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) Guitar 1 - Distorted Electric Guitar 2 - Distorted Electric Guitar 3 - Clean Electric Guitar 4 - Distorted Electric Guitar 5 - Distorted Electric Guitar 6 - Acoustic Guitar ============================== e|--------------------| B|---------2--3-------| G|---------2--4--7--5-| Chord List D|--4--5---4--5--7--5-| A|--4--5---4--5--5--3-| E|--2--3---2--3-------| ============================== I. Vocal Under A Bloodlight =========================== e|-------------| B|-------------| G|-4~-2~----4~-| Gtr. 2 (play 4 times) D|-4~-2~-4~-5~-| A|-2~-0~-4~-5~-| E|-------2~-3~-| hold e|----------------------------------------------| B|-17b19~-19r17-17~-----------------------------| G|------------------18-18b19r18----18b19r18-16~-| Gtr. 1 D|------------------------------19--------------| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------| Last night you said I was cold, untouchable e|-----------------| B|-14b15-12s10-----| G|-------------11~-| Gtr. 1 D|-----------------| A|-----------------| E|-----------------| A lonely piece of action from another town I just want to be free e|--------------| B|-10b12r10-----| G|----------11~-| Gtr. 1 D|--------------| A|--------------| E|--------------| I'm happy to be lonely e|----------| B|----------| G|-6b7r6----| Gtr. 1 D|-------4~-| A|----------| E|----------| Can't you stay away? Just leave me alone with my thoughts Just a runaway e|--------| B|-14b15~-| G|--------| Gtr. 1 D|--------| A|--------| E|--------| Just a runaway e|-12b14r12b14r12b14r12-| B|----------------------| G|----------------------| Gtr. 1 D|----------------------| A|----------------------| E|----------------------| I'm saving myself II. Passing Strangers ===================== N.B. Guitar 2 plays the associated chord once at the beginning of each bar e|--------------------------5-| B|---3p2h3-2p0----3p2h3-2p0---| G|-------------4--------------| Gtr. 3 (play x2) D|----------------------------| A|----------------------------| E|----------------------------| |-------------x2-------------|---------------x2--------------| e|--------------------------5-|---4-----5-----4-----5-----5---| B|---3p2h3-2p0----3p2h3-2p0---|-------------------------------| G|-------------4--------------|-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-| Gtr. 3 (x 2.5) D|----------------------------|-------4-----4-----4-----4-----| A|----------------------------|-------------------------------| E|----------------------------|-------------------------------| Strung out below a necklace of carnival lights Cold moon, held on the crest of the night I'm too tired to fight. So now we're passing strangers, at single tables Still trying to get over Still trying to write love songs for passing strangers All those passing strangers And the twinkling lies, all those twinkling lies Sparkle with the wet ink on the paper Guitar Solo (Gtr. 1) =========== N.B. Guitar 2 plays the associated chord once where indicated e|-14----14----14----14----14-16-16-16b17r16-----------------------| B|-17b19-17b19-17b19-17b19-------------------17b19~-19r17-15-------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------18b19-| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------15-------------------------------| B|----------------------------15-19----19b20r19-15-19-15-------------| G|-18b19r18p16-18-16-15-16-18----------------------------18-19-16-18-| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-16-15-16-15h16----15----15b16-16r15----15-16-15h16----15h16-16-14~-| D|----------------17----17-------------17-------------17--------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------| // // // e|----------------------------16-17-19-17-19b21-19b21-19b21-19b21-| B|-------------14-17b19-17b19-------------------------------------| G|----14-16b18----------------------------------------------------| D|-16-------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| e|-19b21~-19b21~b22~r19-19b21r19-19s17-19~-14-15----14-------------| B|-----------------------------------------------17----15s14-14b15-| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------9b12r9-----------------------------------| B|-14b15-12-11h12s0-----------------------------------------------| G|------------------9t11--------9h11~-11s18-18-18-18-18-18-18b19~-| D|----------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| III. Mylo ========= Gtr. 4 e|-19-17-15-17-----19-17-15-17-------------------------------------------| B|-------------15~-------------15~-15-14h15p14----14~-15-14h15p14----14~-| G|---------------------------------------------16-----------------16-----| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| | Gtr. 5 e|-15-14-12-14-----15-14-12-14-------------------------------------------| B|-------------12~-------------12~-12-10h12p10----10~-12-10h12p10----10~-| G|---------------------------------------------12-----------------12-----| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-3-2---3-2----------5-------5-| B|-----0-----0--3p2p0---3p2p0---| G|------------------------------| Gtr. 3 (repeats throughout) D|------------------------------| A|------------------------------| E|------------------------------| N.B. Guitar 6 strums associated chords Oh I remember Toronto when Mylo went down And we sat and cried on the phone I never felt so alone He was the first of our own Some of us go down in a blaze of obscurity Some of us go down in a haze of publicity The price of infamy, the edge of insanity Another Holiday Inn, another temporary home And an interviewer threatened me with a microphone 'Talk to me, won't you tell me your stories." So I talked about conscience and I talked about pain And he looked out the window and it started to rain I