How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb Chords by U2
this is the chord book for how to dismantle an atomic bomb a great album with good guitar rifts
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1//VERTIGO
Unos, dos, tres, catorce! (Turn it up loud, captn')
{verse}
E D E
Lights go down, it's dark The jungle is your head,
Can't rule your heart a feeling's so much stronger than a thought
your eyes are wide and though your soul, it can't be bought
your mind can wander
{chorus}
E D
Hello hello (Hola!)
G A
I'm at a place called Vertigo (Donde esta)
E D
It's everything I wish I didn't know
G D E
Except you give me something I can feel, feel
{verse}
The night is full of holes As bullets rip the sky
Of ink with gold They twinkle as the Boys play rock and roll
They know they can't dance At least they know....
I can't stand the beat I'm asking for the cheque
The girl with crimson nails Has Jesus round her neck
Swinging to the music Swinging to the music / Oh oh oh oh
{chorus}
Hello hello / I'm at a place called Vertigo
It's everything I wish I didn't know
But you give me something I can feel, feel
E-D-A E E D A E D A D
{ ~ Check mated Shots fall ... shove me in yeah~)
{Solo break w/basic riff x 4}
D E D E {repeat}
All of this, all of this can be yours
All of this, all of this can be yours
All of this, all of this can be yours
G A
Just give me what I want and no-one gets hurt...
{chorus}
Hello hello (hola!) / We're at a place called Vertigo (Donde esta)
Lights go down and all I know is that / you give me something
E D A D {repeat}
I can feel your love teaching me ho-o-o-o-o-ow
Your love is teaching me how, how to kneel... kneel
{Basic riff} Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah / Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
yeah yeah ... Yeah {end on E}
2// MIRACLE DRUG
Intro:
D A Bm G x2
Verse I:
D A Bm
I want to trip inside your head
G
Spend the day there
To hear the things you haven't said
And see what you might see
Verse II:
I want to hear you when you call
Do you feel anything at all
I want to see your thoughts take shape
And walk right out
Prechorus:
G A
Freedom has a scent
D Em
Like the top of a new born baby's head
Chorus:
G A
The songs are in your eyes
D Em
I see them when you smile
G A
I've seen enough, I'm not giving up
Bm (use intro/verse chords to fill)
On a miracle drug
Verse III:
Of science and the human heart
There is no limit
There is no failure here sweetheart
Just when you quit
I am you and you are mine
Love makes nonsense of space
Prechorus:
And time will disappear
Love and logic keep us clear
Reason is on our side, love
Chorus:
The songs are in your eyes
I see them when you smile
I've had enough of romantic love
I'd give it up, yeah, I'd give it up
For a miracle drug, a miracle drug
A miracle drug
Bridge:
Bm A G
Bm A G
Oh God, I need your help tonight
Guitar solo-use chorus chords
Last chorus lead-in:
G
Beneath the noise
A
Below the din
D
I hear a voice
Em
It's whispering
In science and in medicine
I was a stranger
You took me in
Chorus
The songs are in your eyes
I see them when you smile
I've had enough of romantic love
Bm Em
I'd give it up, yeah, I'd give it up
G A Bm Em
For a miracle drug, for a miracle drug
G A Bm Hold Bm to finish
Miracle, miracle drug
Chord definitions:
D2 (xx0230)
Asus4 (x02230)
Bm7sus4 (x20230)
G2add6 (3x0230)
Em7 (022030) or Em7sus4 (022230)
3//SOMETIMES YOU CAN'T MAKE IT ON YOUR OWN
Intro:
A A G/A G/A F#/A Dsus2
e -------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B -----2-2-3-2-----2-2-3-2-----2-2-3-2-----2-2-3-2-----2-2-3-2-----2-2-3-2-|
G -----2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-|
D --------------------------------------------------------------0----------|
A --0-----------0----------------------------------------------------------|
E --------------------------3-----------3-----------2----------------------|
VERSE ONE
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A G/A
Tough, you think you've got the stuff
F#/A Dsus2
You're telling me and anyone
A
You're hard enough
A
You don't have to put up a fight
G/A
You don't have to always be right
F#/A Dsus2
Let me take some of the punches
A
For you tonight
PRE-CHORUS
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
D A
Listen to me now
F#m
I need to let you know
D
You don't have to go it alone
CHORUS
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
F#m E
And it's you when I look in the mirror
D
And it's you when I don't pick up the phone
F#m E D
Sometimes you can't make it on your own
VERSE TWO
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A G/A
We fight all the time
F#/A Dsus2
You and I...that's alright
A
We're the same soul
A G/A
I don't need...I don't need to hear you say
F#/A Dsus2
That if we weren't so alike
A
You'd like me a whole lot more
PRE-CHORUS
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
D A
Listen to me now
F#m
I need to let you know
D
You don't have to go it alone
CHORUS
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
F#m E
And it's you when I look in the mirror
D
And it's you when I don't pick up the phone
F#m E D
Sometimes you can't make it on your own
BRIDGE
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Fmaj7 - C - Dm
I know that we don't talk
Fmaj7 - C - Am
I'm sick of it all
Fmaj7 - C - Dm
Can - you - hear - me - when - I -
A F#m
Sing, you're the reason I sing
D E A
You're the reason why the opera is in me...
