Riff 1 B|---------------------------------------------| F#|---------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------5---| A|--------7-------7--------7-------7-----------| E|----3/5-----5/6------3/5-----5/6-----5h6---6-| A|-0--------0-------0--------0-------0---------| B|-----------------------------------------------| F#|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------5---7-| A|--------7-------7--------7-------7-------------| E|----3/5-----5/6------3/5-----5/6-----5h6---6---| A|-0--------0-------0--------0-------0-----------| B|------------------------------------------| F#|------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------5---| A|-----7-------7--------7-------7-----------| E|-3/5-----5/6------3/5-----5/6-----5h6---6-| A|-------0-------0--------0-------0---------| B|---------------------------------------------| F#|---------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------5---| A|--------7-------7--------7-------7-----------| E|----3/5-----5/6------3/5-----5/6-----5h6---6-| A|-0--------0-------0--------0-------0---------| Riff 2 "Under the dark grey sky..." B|---------------------------------------------------| F#|---------------------------------------------------| D|-----13b-----10b-------13b-----10b-----------------| A|-----x-------x---------x-------x-------------------| x3 E|-0-0-11b-0-0-8b--0-0-0-11b-0-0-8b--0-0-0----0-0----| A|-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-0-3*-0-0-3*-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * B|-----------------------------------------------------| F#|-----------------------------------------------------| D|-----13b-----10b-------13b-----10b-------------------| A|-----x-------x---------x-------x---------------------| E|-0-0-11b-0-0-8b--0-0-0-11b-0-0-8b--0-0-0-------------| A|-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-0-3*-3*-3*-3*-| * * * * * * * * * * * * Riff 3 "First on top of the mountain..." B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------5-----5/7-| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------x-x-| E|------------------------------------------------------------5h6---6-5-3/5-| A|-0-0-0--0-0-12-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------5-------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------5h6---6-5-3-5-3---------| A|-0-0-0--0-0-12-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-----------------3-5-3-1-| Play Riff 1 x0.5 "It keeps me away from you..." (only play second half of Riff 1) Play Riff 2 x1 "So when the cut burns deep..." Play Riff 3 x2 "First on top of the mountain..." (play an extra 0-0-0 on the low A before you transition into playing it a 2nd time) Riff 4 "Keeps me away from you..." B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------5------------------------------5-------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------5h6---6-5-3--------------------5h6---6-5-3-5-3---------| A|-0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0-0-------------0--0--0--0--0--0-0-----------------3-5-3-1-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------5------------------------------------------------5-------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------5h6---6-----------5-3----------------------------5h6---6-5-3-5-3---------| A|-0--0--0--0---------0--0--0-0-----3-5-3-1-0--0--0--0--0--0-0-----------------3-5-3-1-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Riff 5 (solo rhythm) B|----------------------------------------------| F#|----------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------| A|--------------10------------------------------| x2 E|---10h11h12------10h11h12-10\8-8----8/10h12-8-| A|-0----------0--------------------0------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------| F#|--------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------10----------------------------------------------| E|---10h11h12------10h11h12-------------------------------------| A|-0----------0-------------10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| B|----------------------------------------------------| F#|----------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-1-1-1-1-1-1-0~-| Solo (whammy pedal used throughout) B|---------10----10----13-13-10----13-13-10-10-10---------------------------------------------| F#|----13b-----13----13----------13----------------13-13-13-10-13-13-10-13---------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------13~-13-10-----------| A|-/\-------------------------------------------------------------------------------12-12b-10-| E|-/\-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-/\-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------13-------13----13b15-13~-| F#|--------------------------------10----10----13b-10-/10----10-10----10-----------| D|-----10------------10------/13-----13----13-------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-/12----12-11-10\8----8~-\------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------\------------------------------------------------------| * * * B|-15-p10-------15-p10-------/17-p13-------17-p13-------/20-p15-------20-p15-------| F#|--------15p10--------15p10---------17p13--------17p13---------20p15--------20p15-| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-20b22-20~---------------| F#|-----------20b22r20-20b~-| D|-------------------------| A|-------------------------| E|-------------------------| A|-------------------------| Play Riff 3 x2 "First on top of the mountain..." (second time through for this final Chorus, skip the first half of this riff and just play the second half twice) Play Riff 1 x1 "Keeps me away from you..." Ending B|-----------------------------------------------| F#|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|--------7-------7--------7-------7-------------| E|----3/5-----5/6------3/5-----5/6---3---3---3---| A|-0--------0-------0--------0---------0---0---0-| Enjoy!!
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