Never Born To Follow

Alter Bridge

Intro/Verse Riff - Guitar 1, with phaser eb|-------------0----------| Bb|----3-----3-----3-----3-| Gb|-5-----5-----------5----| Db|------------------------| Ab|------------------------| Db|------------------------| I know you feel it tonight She’s a million miles from the life Never to return She left it all behind Before Chorus - Guitar 2 eb|--------3----------------|-------------------------| Bb|------6--------3---------|-------------------------| Gb|----5-----5--------------|--------3----------------| Db|-3-----------------------|------3-------4----------| Ab|------------3------------|-1--1--------------------| Db|-------------------------|-----------0-------------| "If only I could have known The things she held in her soul" |--------5------------------|-------------------------| |------6---6----5-----------|-------------------------| |----5----------------------|------3----2-------------| |-3-------------------------|----3------0-------------| |------------5--------------|-1---------0--------/x\--| |---------------------------|-----------0--------/x\--| "She harbored so much hurt She faced the world alone" Chorus |-----------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------| |-----------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------| |-7----7---7-7--7--7----|--------------------------|-------------5--5--5-5----| |-7----7---7-7--7--7--4-|-5--5--5---5-5--5--5---5\-|-3--3--3-3---5--5--5-5----| |-5----5---5-5--5--5----|-5--5--5---5-5--5--5---5\-|-3--3--3-3---3--3--3-3----| |-0---------------------|-5--5--5---5-5--5--5---5\-|-3--3--3-3----------------| "She dropped out and just tore herself away She was never born to follow" |-----------------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------| |-----------------------------|-7----7---7-7--7--7----|--------------------------| |---------------------5---5---|-7----7---7-7--7--7--4-|-5--5--5---5-5--5--5---5\-| |---------5-----------3---2---|-5----5---5-5--5--5----|-5--5--5---5-5--5--5---5\-| |-0-5-7-0-----0-5-7-0---------|-0---------------------|-5--5--5---5-5--5--5---5\-| "Dropped out of a world she couldn’t take, she was" |------------------------|------ |------------------------|------ |---------5--5-----------|------ |-3--3----5--5-----------|-0---- |-3--3----3--3-----------|-0---- |-3--3------------2b3r2--|-0---- "never born to follow" Verse - Similar to Before, except additional overdub part is repeated - "Into this life she was born A firefly in the storm And god how she would burn She needed so much more" play 1:42-1:55 Ending |---10--10--10--10--&--| |-10-------------------| |-13--13--13--13----&--| |-13gb15---------------| |----------------------| |----------------------| |----------------------| |----------------------| |----------------------| |----------------------| |----------------------| |----------------------| "She never said good-bye" "So it came as no surprise" "I always feared the worst" "The fate she had to find" (1:58) Play Chorus Again Lead Guitar Lick (2:05) |-15b17r15--13-----13qb-----------15PH-13b-----| |-------------15------------13--15-------------| |------------------------/14--14---------------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| Bridge - play, then repeat 2x similarly (play last chord 3x on repeat 1) |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |---------------------0---0---|---------------------5---9---| |---------------------0---0---|---------5-----------5---9---| |-----0---5~------0---1---1---|-----0---2-------0---3---7---| |-0-5---0-----0-5---0---------|-0-5---0-----0-5---0---------| Bridge Pt. 2 - Split parts (Guitar 2 plays chords written) Gutiar 1 (possibly 2 overdubs, note the parts played multiple times) |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| |-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8-| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| (555xxx) "What else could be said What else could be done" |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8-|---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8-| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| (x355xx) "Life has slipped away Should have could have over come" |-13-13-13-12-{12-12-12-12}-------|-13-13-13-12-{12-12-12-12}-------| |-10-10-10-10-{10-10-10-10}-x3----|-10-10-10-10-{10-10-10-10}-x3----| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| "Still I miss her face Brighter than the sun" |-{12-12-12-12}-------------------|-{12-12-12-12}--------------------| |-{10-10-10-10}-x4----------------|-------------x2-----7-------7-----| |---------------------------------|-{9--9--9--9-}----8---8\6-8---8\6-| |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| "She had to find her way She dared to dream, She dared to" End of Bridge - 6/4 time, play 2x |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------5--5------------------|-3----3--------------------------| |-3----3----5--5------------------|-3----3----1--0------------------| |-3----3----3--3------------------|-1----1----1--0------------------| |-3----3--------------------------|-----------1--0------------------| "run" (3:19) Play Chorus Again |-------13--13h17p13--13--13h17p13--13--13h17p13--13--- |-15-15---15--------15--15--------15--15--------15--15- |------------------------------------------------------ continued |------------------------------------------------------ |------------------------------------------------------ |------------------------------------------------------ --13h17p13/15h19p15-------13----------| ---------------------13h15--15p13h15\-| --------------------------------------| --------------------------------------| --------------------------------------| --------------------------------------| Outro Solo: |-----------------------------------|------------------------ |------13--13~~---------------------|------------------------ |-12b14__-b14~~-14pbr12-10-12-12~---|-11--12--11--12--12b14~~ |-----------------------------------|------------------------ |-----------------------------------|------------------------ |-----------------------------------|------------------------ -10---------------|---------------15\13-10----------------------| ---13p10-----13p10|-12gb13------15--------15\13-10-10--------10-| --------12b14-----|----------------------------------12p10-12---| ------------------|---------------------------------------------| ------------------|---------------------------------------------| ------------------|---------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-12b14r12-10-------10---------/14-10---10-10-----| |------------12p10----12---9-12--------------12---| |-----------------12---------------------------12-| |-------------------------------------------------| |---------15b17--b17___r15~~|-14--15-14--15-17p15p13-17-13---13FL---13-| |---------------------------|-------------------------------------15---| |-----0---------------------|------------------------------------------| |---------------------------|------------------------------------------| |---------------------------|------------------------------------------| |-0-------------------------|------------------------------------------| add wah (notes are close as I can get, its a phrygian riff): |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-13p11p10--------------------------------------------------------------| |---------12p10-----12p10-----------------------------------------------| |--------------13p12-----13p12p10--10h12--------------------------------| |--------------------------------13-----13p11p10h11---------------------| |--------------------------------------------------14p12p10h12h10-9tr10-| end on a low PH (not sure what fret)

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