D
Well, hey now!
A
I've got to let you know
F#m
A house still doesn't make a home
D
Don't leave me here alone...
FINAL CHORUS
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
F#m E
And it's you when I look in the mirror
D
And it's you that makes it hard to let go
F#m E D
Sometimes you can't make it on your own
F#m E
Sometimes you can't make it
D
The best you can do is to fake it
F#m E D
Sometimes you can't make it on your own
(Play 'A' to fade)
NOTE: Play over the start of the bridge (leading up to Bono's high note):
e ----------------------------------------------------------8-10-12-10----|
B ------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G --10-9-7------7-----10-9-7------------10-9-7------7--9-10---------------|
D ---------10-7--------------10-5h7------------10-7-----------------------|
A ------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E ------------------------------------------------------------------------|
4//LOVE AND PEACE OR ELSE
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|*-----------*|*------------|-------------|------------*|
A|*-----------*|*3p5-5--3--5-|-3p5-5--3--5-|-3p5-3--2--3*|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|*------------|-------------|-------------|------------*|
A|*3p5-5--3--5-|-3p5-5--3--5-|-3p5-5--3--5-|-3p5-3--2--3*|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|*------------|-------------|-------------|------------*|
A|*3p5-5--3--5-|-3p5-5--3--5-|-3p5-5--3--5-|-3p5-3--2--3*|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|*------------|-------------|-------------|------------*|
A|*3p5-5--3--5-|-3p5-5--3--5-|-3p5-5--3--5-|-3p5-3--2--3*|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
First Verse:
G|-------------|----------------|-------------|----------------|
D|*------------|3-3~--------5-3-|-------------|3-3~--------5-3*|
A|*3p5-5--3--5-|----5---3-5-----|-3p5-5--3--5-|----5---3-5----*|
E|-------------|----------------|-------------|----------------|
G|-------------|----------------|-------------|----------------|
D|*------------|3-3~--------5-3-|-------------|3-3~--------5-3*|
A|*3p5-5--3--5-|----5---3-5-----|-3p5-5--3--5-|----5---3-5----*|
E|-------------|----------------|-------------|----------------|
G|-------------|----------------|-------------|----------------|
D|*------------|3-3~--------5-3-|-------------|3-3~--------5-3*|
A|*3p5-5--3--5-|----5---3-5-----|-3p5-5--3--5-|----5---3-5----*|
E|-------------|----------------|-------------|----------------|
G|-------------|----------------|-------------|----------------|
D|*------------|3-3~--------5-3-|-------------|3-3~--------5-3*|
A|*3p5-5--3--5-|----5---3-5-----|-3p5-5--3--5-|----5---3-5----*|
E|-------------|----------------|-------------|----------------|
Pre-Chorus:
G|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-------------|----------------|
D|*--10---10-|---10---10-|---10---10-|---10---10*|*------------|3-3~--------5-3-|
A|*----------|-----------|-----------|----------*|*3p5-5--3--5-|----5---3-5-----|
E|\8----8----|-8----8----|-8----8----|-8----8----|-------------|----------------|
G|----14----14-|----14----14-|----14----14-|----14----14-|
D|*------------|-------------|-------------|------------*|
A|*12----12----|-12----12----|-12----12----|-12----12---*|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
G|-------------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|*-----------------------*|-17--16---------|-17--16---------|-17--16--------*|
A|*15--15--15\17---17-\-19*|---------17--15-|---------17--15-|---------15/---*|
E|-------------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chorus:
G|-------------|----------------|-------------|----------------|
D|*------------|3-3~------------|-------------|3-3~-----------*|
A|*5~--------5-|----5---3--2--3-|-5~--------5-|----5---3--2--3*|
E|-------------|----------------|-------------|----------------|
G|-------------|----------------|-------------|----------------|
D|*------------|3-3~------------|-------------|3-3~-----------*|
A|*5~--------5-|----5---3--2--3-|-5~--------5-|----5---3--2--3*|
