Intro: Guitar 1 eb|---------12-12---------12-12----|---------12------------12-------| Bb|---------12-12---------12-12----|---------12------------12-------| Gb|-11-13-11------11-13-11---------|-11-13-11-----11-13-11----------| Db|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |Guitar 2 (low string is played lightly) eb|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| Gb|-9---9--9----9----9--9----9--9--|-13---13--11-11---11--9--9----6-| Db|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| Ab|-7---7--7----7----7--7----7--7--|-11---11--9--9----9---7--7----4-| Bb|-0---0--0----0----0--0----0--0--|-0----0---0--0----0---0--0----0-| Intro Ending Guitar 1 eb|-------7-7----------7-7---------|-------7-7---------7-7-----| Bb|-------7-7----------7-7---------|-------7-7---------7-7-----| Gb|-6-8-6--------6-8-6-------------|-6-8-6-------6-8-6---------| Db|--------------------------------|---------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------|---------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------|---------------------------| |Guitar 2 eb|--------------------------------|----------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------|----------------------------------| Gb|-6/8---8-8----8----8--8----9-8--|-9/11--11-11---11---11-11---11-9--| Db|--------------------------------|----------------------------------| Ab|-4/6---6-6----6----6--6----7-6--|-7/9---9--9----9----9--9----9--7--| Eb|-0-----0-0----0----0--0----0-0--|-0-----0--0----0----0--0----0--0--| Verse 1 Guitar 2 plays Intro similarly, while Guitar 1 strums these chords: eb|-7-------------|-7---------------|-7--------------|-7---------------| Bb|-9-------------|-9---------------|-7--------------|-7---------------| Gb|-9-------------|-9---------------|-8--------------|-8---------------| Db|-9-------------|-9---------------|-9--------------|-9---------------| Ab|-7-------------|-7---------------|----------------|-----------------| Eb|---------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------| "I have played the part I have all but lost my soul" As Guitar 1 repeats chords, the ending of the intro changes for Guitar 2: eb|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| Gb|-9---9--9----9----9--9----9--9--|-13---13--11-11---11--9--9----6-| Db|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| Ab|-7---7--7----7----7--7----7--7--|-11---11--9--9----9---7--7----4-| |-0---0--0----0----0--0----0--0--|-0----0---0--0----0---0--0----0-| "And I have sacrificed For what it's worth, I just don't" eb|--------------------------------|-------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------|-------------------------------| Gb|-6/8---8-8----8----8--8----8-8--|-8\4---4-4-4----4---4-4----x-x-| Db|--------------------------------|-------------------------------| Ab|-4/6---6-6----6----6--6----6-6--|-6\2---2-2-2----2---2-2----x-x-| Eb|-0-----0-0----0----0--0----0-0--|-0---------0----0---0-0--------| "know" Prechorus - Guitar 1 plays 2x, (x4 means strum 4 times total) eb|-0----0---0-0--0--0----|-0--0------0---0-0---0----|-0----------------|-0------| Bb|-0----0---0-0--0--0----|-5--5------5---5-5---5----|-4----------------|-4------| Gb|-2----2---2-2--2--2----|-4--4-x3---4---4-4---4-x3-|-4--strum similar-|-4------| Db|-2----2---2-2--2--2-x4-|-2--2------2---2-2---2----|-4----------------|-4------| Ab|-0----0---0-0--0--0----|--------------------------|-2----------------|-2------| Eb|-----------------------|--------------------------|------------------|--------| "In the silence of my heart There is a distant call Yeah" "It beckons me to stand apart" (Hold chord) ** (0:47) First ending of prechorus, Second Guitar adds eb|-----------------------------| Bb|-5/7---7-7---7---7-7--7--7-7-| Gb|-----------------------------| Db|-2/4---4-4---4---4-4--4--4-4-| Ab|-----------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------| Chorus - strum chords indicated this part is first time only eb|-3--------------|----------------|-0----------|-------5--------------------| Bb|-3--------------|-3--------------|-2----------|-3-2-3-----2-3-2-5---3-2----| Gb|-4--------------|-2--------------|-2----------|--------------------------2-| Db|-5--------------|-4--------------|-2----------|----------------------------| Ab|-5--------------|----------------|-0----------|----------------------------| Eb|----------------|----------------|------------|----------------------------| "So I set out on my own Just to breathe again Touch the" "light that calls me home Just to reach the end... Where I'm free to breathe again" Pre-Verse 2: Guitar 2 play intro again, Guitar 1 plays: eb|------------|------------|-11h12p11-----------------------|------------------| Bb|------------|------------|---------12-9-------------------|------------------| Gb|-8b9~~~~----|-(b9~~)-----|-------------11-9-8h9p8---------|--------------4---| Db|------------|------------|------------------------9-7-----|------------------| Ab|------------|------------|----------------------------9-7-|-6b7r6~~~--2------| Eb|------------|------------|--------------------------------|------------------| Verse 2 - Both Guitars play the Intro parts "Through the suffering, Through the misery and pain Never anything But the will to see the day" Play Prechorus Again "When the promise might be born Light the spark within, Yeah" "Cause I can't take it anymore" Chorus 2 - Same as before, except ending (8th bar): Ending of Chorus 2 eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-------2---2-------------------| Db|-------------------2---2-------| Ab|-5-4-5-------4-5-4-------5-4---| Eb|-------------------------------| "the end Where