Tuning: (B F# B E G# C#) Riff 1 C#|-------------------------------------------------------------| G#|-------------------------------------------------------------| E|---5--5-5-5-5-5---4--4-4-4-4-4-------------------------------| B|---5--5-5-5-5-5---5--5-5-5-5-5---5--5-5-5-5-5---4--4-4-4-4-4-| F#|-x-0--0-0-0-0-0-x-3--3-3-3-3-3-x-2--2-2-2-2-2-x-0--0-0-0-0-0-| B|-x--------------x--------------x-2--2-2-2-2-2-x-0--0-0-0-0-0-| C#|----------------------------------------------| G#|----------------------------------------------| E|---5--5-5-5-5-5---4--4-4-4-4-4----------------| B|---5--5-5-5-5-5---5--5-5-5-5-5---5--5-5-5-5-4-| F#|-x-0--0-0-0-0-0-x-3--3-3-3-3-3-x-2--2-2-2-2-0-| B|-x-------------------------------2--2-2-2-2-0-| Riff 2 (w/ delay and reverb, let all notes ring out) "So what's been going on with you..." C#|-20-------------19----------------------------------| G#|------22-------------20--19b20r19b20r19b20r19b20r19-| E|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| F#|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| C#|-20--------------------------------| G#|------22--------20--19--15------15-| E|----------------------------14-----| B|-----------------------------------| F#|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| Riff 3 (lightly palm-muted) "You've been feeling hopeless and angry and broken..." C#|-8------8------8----7-----7--------| G#|---10-----10----------8-----8---10-| E|------9------9----------7-----7----| B|-----------------------------------| F#|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| Play Riff 3 x2 "And you've been feeling sad..." Riff 4 (let all notes ring out) "You've been waiting for a better day..." C#|-------10----10----------------10----10--------| G#|----8------------8--7-------8------------8--10-| E|-9-----------------------9---------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| F#|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| Play Riff 4 x2 "Cause you've been waiting for a better day..." Play Riff 2 x1 "You've been looking in the mirror..." Play Riff 3 x1 "You've been waiting for the warmth..." Riff 5 "You've been feeling hopeless and angry and broken..." C#|----------| G#|-12b13r12-| E|----------| B|----------| just keep holding, bending and releasing this note over and over F#|----------| B|----------| Chorus lead-in: C#|---------------------------------| G#|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| B|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| F#|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| B|---------------------------------| * * * * * * * * Play Riff 1 x4 "Cause you've been waiting for a better day..." Lead (w/ delay and reverb) C#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G#|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10\8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12\10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| C#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G#|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10\8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8/12-12-12-12/15-15-15-15\10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Play Lead x2 "To love you like it used to..." Chorus lead-in: C#|---------------------------------| G#|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| B|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| F#|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| B|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * Play Riff 1 x12 "Cause you've been waiting for a better day..." Ending "Take a ride with me..." C#|-------------------------------------| G#|-------------------------------------| E|-5~----------------------------------| B|-5~----------------------------------| F#|-0~----------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| Enjoy!!
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