All chords are strummed except in the chorus when it sounds like Chris is palm muting the Eb string on fret 5 (third time round), it's actually the bass playing that note. Tuning - Eb (Eb, Ab, Db, Gb, Bb, eb) |-----4p0------2p0----------0--------2p0----------4p0------2p0------0- |---0--------0-----4p0----0---0----0-----4p0----0--------0-----4p0--0- |-6--------4------------2--------4------------6--------4------------2- |-------------------------------------------------------------------2- |-------------------------------------------------------------------0- |--------------------------------------------------------------------- |-0-------------0------------------0----------------------0---------- |-0-------------0------------------0----------------------0---------- |-1-------------2------------------6----------------------6---------- |-2-------------4------------------6----------------------7---------- |-2-------------4------------------4----------------------7---------- |-0-------------------------------------------------------5---------- Consider the odds, consider the obvious, the martyr is meaningless, |----------------0--------------------0----------------------0----- |----------------0--------------------0----------------------0----- |----------------1--------------------2----------------------6----- |----------------2--------------------4----------------------6----- |----------------2--------------------4----------------------4----- |----------------0------------------------------------------------- the campaign has died. In the planning stages and the fallen faces, |----------------0----------------------0----- |----------------0----------------------0----- |----------------6----------------------1----- |----------------7----------------------2----- |----------------7----------------------2----- |----------------5----------------------0----- are the singular proof that it was ever alive. |--------------0------------------0-----------------------0-------- |--------------0------------------0-----------------------0-------- |--------------2------------------6-----------------------6-------- |--------------4------------------6-----------------------7-------- |--------------4------------------4-----------------------7-------- |---------------------------------------------------------5-------- This purchased rebellion has been outdated, denounced and rescinded |---------------0--------0-------------0-------------0---- |---------------0--------0-------------0-------------0---- |---------------1--------2-------------6-------------6---- |---------------2--------4-------------6-------------7---- |---------------2--------4-------------4-------------7---- |---------------0------------------------------------5---- and left to die, championless, championless, championless |--------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------- |-14-------------9---------7-------------7---------- |-14-------------9---------7-------------7---------- |-12-------------7---------5-------------5---------- I begged you not to go, I begged you, I pleaded. |-------------------------------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------------------------------- |-14---------------9--------------7---------------------7------------ |-14---------------9--------------7---------------------7------------ |-12---------------7--------------5---------------------5------------ Claimed you as my only hope, and watched the floor as you retreated. |--------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------- |-14-------------9--------7-------------7----------- |-14-------------9--------7-------------7----------- |-12-------------7--------5-------------5----------- I begged you not to go, I begged you, I pleaded. |--------------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------- |-14---------------9--------------7---------------------7------------- |-14---------------9--------------7---------------------7------------- |-12---------------7--------------5---------------------5------------- Claimed you as my only hope, and watched the floor as you retreated. |-0-----------------0---------------0--------------0---------- |-0-----------------0---------------0--------------0---------- |-1-----------------2---------------6--------------6---------- |-2-----------------4---------------6--------------7---------- |-2-----------------4---------------4--------------7---------- |-0------------------------------------------------5---------- Hope has sprung a perfect dive, a perfect day, a perfect lie |-0---------------0---------0--------------0------- |-0---------------0---------0--------------0------- |-1---------------2---------6--------------6------- |-2---------------4---------6--------------7------- |-2---------------4---------4--------------7------- |-0----------------------------------------5------- A slowly crafted monologue conceding your defeat. |---0---------------0------------------0-----------------------0--------- |---0---------------0------------------0-----------------------0--------- |---1---------------2------------------6-----------------------6--------- |---2---------------4------------------6-----------------------7--------- |-2-2---------------4------------------4-----------------------7--------- |-0-0----------------------------------------------------------5--------- This purchased rebellion has been outdated, denounced and rescinded |---------------0--------0-------------0-------------0---- |---------------0--------0-------------0-------------0---- |---------------1--------2-------------6-------------6---- |---------------2--------4-------------6-------------7---- |---------------2--------4-------------4-------------7---- |---------------0------------------------------------5---- and left to die, championless, championless, championless |--------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------- |-14-------------9---------7-------------7---------- |-14-------------9---------7-------------7---------- |-12-------------7---------5-------------5---------- I begged you not to go, I begged you, I pleaded. |-------------------------------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------------------------------- |-14---------------9--------------7---------------------7------------ |-14---------------9--------------7---------------------7------------ |-12---------------7--------------5---------------------5------------ Claimed you as my only hope, and watched the floor as you retreated. |--------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------- |-14-------------9--------7-------------7----------- |-14-------------9--------7-------------7----------- |-12-------------7--------5-------------5----------- I begged you not to go, I begged you, I pleaded. |--------------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------- |-14---------------9--------------7---------------------7------------- |-14---------------9--------------7---------------------7------------- |-12---------------7--------------5---------------------5------------- Claimed you as my only hope, and watched the floor as you retreated. |-------------------------------------------------- |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0- |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8- |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9- |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6- |-------------------------------------------------- |------------------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------0----------- |-------------------------------------------6----------- |--------x-------x------x--------14---------7----------- |--------7-------9------12-------12---------7----------- |------------------------------------------------------- Does it comfort you to know you fought the good fight? |------------------------------------------- |----------------------------0-------------- |----------------------------6-------------- |-x-------x--------x-----14--7-------------- |-7-------9--------12----12--7-------------- |------------------------------------------- Basking in your victory, hollow and alone |------------------------------------------------------------- |----------------------------------------0-------------------- |----------------------------------------6-------------------- |---x----------x------x--------14--------7-------------------- |---7----------9------12-------12--------7-------------------- |------------------------------------------------------------- to boast your bitter bragging rights to anyone who'll listen |------------------------------------------------ |----------------------------------------------0- |----------------------------------------------6- |-------------x---------x-------x-----14-------7- |-------------7---------9-------12----12-------7- |------------------------------------------------ While you're left with nothing tangible to gain |----------------------------0- |-0--------0--------0--------0- |-6--------8--------8--------2- |-7--------7--------9--------2- |-7--------7--------9--------1- |------------------------------ strum these chords out and just end on that E chord after a couple of strums

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