Intro: guitar 1 only “my eyes can’t believe what they have seen” Gtr 1: e|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|--------------55-77---------------55-77-------| A|-777777777777-33-55--777777777777-33-55-------| E|-555555555555--------555555555555-------------|4x ************ ** ** ************ ** ** Intro part 2: “Is it serious? I’m afraid It is.” Gtrs 1 and 2: e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|------9999-5555-7777-------9999-5555-7777------| A|-7777-7777-3333-5555--7777-7777-3333-5555------| E|-5555-----------------5555---------------------|4x **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** (pick slide after 4th time) Pre-Chorus: “Some things I may have taken for granted, again and again…” Gtrs 1 and 2 e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|-55555555---------------| A|-55555555---------------| E|-33333333---------------|4x Chorus: “hold your head high heavy heart” Gtrs 1 and 2: e|------------| B|------------| G|-6~~-5~~----| D|-7~~-5~~----| A|-7~~-3~~----| E|-5~~--------| e|---------------------xxx--| B|---------------------xxx--| G|---------------------xxx--| D|-33-x-333-x-333-x-33-xxx--| A|-33-x-333-x-333-x-33-xxx--| E|-11-x-111-x-111-x-11-xxx--| “so take a chance and make it big, ‘cause it’s the last you’ll ever get…” Gtrs 1 and 2: e|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------55---555---555---555-x-55---| D|-55-x-555-x-577-x-777-x-755-x-555-x-555-x-555-x-55---| A|-55-x-555-x-577-x-777-x-733-x-333-x-333-x-333-x-33---| E|-33-x-333-x-355-x-555-x-5---x-----x-----x-----x------|2x Pre verse: Gtrs 1 and 2: e|-------------------------------------------------------------------- B|-------------------------------------------------------------------- G|-555555555555--9-----------9-------------------------------------- D|-555555555555--x--77-x-777-x-------------------------------------- A|-000000000000--7--77-x-777-7-------------------------------------- E|-------------------55-x-555----------------------------------------- ************ Verse 2: “I never to tried to make the best of my time…” e|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|--------------55-77---------------55-77-------| A|-777777777777-33-55--777777777777-33-55-------| E|-555555555555--------555555555555-------------|2x ************ ** ** ************ ** ** “Is it serious? I don’t know what to think.” Gtrs 1 and 2: e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|------9999-5555-7777-------9999-5555-7777------| A|-7777-7777-3333-5555--7777-7777-3333-5555------| E|-5555-----------------5555---------------------|4x **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** “now my life is one big make it or break it…” Gtrs 1 and 2: e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|-55555555---------------| A|-55555555---------------| E|-33333333---------------|4x Chorus: “hold your head high heavy heart” Gtrs 1 and 2: e|------------| B|------------| G|-6~~-5~~----| D|-7~~-5~~----| A|-7~~-3~~----| E|-5~~--------| e|---------------------xxx--| B|---------------------xxx--| G|---------------------xxx--| D|-33-x-333-x-333-x-33-xxx--| A|-33-x-333-x-333-x-33-xxx--| E|-11-x-111-x-111-x-11-xxx--| “so take a chance and make it big, ‘cause it’s the last you’ll ever get…” Gtrs 1 and 2: e|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------55---555---555---555-x-55---| D|-55-x-555-x-577-x-777-x-755-x-555-x-555-x-555-x-55---| A|-55-x-555-x-577-x-777-x-733-x-333-x-333-x-333-x-33---| E|-33-x-333-x-355-x-555-x-5---x-----x-----x-----x------|4x Bridge: gtrs 1 and 2 e|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------| G|-5-xx-5-xx-5-x-5555-7-9---5-xx-5-xx-5-x-5555-7-9---| D|-x-xx-x-xx-x-x-xxxx-x-x---x-xx-x-xx-x-x-xxxx-x-x---| A|-3-xx-3-xx-3-x-3333-5-7---3-xx-3-xx-3-x-3333-5-7---| E|-----------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------| G|-5-xx-5-xx-5-x-5555-7-9--5-xx-5-xx-5-x-------------------| D|-x-xx-x-xx-x-x-xxxx-x-x--x-xx-x-xx-x-x-5555555555555555--| A|-3-xx-3-xx-3-x-3333-5-7--5-xx-5-xx-3-x-3333333333333333--| E|----------------------------------------------------------| Chorus: “hold your head high heavy heart” Gtrs 1 and 2: e|------------| B|------------| G|-6~~-5~~----| D|-7~~-5~~----| A|-7~~-3~~----| E|-5~~--------| e|---------------------xxx--| B|---------------------xxx--| G|---------------------xxx--| D|-33-x-333-x-333-x-33-xxx--| A|-33-x-333-x-333-x-33-xxx--| E|-11-x-111-x-111-x-11-xxx--| “so take a chance and make it big, ‘cause it’s the last you’ll ever get…” Gtrs 1 and 2: e|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------55---555---555---555-x-55---| D|-55-x-555-x-577-x-777-x-755-x-555-x-555-x-555-x-55---| A|-55-x-555-x-577-x-777-x-733-x-333-x-333-x-333-x-33---| E|-33-x-333-x-355-x-555-x-5---x-----x-----x-----x------|4x Outro: e|------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------| G|-5-xx-5-xx-5-x-5555-7-9--5-xx-5-xx-5-x------------------5--| D|-x-xx-x-xx-x-x-xxxx-x-x--x-xx-x-xx-x-x-5555555555555555-x--| A|-3-xx-3-xx-3-x-3333-5-7--5-xx-5-xx-3-x-3333333333333333-3--| E|------------------------------------------------------------| | * Palm mute | / slide up | slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note

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