Tuning: Standard - Key of Riff 1 - Intro + verse e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--0 (repeatedly)----------------------------------------------------------| Riff 2 e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------12---------------------------12----------------------------| G|11--13--13-----13---13--13----11--13--13----13--13--13----13--------------| D|14--14--14----------14--14----14--14--14--------14--14----14--------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| OR e|---------------7-----------------------------7----------------------------| B|7---9---9------9----9---9-----7---9---9------9--9---9-----9---------------| G|9---9---9-----------9---9-----9---9---9---------9---9-----9---------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| Riff 3 e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-12----------------12-----------------------------------------------------| G|-13--14--14p13-----13---14--14p13-----------------------------------------| D|-----15--15-------------15--15--------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| Riff 4 / Pre-Chorus e|---------------------5----------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------5----------------------------------------------------| G|------------------6--6---(or Riff 2 instead of the A chord)---------------| X4 D|---2----4----6----7--7----------------------------------------------------| A|---4----6----7-------7----------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------5----------------------------------------------------| Riff 5 / Chorus (Palm Mute) – Optional Bass notes for the section included in brackets e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----11--11--11--11---8---8---8---8---9---9---9---9---6---6---6--6--6--6-6-| X4 D|-11---11--11--11---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---7---7---7--7--7--7--7--| A|(11)---------------------(9)--------------(7)-------------(0)-------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| Verse / Riff 1 She made a move on me after I lit her fire / Riff 2 OOooo-oooooo-oo-oo-ooooo / Riff 1 I bought her magazines and kept her up all night Keep her cool, go back to school, try not to lie / Riff 3 Pre-Chorus Riff 4 Throw away my genesis, my genesis, caught up with you Siding with my sensitive, my sensitive, if I follow through Chorus Riff 5 (I'll denote the chords so you can play those, or follow with the riff) It’s a line between head and heart Hold on to reason as it falls apart Peel away my thickest skin I hesitate and you pull me in verse 2 (same as first verse but the oooo's are different) In the live recording they use Riff 2 during the lines We burn our skin and whisper things about our friends Oooooo-ooooo (Recording) We jump the bridge and hold our breath and we descend We dance around the room, around the elephant (Live) We dance around the room, around the elephant The grass is greener now on both sides of this fence (live) Pre-Chorus Riff 4 Throw away my genesis, my genesis, caught up with you Siding with my sensitive, my sensitive, if I follow through Riff 5 (I'll denote the chords again so you can play those, or follow with the riff) It’s a line between head and heart Hold on to reason as it falls apart Peel away my thickest skin I hesitate and you pull me in Pull me in (x3) I hesitate and you pull me in Pull me in (x4)

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