitar 2
Em(022000)
Don't hold me up now,
G(3x003x)
I can stand my own ground,
D(xx0230)
I don't need your help now,
Csus2(x3x03x)
You wont let me down, down, down!
(Repeat)
VERSE
(same as above)
(palm mute)
Em (022000@1) G5We (355xxx@1)are the angry and the desperate,
D5 (xx023x@1) A5The (x022xx@1)hungry, and the cold,
Em (022000@1) G5We (355xxx@1)are the ones who kept quiet,
D5 (xx023x@1) EmAnd (022000@1)always did what we were told.
(release palm mute)
Em (022000@1) GBut (320003@1)we've been sweating while you slept so calm,
D (xx0232@1) Asus2In (x02200@1)the safety of your home.
Em (022000@1) GWe've (320003@1)been pulling out the nails that hold up
D (xx0232@1) EmEverything (022000@1)you've known.
REPEAT cHORUS
BRIDGE:
(both guitars)
Am(x02210) G(3x003x) AmSo (x02210@1)open your eyes child, let's be on our way.
G (320003@1) AmBroken (x02210@1)windows and ashes are guiding the way.
G (320003@1) C/F(x33010)
Keep quiet no longer, we'll sing through the day,
Em(022000) Csus2(x3x03x) G (320003@1)DOf (xx0232@1)the lives that we've lost, and the lives we've reclaimed.
Go!
Guitar 1
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|--9---11-12----9---11-12----9---11-12----9----7----|
|--x---x--x-----x---x--x-----x---x--x-----x----x----|
|--7---9--10----7---9--10----7---9--10----7----5----|
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|--16--12--16-17-16-14--|
|---x---x---x--x--x--x--| x2
|--14--10--14-15-14-12--|
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|--14-14--14-14-14-12-16--16--16--16--|
|---x--x---x--x--x--x--x---x---x---x--|
|--12-12--12-12-12-10-14--14--14--14--|
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while Guitar 2 plays CHORUS
Then Guitar 1 plays
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|-88-77-88-77-88-77-55--------|
|-99-99-99-99-99-99-44--------|
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REPEAT CHORUS
OUTRO
(play each chord in triplets, listen for pattern)
Em (022000@1) GDon't (320003@1)hold me up
D (xx0232@1) Csus2Don't (x35533@1)hold me up
(normal strumming)
Em (022000@1) G (320003@1)
Don't hold me up!
D (xx0232@1)
Don't hold me up!
Csus2 (x35533@1) EmDon't (022000@1)let me down, down, down, down, down!
