Tom: F
CHORDS:
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DADGBE DADGBE
D (00023x) Eb (1113xx)
F (3335xx) Bb (x133xx)
E (2224xx) C (x355xx)
This song uses Drop-D tuning. Drop your low E string down two
notes to D. From low to high: DADGBE
I've figured out the slide I was talking about in the acoustic
version. First you play the D chord as usual (see MAIN-RIFF )
then you play the first F chord like this:
TA
B SYMBOLS USE
D IN THIS TAB:
h = hammer-on
b = bend note
\ = slide down
MAIN-RIFF:
b = bend note slightly up
Intro: ------
[Play MAIN-RIF
F twice]
VERS
E 1: [play MAIN-RIF
F twice]
Court is in session
a verdict is in
No appeal on the docket today
Just my own sin
The walls are cold and pale
On the cage made of steel
Screams fill the room
Alone I drop and kneel
VERS
E 2: [play MAIN-RIF
F once, then MAIN-RIFF-VARIATION (below) once]
Silence now the sound
My breath the only motion around
Demons cluttering around,
My face showing no emotion
Shackled by my sentence
Expecting no return
Here there is no penence
My skin begins to burn
[The last time you play the MAIN-RIF
F in the verse before going
into the chorus you play it like this:]
CHORUS: [see tab for
D chord below]
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F E
(And I said oooooooooooooooh...)
So I held my head up high
Eb
Hiding hate that burns inside
D
Which only fuels their selfish pride
F E
(And I said ooooooooooooooooooooh...)
We're all held captive out from the sun
Eb
A sun that shines on only some
D
We the meek are all in one
[Whenever you play a
D in the chorus, you play
it like this:]
[Play MAIN-RIF
F once]
VERS
E 3: [play MAIN-RIF
F twice]
I hear a thunder in the distance
See a vision of a cross
I feel the pain that was given
On that sad day of loss
A lion roars in the darkness
Only he holds the key
A light to free me from my burden
And grant me life eternally
PRE-CHORUS: [see tab below, play with distortion]
Should have been dead
On a sunday morning
Banging my head
No time for mourning
Ain't got no time
Should have been dead
On a sunday morning
Banging my head
No time for mourning
Ain't got no time
TA
B FOR PRE-CHORUS: [basically the MAIN-RIF
F with a few changes]
CHORUS: [play like first chorus]
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So I held my head up high
Hiding hate that burns inside
Which only fuels their selfish pride
We're all held captive out from the sun
A sun that shines on only some
We the meek are all in one
GUITAR-SOLO:
BRIDGE:
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F
I cry out to God
C D
Seeking only his decision
Bb
Gabriel stands and confirms
F C D Bb
I've created my own prison
[the crowd sings the next three lines]
F
I cry out to God
C D
Seeking only his decision
Bb
Gabriel stands and confirms
F C D Bb
I've created my own prison
CHORUS: [play like first and second choruses]
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So I held my head up high
Hiding hate that burns inside
Which only fuels their selfish pride
We're all held captive out from the sun
A sun that shines on only some
We the meek are all in one
CHORUS/OUTRO:
F E
(And I said oooooooooooooooh...)
So I held my head up high
Eb
Hiding hate that burns inside
D
Which only fuels their selfish pride
F E
(I've created, I've created, I've created, I've created my own prison)
We're all held captive out from the sun
Eb
A sun that shines on only some
D
We the meek are all in one
F E
Should have been dead on a sunday morning banging my head
Eb D
No time for mourning, ain't got no time
F E
Should have been dead on a sunday morning banging my head
Eb D
No time for mourning, ain't got no time