Key s = slide Intro/Verse - Guitar 1 e------------------------------------| b------------------------------------| g--3-3-3-3------3-3--3-3-------------| d--0-1-0-1--3---3-1--3s5-------------| a-----------1------------------------| E------------------------------------| Guitar 2 e---------------------------------------| b---------------------------------------| g---------------------------------------| d-3-x16-7-x12-10-x4---------------------| a-1-----5-----8-------------------------| E---------------------------------------| Pre-Chorus - "These are the trials of our youth." Guitar 1 e---------------------------------------| b--------6-8-6-8-10-----8---------------| Repeat twce but second time g-7-10-7------------7-10-10-7-----------| around don't play the last d---------------------------------------| 3 notes. a---------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------| Guitar 2 e---------------------------------------| b---------------------------------------| g---------------------------------------| d-8888--8888--5555----------------------| a-6666--5555--5555----------------------| E---------------------------------------| Chorus - "But this charade..." Guitar 1 e-----------------------------------------------------------------| b-----------------------------------------------------------------| In the second Chorus the g-----------------------------------------------------------------| last chord switches from: d-----------------88888-------------------------------------------| a-55555---33333---66666----88888---88888- a--8-- to d--10--| E-33333---11111------------66666---55555- E--5-- a--8---| Guitar 2 e----------------------------------------| b----------------------------------------| g-15------14------15------17-------------| d-x--x8---x--x4---x--x2---x--x2----------| a-13------12------13------15-------------| E----------------------------------------| e----------------------------------------| b----------------------------------------| g-14------15------14------15------17-----| d-x--x4---x--x4---x--x4---x--x2---x--x2--| x2 a-12------13------12------13------15-----| E----------------------------------------| e----------------------------------------| b----------------------------------------| g-14------15------17------12------10-----| d-x--x4---x--x4---x--x4---x--x2---x--x2--| a-12------13------15------10------8------| E----------------------------------------| Repeat Intro, Verse, Pre-Chorus and Chorus Chorus Part II - "These are the fast times..." Guitar 1 e----------------------------------------| b----------------------------------------| g----------------------------------------| d---------------------88888--------------| a-88888-88888--55555--66666--------------| E-66666-55555--33333---------------------| Guitar 2 e----------------------------------------| b----------------------------------------| g-15------14------12---------------------| d-x--x16--x--x16--x--x16-----------------| a-13------12------10---------------------| E----------------------------------------| Guitar 3 e--------------8-8-8-8-------------------| repeat throughout Chorus pt. II b-10-10-10-10----------------------------| Bridge - repeat pre-Chorus riff while playing the octaves in the Chorus part II and then: Guitar 1 e-----------13-13-13-13-13----------13-13-13-11-10-----------| b--11-10-11----------------11-10-11--------------------------| g------------------------------------------------------------| x2 d------------------------------------------------------------| a------------------------------------------------------------| E------------------------------------------------------------| e----------13-13-13-13-13------------15s18-15--------| b-11-10-11----------------11-10-11-------------------| g----------------------------------------------------| d----------------------------------------------------| a----------------------------------------------------| E----------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 e----------------------------------------------------| b----------------------------------------------------| g----------------------------------------------------| d-8--x8--10--x8--12--x8------------------------------| a-6------8-------10----------------------------------| E----------------------------------------------------|

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