Tuning Drop or Top to Low (e-b-g-d-a-d) Intro Guitar 1 (very fast strum) E-----------------------------------| B-----------------------------------| G-----------------------------------| D-13-13-13--12-12--13-13--12-12-12--| A-10-10-10--10-10--10-10--10-10-10--| D-10-10-10--10-10--10-10--10-10-10--| E----------------------------------| B----------------------------------| G-10-10-10--8-8--10-10---8-8-8-----| D-8--8--8---8-8--8--8----8-8-8-----| A-6--6--6---6-6--6--6----6-6-6-----| D----------------------------------| E--------------------------------------------I--------------| B--------------------------------------------I--------------| G--------------------------------------------I--------------| D--10-10-10--12--12---10-10----12-12---------I---8----------| A--8--8--8---8----8---8---8----8---8---------I---6---x------| 8, then hold 4 beats D--8--8--8---8----8---8---8----8---8---------I---6----------| Verse 1 Guitar 2 comes in acoustic over Intro (fast strum again) E---------------------------------------------------| B----------8----------------------------------------| G--12-----8------10------8--------------------------| D--10-----8------8--------6------------------- x 2-| A--10-----6------8--------6-------------------------| D--10-------------8-------6-------------------------| Pre Chorus “Oh Mr. Magazine..” Guitar 1, (guitar 2 does some sliding) E--------------------------------------------------------| B--------------------------------------------------------| G--------------------------------------------------------| D--666---6----555---5------------------------------------| A--666---6----666---6----x-------------------------------| 2 hold last chord on last time D--666---6----555---5------------------------------------| Chorus “pick it up…” Both Guitars E---------------------------------------------------| B---------------------------------------------------| G------------8--------------------------------------| D--10-------8---------6---------8------------ x 4-| A--10--hit--6---hit---6--hit---8----hit-------------| D--10-----------------6---------8-------------------| Diddly right before the 2nd verse E--------------------------------------------------------| B--------------------------------------------------------| G--------------------------------------------------------| D—6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6----------------------------------|Just hit the 8 for 4 beats A—8-6-8-6-8-6-8-6-8-6-8----------------------------------| D—6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6----------------------------------| Verse 2, Guitar 2 doesn’t come in until “What if the critics hate you”, but still the same chords Pre-Chorus x2 Chorus x4 “So save your breathe and the money you’ll spend” E--------------------------------------------------------| B--------------------------------------------------------| G--------------------------------------------------------| D--10----6--8--------------------------------------------| A--10----6--8---x 4--------------------------------------| D--10----6--8--------------------------------------------| Do the little diddly section one time “So afraid of anything…” (Organ Written out for guitar) E---------------------| B---------------------| G---------------------| D--5-----6----8-------| A--6-----6----8----x--| 2, then same notes except staccato with distortion x2. D--5-----6----8-------| Chorus x4 “So save your breath” x8 Little Diddly part x1 End on E---------------------------------------------------------| B---------------------------------------------------------| G--8------------------------------------------------------| D--6------------------------------------------------------| A--6------------------------------------------------------| D--6------------------------------------------------------|

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