Intro/Main riff (Alex) Play this a lot. e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-12-12-12-12\11-x-11-11-x-11-11-x-11-11------------------------------------| D|-x--x--x--x--x--x-x--x--x-x--x--x-x--x-------------------------------------| A|-10-10-10-10\9--x-9--9--x-9--9--x-9--9-------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Jamie plays the same, but one octave lower. e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-5-5-5-5/4-x-4-4-x-4-4-x-4-4-----------------------------------------------| A|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-----------------------------------------------| E|-3-3-3-3/2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-----------------------------------------------| "For a smoke..." Sounds like Alex changes from the octaves to and Major-chords (notice the high notes that come in) e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-12-12-12-12\11-x-11-11-x-11-11-x-11-11------------------------------------| G|-12-12-12-12\11-x-11-11-x-11-11-x-11-11------------------------------------| D|-12-12-12-12\11-x-11-11-x-11-11-x-11-11------------------------------------| A|-10-10-10-10\9--x-9--9--x-9--9--x-9--9-------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Alex goes back to the main riff after "The phone are lining up". Then, the chorus starts after "Close but never close enough". First Alex' part, then the rest of Jamie's parts. Alex e|---------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------3---------------5-5--| G|-11-11---9-7---6-4---1-1-------2-2--4---------------6-6--| D|-x--x----x-x---x-x---2-2--4----2-2--4----2-2--4-----6-6--| A|-9--9----7-5---4-2---2-2--4----0-0--2----2-2--4-----4-4--| E|---------------------0-0--2--------------0-0--2----------| Put on your dancing shoes... e|---------------------------------------------------------| B|-7--x-7-7--7---------------------------3--x-3-3--3-------| G|-7--x-7-7--7---1-1----------------2-2--4--x-4-4--4---1-3-| D|-7--x-7-7--7---2-2--4--x-4-4--4---2-2--4--x-4-4--4---2-5-| A|-5--x-5-5--5---2-2--4--x-4-4--4---0-0--2--x-2-2--2---2-5-| E|---------------0-0--2--x-2-2--2----------------------0-3-| During Jamie's Solo: e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-2---2-5--0--2---2--0--2-2---2-5--0--2---2-0-3-3-3-------------------------| He then stops playing, until he sings 'syncing hearts'. These chords come back. e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-12-12-12-12\11-x-11-11-x-11-11-x-11-11------------------------------------| G|-12-12-12-12\11-x-11-11-x-11-11-x-11-11------------------------------------| D|-12-12-12-12\11-x-11-11-x-11-11-x-11-11------------------------------------| A|-10-10-10-10\9--x-9--9--x-9--9--x-9--9-------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Play this four times, then play the intro/mainriff again. After that, they play the chorus again. e|---------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------3---------------5-5--| G|-11-11---9-7---6-4---1-1-------2-2--4---------------6-6--| D|-x--x----x-x---x-x---2-2--4----2-2--4----2-2--4-----6-6--| A|-9--9----7-5---4-2---2-2--4----0-0--2----2-2--4-----4-4--| E|---------------------0-0--2--------------0-0--2----------| Put on your dancing shoes... e|---------------------------------------------------------| B|-7--x-7-7--7---------------------------------------------| G|-7--x-7-7--7---1-1----------------2-2--4--x-4-4--4---1-3-| D|-7--x-7-7--7---2-2--4--x-4-4--4---2-2--4--x-4-4--4---2-5-| A|-5--x-5-5--5---2-2--4--x-4-4--4---0-0--2--x-2-2--2---2-5-| E|---------------0-0--2--x-2-2--2----------------------0-3-| e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-------------3-3-3--x-3-3-3--3-3-4-| D|-------------4-4-4--x-4-4-4--4-4-5-| A|-------------4-4-4--x-4-4-4--4-4-5-| E|-2---2-5--0--2-2-2--x-2-2-2--2-2-3-| Alex' solo now: On the background, you here this (repeating): e|-6~----9---14~--| B|----------------| G|----------------| D|----------------| A|----------------| E|----------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-7b7.5r7b7.5r7\-----12b13r12b13r12\---5/7/10/12b13r12-10--5/7/10/12b13r12--| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-10~--\-----/19-17b19~---/12-10b12~---/7-5b7~------------/17--/19----------| G|------------------------------------------------/4-2b4~--------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-7b7.5r7b7.5r7\------------12b13r12b13r12\---14sb15--17b19r17\14--12--10~--| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-12b13r12~-----------------5/7/10/12b13r12-10--5/7/10/12b13r12-------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------| B|-/19-17b19~---/12-10b12~-----------------| G|------------------------------/4-2b4~----| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------| Jamie e|----------------7---5---------12-14------------7---5-----------------------| B|------------------7-----------------14-----------7-----------5-7-----------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------6---------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------4-5----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-2-2-----------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-7---5----7---5----9---7----12-----12-----12----12-------------------------| B|---7--------7--------9----------14-----14----14------14---12-14-10~--------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Solo e|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|--------11-9-11-7~----5-5-5-5/7---6h7p6-------------| A|-3/9~-----------------------------------7/9---------| E|----------------------------------------------------| e|------|----|-----------------------------|----|----------------------------| B|------|----|-----------------------------|----|----------------------------| G|------|----|-----------------------------|----|----------------------------| D|------|----|-5-5-5-5\4-x-4-4-x-4-4-x-4-4-|----|-5-5-5-5\4-x-4-4------------| A|-3/9~-|-x3-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-x7-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---------4-5| E|------|----|-3-3-3-3\2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-|----|-3-3-3-3\3-x-3-3--2-2-------| e|-7---5---------12-14------------7---5-----------------| B|---7-----------------14-----------7-----------5-7-----| G|--------------------------------------------------6---| D|------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------| e|-7---5----7---5----9---7----12-----12-----12-------------------------------| B|---7--------7--------9----------14-----14----14--12-14-10~-----------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------3/9~------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-----|-----------------------:---3---2---2---------------------------------| B|-----|-----------------------:---3---3---2---------------------------------| G|-----|-----------------------:---4---2---3---------------------------------| D|-----|--Jamie plays these ---:---5---0---4-----Play this 4 times-----------| A|-13~-|---chords during Alex'-:---5-------4---------------------------------| E|-----|----Solo---------------:---3-------2---------------------------------| The drum changes, and so does Jamie's guitar part. e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-3---3-3--5--10--10---2---2-2-0--------------------------------------------|

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