key: / slide h hammer on p pulloff ~ let note ring Dewey: In the end of time-----There was a man who knew the road e/------------------------------------------------------------ b/-----11~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ g/-----11~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ d/-----11~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ a/-----9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~7~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ e/------------------------------------------------------------ Dewey: And the writing--was written on the stone e/------------------------------------------- b/--------------7~~~~~~~~~~~~9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~11 g/--------------7~~~~~~~~~~~~9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~11 d/--------------7~~~~~~~~~~~~9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~11 a/--------------5~~~~~~~~~~~~7~~~~~~~~~~~~~~9- e/------------------------------------------- Dewey: In the ancient time-----an artist led the way e/----------------------------------------------------- b/-----11~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ g/-----11~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ d/-----11~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ a/-----9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~7~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ e/----------------------------------------------------- Dewey: But no one--seemed to understand e/------------------------------------ b/----------7~~~~~~~~9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~11 g/----------7~~~~~~~~9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~11 d/----------7~~~~~~~~9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~11 a/----------5~~~~~~~~7~~~~~~~~~~~~~~9- e/------------------------------------ Dewey: In his heart he knew-----The artist must be true e/----------------------------------------------------- b/-----11~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ g/-----11~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ d/-----11~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ a/-----9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~7~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ e/----------------------------------------------------- Dewey: But the legend--of the rent was way past due e/------------------------------------------------- b/---------------7~~~~~~~~~~~~~9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~11 g/---------------7~~~~~~~~~~~~~9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~11 d/---------------7~~~~~~~~~~~~~9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~11 a/---------------5~~~~~~~~~~~~~7~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~9- e/------------------------------------------------- bridge from intro to verses e/----------------- b/----------------- g/9-7-7------------ d/---9-9-7-9-7-7--- a/------------9-9-7 e/----------------- Verses: bass/drums come in, guitar is going faster Dewey: Well you think that youll be just FINE! e/------------------------------------------- b/------------------------------------------- g/--------------9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9~~~~~ d/--------------9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9~~~~ a/--------------7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7~~~~ e/------------------------------------------- Dewey: Without me but you're MINE! e/------------------------------- b/------------------------------- g/----------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7~~~~ d/----------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7~~~~ a/----------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5~~~~ e/------------------------------- Dewey: Because you just--can't--kick--me out of the band! e/-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- b/-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- g/---------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7/9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7/9-9-9-9-9-9-9 d/---------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7/9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7/9-9-9-9-9-9-9 a/---------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7 e/-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- the same riff keeps playing on the guitar, and Dewey sings: Well theres just one problem there. The band is MINE! How can you kick me out--of what is mine? Chorus Backup singers: No you're not hardcore Dewey: Cause you're not hardcore! e/---------------------------------------------- b/---------------------------------------------- g/-------------------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9~~~~ d/-------------------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9~~~~ a/-------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7~~~~ e/---------------------------------------------- Backup singers: Unless you live hardcore Dewey: Unless you live hardcore! e/---------------------------------------------- b/---------------------------------------------- g/-------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7~~~~ d/-------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7~~~~ a/-------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5~~~~ e/---------------------------------------------- Backup singers: oooooooooh oooooooooh ooooooooh Dewey: And the legend--of the rent--was way hardcore! e/-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- b/-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- g/---------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7/9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7/9-9-9-9-9-9-9 d/---------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7/9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7/9-9-9-9-9-9-9 a/---------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7 e/--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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