Words Darker Than Their Wings

Alter Bridge

Riff Acústico (12- ou 6 cordas) Eb|-------------------------|-------------------------| Bb|-------------------------|-------------------------| Gb|-----3-2-3-------3-2-3---|-----3-2-3-------0-2-0---| Db|---0-------0---0-------0-|---0-------0---0---------| Ab|-1-----------1-----------|-0-----------0-----------| Eb|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------2-0---------2-0---|-------2-0---------2-0---| |---5-0-----0---5-0-----0-|---3-0-----0---3-0-----0-| |-3-----------3-----------|-1-----------1-----------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-----3-2-3-------3-2-3---|-----3-2-3-------0-2-0---| |---0-------0---0-------0-|---0-------0---0---------| |-1-----------1-----------|-0-----------0-----------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------2-0---------2-0---|-------2-0---------2-0---| |---5-0-----0---5-0-----0-|---5-0-----0---5-0-----0-| |-3-----------3-----------|-2-----------2-----------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| PreChorus - Electric (drop tuning) |-----------------------|-----------------------|---------------------| |-3----3---3-3----3---3-|-3----3---3-3----3---3-|-3---3-3--3-3--3---3-| |-2----2---2-2----2---2-|-2----2---2-2p0--0---0-|-2---2-2--2-2--2---2-| |-----------------------|-----------------------|---------------------| see |-3----3---3-3----3---3-|-1----1---1-1----1---1-|---------------------| below |-----------------------|-----------------------|---------------------| | Acoustic, 12-string |-----------------------|-----------------------|---------------------| |-8----8---8-8\6--6---6-|-6----6---6-6\3--3---3-|-3-------------------| |-0----0---0-0----0---0-|-0----0---0-0----0---0-|-2-------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------|-0----same pattern---| |-----------------------|-----------------------|-x-------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------|-3-------------------| Mark: "Just don't you lose hope I swear I'll never 2 "alone. Now don't you let go I swear I still believe Last bar of preChorus- Electric |-----------------------| |-1----1-1--1-----------| |-2----2-2--2-0---0---0-| |-------------3---3---3-| |-----------------------| |-----------------------| | Acoustic |-----------------------| |-1----1-1--1-----------| |-2----2-2--2-0---0---0-| |-3----3-3--3-3---3---3-| |-3----3-3--3-3---3---3-| |-1----1-1--1-1---1---1-| 1 "dreamed that we're" 2 "though I don't know" Play Acoustic Riff again for verse 2, as before Lyrics: "Remember the years I still walked tall I only feared, now I only crawl" PreChorus 2 (same riff) "How could I be wrong? I hope there comes a day your fear is gone How could we be lost? Lost just cease to be not carry on" After preChorus 2 - played 2x into Chorus |----------------------------| |-3----3---3-3----3----3---3-| |-3----3---3-3----3----3---3-| |-3----3---3-3----3----3---3-| |-1----1---1-1----1----1---1-| |----------------------------| (1:52) Chorus - Distorted Electric, play through 2x, then repeat Eb|----------------------|---------------------|-----------------------| Bb|----------------------|---------------------|-----------------------| Gb|-7---7---7-7----7-7-x-|-5---5-5-5-5---5-5-5-|-3---3-3--3-3---3-3--3-| Db|-5---5---5-5----5-5-x-|-3---3-3-3-3---3-3-3-|-3---3-3--3-3---3-3--3-| Ab|-5---5---5-5----5-5-x-|-3---3-3-3-3---3-3-3-|-1---1-1--1-1---1-1--1-| Db|-5---5---5-5----5-5-x-|-3---3-3-3-3---3-3-3-|-----------------------| 1. "Into the light may you fall Into the light may you" 2. "Into the light may you know Truth alone" |-----------------------| |-----------------------| |-------------5---5---5-| |-3---3-3-3-3-3---3---3-| |-0---0-0-0-0-3---3---3-| |-------------3---3---3-| 1. "follow" Break- in 4/4 , played 4x with endings shown Acoustic - with delay |-----------------------|------------------3----|-----------------------| |---3------3----3----3--|---3------3----3-------|---1------1--3-1--0-1--| |--------0---------0----|--------0-----------0--|--------0--------------| |-3----3------3---------|-2----2------2---------|-1----1----------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| 1st/3rd ending 2nd/4th ending |---------------------| |---------------------| |---1----1----0-----0-| |---1----1----0-------| |----------------2----| |----------------2--0-| |-0----0----0---------| |-0----0----0---------| |---------------------| |---------------------| |---------------------| |---------------------| (3:05) Heavy Guitar Bridge- Electric (Drop tuning), played 2x |---------------------|--------------------|------------------|------------------| |---------------------|--------------------|------------------|------------------| |-3----3----3----3----|-3----3p2-2---2-2-2-|-5----5-5-5----5--|-5---5---5---5----| |-1----1----1----1----|-0----0---0---0-0-0-|-3----3-3-3----3--|-2---2---2---2----| |-1----1----1----1----|-0----0---0---0-0-0-|-3----3-3-3----3--|-2---2---2---2----| |-1----1----1----1----|-0----0---0---0-0-0-|-3----3-3-3----3--|-2---2---2---2--0-| 1. "Go never to ask why Or to fear again" 2. "Go set out towards the sun Let the new begin" line 2: |---------------------|--------------------|------------------|-------------------| |---------------------|--------------------|------------------|-------------------| |-3----3----3----3----|-3----3p2-2---2-2-2-|------------------|-------------------| |-1----1----1----1----|-0----0---0---0-0-0-|-5--5--5--5--5--5-|-5--5--5--5--5--5--| |-1----1----1----1----|-0----0---0---0-0-0-|-5--5--5--5--5--5-|-5--5--5--5--5--5--| |-1----1----1----1----|-0----0---0---0-0-0-|-5--5--5--5--5--5-|-5--5--5--5--5--5--| 1. "Go find your peace tonight" 2. "Go soon your day will come" (3:43) Play Acoustic Riff 2x with lyrics: "Your day will come" Electric Ramp-up part before Chorus:

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