I'm free to breathe again" Breakdown from Chorus Guitar 1 eb|-----------------------------|----------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------|----------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------|----------------------------| Db|-----------------------------|----------------------------| Ab|-2------------------------2--|-2-----------------------2--| Eb|-0------------------------0--|-0-----------------------0--| Guitar 2 eb|-----------------------------|----------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------|----------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------|----------------------------| Db|---2-1--------2-1------------|---2-1--------2-1-----------| Ab|-2-----4-2--------4-2-0---2--|-2-----4-2--------4-2-0--2--| Eb|-0---------0--------------0--|-0---------0-------------0--| Guitar 1 eb|-----------------------------|----------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------|----------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------|----------------------------| Db|---6-4--------6-4------------|---6-4--------6-4-----------| Ab|-2-----7-6--------7-6-4---2--|-2-----7-6--------7-6-0--7--| Eb|-0---------0--------------0--|-0---------0----------------| Guitar 2 eb|-----------------------------|----------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------|----------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------|----------------------------| Db|---2-1--------2-1------------|---2-1--------2-1-----------| Ab|-2-----4-2--------4-2-0---2--|-2-----4-2--------4-2-0--4--| Eb|-0---------0--------------0--|-0---------0----------------| Bridge: Guitar 1 eb|-----------------------|-0---0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0--0--|-------0---------0----| Bb|-5----5----5--5--5-5---|-2---2-2--2-2-2-2-3--3--2--|-0---0-0----0----0----| Gb|-7----7----7--7--7-7---|-2---2-2--2-2-2-2-2--2--2--|-1---1-1----1----1----| Db|-7----7----7--7--7-7---|-2---2-2--2-2-2-2-2--2--2--|-2---2-2----2----2----| Ab|-5----5----5--5--5-5---|-0---0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0--0--|-2---2-2----2----2----| Eb|-----------------------|---------------------------|----------------------| Guitar 2 w/ effects eb|-----------------------|---------------------------|----------------------| Bb|-14b15~~~-\10----------|-/12~--10p9-10p9-----------|-/9---------9b10r9----| Gb|-----------------9-----|-----------------9---------|----------9-----------| Db|-----------------------|---------------------------|----------------------| Ab|-----------------------|---------------------------|----------------------| Eb|-----------------------|---------------------------|----------------------| Ending Guitar 1 eb|-----------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------| Db|---2-1--------2-1------------| Ab|-------4-2--------4-2-0---4--| Eb|-0---------0-----------------| eb|-----------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------| Gb|-11~~~~----------------------| Db|-----------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------| (3:02) Ending 2 - Play Breakdown (single part, then harmony added), 3rd overdub Guitar plays: eb|------------------|--------------------|--------------------|---------------| Bb|------------12----|-10------------12---|-14-----------12----|-12~~~~~~~-----| Gb|------------14b16-|-12b14---------14b16|-16b18--------14b16-|-14b16~~~~-----| Db|------------------|--------------------|--------------------|---------------| Ab|------------------|--------------------|--------------------|---------------| Eb|------------------|--------------------|--------------------|---------------| Play Chorus Again Outro Solo ( major) - Rhythm plays Chorus Part eb|-10-9-7---------------------------------------|---------------------------| Bb|--------10-7-7-7b8r7---7----------------------|---------------------------| Gb|---------------------9---9-7-7b9r7-7-6-7--6---|-6~-6---6------------------| Db|--------------------------------------------7-|------7----9-7-/11~~~\-----| Ab|----------------------------------------------|-----------------------0-7-| Eb|----------------------------------------------|---------------------------| eb|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------| Bb|-------5-----------------------|-------5------7------10-------12-------| Gb|-5-----5b6--------5--------5PH-|-5PH_b---7b9----9b11----12b14----14b12-| Db|---7~---------5-7---7~--5------|---------------------------------------| Ab|------------7------------------|---------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------| eb|-10-----12b14r12-10-10-----|-(10)------------------|-------------------------| Bb|---------------------------|---------------16pbr15-|-13----13-------13-------| Gb|---------------------------|-----------------------|---14------12-14--14-----| Db|---------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------14-| Ab|---------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------| Eb|---------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------| Rhythm: eb|---------------------------------------------------|----------|----------|------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------|----------|----------|------| Gb|-14---12-11\9-12---11-9\7-9---7\5---5--7b9-5-------|----------|----------|------| Db|----------------------------------7----------5p4\2-|----------|----------|------| Ab|---------------------------------------------------|-2~~~~----|-0----\_/-|-NH12-| Eb|---------------------------------------------------|----------|----------|------|

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