thought maybe I've already gone crazy So I reached for a bottle and he reached for the door And I picked up the sleeping pills crushed on the floor Inviting me to a casual obscenity. IV. Perimeter Walk (All parts Gtr. 3 unless indicated) ================== e|-------4-5-4-----------------------|-------4-5-4---------------------5-| B|-7---7-------7---5---7-5-----------|-7---7-------7---5---7-5-----------| G|---6-----------6---4-----7-6h7p6-4-|---6-----------6---4-----7-6h7p6---| D|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| e|-9----9-10-------------|-9----9-10----| B|-----------12----12s17-|-----------12-| G|-----------------------|--------------| x2 D|---11---------11-------|---11---------| A|-----------------------|--------------| E|-----------------------|--------------| e|-------4-5-4-----------------------|-------4-5-4---------------------5-| B|-7---7-------7---5---7-5-----------|-7---7-------7---5---7-5-----------| G|---6-----------6---4-----7-6h7p6-4-|---6-----------6---4-----7-6h7p6---| D|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| e|-9~-9b10r9-------------------| B|-----------12~-10~-9~--------| G|----------------------9~-----| Gtr. 1 (repeat 'til 'Threshold') D|-------------------------11~-| A|-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------| It would be incredible if we could Retrace all the times that we lived here All the collisions Wasted, I've never been so wasted I've never been this far out before Perimeter walk There's a presence here I feel could have been ancient, I could have been mystical There's a presence A child, my child My childhood, a misplaced childhood Give it back to me, give it back to me A childhood, that childhood Oh please give it back to me. V. Threshold (All parts Gtr. 2 unless indicated) ============ \.5/\.5/\.5/ A.H Scrape down fret board e|--------------------------------------------| B|----2------------------------2--------------| G|-2~-4b6~------------------2~-4b6~-4b6----//-| D|-2~------5~-5~~~~~~~~~~~~-2~----------5~-//-| A|-0~------5~---------------0~----------5~-//-| E|---------3~---------------------------3~----| \.5/\.5/ \.5/\.5/ w/bar e|-----------------------------------7b9~--------| B|----2------------------------------------------| G|-2~-4b6~------------------------2~---------0~~-| D|-2~------5~-5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-2~------5~-5~~-| A|-0~------5~---------------------0~------5~-----| E|---------3~-----------------------------3~-----| I saw a war widow in a launderette Washing the memories from her husband's clothes She had medals pinned to a threadbare greatcoat A lump in her throat with cemetery eyes Gtr. 2 just plays the associated chords once where indicated I see convoys curbcrawling West German Autobahns Trying to pick up a war They're going to even the score Oh... I can't take any more \.5/\.5/ \.5/\.5/ w/bar e|-----------------------------------------------| B|----2------------------------------2-----------| G|-2~-4b6~------------------------2~-4b6~----0~~-| D|-2~------5~-5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-2~------5~-5~~-| A|-0~------5~---------------------0~------5~-----| E|---------3~-----------------------------3~-----| I see black flags on factories Soup ladies poised on the lips of the poor I see children with vacant stares, destined for rape in the alleyways Does anybody care, I can't take any more! N.B. Gtr. 1 plays this interlude part alongside Gtr. 2 e|-17-15-14-17-15-14-------17-15-14-17-15-14-------| B|-------------------15----------------------15----| G|----------------------14----------------------14-| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| e|-15-13-12----13-12-------15-13-12-15-13-12-15-13-12-15-13-12-| B|----------13-------13----------------------------------------| G|----------------------12-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------| e|-17-15-14----15-14-------17-15-14----15-14-------| B|----------15-------15-------------15-------15----| G|----------------------14----------------------14-| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| e|-15-13-12----13-12-------15-----------| B|----------13-------13-------13-15b17~-| G|----------------------12--------------| D|--------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------| Should we say goodbye? \.5/\.5/ \.5/\.5/ w/bar e|-----------------------------------------------| B|----2------------------------------2-----------| G|-2~-4b6~------------------------2~-4b6~----0~~-| D|-2~------5~-5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-2~------5~-5~~-| A|-0~------5~---------------------0~------5~-----| E|---------3~-----------------------------3~-----| I see priests, politicians? Heroes in black plastic body-bags under nations' flags I see children pleading with outstretched hands Drenched in napalm, this is no Vietnam Gtr. 2 plays associated chords once where indicated (with lots of bar use) I can't take any more e|-15-14--------| B|-------15-----| G|----------14~-| Gtr. 1 D|--------------| A|--------------| E|--------------| Should we say goodbye How can we justify? e|-15-14---------| B|-------15~-----| G|-----------14~-| Gtr. 1 D|---------------| A|---------------| E|---------------| They call us civilised! Gtr. 1 e|--------------12~-9-10-12-10p9--------9-10-9--------------------|----| B|----10---10--------------------12~-12--------10~-10----10b12r10-|-*--| G|-9~----9----9---------------------------------------11----------|-9~-| x 4 D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----| A|----------------------------------------------------------------|----| E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----| *4th time only

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