Intro - played 3x Guitar 1 - Acoustic eb|-0----0----0-0-0----0-0-|-0----0----0-0-0----0-0-| Bb|-0----0----0-0-0----0-0-|-0----0----0-0-0----0-0-| Gb|-4----4----4-4-3----3-3-|-4----4----4-4-2----2-2-| Db|-4----4----4-4-4----4-4-|-4----4----4-4-4----4-4-| Ab|-x----x----x-x-x----x-x-|------------------------| Db|-4----4----4-4-4----4-4-|-0----0----0-0-0----0-0-| 1 "If you deny the wounds of your lover, you will" 2 "That what you had is shattered and wasted, did you have to" eb|-0----0----0-0-0----0-0-|-0----0----0-0-0----0-0-| Bb|-0----0----0-0-0----0-0-|-0----0----0-0-0----0-0-| Gb|-4----4----4-4-4----4-4-|-4----4----4-4-3----3-3-| Db|-4----4----4-4-4----4-4-|-4----4----4-4-4----4-4-| Ab|-x----x----x-x-x----x-x-|------------------------| Db|-0----0----0-0-2----2-2-|-4----4----4-4-4----4-4-| 1 "Discover Ah" 2 "take it so far?" For intro, repeat this and strum the chord in 4th bar once Short Intro Solo |--------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| |------------------5-|-------------------------|------------5---5-7br10-5-| |------2-4-4brb6-----|-4\2~~-----2-4-4brb6-4---|-2h4~----/6---6-----------| |----4---------------|---------4-------------4-|--------------------------| |--------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------| |-7--5---------------| |------\4--2--4-/3~--| |--------------------| |--------------------| |--------------------| Verse - Repeat Intro, with lyrics: "The truth exposed to love is devoured And the ivory tower is coming down I felt betrayed and order is broken The wounds are open and bleeding out" PreChorus - Acoustic |-------0-------0-|-------0---------|-0---0-0---0---0-0---0-0-0-| |-----3-------3---|-----3-------5---|-0---0-0---0---0-0---0-0-0-| |---2-------2-----|---2-------4---4-|-4---4-4---4---4-3---3-3-3-| |-0-------2-------|-4---------------|-4---4-4---4---4-4---4-4-4-| |-----------------|---------2-------|-x---x-x---x---x-x---x-x-x-| |-----------------|-----------------|-4---4-4---4---4-4---4-4-4-| |-0---0-0---0---0-0---0-0-0-|-------0-------0-|-------0---------| |-0---0-0---0---0-0---0-0-0-|-----3-------3---|-----3-------5---| |-3---3-3---3---3-3---3-3-3-|---2-------2-----|---2-------4---4-| |-4---4-4---4---4-4---4-4-4-|-0-------2-------|-4---------------| |-x---x-x---x---x-x---x-x-x-|-----------------|---------2-------| |-4---4-4---4---4-4---4-4-4-|-----------------|-----------------| |-0---0-0---0---0-0---0-0-0-|-0---0-0---0---0-0---0-0-0-| |-0---0-0---0---0-0---0-0-0-|-0---0-0---0---0-0---0-0-0-| |-4---4-4---4---4-4---4-4-4-|-4---4-4---4---4-4---4-4-4-| |-4---4-4---4---4-4---4-4-4-|-4---4-4---4---4-4---4-4-4-| |-2---2-2---2---2-2---2-2-2-|-2---2-2---2---2-2---2-2-2-| |---------------------------|---------------------------| Electric - Low Distortion, played with Acoustic above 2x 1st ending 2nd ending |---------------|---------------|----------|----------| |----------|---------| |---------------|---------------|----------|----------| |----------|---------| |---------------|---------------|----------|----------| |----------|---------| |-0------2------|-4-------------|-4--------|-4--------| |-4--------|-1-------| |---------------|--------2------|----------|----------| |----------|---------| |---------------|---------------|----------|----------| |----------|---------| Chorus Electric 1 |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| |-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|-0--0--0--0--0--2--2--2-| |-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|-0--0--0--0--0--2--2--2-| |-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|-0--0--0--0--0--2--2--2-| | | Electric 2, with effects |-9-----9-----9-----9----|-10----10----10----10---|-10----10----10----7----| |----7-----7-----7-----7-|----7-----7-----7-----7-|----7-----7-----7-----7-| |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| 1 "If you deny the wounds of your lover, you will discover" 2 "That what you had is shattered and wasted, did you have to take it" ending 1 |------------------------| |------------------------| |------------------------| |-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-| |-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-| |-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-| | | |-9-----9----------------| |----7-----7--11brbr12---| |------------------------| |------------------------| |------------------------| |------------------------| "Ah" ending 2 |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------| |-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-|-4--4--4--4--4-----6--7-| |-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-|-4--4--4--4--4-----6--7-| |-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-|-2--2--2--2--2-----4--5-| |------------------------|------------------------| "So Far" Bridge - Lyrics "Should you have to throw it all away? Did you have to shove it in my face? Did you have to tear my world apart? Did you have to take so selfishly? No matter how you hurt the ones you need? Did you have to fall so very far?" ** Play Chords shown on Guitar 1 (relative to standard tuning) Guitar 2, played 2x |-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------| |-7----6--4--6----------|-5----4--2--4-----4--4-|-4--3--3--1--3----------| |-7----7-----7-----4-5--|-5----5-----5-----5--5-|-4--4--4-----4----------| |------------------2-3--|-----------------------|------------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------| ending 1 ending 2 |------------------------| |------------------------| |------------------------| |-7~~~~~~~~~~~~----------| |-------------------6--7-| |-9b11~~~~~~~~~-----6--7-| |-4--4--4--4--4-----6--7-| |-------------------6--7-| |-4--4--4--4--4-----4--5-| |-------------------4--5-| |-4--4--4--4--4----------| |------------------------| part 2, slight variation |---------------------|---------------------|----------------------| |---------------------|---------------------|----------------------| |-7-----6-----6-------|-5-----4-----4-------|-4-----3-----3--------| |-7-----7--9--7-------|-5-----5--7--5-------|-4-----4--6--4--------| |---------------------|---------------------|----------------------| |---------------------|---------------------|----------------------| |------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------| |------------------------|----------------10~~~~-|----------------------| |-------------------6--7-|-7----6-----6---12b14~-|-5-----4-----4--------| |-4--4--4--4--4-----6--7-|-7----7--9--7----------|-5-----5--7--5--------| |-4--4--4--4--4-----4--5-|-----------------------|-----------------7\---| |-4--4--4--4--4----------|-----------------------|-----------------7\---| |------------------------| |------------------------| |-4-----3-----3----------| |-4-----4--6--4----------| hold chord, both guitars |------------------------| |------------------------| Play Intro Again - Lyrics: "The trigger’s warm, the chamber is loaded Lost in the moment. What went wrong? There’s nothing left this house has been broken But still I’m holding, I’m holding on" Play Chorus Again 6x until end. Electric 2 changes on 4th time |-14~~~~~-------14-12/|/14---------16-17p16-|-14~~~~~~~----------| |---------------------|---------------------|--------------------| |---------------------|---------------------|--------------------| |---------------------|---------------------|--------------------| |---------------------|---------------------|--------------------| |---------------------|---------------------|--------------------| |-14~~~----12/14-/14-/14-/14-|-14~~~~~-------17p16-|-14----------17p16| |----------------------------|---------------------|------------------| |----------------------------|---------------------|------------------| |----------------------------|---------------------|------------------| |----------------------------|---------------------|------------------| |----------------------------|---------------------|------------------| |-14~~~---------------|-14~~~---------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| ************************************ | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note | b Bend | pb Pre-bend | r Bend release | pbr Pre-bend release | brb Bend release bend ************************************
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