Riff 1 (light distortion) C |------------------------------------| G |------------------------------------| D#|------------------------------------| A#|------------------------------------| x3 F |-11-------11-------11-------8-------| A#|----0-0-0----0-0-0----0-0-0---0-0-0-| Final time: C |--------------------------| G |--------------------------| D#|--------------------------| A#|--------------------------| F |-11-------11--------------| A#|----0-0-0----0-0-0-3b5~~--| ^ full bend and hold it Riff 2 C |----------------------------------------------| G |----------------------------------------------| D#|----------------------------------------------| A#|-0-0----0-0--0-0------------------------------| x3 F |-0-0----0-0--0-0------------------------------| A#|-0-0----0-0--0-0--11-12-11-8-8-11-8-0-7-0-8-0-| * * * * * * ^ ^ these two chords are only played the first time Final time: C |-------------------------------| G |-------------------------------| D#|-------------------------------| A#|-0-0--0-0----------------------| F |-0-0--0-0----------------------| A#|-0-0--0-0--11-12-11-8-8-11-8-0-| * * * * Fill 1 C |-----------------------------------------| G |-----------------------------------------| D#|-13-----13\10---10\7-13-----13\10---10\7-| A#|-x------x--x----x--x-x------x--x----x--x-| F |-11-----11\8----8\\5-11-----11\8----8\\5-| A#|----0-0-------0---------0-0-------0------| Riff 3 "...the voices inside that want me..." C |--------------------------------------------------------| G |--------------------------------------------------------| D#|--------------------------------------------------------| A#|--------------------------------------------------------| F |--------------------------------------------------------| A#|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0h3-0-3h5-0-5h6-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * C |-----------------------------------------------------------| G |-----------------------------------------------------------| D#|-----------------------------------------------------------| A#|-----------------------------------------------------------| F |-----------------------------------------------------------| A#|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-8-7-0-8-10-0-10-12-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Play Riff 3 x2 "You're giving us nothing!" Riff 4 C |---------------------------------------------------------| G |---------------------------------------------------------| D#|-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5--------| A#|-x-x--x-x-x--x-x-x--x-x-x--x-x-x--x-x-x--x-x-x--x-x-x--x-| F |-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-x-x--x-| A#|--------------------------------------------------x-x--x-| Riff 5 "Decay, cut the tongue you speak..." C |-------------------------------------------------------------| G |-------------------------------------------------------------| D#|-------------------------------------------------------------| A#|-------------------------------------------------------------| F |-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-5-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-------------| A#|-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-5-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-5h6-5p0-3p0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * C |------------------------------------------------------| G |------------------------------------------------------| D#|------------------------------------------------------| A#|------------------------------------------------------| F |-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-3-0-0-3-0-0-2-0-0-1-0-0-1-| A#|-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-3-0-0-3-0-0-2-0-0-1-0-0-1-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Play Riff 5 x2 (some added triplets during the second time through listen to the song for timing) Play Fill 1 Play Riff 3 "Born into a life..." Riff 3a (verse alteration) C |-----------------------------------------------------------------| G |-----------------------------------------------------------------| D#|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A#|-----------------------------------------------------------------| F |-0-0-0-5*-5*-0-0-0-0-0-5*-5*-0-0-0-0-0-5*-5*-0-0-----------------| A#|-0-0-0-5*-5*-0-0-0-0-0-5*-5*-0-0-0-0-0-5*-5*-0-0-0h3-0-3h5-0-5h6-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * C |--------------------------------------------------------------------| G |--------------------------------------------------------------------| D#|--------------------------------------------------------------------| A#|--------------------------------------------------------------------| F |-0-0-0-5*-5*-0-0-0-0-0-5*-5*-0-0-0-0-0-5*-5*-0-0--------------------| A#|-0-0-0-5*-5*-0-0-0-0-0-5*-5*-0-0-0-0-0-5*-5*-0-0-8-7-0-8-10-0-10-12-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Fill 2 "Decay! Decay! Decay! Decay!!" C |---------------------| G |---------------------| D#|---------------------| A#|-x--x-x--x-x--x-x--x-| (these string chugs go right along with F |-x--x-x--x-x--x-x--x-| the vocal harmony) A#|-x--x-x--x-x--x-x--x-| Play Riff 5 x2 "Decay, cut the tongue you speak..." Riff 5 ending fill (listen to song for it) C |----------------------------------------| G |----------------------------------------| D#|----------------------------------------| A#|----------------------------------------| F |------------10---------8----------------| A#|-10-12-10-0----12-10-8---10-8-7-7-8-7-5-| Play Riff 1 x1 "Take it away!" Riff 6 (solo rhythm) C |------------------------------------------------| G |------------------------------------------------| D#|------------------------------------------------| A#|-0-0--0-0---0-0--0-0----------------------------| F |-0-0--0-0---0-0--0-0----------------------------| A#|-0-0--0-0---0-0--0-0--0000-0-0-0-0-0000-0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * * * **** * * * * **** * * * * ^ ^ ^ ^ these chords get played w/o palm mute last time through Play Riff 6 x4 Fill 3 C |---------------------------------------------------------| G |---------------------------------------------------------| D#|-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-| A#|-x-x--x-x-x--x-x-x--x-x-x--x-x-x--x-x-x--x-x-x--x-x-x--x-| F |-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-| A#|---------------------------------------------------------| C |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| G |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| D#|-11-11--11-11-11--11-11-11--11-11-11--11-13-13--13-13-13--13-----------| A#|-x--x---x--x--x---x--x--x---x--x--x---x--x--x---x--x--x---x--x-x-xxx-x-| F |-9--9---9--9--9---9--9--9---9--9--9---9--11-11--11-11-11--11-x-x-xxx-x-| A#|-------------------------------------------------------------x-x-xxx-x-| Play Riff 5 x2 "Decay, cut the tongue you speak..." (w/ ending fill alteration) Play Riff 6 x2 "Decay!!" Ending C |----------| G |----------| D#|----------| A#|-0-0--0-0-| F |-0-0--0-0-| A#|-0-0--0-0-| Enjoy!!
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