A Few Words For The Dead

Marillion

s Slide h Hammer-on p Pull-off T Tap R Release back to the originally bent note A.H. Artificial Harmonic m Palm Muted // Trem Pick (Pick as fast as possible) A nice little song here. Takes a while to get going but once it does, how good it is! There's 5 guitars (suprisingly). Enjoy! Gtr. 1 - Very Slightly Distorted Electric Gtr. 2 - Clean Electric (w/echo) Gtr. 3 - Clean Electric (Acoustic Sim?) Gtr. 4 - Very Dirty Electric Gtr. 5 - Acoustic Guitar ============================== Intro (Guitar fades in around 2:02) ===== Gtr. 1 (pick with fingers) e|-------------------| B|-10-10-10-10-10-10-| G|--9--9--9--9--9--9-| (just repeats in background) D|-------------------| A|-------------------| E|-------------------| verse 1 ======= Gtr. 1 (pick with fingers) e|-------------------| B|-10-10-10-10-10-10-| G|--9--9--9--9--9--9-| (just repeats in background) D|-------------------| A|-------------------| E|-------------------| Gtr. 2 e|-5s9-9~-7-9-9b10-9----------7----------------------------| B|-------------------10~-8-10---10----7s8-7h8p7------------| G|---------------------------------9~-----------9-7-6-7-9~-| D|---------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------| Can you make it your own Can you take it by the throat Make your own luck, learn the skills Get in early for the kill It carries on verse 2 ======= Pick up the weapon Marry it, give it your name Define yourself by it Take it down 'the disco Interlude ========= Gtr. 1 (pick with fingers) e|-------------------| B|-10-10-10-10-10-10-| G|--9--9--9--9--9--9-| (just repeats in background) D|-------------------| A|-------------------| E|-------------------| It carries on verse 3 (as interlude) ======= Trigger happy, pulling power Lady killer, take 'em out Gtr. 2 e|-5s9-9~-7-9-9b10-9----------7----------------------------| B|-------------------10~-8-10---10----7s8-7h8p7------------| G|---------------------------------9~-----------9-7-6-7-9~-| D|---------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------| It carries on See the weirdos on the hill Come to get you if you stand still verse 4 ======= e|-5-3-5-| B|-5-3-7-| G|-6-4-7-| (Gtr. 1 - strums chords where shown) D|-7-5-7-| A|-----5-| E|-------| Somewhere in history you were wronged Teach your children to bang the drum Interlude ========= Gtr. 2 e|-5s9-9~-7-9-9b10-9----------7----------------------------| B|-------------------10~-8-10---10----7s8-7h8p7------------| G|---------------------------------9~-----------9-7-6-7-9~-| D|---------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------| Gtr. 1 (pick with fingers) e|-------------------| B|-10-10-10-10-10-10-| G|--9--9--9--9--9--9-| (just repeats in background) D|-------------------| A|-------------------| E|-------------------| Tell all your family, tell all your friends Teach your brothers to avenge It carries on Break (only gtr. 2 plays) ===== Chorus ====== Gtr. 3 e|----9~----10~----10~----13~-| B|---10~---12~----10~----10~--| (on repeats 2 and 3, chords 2 and 3) G|--9~----12~----11~----10~---| (are strummed from top to bottom) D|-11~---12~----12~----12~----| A|----------------------------| E|----------------------------| Or you could love You could love Interlude ========= Gtr. 4 e|--------------| B|--------------| G|--------------| D|--------7---7-| A|--------------| E|-5--5-5---5---| Verse ===== e|-5-3-5-| B|-5-3-7-| G|-6-4-7-| (Gtr. 1 & 5 - strums chords where shown) D|-7-5-7-| A|-----5-| E|-------| Gtr. 4 e|--------------| B|--------------| G|--------------| D|--------7---7-| A|--------------| E|-5--5-5---5---| Lie down in the flowers In the blue of the air (Gtr. 4 fades away) Gtr. 2 e|-5s9-9~-7-9-9b10-9----------7----------------------------| B|-------------------10~-8-10---10----7s8-7h8p7------------| G|---------------------------------9~-----------9-7-6-7-9~-| D|---------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------| Open your eyes Why use up your life for anything else? No need to fight for what everyone has What do you need? It's already there It's already there It's already there Chorus (as before) ====== You could love Outro (as Chorus) ===== So he carried the stars in his pocket Drank the sunrise till he was drunk He embraced the angels They swam like little minnows in his blood Ghosts in his eyes Out walking beside him Laughing like children in his mind They chanted his mantra together You could love They were happy

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