s Slide h Hammer-on p Pull-off T Tap B Bend the note to the fret after the R Release back to the originally bent note A.H. Artificial Harmonic m Palm Muted // Trem Pick (Pick as fast as possible) \3 Dip trem bar by given amount There's 2 guitars in this song. Guitar 1 is a clean electric guitar which plays all the main parts and guitar 2 which plays the solo and parts over the vocals. Guitar 1 - Clean Electric ( ) Guitar 2 - Distorted Electric ====================== Intro ===== e|---------------------0-----------| B|-3-------2-------3-------2-------| G|---2-------2---------------2-----| Fig. 1 (Gtr. 1) D|-----2-------2-----2---2-----2---| A|-------0-------0---------------0-| E|---------------------------------| Part 1 ====== e|---------------------0-----------| B|-3-------2-------3-------2-------| G|---2-------2---------------2-----| Fig. 1 (Gtr. 1) D|-----2-------2-----2---2-----2---| A|-------0-------0---------------0-| E|---------------------------------| A hundred nights of fun and games A thousand empty glasses I feel it change And stay the same As each day passes |-------x3--------| e|-3-------2-------|-3-2-----3-2-----| B|---1-------1-----|-----------------| G|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---| Fig. 2 (Gtr. 1) D|-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-| A|-----------------|-----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------| They invite me to their gatherings In the finer parts of town (w/Fig. 1) They seem attracted to my indifference The irony just knocks me out (w/Fig. 2) And I love them as if I love them And they reciprocate with "help" (w/Fig. 1) But I look up at these mirrors sometimes And I can't see myself Interlude ========= Gtr. 1 e|--------3--------------3-------3-------2-------3-------2-------| B|-----1~---1---------1~---1-------1-------1-------1-------1-----| G|---2--------0-----0--------0-------2-------2-------2-------2---| D|-3------------0-2------------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| Part 2 ====== (w/Fig. 1) They say that some are born to burn And some are born to give (w/Fig. 2) They say that people live and learn (w/Fig. 1) Some people only live and live Bridge ====== Gtr. 1 e|---------3---------------5-------| B|-------1---1-----------3---3-----| G|-----0-------0-------0-------0---| D|---2-----------2---4-----------4-| A|-3---------------5---------------| E|---------------------------------| You don't know that I come here But if you did, you would know why So we close our eyes Guitar Solo (Gtr. 2) =========== *** FRETS INDICATED ARE ACTUAL FRET NUMBERS *** A.H e|-14~----14~----14----16-17-16~-----19-17-19b21~-19b21~-19b21r19p17-19~-22b24-| B|-17b19~-17b19~-17b19---------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------18~-------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| \3 e|-22b24-22b24~---------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------7-5h7p5p2-5-5p2-7p5-| G|-------------------6-------------------6s9-9-9------------------------------| D|-----------------9---9p7h9b11r9p7-9------------11p9-11~---------------------| A|------------------------------------7~--------------------------------------| E|--------------2~------------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------2---2----| B|-7p5h7p5p2h7p5p2h7p5p2h7p5p2h7p5p2-5b7-5b7~-| G|--------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------| Part 3 (Gtr. 2 plays over the top) ====== You didn't notice me As I passed you on the stairs How could you ever guess Looking at my face How closely I share your taste How well I know your place Even the clothes you wear I've seen them when you're not there You say that you can win win win If you know how to play the game But while you're out there playing you see There's something you should know She spends your money She spends your money on me Outro ===== e|---------| B|---------| G|-4--2----| (Gtr. 1 w/Delay) A|-------4-| E|---------|

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