E|-------------|----------------|-------------|----------------|
Second Verse:
G|-------------|----------------|-------------|----------------|
D|*------------|3-3~--------5-3-|-------------|3-3~--------5-3*|
A|*3p5-5--3--5-|----5---3-5-----|-3p5-5--3--5-|----5---3-5----*|
E|-------------|----------------|-------------|----------------|
G|-------------|----------------|-------------|----------------|
D|*------------|3-3~--------5-3-|-------------|3-3~--------5-3*|
A|*3p5-5--3--5-|----5---3-5-----|-3p5-5--3--5-|----5---3-5----*|
E|-------------|----------------|-------------|----------------|
Pre-Chorus:
G|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-------------|----------------|
D|*--10---10-|---10---10-|---10---10-|---10---10*|*------------|3-3~--------5-3-|
A|*----------|-----------|-----------|----------*|*3p5-5--3--5-|----5---3-5-----|
E|\8----8----|-8----8----|-8----8----|-8----8----|-------------|----------------|
G|----14----14-|----14----14-|----14----14-|----14----14-|
D|*------------|-------------|-------------|------------*|
A|*12----12----|-12----12----|-12----12----|-12----12---*|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
G|-------------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|*-----------------------*|-17--16---------|-17--16---------|-17--16--------*|
A|*15--15--15\17---17-\-19*|---------17--15-|---------17--15-|---------15/---*|
E|-------------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chorus:
G|-------------|----------------|-------------|----------------|
D|*------------|3-3~------------|-------------|3-3~-----------*|
A|*5~--------5-|----5---3--2--3-|-5~--------5-|----5---3--2--3*|
E|-------------|----------------|-------------|----------------|
G|-------------|----------------|-------------|----------------|
D|*------------|3-3~------------|-------------|3-3~-----------*|
A|*5~--------5-|----5---3--2--3-|-5~--------5-|----5---3--2--3*|
E|-------------|----------------|-------------|----------------|
Interlude (no bass)
Guitar Solo:
G|-------------|----------------|-------------|----------------|
D|*------------|3-3~--------5-3-|-------------|3-3~--------5-3*|
A|*3p5-5--3--5-|----5---3-5-----|-3p5-5--3--5-|----5---3-5----*|
E|-------------|----------------|-------------|----------------|
G|-------------|----------------|-------------|----------------|
D|*------------|3-3~--------5-3-|-------------|3-3~--------5-3*|
A|*3p5-5--3--5-|----5---3-5-----|-3p5-5--3--5-|----5---3-5----*|
E|-------------|----------------|-------------|----------------|
G|-------------|----------------|-------------|----------------|
D|*------------|3-3~--------5-3-|-------------|3-3~--------5-3*|
A|*3p5-5--3--5-|----5---3-5-----|-3p5-5--3--5-|----5---3-5----*|
E|-------------|----------------|-------------|----------------|
Outro:
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|*------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A|*5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7\|-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8\|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
G|-------------------|-------------|-------|
D|*------------------|------------*|-------|
A|*10-10-10-10-10-10-|-8-8-8-7-7-7*|*5~----|
E|-------------------|-------------|-------|
5//CITY OF BLINDING LIGHTS
Verse:
G# D#
The most you see the less you know
C#
The less you find out as you go home
G# D# C#
I knew much more then, then I did now,
G# D# C#
Neon heart, day-glow eyes, city lit by fire flies,
G# D# C#
They're advertising in the sky for people like us.
Pre-Chorus:
B C#
And I miss you when you're not around,
B C#
I'm getting ready to leave the ground.
Chorus:
D# C# D# C#
oooooooo, ooooooooo
D# C#
Oh you look so beautiful tonight
G#
(Play riff1 1x now) In the city of blinding lights.
Verse 2 (exactly like verse 1)
Don't look before you laugh,
Look ugly in a photograph,
Etc........
Bridge:
G |--9---5---7---|
Outro:
Play Riff1 during outro.
6// ALL BECAUSE OF YOU
Main riff: / E E G / D A A7sus4 A /
/ E E D / G A A7sus4 A /
^ ^ (
