/ or \ Slide h Hammer-on p Pull-off R Release back to the originally bent note A.H. Artificial Harmonic m Palm Muted // Trem Pick (Pick as fast as possible) Gtr. 1 - Electric w/slight bassy distortion and soft tremolo effect ( ) Gtr. 2 - Clean electric w/delay Gtr. 3 - Clean electric Gtr. 4 - Distorted electric ( ) Gtr. 5 - Clean electric ( ) Gtr. 6 - Electric with slow fade in Gtr. 7 - Overdriven electric Gtr. 8 - Distorted electric w/wah Gtr. 9 - Overdriven electric There's a fair bit of overdubbing which I've attempted to split around ============================== Intro ===== Gtr. 1 e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-----------0-------------| x2 D|-3-2-3-2-3---3-2-3-2-3-2-| A|-------------------------| E|-------------------------| Verse ===== You carry me around B|-6/8-| Gtr. 2 Like loose change jingle-jangling G|-5~-| Gtr. 2 At the bottom of your bag e|-10--------| B|----8-6/8~-| Gtr. 3 You don't seem to feel it though Gtr.3 Gtr.2 e|-6---|---------| B|---6-|--6-8----| G|-----|------5~-| As you swing down the street e|-----6~----| B|-----------| Gtr. 2 G|-7/8----3~-| D|--------3~-| Walking that unique birthday-candle glow e|-8-10-----| B|------11~-| Gtr. 3 In broad daylight, in broad daylight B|-6/8-8~-6-6----| Gtr. 2 G|------------8~-| And you don't even know e|-10-10-----| B|-----------| Gtr. 3 G|-------10~-| The way I love you e|-----6~-| B|--------| Gtr. 2 G|-7/8----| D|--------| Chorus ====== e|-0~-1~-1-0-----3~-1~-1-0---| B|-1~-1~-----3---3~-1~-----3-| G|-2~-2~-------2-0~-2~-------| Gtr. 4 D|-2~-0~---------0~-3~-------| A|-0~------------2~-3~-------| E|---------------3~-1~-------| You never knew power, did you? Y'thought that power was in a strong arm e|-0~-1~-1-0-----3~-1~-1-1-0-| B|-1~-1~-----3---3~-1~-------| G|-2~-2~-------2-0~-2~-------| Gtr. 4 D|-2~-0~---------0~-3~-------| A|-0~------------2~-3~-------| E|---------------3~-1~-------| People passing laws and gold Tsunamis and Mushroom Clouds Post-Chorus =========== Gtr. 4 e|-0~----------------------| B|-1~----------------------| G|-2~----------------------| D|-2~----------------------| A|-0~----------------------| E|-------------------------| |Gtr. 1 e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-----------0-------------| x2 D|-3-2-3-2-3---3-2-3-2-3-2-| A|-------------------------| E|-------------------------| Oh babe, that's nothing.. Verse ===== You think it's kind of sweet The stammer and the tremble in my voice B|-6/8~-| Gtr. 1 But don't mistake it for weakness G|-5~-| Gtr. 2 Or some kind of incompleteness 'Cause round about now e|-----6~-| B|--------| Gtr. 3 G|-7/8----| D|--------| I can feel it tingle-tangling B|-3/6/8~-| Gtr. 3 It's coiled up inside me And it's ready to blow e|-----6~-| B|--------| Gtr. 3 G|-7/8----| D|--------| Chorus (As before x2) ====== You never knew power, did you? Y'thought it fizzed in the overhead lines Burning steel and bone to carbon Saturn 5 in vertical climb You never knew power, did you? 'thought it roared like Niagra Falls Or melted stone under volcanoes Earthquake-thunder lightning-storms Breakdown ========= Gtr. 5 |----Odd repeats-----|----Even repeats----| e|-------------------|--------------------|---------------0----| B|---------0---------|---------3-----3----|---------3-------3--| G|-----0-----0---0---|-----2-----2-2---2--|-----2-----2-2------| D|---2---2---------2-|---4---4------------|---4---4------------| A|-3-----------3-----|-0------------------|-0------------------| E|-------------------|--------------------|--------------------| |Gtr. 6 e|-11-10-|-----|-11-13-|-----| B|-------|-13~-|-------|-13~-| G|-------|-----|-------|-----| D|-------|-----|-------|-----| A|-------|-----|-------|-----| E|-------|-----|-------|-----| The way I love you It's something you don't understand The way I love you Took more than I could imagine, even now You never knew power All the time you felt so strong Interlude ========= Gtr. 7 (Play each chord on beats 1, 4 and 7) e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|-5--7--9-----10-11-13-15-17-15-17-15-17-| D|-5--7--9-----10-11-13-15-17-15-17-15-17-| A|-3--5--7------8--9-11-13-15-13-15-13-15-| E|----------------------------------------| |Gtr. 4 // // // // // // // // // // e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|-2~-4~-5~-------------------------------| D|-2~-4~-5~----0--2--3--5--7--9--10-12-14-| A|-0~-2~-3--3-----------------------------| E|----------------------------------------| |Gtr. 9 // // // // // e|----------------------------------------| B|-------------------------13-15-16-20-16-| G|----------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------| But now you can't function awake or asleep As the meaningless world falls away from your feet And the universe ceases it's light-speed retreat Life was sweet in the meteor-shower Of the star-high divine When you sparkled and fell From heaven to hell Guitar Break ============ Gtr. 7 (Play each chord on beats 1, 4 and 7) e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|-2--4--5-----7--9--10-12-14-| Gtr. 7 D|-2--4--5-----7--9--10-12-14-| A|----------------------------| E|----------------------------| | // // // // // // e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|-2~-4~-5~-------------------| Gtr. 4 D|-2~-4~-5~----0--2--3--5--7--| A|-0~-2~-3--3-----------------| E|----------------------------| Gtr. 8 * Pull finger off string just after slide to note e|--------------------------------------------------------------10-13~-| B|-----8-------------------------------------------------11-13~--------| G|-----8-------------------10~--------------------10-12~---------------| D|-10~---10/12~-10h12/13-x-----12p10/8~-10-12/13~----------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-13b15~--------------------------8-11p10~-13b15~-------18b20~-| B|--------13b15~--9b11r9-6-9-9b11~-----------------18b20--------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------| And ten years grinding by in every hour I know all about power Outro ===== Gtr. 4 e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-2~----------------------| D|-2~----------------------| A|-0~----------------------| E|-------------------------| |Gtr. 1 e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-----------0-------------| x2 D|-3-2-3-2-3---3-2-3-2-3-2-| A|-------------------------| E|-------------------------| Listen to the rain You might feel a tremble You might feel it

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